From Research to Practice: UBC Graduate Alumni Shaping Industry and Academia
Sheida Nikkhah graduated in 2023 with a MASc in Materials Engineering and currently serves as a Method Engineer at Highland Foundry Ltd in Coquitlam, BC. In this role, she leverages Solid Cast software to simulate and predict casting defects, such as shrinkage and hot tears, and utilizes SolidWorks to design efficient feeding systems. Beyond design, Sheida oversees quality assurance and performs […]
Guangnan Zhou, PhD ’21
Navigating the Semiconductor Frontier at Intel I’m currently working as a Yield Development Engineer at Intel, where I lead post-silicon characterization and debugging efforts to support product validation and yield improvement. I coordinate cross-functional teams for electrical and physical failure analysis, driving root-cause investigations and defect resolution. I also develop Python-based tools to automate statistical […]
