Topics: Women in Engineering
Using chemical engineering to launch a consulting career in environmental assessment
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What kind of work do you do and what is its impact? I’m an environmental assessment and permitting specialist at WSP. My role is to help clients understand the environmental impacts of their projects — not just on the natural environment, but…
Engineering healthier futures through wearable technology
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What kind of work do you do? I am a senior mechanical engineer at Garmin, working on the biosensor platform technology team. I help lead the mechanical design of wearable biometric sensor platforms – the parts of our devices that measure things…
From Adaptive Sports to Biomedical Engineering
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Brianna Tsuyuki, School of Biomedical Engineering graduate, is recognized as a 2026 UBC Applied Science Rising Star.
From Vantage to CHBE
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How did you become interested in engineering? In high school, chemistry and biology were my favourite courses. I got even more interested in this area after doing a summer camp on gene editing, where I saw what gene editing actually looks like…
Engineering as a pathway to medicine
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Why did you want to study biomedical engineering? Both of my parents are engineers – my dad is a computer engineer and my mom is a mechanical engineer – so I always knew what engineering was about and considered it as an option. In high…
Stargazing to Problem-Solving on the Undercurrent of Physics
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Sabiha Bhuiyan, Master of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering graduate, is recognized as a 2026 Rising Star.
A Journey of Strength, Growth, Purpose and Success
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Storay Otmankheil, a University of British Columbia Master of Applied Science graduate in Civil Engineering is recognized as a 2026 Rising Star.
A seaweed-based, fully biodegradable wound-healing bandage
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UBC students design a biodegradable bandage.
Air Trace: Portable aerosol sampling for mineral exploration
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Students prototype aerosol sampler for early-stage mineral discovery.
AviMarmot: An avalanche survival device
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Engineering students develop an avalanche safety tool that could save lives.