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Environmental Engineering: A Degree With Endless Opportunities
| Spotlight
Mark's journey in environmental engineering: his involvement in clubs, his co-op experience and plans for the future.
From waste to want: Converting carbon dioxide to liquid fuels and carbon fibres
| Announcement
Is it possible to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while creating useful products? UBC researchers are exploring how to transform carbon dioxide into liquid fuels and carbon fibres.
Wearable screens? Researchers develop stretchy, color-changing display
Tech Times | | Media coverage
Electrical and computer engineering researchers Dr. John Madden and Claire Preston have developed a flexible display that promises to be a game-changer in industries from healthcare to packaging.
Recycling project gains momentum thanks to UBCO
Penticton Herald | | Media coverage
UBCO engineering professor Dr. Abbas Milani and a Penticton-based recycling project have jointly sponsored a symposium to raise funds for research promising to help the environment.
ḴELOŦEN ȻE S,ISTEW̱ Education Fund awarded to three recipients
Canadian Architect | | Media coverage
Three UBC Okanagan engineering students were awarded the Ḵeloten Ȼe Sistew̱ education fund for re-defining engineering design, inclusion and professionalism in Canada by through Indigenous practices and ideals.
What areas of Metro Vancouver are the smelliest? UBC researchers want to know
City News Vancouver | | Media coverage
Mechanical engineering researcher Sahil Bhandari and collaborators have launched “Smell Vancouver” app to track the weirdest odours around Metro Vancouver.
UBC researchers turn black bitumen into green carbon fibres
JEC Composites | | Media coverage
Materials engineer Dr. Yasmine Abdin and her colleagues have developed a way to convert bitumen into commercial-grade carbon fibres.
Can infrastructure keep pace with immigration?
Business in Vancouver | | Media coverage
Civil engineering professor Dr. Nemkumar Banthia commented on the ability of B.C.’s infrastructure to support newcomers.
UBC engineers successfully develop carbon fiber from bitumen
Composites World | | Media coverage
Materials engineering assistant professor Dr. Yasmine Abdin and her collaborators have turned bitumen into carbon fiber, a crucial product for the energy transition.
Co-op Chronicles: Thriving in Computer Engineering
| Spotlight
Arya's experience with Computer engineering and her co-op journey.