Topics: Research Excellence

New UBC engineering research facility accelerates innovation in BC’s hydrogen energy sector

| Announcement

A $23-million Smart Hydrogen Energy District (SHED) launched today at UBC Applied Science. Equipped with a hydrogen fueling station, this facility is expected to pave the way for breakthroughs in critical energy research.

Wildfires: Future-proofing the Okanagan to flourish

Kelowna Capital News | | Media coverage

School of Engineering's Dr. Sumi Siddiqua is researching different materials that can be used to help make structures more safe from wildfire exposure.

Facebook Marketplace is home to steals and deals — and serious trust issues

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UBC Engineering study uncovers insights into Facebook users’ love-hate relationship with online resale platform.

UBC Engineering professor elected to Canadian Academy of Engineering

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Dr. Bhushan Gopaluni, a UBC professor of chemical and biological engineering, is one of 54 new Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Engineering.

UBC engineering experts win four UBC research awards

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Four UBC engineering researchers — two based at the Vancouver campus and two at the Okanagan campus — are being honoured with this year’s UBC Faculty Research Awards from the Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation.

Five UBC engineering experts named Canada Research Chairs

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Dr. Anna Blakney, Dr. Amanda Giang, Dr. Ali G. Madiseh, Dr. Will Hughes and Dr. Carolina Tropini are among this year's new and renewed Canada Research Chairs.

UBC Engineering research awarded over $22M from CFI, NSERC and SSHRC

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Thirty-seven UBC-led engineering research projects have received federal funding on work to understand develop solutions to the challenges that Canadians face.

Research Excellence Clusters funded in 2024/25

UBC Research + Innovation | | Media coverage

Ten research excellence clusters led by Applied Science researchers will be supported through UBC's Research Excellence Clusters initiative in 2024/25.

‘Smart glove’ can boost hand mobility of stroke patients

| Announcement

New washable wireless smart textile technology developed at UBC in collaboration with Vancouver startup Texavie also has potential uses in virtual reality and American Sign Language translation.

How AI-powered robots can help B.C.'s construction industry

Business in Vancouver | | Media coverage

Structural engineering professor Dr. Tony Yang and his team at the Smart Structures Lab developed AI robots that can perform basic construction tasks on site.

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UBC is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm people (Musqueam; which means 'People of the River Grass') and Syilx Okanagan Nation. The land has always been a place of learning for the Musqueam and Syilx peoples, who for millennia have passed on their culture, history and traditions from one generation to the next.

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