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Growing up in a refugee camp inspired Samuel Thiak to become an engineer
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From a refugee camp to a civil engineering student at UBCO, Samuel Thiak's story is a motivating and an inspiration to all his peers. His active involvement in various clubs and societies and countless coop work experience has allowed him to…
Student-athlete is a force on and off the court
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Student-athlete Hellen Lacava is a force on and off the court as she pursues her dual passions for volleyball and engineering.
From coding for the first time to finding her community: International student Jasia Azreen shares her experience at UBC Engineering
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After learning about each of UBC’s 14 engineering specializations in first year, Jasia Azreen discovered electrical engineering was the path for her. “The engineering community is a definite highlight of the program.”
Micromanipulator for Mandibular Reconstruction Surgery
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Our project Mandibular reconstruction surgery involves removing cancerous portions of the jawbone, which leaves the patient with a gap in their jaw. To allow patients to regain jaw functionality for eating, speaking and aesthetic purposes, the…
Hardware and Software Biofeedback for Physiotherapy
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Our project PhysViz is an exercise-based telerehabilitation system. The package includes a Bluetooth-enabled load sensor and mobile application for providing biofeedback to patients. It also includes a clinician-facing web portal for monitoring…
IoT Sensor to Improve Learning and Focus in Classrooms
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Our project Studies have shown that environmental conditions such as CO2, temperature and humidity exceeding certain thresholds can have a negative impact on the effective learning of students in classrooms. Our project lets the teacher know when…
Polymer-Based Sensor for Cortisol Detection in Sweat
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Our project Cortisol is known as the stress hormone as it is elevated during periods of psychological stress. Monitoring and controlling cortisol levels has implications for managing stress-related diseases and has shown to be advantageous for…
Automated GSIS Assay
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Our project We focused on the automation of a highly time-consuming assay procedure for the quality assurance pipeline of 3D printed pancreatic tissue. We aimed to provide a consistent and customizable proof of concept that could be used in a…
Unmanned Water Testing Vehicle
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Our project Our delivered product was a prototype that is capable of autonomously navigating to multiple locations on a body of water and taking a variety of water quality readings at different depths. This technology improves safety by removing the…
The Automation of a Thermal Compound Press
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Our project As part of an initiative to improve the allocation of labour, Corvus Energy required a subsystem designed to automate the compression of thermal compound on energy cells in producing energy storage systems (ESS). Initially, the…