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UBC Applied Science Co-op Networking Reception ‘puts a face to name’ as students meet top employers
Ubyssey | | Media coverage
Engineering students gathered to meet top-employers at the UBC Applied Science Co-op Networking Reception.
“Just say yes to everything!”
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Pan Tisapramotkul is 3rd year integrated engineering student at UBC Vancouver. She is actively involved in the UBC community through her involvement with UBC Thunderbots. Also, she has completed a coop work term at CADEX, where she gained experience.
Growing up in a refugee camp inspired Samuel Thiak to become an engineer
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From a refugee camp to a civil engineering student at UBCO, Samuel Thiak's story is a motivating and an inspiration to all his peers. His active involvement in various clubs and societies and countless coop work experience has allowed him to…
After immigrating to Canada, completing a diploma and working as an engineering technologist, Ash Tyagi is thriving in UBC’s civil engineering program
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Ash Tyagi's journey into civil engineering at UBCO was not of the ordinary. She had to overcome challenges and learn to navigate herself in a new country, which is quite scary to do all alone at such a young age. Learn more about her inspiring…
UBCO engineers examine drinking water management strategies
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UBC Okanagan researcher Haroon Mian and his fellow researchers have developed an integrated assessment framework that combines water quality with lifecycle assessment techniques.
UBCO researchers create system to detect gas leaks
Kelowna Now | | Media coverage
UBCO engineering researchers are investigating a new method to monitor underground gas pipelines with high-tech sensors.
How green waste from Surrey's biofuel facility ended up on farmland near Cultus Lake
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
Chemical and biological engineering professor Dr. Johan Foster noted that in an ideal world, composting would be a simple process, but plastic and other materials sometimes find their way into green waste.
First-year student enjoys being in a community of students passionate about learning and hands-on projects
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Emi Callele is a 1st year engineering student. She enjoys being in a community of students passionate about learning and hands-on projects. She highly recommends attending jumpstart as it was a pivotal part of her university experience.
Ultrasonic sensors can safeguard residential gas lines
| Announcement
A team of UBC Okanagan engineers are conducting research using ultrasonic sensors to examine buried residential gas lines.
‘Mother nature never gives up the gold easy’: Terrace prospector lands first deal
Terrace Standard | | Media coverage
Mining engineering professor Dr. Bern Klein noted that success rate for exploration companies to convert a deposit into an operating mine is very low.