The mechanics behind the miracle of life: Maternal soft tissue growth and...
WEBINAR: The mechanics behind the miracle of life: Maternal soft tissue growth and remodelling Speaker: Dr. Kyoko Yoshida, Senior Scientist, University of Virginia When: Friday, 5 March, 2021 | 10:00...
View ArticleCall for Applications Rare + Ages Foundation Fellowship and Bursaries –...
Rare Charitable Reserve and Ages Foundation Fellowship and Bursaries The rare Charitable Research Reserve is an urban land trust and environmental institute in Waterloo Region/Wellington, with its...
View ArticleMECH Virtual First-Year Networking Event – March 17, 2021
Are you a first-year Engineering student interested in learning about Mechanical Engineering? Join us for a special online networking event where you’ll get to meet our students, alumni, and faculty...
View ArticleGrad Students Compete in 2021 Three Minute Thesis Heat
On February 25, five graduate students from the Department of Mechanical Engineering faced off on Zoom to see who could best explain their thesis research in three minutes or less. The Department’s...
View ArticleUnderstanding and Tailoring Liquid-Gas Interfacial Transport for...
WEBINAR: Understanding and Tailoring Liquid-Gas Interfacial Transport for Next-Generation Energy and Water Technologies Speaker: Dr. Zhengmao Lu, Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of...
View ArticleMechanics of multiphase lattice materials – March 10, 2021 – Dr. Harika...
WEBINAR: Mechanics of multiphase lattice materials Speaker: Dr. Harika Tankasala, Lecturer – Coventry University, UK When: Wednesday, 10 March, 2021 | 10:00 AM Where:...
View ArticleTowards point-of-care measurement of antiviral drugs for improving human...
WEBINAR: Towards point-of-care measurement of antiviral drugs for improving human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment and prevention Speaker: Dr. Ayokunle Olanrewaju, Acting Assistant Professor,...
View ArticleMECH researchers receive $2M funding towards innovative air quality project
The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has awarded $2 million to the Rapid Air Improvement Network (RAIN) project lead by Dr. Steven Rogak and Dr. Naomi Zimmerman. They are working with several...
View ArticleUBC experts team up to tackle air pollution with network of sensors
UBC NEWS: Air pollution is an urgent problem linked to as many as nine million deaths per year worldwide and 14,000 annually in Canada, primarily from related heart and lung diseases. A group of UBC...
View ArticleSwimming Inspired by Biology – March 16, 2021 – Dr. Daniel Floryan
WEBINAR: Swimming Inspired by Biology Speaker: Dr. Daniel Floryan, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Wisconsin-Madison When: Tuesday, 16 March, 2021 | 10:00 AM Where:...
View ArticleSoft Robot Locomotion: Not as Hard as You Might Think – March 17, 2021 – Dr....
WEBINAR: Soft Robot Locomotion: Not as Hard as You Might Think Speaker: Dr. Andrew Sabelhaus, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Carnegie Mellon University When: Wednesday, 17 March, 2021 | 10:00 AM...
View ArticleEmbodied intelligence in robotics. The future is soft. – March 19, 2021 – Dr....
WEBINAR: Embodied intelligence in robotics. The future is soft. Speaker: Dr. Michael Wehner, Assistant Professor – University of California, Santa Cruz When: Friday, 19 March, 2021 | 10:00 AM Where:...
View ArticleA Cyber-Physical Systems Perspective on Real-time Optimization and Feedback...
WEBINAR: A Cyber-Physical Systems Perspective on Real-time Optimization and Feedback Games Speaker: Dr. Dominic Liao-McPherson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, ETH Zurich When: Monday, 22 March, 2021 |...
View ArticleComplex Motion Estimation and Planning in Robotics – March 29, 2021 – Dr....
WEBINAR: Complex Motion Estimation and Planning in Robotics Speaker: Dr. Jonathan Gammell, Lecturer, University of Oxford When: Monday, 29 March, 2021 | 10:00 AM Where:...
View ArticlePublic Scholarship Initiative Information Session – April 9, 2021
Public Scholarship Initiative Information Session UBC’s Public Scholars Initiative will start accepting applications for its seventh year on April 5th! A groundbreaking, award-winning scholarship...
View ArticleCall for Applications: CAGS / ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards –...
CAGS / ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards The CAGS-ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award recognizes Canadian doctoral dissertations that make unusually significant and original...
View ArticleInterventional Imaging in Medical Robotics – March 25, 2021 – Dr. Adrien...
WEBINAR: Interventional Imaging in Medical Robotics Speaker: Dr. Adrien Desjardins, Professor, University College London When: Thursday, 25 March, 2021 | 10:00 AM Where:...
View ArticleStatement on Anti-Asian Racism & Resources
In light of the recent shootings in Atlanta and the rise of anti-Asian racism in the past year, we would like to join President Santa Ono and the Faculty of Applied Science in acknowledging and...
View ArticleEngineering Biohybrid MicroRobotic Swarms – April 6, 2021 – Dr. Bahareh Behkam
WEBINAR: Engineering Biohybrid MicroRobotic Swarms Speaker: Dr. Bahareh Behkam, Associate Professor, Virginia Tech When: Tuesday, 6 April, 2021 | 10:00 AM Where:...
View ArticleGame-Changing Technologies for Next-Generation Aerial Robots: From...
WEBINAR: Game-Changing Technologies for Next-Generation Aerial Robots: From Foundational Analysis to Experimental Practice Speaker: Dr. Jonathan Rogers, Associate Professor, Georgia Tech When:...
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