Engineering Faculty

Department Chair

  • Mauricio Dziedzic
    PhD (University of Toronto), MASc (Universidade Federal do Parana), BASc (Universidade Federal do Parana), M.ASCE., P.Eng.
    • Chair, Engineering
    Phone:
    250-960-5114
    Office Number:
    10-2514

    Supervises in: MASc Engineering ; PhD NRES

    I have experience in water quality modeling, hydraulic engineering, fluid mechanics, greenhouse gas inventory, air quality modeling, circular economy, life cycle analysis, design of hydraulic laboratory equipment, dam break analysis, environmental indicators, and faculty development. Currently...

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Faculty

  • Faran Ali
    PhD (Saskatchewan), MSc (IHE, Delft), BSc (UET, Lahore), PEng
    • Assistant Professor
    Phone:
    250-960-6355
    Office Number:
    8-429

    Supervises in: MSc NRES ; MASc

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  • Dr. Richard Branscomb
    PhD (Carnegie Mellon University)
    • Senior Instructor
    Office Number:
    10-2512
    Dr. Branscomb is a teacher-scholar of rhetoric with expertise in technical communication and writing pedagogy across the disciplines. He has designed, taught, and coordinated a range of technical and professional communication courses, guided by a teaching philosophy of accessible, student-centered...

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  • Chinchu Cherian
    Postdoctoral Fellowship (University of British Columbia), PhD (Indian Institute of Technology Madras), PEng (EGBC)
    • Assistant Professor
    Phone:
    250-960-5285
    Office Number:
    10-2548

    Supervises in: PhD NRES ; MASc Engineering

    Dr. Chinchu Cherian has expertise in soil characterization, chemical soil stabilization, waste treatment and stabilization, smart and sustainable construction materials, and so on. Dr. Cherian is also proficient in advanced microscopic and spectroscopic analysis such as scanning and transmission...

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  • Mohab El-Hakim
    PhD, PEng
    • Associate Professor
    Phone:
    250-960-6647
    Office Number:
    10-4060

    Supervises in: PhD NRES ; MSc Civil and Structural Engineering

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  • Dr. June Garcia-Becerra
    PEng, PhD, MBiotech (University of Toronto), BEng (Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico)
    • Assistant Professor
    Phone:
    250-960-5403
    Office Number:
    10-2504
    I have a background in chemical engineering (BEng and PhD) and biotechnology (MBiotech), with an emphasis on ecological engineering. My current research lines include both engineering and inter/transdisciplinary projects. At UNBC, I lead the Water and Sanitation Holistic Technologies (WASH-T)...

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  • Maik Gehloft
    Dipl.-Ing. (FH), MASc
    • Senior Lab Instructor
    Phone:
    250-960-6703
    Maik Gehloff is a Senior Lab Instructor in the Master of Engineering in Integrated Wood Design program right here at UNBC. He is also the founder and owner of Gehloff Consulting Inc. Since he was a young boy trying to design and build the perfect tree house, Maik has always been a passionate...

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  • Dr. Steve Helle
    PhD (Chemical Engineering - University of British Columbia), BEng, MEng (Chemical Engineering - McGill University)
    • Associate Professor
    Phone:
    250-960-5206
    Office Number:
    10-2542

    Supervises in: MSc NRES ; MA NRES

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  • Dr. Oliver Iorhemen
    PhD (University of Calgary), MSc (University of Leeds), BEng (Ahmadu Bello University), P. Eng
    • Assistant Professor, Environmental Engineering
    Phone:
    250-960-5647
    Office Number:
    10-2526

    Supervises in: PhD NRES ; MSc NRES ; MASc

    Education Ph.D in Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering specialisation); University of Calgary, 2019 MSc(Eng) in Environmental Engineering and Project Management; University of Leeds, UK., 2011 B.Eng Water Resources and Environmental Engineering; Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria, 2008...

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  • Dr. Asif Iqbal
    PhD, PEng
    • Associate Professor
    Phone:
    250-960-6708
    Office Number:
    WIDC-364

    Supervises in: MSc ; PhD Civil and Structural Engineering

    Asif Iqbal is an Assistant Professor in the Integrated Wood Design program. He received his PhD in Civil Engineering from University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. His primary research focus is on protection of built environment against natural disasters such as earthquakes. His work...

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  • Mohammad Kamali
    PhD, MASc, BASc
    • Assistant Professor
    Phone:
    250-960-5940
    Office Number:
    10-2544

    Supervises in: MASc Civil and Structural Engineering ; MSc NRES ; PhD NRES

    Dr. Mohammad Kamali is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Northern British Columbia. Mohammad received his PhD in civil engineering (construction management) from the University of British Columbia, after earning a MASc from Tarbiat Modares University and a...

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  • Dr. Jianbing Li
    PhD, PEng
    • Professor
    Phone:
    250-960-6397
    Office Number:
    10-2510

    Supervises in: PhD NRES ; MSc NRES ; MASc

    Dr. Jianbing Li is a professor and professional engineer in the Environmental Engineering program. He received his PhD degree in environmental systems engineering from the University of Regina. He has research interests in environmental pollution control, petroleum waste management, contaminated...

