Danie Pascual
From Concept to Creation: MTRL Capstone Teams at Design and Innovation Day
On April 3, 2025, our Capstone student teams showcased their projects at the annual APSC Design and Innovation Day – an event showcasing the culmination of a year’s worth of dedication, where students apply their technical knowledge and design skills to transform ideas into real-world impact. We spoke with student teams about their projects, what […]
UBC Materials Engineering Alumni Mixer 2025
Last January 23, the Materials Engineering Department and the MTRL Undergraduate Society came together one again to host the 2025 Alumni Mixer at the UBC Engineering Student Center. This annual gathering provided a platform for alumni, faculty, and current students to build meaningful relationships, reconnect, and exchange wonderful experiences with one another. The evening was […]
Congratulations to the 2024 MTRL Graduate Awards Winners!
The Department of Materials Engineering is proud to recognize its graduate students on their outstanding academic and research achievements: “I am honored to have received the MTRL 4YF Award under the mentorship of Professor Matthias Militzer and Warren Poole. This recognition is incredibly meaningful to me, as it supports my pursuit of essential knowledge in […]
Undergraduate Students Awarded with CIM Book Prize
Congratulations to Chloe Stanford and Raymond Zhang for being awarded the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum (CIM) Book Prize! Chloe and Raymond, both UBC Materials Engineering undergraduate students, were recognized for their outstanding academic achievements at the recent CIM event. The evening featured networking opportunities, engaging speakers, a sit-down dinner, and games. It […]
Matthew Tunnicliffe, BASc ’09 & MASc ’11
From Snowboarding Competitions to Corrosion Research Currently a Corrosion Researcher at FPInnovations, Matthew Tunnicliffe graduated from UBC Materials Engineering in 2009. He earned a Master of Applied Science in Materials, Corrosion, and Electrochemistry at UBC MTRL in 2011. His undergraduate years were marked by camaraderie and friendships formed while studying materials and metallurgy, and he […]
Shannon Hoekstra, BASc ’14
Tackling Water Challenges in Mining Operations Currently a Senior Consultant for water management/ treatment at SRK Consulting, Shannon completed her BASc in Materials Engineering in 2014. Her favorite memory was the industrial field trips to Ontario and Washington with her peers and professors. She was highly involved in extracurriculars, serving as President of the MTRL […]
Ryan Grutze, BASc ’18
His Electrochemical Journey to Los Alamos Currently a Research Technologist with the electrochemistry and corrosion team at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Ryan Grutze graduated from UBC Materials Engineering in 2018. His fondest memory of undergrad is the strong community of students, staff, and professors in the department. Ryan was very involved with the MTRL Undergraduate […]
Roni Jones, BASc ’09
Navigating from MTRL to Intellectual Property Law Currently a lawyer specializing in intellectual property law, with a focus on patent and trademark law at Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP , Roni Jones graduated from UBC Materials Engineering in 2009. Roni’s fondest memories from his undergraduate years are the time spent with his close-knit group […]
Devy Dyson, BASc ’15 & MASc ’17
His Unique Metallurgy Path from Vancouver to Laos Currently a Senior Superintendent of Processing at Sepon LXML in Laos, Devy Dyson graduated from UBC Materials Engineering with a BASc (2015) and MASc (2017). His fondest undergraduate memories were field trips to industrial plants in Toronto and Seattle, the daily grind in Frank Forward, and Foosball […]