Topics: Engineering

Engineering as a pathway to medicine

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Why did you want to study biomedical engineering? Both of my parents are engineers – my dad is a computer engineer and my mom is a mechanical engineer –  so I always knew what engineering was about and considered it as an option. In high…

After the flames, wildfires pollute drinking water for years

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UBC Civil Engineering Professor Loretta Li challenges the common perception of wildfires and claims that, for many communities, the most important damage begins after the fire has passed.

UBC Engineering teams sweep podium at Simon Cox Student Design Competition 

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Students from UBC Okanagan and UBC Vancouver recognized for assistive technologies designed to improve lives and advance accessibility. 

UBC Engineering Co-op students are in record demand

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For UBC Engineering students in co-op, the job market is a place of opportunity. Across both the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses, employer interest is at an all‑time high, with local, national and international companies posting record numbers of…

A seaweed-based, fully biodegradable wound-healing bandage

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UBC students design a biodegradable bandage.

UBCO Engineering’s Dr. Zheng Liu named CAE Fellow

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UBC Okanagan School of Engineering professor Dr. Zheng Liu has been awarded one of the Canadian Academy of Engineering’s highest honours.

Moisture ingress protection for hydrogen refuelling nozzles

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Student team develops prototype for a more reliable hydrogen refuelling nozzle.

A feasibility study to recover antimony

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Students propose new pathway to recover a critical mineral.

A ski braking system for the lunar rover

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Students design a ski-based braking system for the CRATER lunar rover.

Air Trace: Portable aerosol sampling for mineral exploration

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Students prototype aerosol sampler for early-stage mineral discovery.

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