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  • Natalie Linklater
    MITACS Canadian Science Policy Fellow (Post-Doc.), PhD Carleton University, MASc Carleton University, E.I.T
    • Senior Lab Instructor
    Phone:
    250-960-5421
    Office Number:
    10-2534
    Dr. Linklater has a PhD in wastewater disinfection specializing in alternative disinfection methods such as potassium ferrate, peracetic acid, hydrogen peroxide and ultraviolet light irradiation. For her dissertation, she examined the prevalence of viable but non-culturable (VBNC) following...

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  • Dr. Mohammad Raoufi
    PhD (University of Alberta), PEng
    • Assistant Professor
    Phone:
    250-960-6457
    Office Number:
    10-2542
    A researcher and an industry professional whose work focuses on construction engineering and management, especially in the area of productivity and performance, energy, artificial intelligence, automation and technology, digitalization, simulation modeling, decision support systems, and data...

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  • Dr. Deborah Roberts
    Ph. D. University of Alberta, Eng. L. EGBC
    • Dean, Faculty of Science and Engineering
    Phone:
    250-960-5205
    Cell:
    250-859-3858
    Office Number:
    10-2532

    Supervises in: MSc ; PhD

    My research combines my training as a classical microbiologist with 30 years experience in engineering research developing new methods for the application of microbial processes to treat contaminated water, soil and sediments. I train students in classical and modern microbiological techniques,...

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  • Dr. Jueyi Sui
    PEng, Dr.-Ing. (Technische Universitaet Kaiserslautern)
    • Professor
    Phone:
    250-960-6399
    Office Number:
    10-2524

    Supervises in: PhD NRES ; MSc NRES Environmental Science

    Jueyi has expertise in cold region hydraulics and hydrology (river ice hydraulics and snow hydrology) and fluvial hydraulics in the presence of river ice or vegetation in channels.

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  • Dr. Thomas Tannert
    PhD, PEng
    • Professor, Wood Engineering
    • Canada Research Chair, Tall Wood and Hybrid Structures Engineering
    Phone:
    250-960-6710
    Office Number:
    2-6710

    Supervises in: MASc Engineering

    Thomas Tannert joined the University of Northern British Columbia in 2016 as BC Leadership Chair in Tall Wood and Hybrid Structures Engineering. Thomas received his PhD from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, a Master’s degree in Wood Science and Technology from the University of Bio-...

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  • Dr. Ron Thring
    PhD, MSc, MASc, BSc
    • Professor (on sabbatical)
    Phone:
    250-960-5804
    Office Number:
    TAL 10-4062

    Supervises in: PhD NRES ; MSc NRES ; MSc NRES Forestry

    PhD (1990) Chemical Engineering, University of Sherbrooke MSc (1984) Chemical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan MASc (1980) Chemical Engineering, University of Bradford (UK) BSc (1978) Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry, University of Botswana and Swaziland

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  • Fei Tong
    PhD, PEng
    • Assistant Professor
    Phone:
    250-960-5657
    Office Number:
    10-2528

    Supervises in: PhD NRES ; MASc Engineering ; MEng Integrated Wood Design ; MSc NRES ; MNRES NRES

    Dr. Fei Tong joined the University of Northern British Columbia as an Assistant Professor in the Civil Engineering program of the School of Engineering. Fei obtained his PhD degree from the University of Toronto, and a master’s and bachelor’s degree in Structural Engineering from Tsinghua...

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  • Wenbo Zheng
    PhD (University of British Columbia), MEng, BEng (Tongji University, China), PEng (EGBC)
    • Assistant Professor
    Phone:
    250-960-5698
    Office Number:
    10-2536

    Supervises in: PhD NRES ; MSc NRES ; MASc Engineering

    Dr. Wenbo Zheng is an Assistant Professor in Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Northern British Columbia. Wenbo received his Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in Kelowna, and a master’s degree and a bachelor’s degree from Tongji University in China, all in geotechnical...

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  • Jianhui Zhou
    PhD, PEng
    • Associate Professor
    Phone:
    250-960-6717
    Office Number:
    WIDC-370

    Supervises in: PhD NRES ; MSc NRES ; MEng Engineering ; MASc Engineering ; MNRES NRES

    Dr. Jianhui Zhou is an Associate Professor in Wood Engineering and teaches in the School of Engineering at the University of Northern British Columbia since July 1, 2018. Before joining UNBC, he worked as a Research Assistant in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the...

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Adjunct Faculty

  • MASc University of British Columbia, PEng, FEC, FCSSE
    • Adjunct Professor
    Cell:
    250-961-5262
    Mrs. Emily Cheung is a consulting engineering with over 30 years experience in the fields of Civil and Environmental Engineering specializing in Construction Engineering and Hydrotechnical Engineering. Based in Prince George, her career has brought her to Mexico, South America, Europe and Africa...

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    • Adjunct Professor
    • Conseillère technique chez Centre d'expertise sur la construction commerciale en bois

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    • Adjunct Professor
    • Scientist in the Advanced Building Systems Department at FPInovations Member of Canada`s Timber Design & Research Community

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    • Adjunct Professor
    • Professor bei University of Applied Sciences Rosenheim Munich Area, Germany

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  • Dr. Cristiano Loss
    PhD, MSc, PEng
    • Adjunct Professor
    • Professor (Assistant) in Wood Buildings Design and Construction UBC

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  • Ph.D., P.Eng.
    • Adjunct Professor

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