Topics: Engineering
How Engineering Helped Adele Find The Confidence To Tackle Problems and Challenges
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What got you interested in engineering?I really liked math and physics in high school and had a great physics teacher. We did a bunch of cool projects, like building a DC motor, and studying engineering just made sense given my interests.
ForestFolio: Mapping below the forest canopy
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Our projectWe worked with Korotu Technology, a sustainable finance technology start-up, to develop ForestFolio, an application that enables non-technical users to quickly map the area below the forest canopy. The app captures data on tree location,…
Capturing carbon using pressure swing adsorption for point-source emitters
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Our projectThe pulp industry generates CO2 emissions, primarily as a result of burning fossil fuels to generate the high heat required to manufacture pulp. Finding ways to reduce these emissions is a top priority.
An Interest In Trades Led To Engineering
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Sophia's experience in navigating engineering as a first year and her goals for the future.
Designing a machine shop for BC Ferries
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Our projectBC Ferries is building a new facility in Richmond to repair and upgrade its vessels.
How achievable is BC's net-zero emissions goal?
City News Vancouver | | Media coverage
Mechanical engineering professor Dr. Alexandra Tavasoli commented on B.C.’s decarbonization goals.
UBC Civil Engineering teams excelled in regional competitions, headed to nationals
UBC Civil Engineering | | Media coverage
The American Society of Civil Engineering chapter of UBC (UBC ASCE Student Chapter) has successfully hosted the 2024 ASCE Pacific Northwest symposium.
A biomedical innovation legacy: The story of boreal genomics
UBC Innovation | | Media coverage
Boreal was founded and led by Dr. Andre Marziali, Director, UBC Engineering Physics. Boreal Genomics is among a cohort of UBC spin-off companies that helped grow the momentum of biomedical innovation in British Columbia.
Tested on humans: The laboratory that tries to change habits for the planet
Radio-Canada | | Media coverage
UBC’s Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability was featured for its research on sustainable building technologies and performance. Dr. John Madden, director of sustainability and a professor in UBC's Department of Electrical and Computer…
Earth Day Special: How UBC is fighting climate change
Policy Magazine | | Media coverage
Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon, president and vice-chancellor of UBC, wrote about climate action initiatives at UBC, including those led by Applied Science faculty members Dr. Walter Mérida, Dr. Orlando Rojas and Dr. Jian Liu.