Topics: Engineering
Global steel innovator helps forge student ventures in chat analytics, extended solar power and data-driven winemaking
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Three UBC students pursuing commercial technologies — data sensors for wine production, a chip-based wireless power transfer system and software for the analysis of customer feedback — are the inaugural recipients of a fellowship…
Quantifying the bond between SARS-CoV-2 and human cell receptors
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The following article originally appeared on the website of UBC's Department of Mechanical Engineering.
UBC Geering Up to offer free virtual engineering-themed workshops for high school girls
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This Saturday, October 17, UBC Geering Up Engineering Outreach will launch a series of free monthly online workshops targeted at girls in grades 8 to 12.
Peter Zandstra elected to Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
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Peter Zandstra, the director of the School of Biomedical Engineering and Michael Smith Laboratories at UBC, has been named a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, one of the highest honours for individuals…
Speeding up COVID-19 testing with artificial intelligence
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A University of British Columbia-led study has identified a computer technique that health facilities can use to screen, diagnose and monitor COVID-19 pneumonia more efficiently. The researchers found that a pre-trained neural network…
UBC Engineering team wins 2020 National James Dyson Award
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A team of UBC Engineering and Sauder School of Business graduates — Siddharth Birla, Jessica Bo, Rio Nishida, Kevin Ta, Gordon Yeh and Jessica Yu — has been named the winner of the 2020 James Dyson Award in Canada.
Q&A: UBC researchers run tests to find best materials and styles for face masks
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Most scientists and health authorities support wearing non-medical face masks in public to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. A team of UBC researchers led by Steven Rogak, a professor of mechanical engineering who studies aerosols, and Dr.…
Two UBC Applied Science profs inducted into Royal Society of Canada
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Leonie Sandercock, a professor in the UBC School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP), has been elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), Canada’s highest honour for artists, scholars and scientists.
Five Schulich Leaders to join UBC Engineering
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Five recipients of the 2020 Schulich Leader Scholarship — Yosamin Esanullah, Adam Gurbin, Ethan Lodermeier, James Ropotar and Kailey Beckie — will be joining UBC Engineering this fall. Valued at $100,000, the award aims to help…
Introducing the three newest Loran Scholars to join UBC Engineering
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The Loran Scholars Foundation is committed to identifying and supporting high-potential young Canadians to realize their full potential. To find these young people, the foundation administers the most thorough scholarship selection process in the…