Posts for the Topic Research

From space to research, engineering covers all grounds

Thursday, June 29, 2023 by Bhavana Balasubramanian | 4 min read
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Emily Steiner (she/her), a fourth-year Mechatronics Engineering student, walks us through her co-op experiences and dives into how her work terms shaped her career aspirations.

Engineering
Research

A humanitarian outlook on Health Science

Thursday, June 22, 2023 by Bhavana Balasubramanian | 3 min read
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Mariam Toluwalashe Omilabu is a fourth-year Health Studies student with a Pre-Clinal Specialization. She talks about her impactful co-op experiences and identifies some significant outcomes of her time in the healthcare industry so far. 

Research
UN SDGs
Health

Discovering the world of earth and space science

Thursday, June 15, 2023 by Bhavana Balasubramanian | 3 min read
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Anthony Girmenia (he/him), a third-year Physics and Astronomy student, shares his experience working in research positions and describes the remarkable projects he has worked on over the last few years.  

Science
Research
UN SDGs

Exploring research in physics

Thursday, May 25, 2023 by Maggie Berube | 4 min read
Backpacking in Mt Seymour Provincial Park, BC

My name is Maggie, and I am in my third year of Physics and Astronomy!

Science
Research

How co-op led me to product management

Thursday, May 18, 2023 by Bhavana Balasubramanian | 4 min read
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Ravicha Ravinthiran, a fourth-year Science and Business student, recaps her journey with co-op and finding full-time employment as a Product Manager. She also shares her advice on the process of finding a job.

Science
Research

Working on robots in Germany

Thursday, May 11, 2023 by Bhavana Balasubramanian | 2 min read
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Maya Rukavina-Nolsoe is a third-year student in Mechanical Engineering. She talks about her experience on an international co-op term in Germany and shares how she balances her interest in travel and her passion for robotics.

Engineering
International
Research

Dominating the field of civil engineering one co-op at a time

Thursday, May 4, 2023 by Bhavana Balasubramanian | 4 min read
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Sarra Alhassan, a fourth-year Civil Engineering student pursuing the Management Sciences option, reflects on her various co-op positions and discusses how each role shaped her passion for an entrepreneurial, philanthropic and impactful career in the future.

Engineering
Research

Navigating German culture on co-op

Thursday, April 20, 2023 by Kaitlin Trendel & Prakriti Chhabra | 5 min read
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Prakriti, a fourth-year biology student doing a specialization in molecular genetics, shares her co-op adventure going overseas.  

Science
International
Research

Working on the future of space technology

Thursday, March 9, 2023 by Bhavana Balasubramanian | 4 min read
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As a child, Isaac found his passion for astronomy by looking at the brightest stars in the night sky. Today, Isaac is a recipient of the Co-op Student of the Year Award for his work at the Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre (HAA) in the National Research Council Canada (NRC).

Co-op Student of the Year
Science
Research

Engineering mindset meets scientific problems

Thursday, March 9, 2023 by Bhavana Balasubramanian | 4 min read
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Jennifer Tsai (she/her), a third-year Biomedical Engineering student is the recipient of the Co-op Student of the Year Award for the Faculty of Engineering. Jennifer’s curiosity in science mixed with her engineering skills put her on track to great achievements in her co-op positions. She is being recognized for her incredible work at the Cembrowski Lab at the University of British Columbia (UBC).

Co-op Student of the Year
Engineering
Research

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