Topics: Engineering
UBC Applied Science instructor receives engineering education award
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Jonathan Verrett, a chemical and biological engineering instructor at UBC, has been awarded the Ron Britton Engineering Education Vanguard Award for his commitment to innovation, change and improvement in engineering education. The annual award,…
Danilo Caron, BASc '20, Civil Engineering
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I was born and raised in Kamloops, BC but my roots come from Castelfranco Veneto in Italy and the Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation in Ontario. My father immigrated to BC while my mom moved to BC after finishing teacher’s college. They met and…
New quantum computing program receives $1.25M in NSERC funding
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A new quantum computing program led by Lukas Chrostowski, an electrical and computer engineering professor and scientific director of the Quantum Computing Research Excellence Cluster at UBC, has been awarded a grant of $1.65…
UBC professor named a Johnson & Johnson Scholar in highly competitive global competition
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This article originally appeared on the website of the UBC Life Sciences Institute.UBC's Carolina Tropini, an Assistant Professor in the School of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, has been named as the…
Piyaruwan Perera, PhD '20, Civil Engineering
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Piyaruwan completed his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Moratuwa in Sri Lanka. He then successfully completed a MSc in Civil Engineering at the same university. Later, he earned a MBA from the Post Graduate…
UBC profs elected to Canadian Academy of Engineering
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Purang Abolmaesumi, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Rehan Sadiq, a professor of civil engineering and the executive associate dean of the School of Engineering at UBC's Okanagan campus, have been named fellows of…
Quentin Golsteyn, BASc '20, Computer Engineering
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From the start of my degree, I wanted to get involved and try to help my community. Working on projects and initiatives is my approach to understanding more about who I am, and developing skills that will help me later on.
Geering Up for a pandemic
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Edited: June 27, 2022Editors Note: Since this article's original publication, Geering Up has continued to expand it's online programming. The organization posts workshops for adolescents, teens, and teachers. Geering Up's YouTube channel has…
Jayg Dimayacyac, BASc '20, Chemical Engineering
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Jayg Dimayacyac, born in the Philippines and raised in Singapore, came to UBC in 2015 with a desire to make a difference and leave his mark. In the last five years, Jayg has put a tremendous effort into his extracurricular activities. He led the UBC…
Muntahith Orvin, MASc '20, Civil Engineering
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I am a graduating student from the Civil Engineering program (transportation) at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus. I started my journey at UBCO in January of 2019. Since my childhood, I have had a deep interest towards engineering…