ENPH Admission Interviews held in April 2015 – Sign Up Today!
Interview times are now available for students planning to enter into Engineering Physics in Fall 2015. Interviews are currently scheduled on April 29 and 30th, with an alternate time on April 13th. To sign up for an interview time, and for more information, please follow this link: Admission Interview Sign-Up – UBC Engineering […]
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 […]
Engineering Physics students place first at BMO Business Plan Competition
Congratulations to Brad Bycraft and Nathan Chan for their first place finish at the BMO Apex Business Plan Competition! The competition was held from January 23-25th at the Wu Conference Centre on the University of New Brunswick campus.
Build-Bots! Engphys Robot Competition – Thurs Aug 2nd, 2012
The 12th Annual UBC Engineering Physics Robot Competition pits 15 student teams’ robots that must grab and place wooden blocks into stacks of up to five high without any human control. For details on the competition and attending the event, head to the Physics 253 Competition Website At UBC Engineering Physics’ in-house prototyping facility, the […]
UBC students build electric racing robots to promote alternative energy vehicle development
Event: Students in summer Engineering Physics course go head-to-head with their autonomous robots Date: Thursday, August 5th, 2010 10 a.m. -12 p.m. (9:30 a.m. set up) Location: Hennings Bldg., Rm. 200 6224 Agricultural Road, Vancouver For a map, visit: www.maps.ubc.ca?652 Visuals: Student-designed automated robots will race as fast as possible on tape tracks, avoiding and […]
UBC Engineering student only Canadian to win Live EDGE Scholarship
Vancouver, Canada—October 13, 2009—Shaun Lee, third-year Engineering Physics (Electrical Option) student was awarded the Live EDGE Scholarship valued at $2,500 by element14. Lee was the sole Canadian recipient among twelve award winners. From the Element14 website, Lee says, “With my electrical degree, I hope to contribute to the development of a new generation of energy […]
UBC scientists find new way to extract diluted and contaminated DNA
Vancouver, Canada—August 11, 2009—University of British Columbia researchers have developed a new way to extract DNA and RNA from small or heavily contaminated samples that could help forensic investigators and molecular biologists get to “the truth.” “By exploiting the physical traits of DNA – electric charge, length and flexibility – we’ve been able to extract […]