Topics: Engineering
UBC investigates next generation of construction tech
SiteNews | | Media coverage
Civil engineering Dr. Tony Yang is leading a multi-university research project to reset national building standards for mass timber construction.
New tech could one day scrub ‘forever chemicals’ from your tap water
Washington Post | | Media coverage
Research led by chemical and biological engineering professor Dr. Madjid Mohseni discovered a way to eliminate harmful chemicals that usually take hundreds of years to break down.
UBCO engineering students cap off year with showcase
Castanet Kelowna | | Media coverage
UBC Okanagan engineering students set to graduate this year gathered Friday at Kelowna’s KF Centre for Excellence to showcase their year-long capstone projects, where they learn how to collaborate with industry partners to solve real world problems.
Magnitude 6 quake off BC coast causes no alarm
Global News | | Media coverage
Civil engineering professor Dr. Perry Adebar commented on the recent earthquake that occurred a few hundred kilometres off Vancouver Island.
UBC engineering, architecture students redefine sustainable construction
| Announcement
Welcome to UBC Third Space Commons - a near-zero carbon emissions building designed and built by students from UBC Applied Science and other faculties. This new space at UBC Vancouver is the first such building designed by students in Canada.
Tanya Raja moved from Singapore to attend UBC. It’s opened up a world of opportunities.
| Spotlight
Tanya Raja, a 5th-year Manufacturing Engineering student, details her student experience and why she chose her program.
UBCO researchers create real estate market assessment tool
Castanet | | Media coverage
Engineering professor Dr. Zheng Liu and researcher Junchi Bin, and management professor Dr. Eric Li discussed creating a real estate market assessment tool.
Norman B. Keevil’s last stand
Globe and Mail | | Media coverage
Dr. Scott Dunbar, head of UBC's Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, discussed Norman B. Keevil's legacy.
Mining and metals: Sustaining the global economy
Forbes | | Media coverage
A Forbes article on mining mentioned work by Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering researchers Benjamin Cox, Sally Innis, Dr. Nadja Kunz, and Dr. John Steen, which found that 90 per cent of emissions from mining and metals originate from…
One of Canada’s best engineering programs
| Spotlight
Coming out at the top of the listIn Maclean’s University Rankings 2024, UBC Engineering took second place for the best engineering program in Canada.