Engineering Physics team wins Google Games
“Houston, We Have Lift Off!” L to R Alexander Dale, Scott Lawson, Bardia Beigi, Ricky Hu, Ranesh Saha Engineering Physics team SemperFizz wins Google Games University of British Columbia 2015 on May 2. This years theme was “Out of this World.” Events involved trivia, a building challenge, puzzles, word association and coding competitions. Bardia: “We really […]
The medical “tricorder”
Prof. Andre Marziali thinks the genome revolution will change the way doctors can diagnose the bugs that ail us.
Lucas Cahill Co-op Student of the Year
Congratulations to Lucas Cahill, named Student of the Year by Science Co-op! “Throughout my time in the Science Co-op program, I have been fortunate enough to work both internationally, at Laser Zentrum in Germany, as well as nationally at the Brain Research Centre, UBC and at BC Cancer Research Centre. Co-op has allowed me to explore […]
Annual Project Fair was held on March 5
The UBC Engineering Physics Project Fair was held Thursday, March 5th, 2015, 5pm-9pm at the Irving Barber Centre, Victoria Theatre. In addition to the senior project posters, our two guest speakers talked about the technology and business opportunities in satellites and high-quality imaging from space. MDA’s RADARSAT Constellation project involves end-to-end design, fabrication, launch and operation […]
Afshin Haidari is awarded a Tim Mott EA Scholarship
5th year Engineering Physics student, Afshin Haidari, has been honoured with one of the five Electronic Arts scholarships available to interns and co-op students worldwide. Afshin was chosen for his strong potential for success in the interactive entertainment industry. “I have been in Engineering Physics from 2010, and have been searching for my niche. Since […]
Annual Engineering Physics Project Fair was held at the Barber Centre on March 6, 2014
The Engineering Physics Project Fair provides a forum for the interchange of ideas and for the reinforcement of technological networks between students and faculty at UBC, local industry, and government support agencies. The Project Fair brings together participants to review current developments as presented by our invited speakers, as well as being a showcase for […]
Congratulations Jeremy Witmer and Simon Ferguson, Premier Undergraduate Scholarship recipients
Congratulations to Jeremy Witmer, who received the Harry Logan Memorial Scholarship and Harold B. and Nellie Boyes Memorial Scholarship; and Simon Ferguson, who received the HSBC Emerging Leader Scholarship! The Premier Undergraduate and Wesbrook Scholarships are the University’s most prestigious designations, given to senior students with outstanding academic performance, participation in sports (for some awards), […]
Congratulations to Jon Nakane and Bernhard Zender, recipients of the UBC President’s Staff Award
Engineering Physics Project Lab director Jon Nakane and Project Lab student support manager Bernhard Zender have been chosen to receive the prestigious President’s Staff Award 2013 for their contributions toward enhancing the UBC experience. Well done and well deserved, Jon and Bernhard! Read more on the Department of Physics and Astronomy web site here.