Posted on May 30, 2012
Vancouver, Canada—May 30, 2012—Three UBC Faculty of Applied Science engineering professors are leading automotive research projects worth $2.1 million funding from AUTO21 Network of Centres of Excellence, Canada’s automotive research program. They will partner with researchers from other Canadian universities over a two-year period.
Materials Engineering Assoc. Prof. Daan Maijer will lead [...]
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Posted on May 29, 2012
Vancouver, Canada—May 29, 2012—Applied Science educators Peter Cripton, Leo Stocco and Marcello Veiga each received UBC Killam Teaching Prizes; and Professor Maged Senbel received the UBC Killam Teaching Prize for Graduate Instruction.
All four winners were honoured during the May 2012 convocation ceremonies where the following award citations were read, detailing the winners’ unique contributions to [...]
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Posted on May 25, 2012
Vancouver, Canada—May 25, 2012—The University of British Columbia has launched major new research projects on religion and morality, terrorism and security, international relations in the digital age, free trade and sustainability, thanks to $3.8 million in new funding from Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
Of the funding, nearly $3 [...]
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Posted on May 14, 2012
Vancouver, Canada—May 14, 2012—Motion Metrics International recently created a graduate scholarship at the Institute for Computing, Information, and Cognitive Systems (ICICS) at UBC. The $5,000 annual award will be granted to a student within the Institute, with preference given to students who have demonstrated excellence in multi-disciplinary, application-oriented research. Students do not apply for the [...]
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Posted on May 11, 2012
Vancouver, Canada—May 11, 2012—Engineers and geoscientists have completed a comprehensive re-assessment of seismic safety at B.C. schools based on the latest scientific research, improved technology and study of recent major earthquakes around the world.
The Ministry of Education engaged the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C. (APEGBC) and the University of British Columbia’s department [...]
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Posted on May 7, 2012
Kelowna, Canada—May 7, 2012—UBC research will evaluate seismic performance and retrofitting of bridges Engineering professor leads $260,000 study on highway bridges for earthquake safety
Severe earthquakes around the globe have exposed the vulnerability of public infrastructure like bridges to collapse and suffer serious damage. There are many examples:
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Posted on April 26, 2012
Vancouver, Canada—April 26, 2012—Two UBC engineering physics students have placed in the top 10 across Canada in the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) University Prize Exam. Chris Read and Kyle Boone, both in their fourth-year, competed against 88 undergraduate students from 23 universities across Canada to take top spots in the prestigious national competition. The [...]
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Posted on April 23, 2012
Vancouver, Canada—April 23, 2012—UBC Chemical and Biological Engineering Professor Madjid Mohseni is this year’s recipient of Excellence in the Water & Waste Community – Individual Award from the B.C. Water & Waste Association (BCWWA) in recognition of his far-reaching and impactful contributions in safeguarding public health and the environment by advancing excellence in the water [...]
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Posted on April 20, 2012
Vancouver, Canada—April 20, 2012—UBC School of Nursing faculty members Lynda Balneaves, Alison Phinney and Elsie Tan were recognized by the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia (CRNBC) for their outstanding contributions to the profession and for demonstrating excellence in relation to the CRNBC Professional Standards for Registered Nurses and Nurse Practitioners.
Associate Professors Lynda Balneaves [...]
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Posted on April 17, 2012
Vancouver, Canada—April 17, 2012—UBC Okanagan Engineering Assistant Professor Cigdem Eskicioglu has received the 2012 Early in Career Award from Confederation of University Faculty Associations of British Columbia (CUFA BC) for her groundbreaking work on processing organic waste into renewable energy and organic fertilizer.
“Dr. Eskicioglu’s work on adapting European technology to process B.C. waste has led [...]
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