Topics: Women in Engineering
Why new research in concrete could save BC homes
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Structural engineer Dr. Lisa Tobber from UBC's Faculty of Applied Science is researching how to make concrete buildings safer and more resilient. She is receiving the BC Housing Professorship in Resilient Reinforced Concrete Buildings for her…
UBC-based nonprofit MEDIC Foundation cuts into the heart of chronic conditions
BC Business | | Media coverage
UBC Biomedical Engineering undergraduate students Anjali Menon and Madhini Vigneswaran discuss their nonprofit, MEDIC Foundation, which aims to make treatment for people diagnosed with chronic conditions more accessible and convenient.
UBC team announces pollution-sniffing lab on wheels
Today in BC | | Media coverage
UBC researchers have developed a mobile lab to measure concentrations of air pollutants across the city. Mechanical engineering professor Dr. Naomi Zimmerman was quoted.
Learning to welcome change: One massive change at a time
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Chat with HannahThroughout my degree I’ve gone through a lot of changes – covid lockdown during my first year, switching my course focus from cellular bioengineering to biomedical informatics and extending my degree to name a few! My journey has…
UBC Engineering students set to launch ‘sailbot’ to Hawaii
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Built and developed by passionate students from the UBC Sailbot engineering design team, Raye will navigate and sail 2,308 nautical miles (4,274 km) across the Pacific Ocean, without a human crew.
Micromanipulator for Mandibular Reconstruction Surgery
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Our project Mandibular reconstruction surgery involves removing cancerous portions of the jawbone, which leaves the patient with a gap in their jaw. To allow patients to regain jaw functionality for eating, speaking and aesthetic purposes,…
Hardware and Software Biofeedback for Physiotherapy
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Our project PhysViz is an exercise-based telerehabilitation system. The package includes a Bluetooth-enabled load sensor and mobile application for providing biofeedback to patients. It also includes a clinician-facing web portal for…
UBC Engineering deploys mobile air pollution laboratory
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An “air pollution lab on wheels”, PLUME will be used to measure air pollutants across Vancouver including carbon monoxide, ground-level ozone, black carbon, methane, volatile organic compounds, and various sizes of ultrafine particles.
Polymer-Based Sensor for Cortisol Detection in Sweat
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Our project Cortisol is known as the stress hormone as it is elevated during periods of psychological stress. Monitoring and controlling cortisol levels has implications for managing stress-related diseases and has shown to be…
Unmanned Water Testing Vehicle
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Our project Our delivered product was a prototype that is capable of autonomously navigating to multiple locations on a body of water and taking a variety of water quality readings at different depths. This technology improves safety by…