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UBC Civil Engineering Leads $8.27M National Initiative to Tackle Housing Supply Through Sustainable Modular Construction
By uyen on March 31, 2025
UBC Civil Engineering researchers are shaping a more sustainable, climate-resilient future for Canada
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Dr. Bernard Laval Reappointed Department Head
By uyen on March 6, 2025
We are pleased to announce his appointment has been extended for a new term, beginning July 1, 2025.
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UBC Civil Engineering’s Insights on the 4.7-magnitude Earthquake that Shook Southern B.C
By uyen on February 24, 2025
The event has underscored the critical need for seismic preparedness in the region.
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UBC Civil Welcomes Dr. Bavisha Kalyan as Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering for Thriving and Equitable Communities
By uyen on December 2, 2024
Dr. Kalyan focuses on environmental engineering and community-driven research
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UBC Civil in the Media – UBC researcher brings clean water home to Kenyan school
By uyen on November 13, 2024
The Kisii project shows how powerful it can be to combine academic research with real-world applications to address pressing global challenges
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Earthquake Preparedness and Resilience: UBC Civil Engineering’s Latest Insights for BC ShakeOut Day
By uyen on October 17, 2024
featuring research on heritage preservation and Ultra-High Performance Concrete
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UBC Civil Engineers help monitor and preserve heritage sites
By uyen on October 10, 2024
UBC Civil has developed advanced methods of vibration-based SHM techniques over the years for assessing large structures.
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Dr. Tony Yang receives funding from Rogers, Mitacs, and NSERC
By uyen on September 27, 2024
This funding will fuel the development of construction technologies that could revolutionize the industry.
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Faculty Hiring
By uyen on September 19, 2024
UBC Civil Engineering invites applications for 2 tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor
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Dr. Ryan Ziels receives the ISME/IWA BioCluster Rising Star Award
By uyen on July 25, 2024
in recognition of interdisciplinary research at the interface of microbial ecology and water/wastewater treatment.
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Dr. Tamara Etmannski awarded Sustainability Fellowship
By uyen on July 22, 2024
UBC Sustainability Fellowships are awarded to full-time faculty members who are initiating the development of innovative sustainability courses and programs.
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Dr. Sheryl Staub-French appointed Head, pro tem
By uyen on July 8, 2024
She has held a number of additional administrative and leadership roles, and has received several awards
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Faculty Promotions: Dr. Kim, Dr. Swei, Dr. Jelovica and Dr. Molina-Hutt
By uyen on July 2, 2024
This well-deserved recognition highlights their exceptional contributions to research, teaching, and service.
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Dr. Omar Swei receives prestigious Killam Teaching Prize
By uyen on June 25, 2024
This award is nominated by students, colleagues, and alumni and recognizes exceptional contributions through teaching.
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UBC Civil Engineering welcomes a new Assistant Professor in Coastal Engineering
By uyen on June 13, 2024
His research and teaching interests are toward a more sustainable management of coastal hazard risk
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New book maps out the design, performance, and application of the material of the future: Ultra-High Performance Concrete
By uyen on April 17, 2024
Dr. Banthia discusses the unique properties and implications of UHPC, for sustainable infrastructure.
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Dr. Sara Beck: Transforming Access to Clean Water
By uyen on March 22, 2024
The pressing question that prompts this research is how do you achieve the same efficacy of water treatment at smaller scales with limited resources
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UBC Civil Faculty Among Funded Research Excellence Clusters
By uyen on March 6, 2024
Among the funded research clusters, two led by UBC Civil faculty are set to redefine disaster resilience and infrastructure development.
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UBC Civil in the media – UBC team probing tire chemical linked to salmon death wins $1.8M in funding
By uyen on December 19, 2023
It was one of 58 B.C. projects splitting $86 million in funding for salmon protection and habitat restoration.
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Preparing for the Big One: UBC Civil Engineering share lessons from Türkiye’s earthquakes
By uyen on October 24, 2023
The key things for success in any disaster response plan are: for everyone involved to know what their responsibilities are
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Provincial funding will advance UBC Disaster Resilience research
By uyen on October 23, 2023
Four of the twelve funded projects are under the skilled guidance of faculty from UBC Civil Engineering
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Dr. Tamara Etmannski named Co-Director of Environmental Engineering
By uyen on October 5, 2023
Dr. Tamara Etmannski, with her illustrious journey in academia, is set to embark on a new chapter.
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Dr. Sheryl Staub-French Receives NSERC Funding
By uyen on September 11, 2023
This grant is about laying the foundation for a future where STEM education is truly inclusive
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Professor Michael Isaacson retires after 47 years from UBC Civil Engineering
By uyen on July 18, 2023
Joining UBC in 1976, Professor Isaacson remained at the forefront of research, teaching, and professional engagements.
