In the Media
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The Weather NetworkThis van takes air pollution testing right to the source
Mechanical engineering's Dr. Naomi Zimmerman is researching a cost-effective way to measure air pollution through a mobile laboratory (PLUME).
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Today In BCUBCO researchers try to generate electricity from discarded fruit
A team at UBC Okanagan's School of Engineering are feeding fruit scraps to microbes to generate electricity.
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CBCIs the future of mining electric? As mines transition equipment, new risks emerge
Dr. Ali Madiseh (Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering) discussed how electrification can reduce the mining industry's carbon emissions.
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NBC NewsEngineers develop water filtration system that permanently removes 'forever chemicals'
Research led by chemical and biological engineering professor Dr. Madjid Mohseni discovered a way to eliminate harmful chemicals that usually take hundreds of years to break down.
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BNN Bloomberg
What the battle for Teck says about mining, ESG and the clean energy transition
Dr. John Steen from the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering commented on the mining industry and clean energy.
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The Globe and MailUBC students construct one of Canada’s first ‘carbon-minimal’ hempcrete buildings
UBC student engineering and architectural team Third Quadrant Design’s new carbon-minimal hempcrete building was featured by the media. The team was advised by SALA associate professor Dr. Adam Rysanek.
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CastanetHydrogen-electric trams pitched to link Kamloops to US border
UBC Okanagan engineering Dr. Gord Lovegrove pitched a hydrogen-electric tram service that would connect Kamloops to the U.S. border.
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SiteNewsUBC investigates next generation of construction tech
Civil engineering Dr. Tony Yang is leading a multi-university research project to reset national building standards for mass timber construction.
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Washington Post
New tech could one day scrub ‘forever chemicals’ from your tap water
Research led by chemical and biological engineering professor Dr. Madjid Mohseni discovered a way to eliminate harmful chemicals that usually take hundreds of years to break down.
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Castanet KelownaUBCO engineering students cap off year with showcase
UBC Okanagan engineering students set to graduate this year gathered Friday at Kelowna’s KF Centre for Excellence to showcase their year-long capstone projects, where they learn how to collaborate with industry partners to solve real world problems.