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From Kazakhstan to Vancouver: Pioneering Hydrogen Research, Mentorship and Sustainable Innovation While Balancing Motherhood and Global Leadership
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UBC Master of Engineering Leadership alum Aigerim Akiltayeva is now at the forefront of one of North America's first large-scale Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot Project at FortisBC.
Bridging the Gap Between Engineering and Social Science
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UBC Mechanical Engineering alum Jessica Wolf is now pursuing her PhD in engineering education research.
Combining Interests in Engineering and Global Health
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Pranav Shrestha graduated with a PhD from UBC Mechanical Engineering and hopes to continue developing technologies focused on global health, and to deploy these technologies in resource-constrained settings.
Improving Cybersecurity- A Crucial Line Of Defence
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Hanieh's journey in her PhD and her passion for research and cybersecurity
Making The World A Better Place Through Research And Sharing Knowledge
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Madisyn shares her journey in engineering and her experience as a graduate student.
Adding value to meaningful projects at GM and Apple
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Job title as of 2025: Camera Systems Engineering, AppleWhy did you want to study engineering?I was always interested in automotives and electronics. Pursuing engineering was an opportunity for me to look under the hood, learn more about technology…
Cloud Solutions Architect Molina Sharma reflects on her career journey
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UBC Engineering alumna Molina Sharma’s enthusiasm for engineering is limitless. Now working as a Cloud Solutions Architect at Microsoft, Molina’s career trajectory is testimony to her enthusiastic embrace of new opportunities and commitment to being…
Acid-base chemistry makes fuels from air possible
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I was raised in Kelowna, BC and received my BSc in Chemical Engineering Co-op at the University of Alberta. I joined the Berlinguette group at UBC in 2018 to pursue my PhD in Chemical & Biological Engineering. There, we worked as a team to…
Setting a new course: It's never too late to make a career change
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I was born and raised in Jonquière, Québec and decided to join the Canadian Armed Forces straight out of high school to serve as a Naval Combat Systems Engineer. I received a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from the Royal Military College of Canada…
UBC Engineering: A program so nice, I joined it twice
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I graduated from UBC’s Chemical and Biological Engineering undergraduate program in 2020. I loved my time in the department so much that I ended up staying for an additional two years to complete my Master's. My Master's research focused…