NEWS AND UPDATES:
SEPTEMBER 4, 2023:
2023-2024 new member recruitment application
UBC Seismic 2023-2024 recruitment application is now open! All three subteams are recruiting for this year! Please apply here by 11:59 PM PST, September 17th, 2023!
AUGUST 28, 2022:
2022-2023 new member recruitment application
UBC Seismic 2022-2023 recruitment application is now open! All three subteams are recruiting for this year! Please apply here by 11:59 PM PST, September 11th, 2022! Please note that successful candidates will be contacted by email on September 13th for an interview.
JULY 9, 2022:
2022 eeri undergraduate seismic design competition results
The 2022 UBC Seismic Tower has unfortunately collapsed in this year’s competition. However, we are happy to announce that we placed 2nd place in Architecture Score and 3rd place in Communication Score! The team has also been awarded with the Charles Richter Award for the Spirit of the Competition!
Thank you to our incredible sponsors this year for supporting us and allowing us to compete and develop our potential!
We would also like to thank our faculty advisors this year for their guidance and assistance.
Great work to the UBC Seismic 2022 team for their hard work and contribution this year!
A special thanks to EERI - Student Leadership Council for hosting yet another successful competition!
september 1, 2021:
2021-2022 new member recruitment application
UBC Seismic 2021-2020 new member recruitment application is now opened! Please apply here by 11:59pm PST, September 20th, 2021.
June 18, 2021:
1st place ranking in 2021 eeri undergraduate seismic design competition
We are proud to announce that the UBC Seismic has won First Place at the 2021 EERI Seismic Design Competition and been awarded the Best Communication Award!
Thank you to our incredible sponsors for supporting us and allowing us to develop our potential!
We would also like to thank our advisory and structural professors for their guidance and advice.
Thank you to everyone on the team for their hard work despite the challenges and steep learning curve of the online competition format.
A special thanks to EERI - Student Leadership Council for hosting yet another successful competition!
MAY 8, 2021:
2021-2021: TEAM CAPTAINS & LEADS APPLICATION
UBC Seismic Design Team will be sending out 2021-2022 team captains and leads application forms to the current existing team members shortly. If you are interested in being a team captain or a team lead, please feel free to sign up!
OCTOBER 8, 2020:
2020 fall: FIRST GENERAL MEETING
UBC Seismic Design Team will be hosting the first general meeting for 2020 Fall semester this Saturday at 10:30 am PST. All new members must fill in the required information and complete the required safety and training course by the first meeting.
See you this Saturday at 10:30 am!
september 21, 2020:
2020 fall recruitment application deadline
UBC Seismic Design Team 2020 Fall Recruitment application is due today! Please ensure to submit the completed application form by 11:59pm PST. Please note that successful candidates will be contacted via email by September 25, 2020.
Thank you and we look forward to receiving your application!
september 8, 2020:
covid-19 alert
Due to the ongoing pandemic and transition to online lectures for Term 1 and Term 2, our team will be conducting all meetings and work online until a safe return to campus can be determined. We are expecting news regarding the 2021 competition soon and have non-competition based objectives in place if the competition is cancelled and/or we are unable to build a tower. Despite the challenges of working virtually, we have full confidence in our plans to have a meaningful year ahead.
may 30, 2020:
welcome new team members!
UBC Seismic would like to present a warm welcome to the new team members recruited for Design & Analysis, and Architecture & Modelling Sub-team! We are delighted to have many incredible talents joining us this summer for research and analysis work. See you all in the first summer design meeting!
april 7, 2020:
2020 summer recruitment application
UBC Seismic Design Team is now recruiting new members for 2020 Summer! Application deadline is on April 24th, 2020.
Thank you and we look forward to receiving your application!
march 9, 2020:
3rd place RANKING in 2020 eeri undergraduate seismic design competition
We are proud to announce that the UBC Seismic has won Third Place at the 2020 EERI Seismic Design Competition!
Thank you to our incredible sponsors for supporting us and allowing us to develop our potential!
We would also like to thank our advisory and structural professors for their guidance and advice.
Thank you to everyone on the team for their hard work.
A special thanks to EERI - Student Leadership Council for hosting yet another successful competition!
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