Topics: Engineering
UBCO students looking for an existing home they can help make more energy efficient and fire-resistant
Castanet | | Media coverage
A group of UBCO engineering students are looking to work with the owners of a single-family home who are interested in making it more energy efficient and fire-resistant.
Engineering: A Career Path That Powers Possibilities
| Spotlight
Job: Associate, McKinsey & CompanyTell us about your job.I’m in a very non-traditional job for engineers at the moment, working as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company.
Meet three UBC engineering students interning at Seaspan
Seaspan | | Media coverage
Nila Ravichandran, Bryce Jacobs and Sarah Adjoa Kankam are three UBC engineering students who are starting new opportunities with Seaspan this fall.
From Formula UBC to Koenigsegg: A Materials Engineer’s Journey to the Megacar World
| Spotlight
Harry's journey in Materials engineering and his work experience after graduation.
Weekend rainstorm a warning to Metro Vancouver municipalities: Infrastructure upgrades are needed
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
Civil engineering Adjunct Professor Dr. Troy Vassos discussed how municipalities have historically built infrastructure to handle rainfall.
UBCO students pioneering space laser communications: UBC Engineering Capstone highlights
The Phoenix News | | Media coverage
Hayley Scherpenisse, Abrar Mahir, Alex Ede, Alexandra Rybka, Tarek Alkabbani and Aiden Rowe of the StratoLaser UBC Engineering Capstone team were highlighted for their project.
Three UBC engineering students receive Engineers Canada's 2024 Leadership Scholarship
| Announcement
Ruth Yu, Joyce Xi and Farah Sadek were recognized as demonstrating potential to be leaders in advancing engineering in Canada.
UBC civil engineers' advanced monitoring techniques to study and preserve heritage sites
| Announcement
A team from UBC Civil Engineering, led by Dr. Carlos Ventura, are using advanced monitoring techniques to study and preserve heritage sites.
Noise-dampening tech could make ships less disruptive to marine life
The Economist (subscription) | | Media coverage
MECH's Dr. Rajeev Jaiman and team are developing a way to reduce shipping noise pollution by incorporating flexible polymers into metal propeller blades.
Is sustainable development possible? Only if we take a unified approach
The Conversation | | Media coverage
Dr. Davide Elmo (Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering) wrote about the need for global collaboration to achieve sustainable development.