Topics: Research Excellence
German President's visit to UBC highlights clean energy and climate change solutions
| Announcement
UBC Applied Science research is making waves - with the President of Germany visiting UBC to see the practical solutions that Applied Science researchers are developing to address complex challenges like climate change and clean energy.
Research Excellence Clusters led by UBC Engineering receive GCRC funding
| Announcement
Four Research Excellence Clusters led by UBC Engineering faculty members will receive funding through UBC's Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters (GCRC) competition.
UBC Applied Science researchers receive nearly $2 million from the Peter Wall Legacy Awards
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Awardees include Dr. Lisa Tobber, who received a $1 million Wall Fellowship for her project Building Better: Sustainable and Resilient Housing with Precast Concrete
Beyond AlphaFold: how AI is decoding the grammar of the genome
Nature | | Media coverage
UBC School of Biomedical Engineering Assistant Professor Carl de Boer discusses the nuances of biochemical mechanisms on DNA in the pursuit of deciphering the role of non-coding DNA in the human genome.
Build your knowledge with hands-on projects
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When you study engineering at UBC, you will graduate with a Bachelor of Applied Science. As an applied science, engineering focuses on using scientific knowledge to solve practical, real-world problems.When you’re an engineering student, your daily…
UBC Applied Science researchers receive over $9.7M in federal funding
| Announcement
49 Applied Science-led projects receive support from NSERC, SSHRC and NFRF.
UBC scientists propose blueprint for 'universal translator' in quantum networks
| Announcement
UBC Electrical and Computer Engineering Assistant Professor Dr. Joseph Salfi and his team are proposing a solution to a key hurdle in quantum networking: a device that can “translate” microwave to optical signals and vice versa.
From an interest in automotive mechanics to controls engineer at Blue Origin
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Job: Modelling and Simulation Engineer, Blue OriginWhat got you interested in engineering?I always liked building things, and I also really enjoyed math. For awhile I thought of becoming an automotive mechanic, but I wanted a job that included more…