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Terry Zhang, BASc '19, School of Engineering
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Terry Zhang hails from Shenyang, China, and lived in Niagara Falls, Ontario before moving to Nanaimo, and then Kelowna, to attend university at UBCO. As a civil engineering graduate, Terry has held various leadership roles in extracurricular groups…
Andrew Cote, BASc '19, Engineering Physics
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I grew up in Vancouver and as a kid, had a love for all things Lego. So naturally, I studied sociology and planned to become a lawyer. After realizing that law wasn’t right for me, I worked in marketing and sales in the property development industry…
Mirza Saquib Sarwar, PhD '19, Electrical and Computer Engineering
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I am originally from Bangladesh, but having spent a third of my life here, Vancouver is just as much a home to me as Dhaka. I have a very tight family, consisting of my parents and my little sister, who are the real reason for any success that I…
MK Anand, MEL '19, Clean Energy Engineering
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I have always wanted to help solve important problems. After completing my degree in mechanical engineering, the most immediate problem I wanted to tackle was the stress I saw in my fellow students. I began to think about how valuable the meditation…
Veronica Knott, BASc '19, Mining Engineering
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Throughout her degree, Veronica Knott has held multiple leadership roles including Chair of the National Conference on Women in Engineering in 2013, President of the Engineering Undergraduate Society (EUS) in 2014-2015 and student member of the UBC…
Jakob Gattinger, BASc '19, Mining Engineering
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Jakob has a passion for problem solving and serving those around him. Throughout his degree, he has focused on advocating for fellow students and building community in UBC Engineering. This has included involvement with the Engineering Undergraduate…
Nathan Skubovius, BASc '19, Mining Engineering
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Nathan Skubovius is a member of the Tahltan Nation. At UBC, he was president of the UBC Mining Undergraduate Club and captain of the UBC Mine Rescue team. Nathan completed an architecture and engineering technologies diploma from Thompson Rivers…
Kwan Fung, BASc '19, Mining Engineering
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My journey in mining started because of curiosity, but is now shaped by passion and purpose. Prior to university, I had almost zero knowledge of mining and only visited a mine once. Over the next six years, I completed over two years of internships…
Arpan Kandola, BASc '19, School of Engineering
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Arpan Kandola was born and raised in Kelowna, British Columbia. He is a civil engineering graduate with a passion for tech, philanthropy and entrepreneurship. From a career-ending ACL injury that halted his journey as a competitive athlete to losing…
Edward Wang, BASc '19, Chemical and Biological Engineering
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When I came to UBC Engineering in 2014, I knew little about what engineering is and what engineers do. In the five years since, I’ve had many opportunities to learn about the discipline, and I am very happy with my choice.