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.
UBC Engineering Physics thanks PMC-Sierra for their support
The Program wishes to thank donor, PMC-Sierra. Through their generous support, the Program is able to provide assistance to Engineering Physics students who present at conferences, participate in competitions, and volunteer their time and skills through organizations such as Engineers Without Borders.
Congratulations to Brad Bycraft and Nathan Chan for winning the 2013 Enterprise competition!
Agile Monitoring Equipment took first place at this year’s Enterprise competition, a part of Enterprise Canada’s Entrepreneurship Conference, held in Vancouver February 8th – 10th, with their technology to address small holes in oil pipelines. Their novel device uses micro sensors inside the pipeline to provide an early alert of leaks which have previously been […]
