Topics: Women in Engineering

From Vantage to CHBE

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How did you become interested in engineering? In high school, chemistry and biology were my favourite courses. I got even more interested in this area after doing a summer camp on gene editing, where I saw what gene editing actually looks like…

Engineering as a pathway to medicine

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Why did you want to study biomedical engineering? Both of my parents are engineers – my dad is a computer engineer and my mom is a mechanical engineer –  so I always knew what engineering was about and considered it as an option. In high…

A Journey of Strength, Growth, Purpose and Success

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Storay Otmankheil, a University of British Columbia Master of Applied Science graduate in Civil Engineering is recognized as a 2026 Rising Star.

Skwah First Nation powers the community with solar energy

CBC News | | Media coverage

UBC chemical engineering professor Naoko Ellis has been mapping out renewable energy options for B.C. communities with Accelerating Community Energy Transformation (ACET).

Researchers make breakthrough in fight against hazard lurking in US waterways: 'Silent threats'

The Cool Down | | Media coverage

UBCO Engineering professor Sumi Siddiqua and her team of researchers developed a two-layer membrane that can significantly prevent landfill plastic from leaking into local waterways.

UBCO innovation blocks nanoplastics release from landfill leachate

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Researchers at UBCO’s School of Engineering innovate a dual-layer system that intercepts most micro and nanoplastics before they reach water supplies.

Across Borders and Futures: A Journey Toward Sustainable and Community-Centred Mining

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Mahjoba Shariq, a Master of Applied Science in Mining Engineering Alum, is recognized as a 2025 UBC Applied Science Rising Star.

Four UBC engineers receive Order of the White Rose scholarships

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The students are among the recipients of the scholarship program honouring the 14 women killed at the École Polytechnique de Montréal in 1989.

UBC remembers the women of École Polytechnique

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14 Not Forgotten memorials were held at UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan on December 1 to honour the women killed and injured at École Polytechnique de Montréal 36 years ago.

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