In the Media
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Science WorldFast Forward: Will cars always need batteries?
Dr. Yasmine Abdin, materials engineering assistant professor at UBC, and her team have discovered a way to make carbon fibres out of a by-product of the oil and gas industry called asphaltenes.
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Vancouver SunUBC students design engineering solutions for humanitarian projects
Students from the faculties of applied science and arts teamed up to design solutions to humanitarian challenges on behalf of non-governmental organizations.
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Vancouver SunHere are 16 positive environmental stories from 2023
The top 16 environmental stories include researchers at UBC who discovered how to filter microplastics from water using biodegradable forest byproducts such as bark and wood dust.
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The UbysseyHumanitarian engineering course host first ever student showcase
APSC 367, Humanitarian Engineering: Politics and Practice, recently hosted their first ever showcase of student projects at Orchard Commons. The interdisciplinary course, jointly created and taught by the departments of international relations and political science and the Faculty of Applied Science, explores the intersections between technical engineering design, sustainability and humanitarianism.
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Global NewsUBC team probing tire chemical linked to salmon death wins $1.8M in funding
A UBC-led project aiming to protect B.C.’s declining salmon population by identifying and mitigating toxic road runoff has received a $1.8 million grant from Canada’s Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative and the B.C. government. Civil engineering professor Dr. Rachel Scholes and postdoctoral fellow Dr. Timothy Rodgers were quoted about the importance of this research.
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Business in VancouverMineSense co-founder gets Mitacs award
Bern Klein, a professor in the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering and co-inventor of the technology used by MineSense Technologies, was recently recognized for his contributions to science with a Mitacs Award.
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Capital DailyNo spill response can eliminate risk to marine life in the Strait of Juan de Fuca
UBCO engineering researcher Saeed Mohammaduin said that swift and efficient response to an oil spill is crucial to minimize the adverse consequences.
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The Ubyssey14 Not Forgotten ceremony honours École Polytechnique victims
The UBC engineering community gathered outside the Fred Kaiser Atrium in remembrance of the 14 victims of the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre.
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Canadian Electrical WholesalerECS contributes to UBC Solar’s “Brightside” race car project: Electrical wire donation powers innovation and education in sustainable engineering
Electrical Cable Supply (ECS) is delighted to announce its recent contribution to UBC Solar – a student engineering design team at the UBC.
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The Globe and MailCarbon Fibre Grand Challenge selects successful projects
A UBC project led by materials engineering expert Dr. Yasmine Abdin is one of five to enter Phase III of Alberta Innovates' Carbon Fibre Grand Challenge.