News and Events
Dr. Lucy Lee, Dean of the Faculty of Science at UFV and Dr. Niels Bols, Professor Emeritus from the University of Waterloo recently returned from a visit to the National University of Trujillo in Peru. They were welcomed by University President Orlando Gonzales Nieves, Academic Vice President Ruben Vera Véliz, and Dean of the Faculty … Read more
On December 5, 2016 Professor Tim Cooper‘s Physics 111 Mechanics class welcomed a few of Professor Lin Long‘s students in the Engineering Physics Diploma/Mechatronics program. The students displayed their course projects from ENPH 310 Analog Electronics and ENPH 320 Digital Electronics. Jap Gill demonstrating his Robotic Arm which has been programed to pick up specific … Read more
The Faculty of Science and the Indigenous Affairs Office at UFV welcomed Dr. Joslynn Lee from the DNA Learning Center at the Cold Springs Harbor Lab in New York November 30, 2016. She attended the Winter Solstice Lunch hosted by the ISC staff and elders with Dr. Lucy Lee, Dean of the Faculty of Science … Read more
Claudio Arato, an experienced P.Eng with a passion for ethics in engineering will be visiting UFV again! Last year his event drew over 50+ students and covered many interesting topics. This year’s event will delve deeper into ethical quandaries that may present themselves to engineers. “Ethics are of utmost importance to engineers and scientists. Using … Read more
The Physics Student Association has invited Jason Ong APEG-BC Manager of Member-In-Training Programs to speak about the process of registering as an EIT. He will be giving advice to students who hope to become engineers. This is an exciting opportunity to network with APEG-BC members and learn how to become an engineer. When: Thursday, November … Read more
Wear a sweater, win a prize! For the week of November 14-18, you have the chance of winning daily prizes by posting selfies of you wearing a sweater and participating in our annual Sweater Week. As we dive into the cooler months, we increase the use of heating in our buildings. This can be a … Read more
The Faculty of Science and Indigenous Affairs at UFV are pleased to welcome Data Science Educator, Dr. Joslynn Lee from the DNA Learning Center at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on Wednesday, November 30th, 2016. Joslynn will be attending the Winter Solstice Lunch hosted by the Indigenous Student Centre staff and elders at CEP-A1454 from … Read more
Math Mania kicked off their year at Abbotsford’s Sandy Hill Elementary School on October 5, 2016. Math faculty Ian Affleck, Ben Vanderlei, Stan Manu, Cindy Loten and Karin Loots in addition to 25+ UFV student volunteers provided a fun filled evening to a packed gymnasium. Each table provided different games and puzzles to intrigue parents … Read more
Last night the Physics Student Association welcomed biophysicist, Dr. David Sivak from Simon Fraser University. His talk focused on molecular machines using mitochondrial ATP synthase as a model and manipulating them to study their function. He also shared the interesting research that is being done in his lab [The Sivak Group] … such as attaching … Read more
Please join the Physics Student Association in welcoming Biophysicist, Dr. David Sivak from Simon Fraser University. Dr. Sivak will be speaking about his research on molecular-level thermodynamic interactions. UFV Physics, Chemistry and Biology students will find his research quite fascinating! When: Monday, October 31, 2016 4:30 – 5:30 pm Where: B121 Abbotsford Campus FREE FOOD! … Read more