Adjunct Professor Alex Sy honoured by the Engineering Institute of Canada
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin Adjunct Professor Alex Sy has been inducted as Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) for his exceptional contributions to engineering in Canada. Dr. Sy has been an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering since 1995, and is Vice President, Technical at Klohn Crippen Berger. The Department […]
Student teams represent Civil, break popsicle stick bridge record at APEGBC NEGM event
Tuesday, March 10, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin Civil student team members, L – R: Christina Noël, Anthony McGill, Daniel Vandervelden, Diane Currie, Josh Veillard, Amir Afrasiabi, Yezi Zhang, Matthew Cheung, and Simon Pelta at the APEGBC Richmond/Delta Branch Engineering and Geoscience Fair at Lansdowne Centre At a recent APEGBC Engineering and Geoscience Fair, held […]
UBC CSCE learns from Kiewit about the demolition of the old Port Mann Bridge
Monday, March 9, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin The UBC CSCE Student Chapter invited UBC alumni George Toews and Don Jacobsen from Kiewit to present an overview of the demolition of the old Port Mann Bridge, which was once the longest arch bridge in Canada. George is a 2014 IGEN graduate who completed 16 months of co-op […]
Civil professors help UBC SailBot detect obstacles in their upcoming cross-Atlantic voyage
UBC SailBot, the innovative robotic sailing team made up of computer science and engineering students, is getting ready for a potentially groundbreaking voyage. This summer, their 5.5 metre long sailboat will launch off the coast of Newfoundland in an attempt to become the first fully autonomous, unmanned vessel to cross the Atlantic. If all goes […]
UBC Concrete Toboggan Team celebrates a strong showing at GNCTR 2015
The UBC Concrete Toboggan Team recently returned from a strong showing at “the world’s most epic engineering competition,” Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race 2015, hosted by UBC-Okanagan. Four days of networking with over 400 of their counterparts from other universities, faculty, and industry representatives; showcasing their innovative design at Tech-Ex (the annual GNCTR technical exhibition); […]
Professor Sietan Chieng Retires
Dr. Sietan Chieng retired from the Department of Civil Engineering in 2014, after 33 years at UBC. Dr. Chieng grew up in Sarawak, one of the states of Malaysia, located on North Borneo Island. His journey as an engineer began in 1968 when he was selected and sponsored by the Overseas Chinese Higher Learning Society to […]
Concrete Canoe Team on Global News!
Pictured L – R: Sophia Piche, Sadaf Farzanehfar, Christina Noël, Tyler Mann, Anthony McGill, Logan Schrum Concrete Canoe was featured on Global News, with comments from Dr. Staub-French on UBC Engineering’s record-breaking enrollment of women in 2014. Watch the segment online!
Three Minute Thesis: Civil Heat Results
Pictured L – R: Md Nesar Khadem, Behzad Shoolestani, Dong Cui, Amir Shoolestani On February 13th, four graduate students competed in this year’s Civil heat of the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. Staff, faculty and students made up the audience of nearly 50, and enjoyed a sushi lunch while they took in these engaging and informative three […]
Civil Professor Emeritus Dr. Peter M. Byrne awarded the R.F. Legget Medal
Prof. Byrne, pictured with former UBC Civil Engineering graduate students. Top row, L – R: C. Dharmasetia 2000; S Vazinkhoo 1996; D Wallis 1979; E Naesgaard 2011; N Singh 1999; M Seid-Karbasi 2009; J McIntyre 1996. Bottom row, L – R: F Esford 2002; L Yan 1990; M Beaty 2001; Professor Byrne; U Atukorala 1989; […]
Retiring Professor Sigi Stiemer featured in Ingenuity
After 33 years with the Department of Civil Engineering, Professor Siegfried “Sigi” Stiemer, P.Eng., has retired.
Professor Tony Yang receives CISC 2014 H.A. Krentz Research Award
Civil Assistant Professor Tony Yang received a 2014 University Research Grant from the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC), for his research project entitled Development of High Performance Modular Steel Structures. Click for details from CISC.
Fourth year Civil students think outside the box with integrated engineering design for Granville Island
Fourth year Civil Engineering students recently competed in the annual end-of-term design competition. Twenty-two teams of students with expertise in various sub-disciplines of civil engineering presented their design solutions, which were judged by distinguished members of the industrial community and faculty representatives. This year’s term project focused on the retrofitting and re-purposing of the Granville […]
Professor Carlos Ventura’s Innovate 2014 Presentation Video Now Online
Last fall, Civil professor Carlos Ventura delivered a dynamic presentation on earthquake engineering at Innovate 2014, the APSC’s first annual showcase of some of the most advanced research coming out of the Faculty. All the presentations are now available online – click to view!
Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race 2015: the countdown is on!
The UBC Concrete Toboggan Team is making the final preparations for the Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race, which takes place January 21 – 25, 2015 at UBC-O. This year, a full team of 30 students will be travelling to Kelowna for the competition. The team consists of 11 GNCTR veterans and 19 first-timers, representing mainly […]