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Women in Engineering
The engineering experience: freedom, opportunities and community
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Specialization: Biomedical Systems & Signals Year level: 3rd year This was Coralie Tcheuné’s response when asked what makes her UBC Engineering experience unique. While the answer might be unconventional or surprising at first, anyone who…
How Applied Science faculty members are decolonizing their classes
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Professors in the UBC Faculty of Applied Science are working to decolonize their classrooms, and incorporate Indigenous teaching methods and ways of knowing.
Celebrating women in engineering
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While the numbers of women enrolled in postsecondary engineering programs and working as professional engineers have increased over the past few decades, women continue to be significantly underrepresented in these areas.
Paige Ngo, BASc '20, Mechanical Engineering
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My parents came to Canada as refugees and worked extremely hard to provide for me (for which I am eternally grateful), and while their struggle inspired me to work hard to achieve my goals, it also made me more aware of other people's…
Rakiba Rayhana, PhD '20, Electrical Engineering
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I am Rakiba Rayhana, a PhD student in Electrical Engineering at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus. I am working with condition assessment and prognostics for the water infrastructure in Canada. My aim is to develop an efficient and…
Katherine Westerlund, BASc '20, Geological Engineering
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Katherine Westerlund is a 2020 graduate with a BASc in Geological Engineering. She has interests in rock mechanics, numerical modelling and groundwater modelling. In her spare time, she enjoys running, hiking and everything coffee. After UBC, she…
Serena Chao, BASc '20, Electrical Engineering
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My degree began as a melting pot of my original interests in writing, teaching and event planning, all of which I was able to leverage and build upon as I worked towards a career in project management and, most recently, strategy consulting in…
Florence Belanger-Jones, BASc '20, Civil Engineering
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I come from a family of geologists and engineers. I spent the first 20 years of my life travelling the world and resisting the temptation to study a STEM field. I originally started my post-secondary education in International Studies, hoping to…
Julia Dinglasan, BASc '20, Civil Engineering
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After spending my first year in the UBC Faculty of Science, I transferred into engineering. During my first year in engineering, I didn’t make an effort to get involved in the engineering community — I already had friends from first year residence,…
Jillian Newell, BASc '20, Mining Engineering
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Jillian Newell is graduating from the UBC’s Mining Engineering program. Originally from Vancouver Island, she moved to Vancouver in 2015 to complete her degree. Throughout the time at UBC, she's been very involved with mine rescue at both the…