ITE Greater Vancouver is pleased to have Dr. Amy Kim present a virtual seminar at 12:00 pm PT, February 25th, 2026. The virtual seminar will be free and online.

Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Time: 12pm – 1pm PT

Location: Virtual

Presentation Title: Long-Distance Transportation Systems and Climate Change Impacts

Amy Kim is a Professor of Civil Engineering at UBC Vancouver, on Musqueam Traditional Territory. Her research interests mainly involve how multimodal transportation systems perform in connecting communities across large geographies, particularly under disruptions caused by natural hazards and other climate-related events. She aims to support infrastructure and operational decision-making for adaptation, emergency planning, and community resilience, and train values-driven engineering practitioners and researchers.

Amy was at the University of Alberta prior to joining UBC in 2021. Between her MS and PhD studies at the University of California, Berkeley, Amy worked in the transportation consulting practice in California and BC, working on major projects such as the Gateway Program and Evergreen Line. She also serves as Associate Head EDII and Co-Director of the Master of Engineering Leadership Urban Systems program.