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Incorporating An Engineering Background In Filmmaking

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Matthew's journey in materials engineering and his extracurriculars.

Come To UBC And Do It All!

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Heanan's decision of studying manufacturing engineering and his co-op and extracurricular experiences.

Enriching Health Through Engineering: Madhini's Story

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Madhini's interest in improving lives through healthcare and how engineering helped her achieve that dream.

Be Confident In Who You Are And Believe In Yourself: An Engineer's Key To Success

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Raeiti's experience in environmental engineering and how she has made the most of her opportunities through co-op, clubs and exchange.

Engineering, Exploration, and Expertise in Mining

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Howard's experiences as a student in mining engineering and how his co-op has been instrumental in his journey.

Environmental Engineering: A Degree With Endless Opportunities

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Mark's journey in environmental engineering: his involvement in clubs, his co-op experience and plans for the future.

Recycling and injection moulding of aeronautical post-consumer low density polyethylene

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The challengePassengers journey to the edge of space inside a pressurized capsule that is lofted by a helium-filled low-density polyethylene (LDPE) balloon.

Designing a completely compostable diaper

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The challengeNinety percent of a disposable diaper consists of plastic, and each year, more than 30 billion disposable diapers end up in North American landfills.

Recycling an innovative material into lightweight, abrasion-resistant shin pads

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The challengeALUULA Composites is a high-performance material manufacturing company that creates composites with high tear and stretch resistance that are used in many products across a range of markets.

Designing and building a fish identification and sorter for the Big Bar fish wheel

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The challengeThe goal was to reduce the person-hours required to operate the fish wheel and make the process more efficient.

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