UBC engineering students Michael Peters and Jeremy Witmer have been recognized as Bright Minds of BC by the BC Technology Industry Association (BCTIA). Each will receive $5,000 from the BC Technology Scholarship program designed to support hard-working and accomplished young people in their pursuit of technology-related education.
Peters, a patent-holding inventor and winner of several national and international awards for his innovative work in rehabilitative wheelchair technologies, will study bio-medical engineering at UBC. He plans to attend medical school and pursue a career in medical technology and patient care.
Recently finishing his second-year in engineering physics, Witmer’s co-op experience includes rebuilding a plasma injector and assisting in designing a new electron spectrometer. The winner of the Governor General’s Academic Medal, he plans to pursue graduate studies and attain a PhD in nuclear physics, quantum computing or superconductivity.
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