Topics: Engineering
Student maps where cyclists really go—and why it matters for city planning
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Research models real-world bike tours across the Okanagan to show how distance, time and routes shape where riders stop.
Microbe-assisted mining
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UBC catalyzing success for the mineral industry with data-powered and nature-forward solutions.
Applied imagination is the engineer’s super power
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Engineering as applied imaginationDr. Alon Eisenstein, Associate Professor of Teaching at UBC Okanagan School of Engineering, believes that the secret for great engineering is “applied imagination.” We talked with him about what that means –…
An engineering degree sets you up for more than engineering
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The career trajectories of UBC Engineering alumni are proof of this statement from UBC Dean of Engineering James Olson. While many graduates pursue traditional engineering roles, many end up working in other areas – from management consulting and…
Student innovation connects wildfire resilience, safety to home design
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UBC Okanagan Engineering students create a guide to sustainable, fire-resilient housing suited to BC’s interior.
Interested in autonomous robots? You’ll want to meet Dr. Cyrus Neary
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Dr. Cyrus Neary “I am exploring how to develop and integrate methods in artificial intelligence—like language understanding and learning from data—into reliable engineering systems, with a focus on robotics and autonomy.”
Engineering careers in action
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Ever wonder what an engineer actually does all day? It’s a good question – and as you might guess, there’s no one answer! That’s because the scope of work that engineers do is so broad, spanning everything from the smallest nanoparticles to…
UBCO engineers create new device to improve indoor air quality
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Innovative airflow system outperforms conventional ventilation, reduces infection risk.
Using her passion for math and science to work for change
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Job: Staff Machine Learning Researcher, FloodbaseTanya Nair is building the technology and tools to transform terabytes of satellite and sensor readings into near real-time flood maps. By designing advanced models to sift through massive,…
UBC-Seaspan research collaboration investigates impacts of biofuels on climate and health
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UBC Mechanical Engineering researchers are working with Seaspan Ferries to collect real-world biofuels emissions data, and hope to pave the way for greener shipping.