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Dr. Jongho Lee and Dr. Ryan Ziels promoted to associate professor with tenure
By uyen on July 5, 2023
This recognition is a testament to their dedication to teaching and exemplary service to the university.
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Professor Tony Yang Awarded CAE Fellowship
By uyen on June 5, 2023
Dr. Yang’s election to the CAE is a testament to his remarkable contributions and career in the field of engineering
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Civil Engineering Students Take on the Challenge of Designing a Nearly-Zero Carbon Building
By uyen on April 24, 2023
Third Space Commons is one of Canada’s first institutional spaces designed by students to be near-zero embodied carbon
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Dr. Amy Kim and Dr. Tarek Sayed receives 2022 UBC Faculty Research Awards
By uyen on March 31, 2023
Dr. Amy Kim and Dr. Tarek Sayed are among the 2022 recipients for UBC’s prestigious Killam Research Prize and Accelerator Fellowship.
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Mass timber construction key to meeting climate change targets
By miyuki konishi on March 16, 2023
Professor Yang and his team are setting new standards for disaster-resilient, mass timber buildings.
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UBC Civil In The Media – Turkey-Syria Earthquake
By Lee on February 13, 2023
Earthquake and structural engineering faculty from our Department appear on various media to offer their analysis and expertise.
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Professor Nemy Banthia receives UBC’s highest academic honour
By Lee on January 19, 2023
Dr. Nemy Banthia has been named a University Killam Professor, UBC’s highest academic honour.
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Pamela Wolf receives first APSC Inclusion and Belonging Award
By Lee on January 18, 2023
Ms. Wolf is recognized for her leadership and practice in fostering inclusion and belonging within engineering education at UBC.
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Reconciliation + Design Dialogue Series
By Lee on January 9, 2023
We invite you to this series of interdisciplinary conversations on reconciliation and design.
Civil Engineering PhD candidate receives Momentum Fellowship
By Lee on December 14, 2022
Caron received the inaugural award for his research on Indigenous worldviews in engineering.
UBC Civil In The Media – Are there toxic chemicals in B.C.’s water?
By Lee on August 11, 2022
Professor Rachel Scholes has applied to do research on how much of the toxic substances lurk in B.C.’s drinking water.
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Prof. Banthia receives $1.5 million to rehabilitate sewerage
By Lee on July 27, 2022
The project will develop carbon-neutral geopolymer materials to coat pipes and manholes.
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Mount Polley mine tailings in Quesnel Lake eight years after spill
By Lee on July 13, 2022
Although most metal-rich suspended sediment from the disaster has been flushed, some remains in circulation.
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UBC Civil led student team aims to build a net-zero student space on campus
By Lee on July 12, 2022
Student design team Third Quadrant Design is about to start construction of a new student space on campus that redefines sustainable design.
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Turning skyscrapers into trees
By Lee on June 23, 2022
Assistant Professor Jongho Lee takes a leaf from nature’s book with new technology that turns buildings into giant trees.
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Civil Engineering faculty and students win Best Paper awards
By Lee on June 21, 2022
Congratulations to Professor Tarek Sayed and PhD students Weijia Cai and Lei Huang.
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Beverley Ng: “Maximizing friendships and opportunities”
By Lee on June 14, 2022
Beverley received the APSC Rising Star Award for her passion and dedication for making meaningful contributions to society.
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Dr. Rachel Scholes featured as Emerging Investigator by RSC
By Lee on June 6, 2022
The series highlight research by newer voices with potential to influence future directions.
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UBC Concrete Canoe wins first place at ASCE PNW competition
By Lee on May 11, 2022
The team’s victorious finish this year was the result of perseverance and hard work.
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Professor Yang receives $1 million NSERC Alliance Missions grant
By Lee on April 27, 2022
Dr. Yang and his team of researchers received the grant to develop advanced structural and robotic technologies.
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Global structural materials expert awarded top UBC research prize
By Lee on March 30, 2022
Professor Nemy Banthia has been awarded the Jacob Biely Research Prize, UBC’s highest research accolade.
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UBC Civil PhD students gather for Three Minute Thesis competition
By Lee on March 16, 2022
Presenters had three minutes to showcase their research to a non-specialist audience.
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Professor Susan Nesbit retires after 22 years at UBC Civil
By Lee on February 22, 2022
Dr. Nesbit’s passion for education transformed the way sustainability education is conceptualized and delivered.
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UBC Civil In The Media – Artist paints Chinatown’s historic buildings
By Lee on February 15, 2022
Donna Seto was featured on CBC for her paintings of Vancouver Chinatown’s historic buildings.
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How UBC women in STEM are supporting each other to succeed
By Lee on February 11, 2022
In honour of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, UBC profiled a number of outstanding women scholars, including Dr. Sheryl Staub-French.
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UBC Civil In The Media – Sewage samples show drop in Omicron infections
By Lee on February 8, 2022
Assistant Professor Ryan Ziels talks about his research on detecting COVID in wastewater.
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