Applied Science Stars
—people making a difference
Congratulations to this year's graduates from the Faculty of Applied Science! We hope that you will use your UBC education and experience to make the best possible difference in our world.
This special congregation feature highlights and celebrates the accomplishments of a few of our outstanding students who are graduating/have graduated during the 2010-2011 academic year.
Chris Collier, B.A.Sc. '11, Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering
"I try to be intentional about the outcome of my decisions and act in a way that leaves the communities I am a part of better off than when I found them." [Read more...]
Aaron Coret, B.A.Sc. '11, Integrated Engineering
"It's really about trying to bring about a change in the sport that I love…As long as I adhere to my core values, I know that at the very least, I can make a difference in one person's life, which is all I can hope for." [Read more...]
Philip Edgcumbe, B.A.Sc.'11, Engineering Physics
"The defining memory of my university years is one of academic discovery and excellence in the classroom and in the engineering project courses." [Read more...]
Florin Gheorghe, B.A.Sc. '11, Mechanical Engineering
"If you can find a solution to help one person, and then help two people, then four, and then ten, then why not a thousand and then a million?" [Read more...]
Jennifer Hinton, Ph.D. '11, Mining Engineering
"For the first time, we’ve been able to holistically quantify gender issues in Artisanal and Small-scale mining while giving meaning to the findings." [Read more...]
Alim Jiwa, B.A.Sc. '11. Mechanical Engineering
"True success as a leader is in the ability to understand your team members and make decisions that motivate and bring out the best in the group." [Read more...]
Gaelen Krause, B.A.Sc. '11, Integrated Engineering
"I'm coming out of university with a big leg up on some other graduates who don't necessarily understand where they will fit into the world after school." [Read more...]
Katy McLachlan and Elizabeth Leonardis, Master of Nursing—Nurse Practitioner (MN-NP)
"What this program has been really great about is not only teaching us what we know to be good NPs, but also what we need to know to incorporate ourselves into the bigger health care community." [Read more...]
Ian Moult, B.A.Sc. '11, Engineering Physics
"I had an amazing time at UBC. I had the opportunity to work on some fascinating experiments with excellent people and got to go to Europe to work at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) just after it started up." [Read more...]
Radu Postole, B.A.Sc. '11, Integrated Engineering
"What motivates me the most is doing something that has a positive impact in the short- or long- term, and creating solutions for society’s pressing needs." [Read more...]
Hooman Rezaei, Ph.D. '11, Chemical and Biological Engineering
"It is very joyful to undertake research in an environment that always keeps reminding you of the ultimate goal of your education, which is to make the world a better place to live." [Read more...]
Lars Rose, Ph.D. '11, Materials Engineering
"Engineering allows for studies of real life applications. The research output can often be used for intellectual property applications, resulting in commercial products that have the potential to benefit everyone in our society." [Read more...]
Nick Sertic, B.A.Sc. '11, Engineering Physics
"I strongly believe that public education and advocacy is paramount to the engineering profession, and it is something I am keen to continue to do." [Read more...]
Mansi Tandon, B.A.Sc. '11 Electrical and Computer Engineering
"My degree in engineering has trained me to multi-task, work in dynamic teams under tight schedules and think critically. I aspire to educate young people and develop useful products for developing nations—not gadgets, useful products." [Read more...]
Lin Watt, B.A.Sc. '11, Chemical and Biological Engineering
"Engineering has definitely helped improve my problem solving skills, and more than anything, has taught me how to learn quickly and effectively while juggling a million and one involvements." [Read more...]
Rising Stars featured in UBC Reports
Jeff Giffin, M.Eng. '11, Clean Energy
"Projects like this are what engineers live for, to work on something that actually makes the world a better place. I learned so much on this project, but knowing the university values it enough to make it real is a special feeling." [Read more...]
Jingjing Sun, M.LArch. '11
"Any worry they feel isn't for themselves, but for how sad their mom and dad are feeling. That's why I want to serve them in creating this garden." [Read more...]
