School of Engineering gets $1.1M for transport research in South Asia

Funded by the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship and UBC, the School of Engineering (SoE) at UBC’s Okanagan campus, is leading a $1.1-million project, Innovative Solutions for Developing and Managing Climate Resilient Transport Infrastructure in South Asia Region: A Lifecycle Thinking Approach. Professor Rehan Sadiq, acting director of SoE, is the principal investigator.

The joint Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee-UBC scholarship will enable 24 student scholars, 16 interns and 20 international exchange students to work with Sadiq and SoE researchers in investigating sustainable transport infrastructure in South Asia. More information here.