"I am motivated by a desire to create things to make the world better and engineering allows me to do that."
Neil Mitra
- Degree: Bachelor of Applied Science
- Program:
- Campus: Vancouver
What attracted you to the field of engineering?
Engineering is the closest thing we have in the world to magic – it’s learning how to integrate the principles of math, physics, chemistry, biology and the natural sciences to improve people’s lives and to create positive change in the world. I am motivated by a desire to create things to make the world better and engineering allows me to do that.
You’ve had some interesting intern positions. Tell us about them!
After first year, I worked for the scientific research division of the Dutch government building chips for a biomedical engineering application – specifically, organ-on-a-chip microfabrication. The following summer I did applied physics research at a lab at UCLA. Right now I am at Midjourney in San Francisco working as a hardware engineering intern. I was selected to be one of 15 Cansbridge fellows and will be heading to Taiwan for the remainder of the summer of 2025 to conduct biophysics research.
Anything else you want to share about studying engineering at UBC?
The community at UBC is fantastic. UBC has an amazing and exceptionally strong sense of community and positive energy that truly cultivates the engineering student experience. The engineering curriculum is rigorous, but the fact that the community is so strong makes it much easier.
Everyone knows it’s a challenging program and everyone – both faculty and fellow students – are willing to help you.
People are doing impressive things and there is a whole community of people here to support you to succeed.
