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Program Growth and Changes

Program Growth and Changes

The program has undergone three CEAB accreditation reviews in the last decade and, as a result, we have strengthened the program with more design-related courses including a capstone projects course. We have also taken student feedback into account and created new engineering courses at UNBC (Use of Engineering Tools I and II), which give our […]

Innovation and Design Day

Join us for the UBC Faculty of Applied Science’s Design and Innovation Day on Friday, April 7, 2017. This exciting interdisciplinary event will showcase capstone projects, design and research initiatives and activities undertaken by senior students from Engineering, Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Community and Regional Planning and Nursing. The day will culminate in a reception […]

The Environmental Remediation Group creating an in-situ groundwater treatment system.

The Oil and Gas Capital of Canada

By Graham Fonseca My co-op internship was one of the best experiences of my Environmental Engineering degree. As the economic recession continued for a second year straight and crept its way into 2016, never would I have imagined working in the Oil and Gas Capital of Canada – Calgary, Alberta. In the summer of 2016, […]

My Semester Studying in Denmark

My Semester Studying in Denmark

  By Elsa Langill From the colorful world famous houses in Nyhavn to the sprinkling of many castles throughout, Copenhagen is a beautiful city and has become one of my favorite places. Doing a semester abroad in Denmark has been a life changing eye opening experience. The different style of schooling with only 2 classes […]

UNBC Junior Design Team Wins Second Place at WEC 2017

UNBC Junior Design Team Wins Second Place at WEC 2017

UNBC Environmental Engineering students recently competed in the Western Engineering Competition (WEC) in Banff, Alberta last month.  Congratulations to the junior design team which placed second and will compete at the nationals in March.  The consulting engineering team placed third.  More information on WEC can be found on their webpage.   Pictured below (back row, from […]