Topics: Engineering
Exceptional UBC Applied Science staff and faculty recognized with 2026 Dean's Awards
| Announcement
Ten staff and faculty members have been recognized for their exemplary contributions to the Faculty.
One World Lithium Taps UBC Team to Advance Local Cleantech Innovation
techcouver | | Media coverage
One World Lithium is collaborating with UBC Mechanical Engineering's Alex Tavasoli to accelerate research and development of the firm’s single-step Direct Lithium Carbonation Extraction Technology.
Third rockslide this year comes down from Whistler Peak
Pique News Magazine | | Media coverage
UBC Mining Engineering Professor Davide Elmo explains the workings behind the unusual activity at Whistler Peak resulting in a series of small rockslides.
Campus, co-op and first place at the Canadian Mining Games
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How did you get interested in engineering? My high school hockey coach once offhandedly told me he thought I would make a good engineer. To be honest, I hadn’t really thought about it before. I enjoyed math and science in high school and knew…
Meet the founders coming out of the Venture Founder Fall 2025 cohort
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Dr. David Black, Shayan Narani and Samveer Uppal are featured among the eight founders of UBC-based ventures.
From Vantage to CHBE
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How did you become interested in engineering? In high school, chemistry and biology were my favourite courses. I got even more interested in this area after doing a summer camp on gene editing, where I saw what gene editing actually looks like…
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
Water Canada | | Media coverage
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
| Announcement
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
| Spotlight
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…