Young Energy Infrastructure Professionals Award
A $1,000 prize is offered annually by the Young Pipeliners Association of Canada (YPAC) now known as Young Energy Infrastructure Professionals (YEIP) to an outstanding third or fourth year undergraduate engineering student who successfully completed at least two of the following courses related to pipeline engineering: IGEN 450, IGEN 451, and IGEN 452. The successful candidate should be an active participant in current industry events. The prize is made on the recommendation of the Director of the Pipeline Integrity Institute in the Faculty of Applied Science.
Award Recipients:
- 2017-2018: Quinn Richardson
- 2018-2019: Ryan Stewart
- 2019-2020: Jezarah Ebel
- 2020-2021: Jasper Lee
- 2021-2022: Ibrahim Kawasme
- 2022-2023: Jonathan Fang
- 2023-2024: Royce Zhang
UBC Pipeline Integrity Institute Award in Pipeline Engineering
Awards totaling $11,500 have been made available annually through a gift from select partners of the Pipeline Integrity Institute (PII) for outstanding undergraduate and graduate students in the Faculty of Applied Science who complete at least one pipeline elective course in the Integrated Engineering Program. PII partners FortisBC, Trans Mountain, Enbridge and Michels Canada have established this award to support students in pipeline engineering, reflecting their commitment to nurturing talent and ensuring the industry’s future through a focus on safety and innovation. Awards are made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Applied Science, and in the case of a graduate student, in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. (First award available for the 2025/2026 winter session).
Award Recipients: Announcement Spring 2025
Canadian Energy Pipeline Association Award in Pipeline Engineering 2019-2024
Awards totaling $5,000 were offered annually by the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association for outstanding undergraduate and graduate students in the UBC Faculty of Applied Science who had excelled in a related UBC pipeline engineering course. Preference was given to candidates who are (1) First Nations, Inuit, or Metis students of Canada or (2) women. This academic award was made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Applied Science, and in the case of a graduate student, in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
Award Recipients:
- 2019-2020: Jezarah Ebel ($2,000), Rene Prakasa Rao ($1,500), and Kaiya Yamada ($1,500)
- 2020-2021: Caroline Zulkoski ($2,000), Yunxi Wang ($1,000), Brandon Jang ($1,000), and Jasper Lee ($1,000)
- 2021-2022: Tristan Flock ($3,000) and Simon Wang ($2,000)
- 2022-2023: Sijia Jin ($1,665), Ailish Chauhan ($1,665), Tejbir Bindra ($1,665)
- 2023-2024: William Chen ($1,000), Rae Mazzei ($1,000), Karan Santuka ($1,000), Jiarui Wang ($1,000), Hayley Banman ($1,000)