Topics: Engineering
German President's visit to UBC highlights clean energy and climate change solutions
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UBC Applied Science research is making waves - with the President of Germany visiting UBC to see the practical solutions that Applied Science researchers are developing to address complex challenges like climate change and clean energy.
Setting up for interdisciplinary success
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Dr. Naoko Ellis and Dr. Xun Liu are UBC Applied Science's 2026 Marshall Bauder Chairs in Innovation in Interdisciplinary Education.
Using operations research to build sustainable and resilient systems
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Mohammad Reza Khodoomi, a doctoral student of mechanical engineering in UBC Okanagan, is one of UBC's newest Public Scholars.
Dream Photonics wins the 2026 New Ventures BC Competition
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The UBC spin-off co-founded by Drs. Lukas Chrostowski and Sudip Shekhar aims to enable chipmakers to build faster, cheaper hardware to power the global AI boom.
A non-linear path from civil engineering to global emergency response
| Spotlight
What does a logistics role involve at MSF? Within MSF, logistics covers an enormous breadth of activities to support the delivery of medical care. This includes energy and power supply; fleet management; construction and renovation of…
Three weeks, five tests: ALEASAT one step closer to space
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Engineering design students from the ALEASAT team conducted an extensive environmental test campaign at a European Space Agency facility, as part of ESA's Fly Your Satellite! programme.
16 Applied Science teams join UBC's flagship entrepreneurial program
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This September, 16 new teams from Applied Science are joining UBC's Venture Founder program, building companies across health, biotechnology, advanced engineering, agriculture, fintech, sustainability, accessibility, and AI.
Mining a more sustainable future
| Announcement
How one donor's vision is helping BRIMM unite UBC researchers to tackle mining's biggest sustainability challenges.
Dr. Rachel Scholes awarded $1M Wall Fellowship to advance protection of waterways
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UBC Applied Science researcher will develop new ways to keep toxic tire chemicals out of salmon-bearing streams.
Professor pitches potential use for Giant Mine's arsenic trioxide
The Trailbreaker (CBC Radio) | | Media coverage
Dr. Tamara Etmannski describe a solution for the arsenic trioxide that’s stored at Giant Mine, that could be sold all over the world as a critical mineral.