Topics: Engineering
UBC-Fraunhofer Collaboration agreement in industrial digital transformation
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The UBC Faculty of Applied Science and the Fraunhofer’s Institute for Experimental Software Engineering and Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology have set up a research collaboration in the field of industrial digital transformation.
Cycling to life cycle assessment
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Hi, Ezgi here! Since the last years of my undergraduate studies at Istanbul Technical University, I have been working in different fields of architecture to raise an overall understanding of the architectural praxis in diverse international settings…
Engineering: It's actually all about people
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My parents often remind me of how I frequently caused a scene outside my brother’s kindergarten, during drop off and pick up times. I was too young to attend kindergarten and seemed oddly persistent about getting a head start on my ABCs and 123s. I…
UBC Engineering entrepreneurs join fight against plastic pollution
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The end of plastic pollution—in the oceans, on land and in our air—is within reach with two UBC ventures working hard on solutions that could make this vision a reality.
Self-engineering: finding purpose for myself and my career
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I’ve been at UBC for a long time! I completed my Bachelor of Applied Science degree at UBC (including a year of co-op) before going straight into the Master of Applied Science program. UBC has felt like a second home to me these past seven years and…
Bionik: Bringing a personal touch to the prosthetics industry
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Nik Provenzano is a graduating member of the inaugural cohort of the new School of Biomedical Engineering program at UBC. "It was the best option as the curriculum included traditional courses as well as hands-on studio, laboratory, and design…
Governor General's Silver Medal awarded to Engineering Physics graduate James Wu
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Engineering Physics graduate James Wu is a recipient of one of the Governor General’s Silver academic medals, an award created in 1873 to encourage and recognize outstanding academic achievements.
It’s a marathon, not a sprint
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Growing up in Vancouver, you hear about UBC a lot. However, nothing really prepares you for the scale of the campus, or the community within. In my first year, the amount of opportunities was so endless it almost made me anxious – how do you even…
Maximizing friendships and opportunities
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UBC Civil Engineering student Beverley Ng will be stepping into the world of transportation engineering, following the completion of her Bachelor of Applied Science degree.
From engineering to physics research
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I am an Engineering Physics alumnus with an interest in pursuing a research career in condensed matter physics. I am from Coquitlam and have commuted to and from there throughout my time at UBC, while my parents are both immigrants from China. I…