Some suitcases have compartments. Others have a hard, metallic exterior to better protect its contents. But UBC has been the home to a suitcase that’s in an entirely different league. Encased in a sleek metal shell, the shockproof Quantenkoffer is a cross between a computer, a pegboard, and the most… Read more: Geering Up & Quantenkoffer: the Case of Nobel Technology at UBC

Phoebe Cheung, a UBC mechanical engineering graduate and former Geering Up team member, has been awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship for this year. One of eleven recipients across all of Canada—and the only recipient in British Columbia—Phoebe will pursue a fully funded DPhil in engineering science, with a focus on… Read more: Mechanical Engineering Grad & Geering Up Instructor Named 2024 Rhodes Scholar

From B.C. to D.C. (Washington, that is!), Geering Up is making strides in the world of barrier-free STEM education. On the evening of November 17, 2023, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)’s Vice President of Educational Activities, Dr. Rabab Ward, presented Geering Up with the IEEE Educational Activities… Read more: Geering Up Earns IEEE’s EAB Vice President’s Award

Thicker than Water: Jerry Leung’s STEM Journey in Blood and Nanomedicine Photos courtesy of Jerry Leung Long before he started his education at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Jerry Leung carried a fascination with how the world worked. For each invention, solution, and object that he came across, he… Read more: Thicker than Water: Jerry Leung’s STEM Journey in Blood and Nanomedicine

Going Against the Flow: Aruna Revolution’s Mission to Transform Periods and the World Photos courtesy of Rashmi Prakash, Lanna Last, and Aruna Revolution When it comes to the menstrual product industry, we’ve largely agreed to go with the flow; over the past few decades, brands and product researchers have come… Read more: Going Against the Flow: Aruna Revolution’s Mission to Transform Periods and the World

Shifting Perspectives: Max Arsenault’s Path to Innovation and Accessibility Photos courtesy of Max Arsenault Max Arsenault sees the world from a different perspective. As a full-time manual wheelchair user, this cellular bioengineering student is a steadfast advocate for improving the health research sphere and transforming how we plan for equity,… Read more: Shifting Perspectives: Max Arsenault’s Path to Innovation and Accessibility

From Curious Chaos to Representation in Robotics: Coralie Tcheune As a young child, Cansbridge Fellow and Biomedical Engineering student Coralie Tcheune looked up to 3 scientists: her mother (a Computer Science major), her father (who held a Master’s in Applied Mathematics), and Doc Brown (inventor extraordinaire from Back to the… Read more: From Curious Chaos to Representation in Robotics: Coralie Tcheune

Breaking barriers. Instilling passion in STEM. Investing in youth. From Geering Up’s beginnings in 1995 as Mechanical Engineering student Christine Yeung’s capstone project, those are the values that have driven every single decision we’ve made and how we’ve grown as an organization. That is why we’re pleased to announce that… Read more: UBC Geering Up wins Actua Award for Excellence