APSC Profile: Mechanical Engineering Design + Innovation Day Award-winners
Design + Innovation Day is UBC Engineering’s annual showcase for student engineering design projects. Carried out in small groups over the previous academic year, the projects enable students to...
View ArticleNew paper solves soft solids puncture problem
When Assistant Professor Mattia Bacca is trying to figure out a mechanical engineering problem, he looks to see how the natural world has already solved it. Bioinspired engineering is an approach that...
View ArticleHow to beat the heat — indoors and out
Mechanical Engineering associate faculty member Dr. Adam Rysanek shares some tips on how to beat the heat. | Staying cool and safe in the heat may be challenging over the next few days. Here, two UBC...
View ArticleTop Finish for UBC AeroDesign at the 2021 SAE Aero Design Knowledge Competition
Render of Wailord (left), Mantine and Remoraids (right) Amid a challenging design year affected by pandemic restrictions, globally displaced members, and another virtual academic session, UBC...
View ArticleCompetition Announcement: Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships – Deadline:...
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) program is designed to attract and retain world-class doctoral students by supporting students who demonstrate both...
View ArticleMedia Mention: Dr. Walter Mérida on standards for renewable cities
VANCOUVER SUN: As much of the world switches over to electric transportation, the “What about this?” and “What about that?” questions are popping up from those people who are saying, “Not possible.” On...
View ArticleCall for Applications: Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowships – Deadline:...
Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowships The UBC Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are provided annually from the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Fund for Advanced Studies and are available for...
View ArticleMedia Mention: Dr. Naomi Zimmerman on the poor air quality of wildfire season...
CBC: As more than 200 wildfires continue to burn in British Columbia, experts are advising residents to start preparing for wildfire smoke and poor air quality. Air quality warnings are already in...
View ArticleDoctoral Student wins Prestigious Vanier Scholarship
Mechanical Engineering PhD student Rivkah Gardner-Frolick has won one of Canada’s top scholarships, the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship. This scholarship awards selected students across the country...
View ArticleUBC Thunderbots take top spot at international robot soccer competition
The UBC Thunderbots have placed first in their division at the RoboCup, an annual robot soccer competition for university students around the world. It is the UBC design team’s second RoboCup victory...
View ArticleReturn to Campus FAQ
When will the Administrative and Student Services Offices reopen? Please note that the Department offices soft reopen on August 23, 2021, however electronic correspondence is still preferred to help...
View ArticleCall for Nomination: John Tiedje Fellowships in Clean Energy and Greenhouse...
Call for Nomination: John Tiedje Fellowships in Clean Energy and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Two graduate fellowships of $20,000 each have been made available through an endowment established by Dorothy...
View ArticleCall for Applications: Google PhD Fellowship – Deadline: Aug 27, 2021
Google PhD Fellowship The Google PhD Fellowship Program was created to recognize outstanding PhD graduate students doing exceptional work in computer science and related research areas. The fellowship...
View ArticleCapstone design wins 2021 ASHRAE competition
A UBC Mechanical Engineering Capstone design team has won first place in the HVAC Design Calculations category of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)...
View ArticleCall for Applications: ASHRAE Student Travel Grant – Deadline: September 30,...
ASHRAE Student Travel Grant The ASHRAE Student Activities Committee is offering up to five $1,000 USD travel grants to help subsidize students to travel to the Winter Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada in...
View ArticleCall for Applications: ASHRAE Society Undergraduate Scholarships – Deadline:...
ASHRAE Society Undergraduate Scholarships Through its scholarships, ASHRAE seeks to motivate students and prospective students worldwide to pursue an engineering or technology career in the HVAC&R...
View ArticleHigh-speed bearingless motors research receives Canada Foundation for...
Dr. Minkyun Noh has received funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund for his project Control and Instrumentation Infrastructure for High-speed Bearingless Motors...
View ArticleCall for Applications: CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC CGS Michael Smith Foreign Study...
CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC CGS Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements – Fall 2021 Competition The Canada Graduate Scholarships – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement (CGS-MSFSS) Program supports...
View ArticleResearchers awarded BC Knowledge Development funding
Two projects lead by faculty from the Department of Mechanical Engineering have been awarded funding from the BC Knowledge Development Fund. The main investment in research infrastructure offered by...
View ArticleCall for Applications: IODE War Memorial Scholarships – Deadline: Oct 1 & Nov...
IODE War Memorial Scholarships The IODE War Memorial Scholarships support PhD scholars whose research makes important contributions to Canada and the world. Up to three scholarships of $15,000 for...
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