Topics: Awards
UBC Engineering professor appointed to the Council of the Engineering Institute of Canada
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The Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) has confirmed the appointment of professor David G. Michelson of the University of British Columbia to the EIC Council in his role as Chair of the Canadian National Committee of the International Union of…
Biomedical engineering student receives J. Fred Muir Memorial Scholarship in Engineering
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Gabrielle Booth, a third year student in the UBC School of Biomedical Engineering Biomechanics and Biomaterials research stream, has been awarded the J. Fred Muir Memorial Scholarship in Engineering. The scholarship was established through a…
Biomedical engineering student receives Charles and Jane Banks Scholarship
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Benjamin McMaster, a third-year student in the UBC’s School of Biomedical Engineering program’s cellular bioengineering stream, has been awarded a Charles and Jane Banks Scholarship.The scholarship was established from a bequest to…
UBC Seismic wins bronze at international competition
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The UBC Seismic Design Team has placed third out of 51 teams and won the Egov Popov Structural Innovation Award at this year's Undergraduate Seismic Design Competition (SDC).It was not only the team’s best performance at the SDC, but…
MECH student receives Geyer Family Award in Biomedical Engineering
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Julia Hudea, a fourth-year student in the UBC mechanical engineering program’s biomedical concentration, has been awarded the Geyer Family Award in Biomedical Engineering. The award recognizes biomedical engineering undergraduate students “with an…
Vote for Applied Science Women of Distinction
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In 2020, two UBC Applied Science researchers have been nominated for the prestigious YWCA Women of Distinction Awards: Karen Cheung (Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering) under the category of Research,…
UBC Engineering students win local World's Challenge Challenge competition
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A team that includes two UBC Engineering students has won the UBC chapter of the World’s Challenge Challenge. Hosted by the UBC Global Lounge, the competition invites participants from diverse backgrounds and study areas to come together and devise…
Engineering prof elected to US National Academy of Engineering
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Rabab Ward, a professor emerita in UBC’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been elected a Foreign Member of the United States’ National Academy of Engineering (NAE) for her “innovative applications of signal processing…
UBC named “entrepreneurial powerhouse” in national business competition
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Rashmi Prakash, a master’s student in UBC’s School of Biomedical Engineering, has placed first in the graduate track of the BMO Financial Group Apex Business Plan Competition.
UBC Applied Science profs receive UBC research awards
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Four members of the UBC Applied Science faculty have received 2019 UBC Faculty Research Awards. Aimed at recognizing outstanding UBC researchers in the arts, business, applied science, science and medicine, the awards are…