Topics: Student Experience
A landslide mitigation plan for CN Rail
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Our projectIn November 2020, a glaciomarine landslide occurred west of Terrace, BC, and destroyed a CN railway track. Our project was to propose a solution to stabilize the slope and mitigate the impact of a potential future landslide in…
A recipe for a 3D chocolate printer
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Our projectOur goal was to design and build a chocolate 3D printer extruder that uses off-the-shelf, food-safe components and is compatible with FDM printers. We wanted to enable hobbyists and the public to build a competitively priced, yet…
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.
UBC Civil Engineering teams excelled in regional competitions, headed to nationals
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The American Society of Civil Engineering chapter of UBC (UBC ASCE Student Chapter) has successfully hosted the 2024 ASCE Pacific Northwest symposium.
Designing an aeroponic smart grow cabinet
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Our projectWe designed a high-end consumer product to grow microgreens in your home, using aeroponics and featuring our client’s innovative lighting technology. Our client, Genoptic, has developed lighting technology that can be used in everything…
Building a rig to make smart swim goggles smarter
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The challengeIn 2019, Vancouver-based company FORM developed the world’s first smart swim goggles that collect real-time metrics on a swimmer’s stroke rate, distance per stroke, pace, heart rate and more. For the next generation of their swim…