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is engineering physics worth it?

I just finished a degree that took SIX YEARS. High school isn’t even six years! And it wasn’t smooth sailing either, at times I had to take up to seven courses in a term. But I’m finally finished and upon reflection there’s just one question to answer: was it all worth it? To answer this,Continue reading “is engineering physics worth it?”

Fighting Cancer with Algorithms

For my second capstone project at UBC, I had the absolute pleasure of working with Dr. Hal Clark of BC Cancer Agency in order to develop methods for medical image registration to enhance cancer treatment plans. You can find his website here. The main problem that we wanted to address is obtaining useful scans forContinue reading “Fighting Cancer with Algorithms”

co-op 3 – avigilon: pcb design

For my third co-op I worked at Avigilon – a Motorola Solutions Company. Avigilon is a Vancouver-based security camera company that was bought out by Motorola Solutions in 2018 for a whopping $1.28 billion. I was starting my co-op in early 2020 which is significant for two reasons: So, I accepted the offer in earlyContinue reading “co-op 3 – avigilon: pcb design”

twitchy the robot

Every summer the newest Engineering Physics students partake in the much anticipated “Robot Summer”. This year’s theme: STAR WARS! Each team must build a robot that can infiltrate the Empire’s secret base with alarmed gates and flooded by stormtroopers. Along the way there are trapped ewoks that you must rescue and if you make itContinue reading “twitchy the robot”