• Sean Heisler – Integrated Engineering
• Martin Jung – Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Jared Whitehead – Civil Engineering
• Alexander Winardi – Masters of Engineering, Mechanical
• Annelies Tjebbes – Electrical and Computer Engineering

To read more about their experiences, please follow the link provided.  Applied Science Stars

Faculty of the Year, Dr. Andre Phillion

& Employer of the Year, Stantec.                                                                             

Student of the Year

Matthew Sauer

Civil Engineering

Matthew Sauer, a Civil Engineering Co-op Student, successfully completed all five Co-op work terms: the first two with Artech Consulting Ltd. in Cranbrook, BC; and the third with Parks Canada in Banff, Alberta. He completed his final two work terms with the MMM Group in Kelowna, BC. His employers praised him as a reliable and valued member of the team who consistently met and exceeded performance expectations. Matthew was able to maintain a respectable cumulative grade point average throughout his academic career while working as an active member in his community. He belongs to the Member Advantage Program for Students through APEGBC, and has volunteered his time with the BC Special Olympics.

Faculty of the Year

Dr. Andre Phillion
Assistant Professor
School of Engineering

Dr. Andre Phillion has been an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of British Columbia Okanagan’s Campus since 2010. Dr. Phillion’s research interests are in the areas of advanced solidification processes: shape casting and continuous casting of metallic alloys, directional solidification, Bridgman solidification, fusion welding, numerical finite-element process modelling, microstructure/defect modelling, physical metallurgy, microscopy, and 3D imaging using X-ray tomography. Dr. Phillion is also active in advancing the field of materials science, especially metallurgy and solidification, through professional development. As a Young Leader with The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS) he participates on the Solidification Committee and is an advisor to the Journal of Metals (JOM) in selecting articles and developing publication themes on solidification issues. Dr. Phillion has hired two co-op students to date and provides them with practical and real-world related work experiences in engineering.

Employer of the Year

Stantec
Multi-Discipline

Stantec, founded in 1954, provides professional consulting services in planning, engineering, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, surveying, environmental sciences, project management, and project economics for infrastructure and facilities projects. Since 2005, Stantec Kelowna has been an active supporter of The University of British Columbia’s Okanagan Campus and the Engineering Co-op Program. They have hired co-op students from both the Vancouver and Okanagan Campuses; employing a total of seven Engineering Co-op placements to date. Stantec provides relevant, technical, engineering-related work experience along with competitive salaries to students of all levels.

Student of the Year

Madeleine Schaefer
Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineering – Madeleine’s strong sense of community responsibility has been demonstrated by her involvement with the Engineering Undergraduate Society as a first year council member and secretary and later VP of External Affairs. This semester she was also involved with the UBC IEEE Student Branch and did an excellent job as MC for their annual Think Engineering Industry dinner. Madeleine’s commitment to Co-op has been demonstrated on a number of occasions, most notably by her attendance at a UBC Engineering Recruitment event held in Toronto where she took the time to meet with prospective UBC Engineering students. She has completed work terms with BC Hydro, Stantec, and finally Hydro One in Ontario. All of her employers have agreed that Madeleine has great potential. We know that she will continue to exceed expectations as she continues on her career path after graduation.

Graduate Student of the Year

Alexander Winardi
Mechanical Engineering

Alex began his path in co-op in the fall of 2005. He completed his first two work terms in China for Voith Paper Rolls. He completed three more undergraduate Co-op work terms at Georgia Pacific in Surrey and Canfor Pulp and Paper in Prince George. Upon graduating with his Mechanical engineering degree in 2009, Alex decided to return to school one year later to continue his education and to pursue Co-op experiences as a Masters of Engineering Mechanical Engineering Co-op student. As our first graduate student to participate in The Canada-Japan Co-op Program, Alex secured an excellent eight-month experience with Panasonic Electric Works in Osaka, Japan. He received extremely high praise from his employer on the work that he performed. By the completion of his eight-month work term he was nearing Japanese fluency, and he impressed his employer so much that he was offered a full-time position with Panasonic Headquarters in Japan.

Faculty of the Year

Dr. John Howie
Professor, Civil Engineering

Dr. John Howie has been a member of the Civil Engineering department at UBC since 1997. During his time at UBC he has taught and mentored many students in geotechnical and foundation engineering design, soil mechanics and site characterization. His CIVL 411 foundation engineering lecture series is extremely popular and he is extremely well respected by the Civil student group and within the faculty. John has a plethora of industry contacts which have proven to be invaluable for the Civil Engineering Co-op students and our program. Dr. Howie has provided excellent guidance to many. He is currently the Assistant Head of Civil Engineering and a great supporter of cooperative education. We thank Dr. Howie for all the extra hours of work and dedication that he has shown our co-op students throughout the past years.

Employer of the Year

Klohn Crippen Berger
Multi-Discipline

Since 1995, Klohn Crippen Berger has provided 101 four-month co-op work terms to undergraduate engineering students in a variety of areas including civil, geotechnical, mining and environmental engineering. Students work at both the Vancouver and Brisbane offices. Klohn Crippen Berger provides students with engineering experiences where they not only improve upon their technical abilities but also learn about organizational behavior, professionalism and the company’s corporate culture. The company has an excellent reputation throughout the Civil Engineering student body and is recognized as an employer of student choice. Positive comments have been received by students on all aspects of the recruitment process that Klohn Crippen Berger exercises when hiring and mentoring co-op students.

Coop Connections Winter 2012 now available

The Engineering Co-op office will be closed for the holidays beginning December 24th, 2011 and will resume regular business hours on Tues, January 3rd, 2012

UBC Engineering Co-op is pleased to announce the winners of the 2011 Photo Contest. We would like to congratulate our contest winners and thank all those who continue to make our photo contest a success through their participation. We would also like to extend our thanks to our sponsors – Goldcorp Inc., Grande Cache Coal Corporation, Peter Kiewit Corporation, Metro Vancouver, MDA Corporation and Teck whose contributions allowed us to offer a 32″ LCD flat screen TV for the first prize winner Thomas Sanz, Mechanical Engineering;  a digital camera for the second prize winner Patrick Alquire, UBC-Okanagan Mechanical Engineering; and a $100 gift certificate for the third prize winner Terence Woo, Mechanical Engineering.

The Winning Images can be view here.