Topics: Engineering
Three Applied Science doctoral students join UBC's Public Scholars Initiative
| Announcement
Applied Science members Esther Roorda, Michelle Gagnon and Meghna Mohandas have joined UBC's Public Scholars Initiative.
Bulking and foaming bacteria: Improving wastewater pollution removal
Water Canada | | Media coverage
CIVL's Dr. Ryan Ziels discusses research he co-led on activated sludge processes to help Canada's wastewater treatment processes.
Dr. Tony Yang receives funding from Rogers, Mitacs, and NSERC for 5G-enabled smart construction research
| Announcement
Dr. Tony Yang has been awarded $812,000 in industrial funding from Rogers, Mitacs and NSERC to advance cutting-edge research in 5G-enabled smart construction, robotic automation and AI-driven inspections.
Mentorship: e@UBC's Chang Han puts his heart into in BC startups like CanDry
BC Business | | Media coverage
ECE alumna Maddie Aliasl and CHBE alumnus Hamid Rezaei were recognized for their statup company, CanDry Technologies.
The future of home heating? It’s in the dishwater
The Tyee | | Media coverage
CHBE's Dr. Anthony Lau commented on energy systems that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Faculty Insight: Dr. Kiana Amini on pioneering electrochemical solutions
| Announcement
MTRL Assistant Professor Dr. Kiana Amini discusses her research developing electrochemical systems aimed at advancing clean energy and promoting environmental sustainability.
Players get ‘sleepy’ brainwaves after soccer headers, UBC study finds
Global News | | Media coverage
Dr. Lyndia Wu's research revealed that impacts from heading a ball slows brain activity and produce brain waves associated with sleep and drowsiness.
Soccer headers briefly slow brain activity, UBC engineering study shows
| Announcement
Even mild heading has some measurable effects on the brain, finds lead researcher Dr. Lyndia Wu, assistant professor of mechanical engineering.
They found a huge pile of clothing dumped in an alley. Now they want to use AI to reduce fashion waste
National Observer | | Media coverage
Five computer engineering students are helping to develop an app that will make it easy to handle used clothing for their Capstone project.
Unsetting stones: How a UBC PhD student is working to decolonize civil engineering
The Ubyssey | | Media coverage
Doctoral student Danilo (Giniw) Caron's research is benefiting the communities that infrastructure serves by changing design methods and construction.