UBC Weather Advisory In Effect
CHECK UBC.CA FOR UPDATES – Due to current weather conditions, in-person classes starting before 1 PM on November 30th at UBC Vancouver’s Point Grey campus are cancelled. The status of afternoon...
View ArticleCongratulations to our November 2022 Graduates
On November 24, the Department of Mechanical Engineering celebrated our students graduating in UBC’s November convocation with a reception and awards ceremony. Before graduands crossed the stage and to...
View ArticleMedia Mention: Vancouver Sun talks to Dr. Walter Mérida on EV battery...
VANCOUVER SUN: Electric-vehicle drivers need to be as prepared as other drivers to endure winter traffic delays, such as the chaos Tuesday night that left some commuters stranded on snowy Lower...
View ArticleCall for Applications: Friedman Award for Scholars in Health – Deadline: Mar...
The Friedman Award for Scholars in Health is open to any UBC graduate student or medical resident studying in the area of health. ‘Health’ is interpreted very broadly, and includes health promotion and...
View ArticleMECH Staff win Dean’s Award for Excellence in Impact & Inclusive Leadership
Mechanical Engineering staff members Heather Gerrits and Erik Wilson have each been recognized for their contributions to the Faculty of Applied Science with a 2022 Staff Dean’s Award for Excellence....
View ArticleCall for Applications: WorksafeBC Research Training Awards – Deadline: Feb...
WorksafeBC Research Training Awards Research Training Awards are available to highly-qualified graduate students at the master’s and doctoral level. To qualify, applicants need to be engaged in a...
View ArticleCall for Applications: British Columbia Network Environment for Indigenous...
British Columbia Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research (BC NEIHR) To develop research skills and assist with student burdens related to financial, family, community and cultural...
View ArticleCall for Applications: ḴEL,ḴELOŦEN ȻE S,ISTEW̱ Award – Deadline: Jan 6, 2023
Do you identify as an Indigenous, First Nations, Inuit, or Métis persons from BC with a desire to pursue a career in the Architecture and Engineering industry? Are you enrolled or have you applied for...
View ArticleCBC highlights alumnus David Scott, who built Canada’s first privately-made...
CBC: B.C. man reunites with the Space Age hovercraft he built in the 1960s. David Scott made the hovercraft — now at a Vancouver museum — in his basement over two years in the mid-1960s. They occupied...
View ArticleUBC engineers want to save whales from drowning…in noise
Originally appeared in UBC News | For more information, contact Lou Corpuz-Bosshart Photo by Swanson Chan on Unsplash. Chronic ship noise can lead to stress, hearing loss and feeding problems for...
View ArticleSetting a new course: It’s never too late to make a career change
Originally appeared on APSC News. “Ships are complex systems of systems that require naval architects to use creativity, innovation, and leadership to deliver vessels built to operate in the future...
View ArticleUBC Weather Advisory In Effect
CHECK UBC.CA FOR UPDATES – Due to current weather conditions, in-person and on-campus exams scheduled for 8:30 AM, 12 PM, 3:30 PM and 7 PM on December 20th at UBC Vancouver’s Point Grey campus are...
View ArticleCall for Applications: CGS Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements (MSFSS) –...
CGS Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements (MSFSS) – 3rd intake for 2022-2023 The Canada Graduate Scholarships – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements (CGS-MSFSS) Program supports high-calibre...
View ArticleNew model highlights importance of virus size in SARS-CoV-2 replication
EurekAlert, Physics.org: As the world recovers from the economic and social impacts of COVID-19, researchers like Mattia Bacca continue to study SARS-CoV-2 and related viruses to be better prepared for...
View ArticleResearchers to tackle urban freight emissions with policy planning tool
Photo by Andy Li on Unsplash Researchers Dr. Amanda Giang and Dr. Patrick Kirchen are working to improve urban freight systems emissions through mitigation planning in a new five-year project. Looking...
View ArticleAlumni Event – Research PechaKucha
MECH Alumni Event: Research PechaKucha Join us on January 26, learn about our new latest research in a series of short presentations! Faculty members representing each of our nine new research areas...
View ArticleCall for Applications: Indigenous Graduate Fellowship – Deadline: Jan 31, 2023
The Indigenous Graduate Fellowship (previously Aboriginal Graduate Fellowship) competition has been launched. The University of British Columbia offers multi-year fellowships to Master’s and doctoral...
View ArticleCall for Applications: Engineers Canada Manulife scholarship – Deadline: Mar...
The Engineers Canada Manulife Scholarship The Engineers Canada Manulife Scholarship program offers three scholarships of $12,500 each annually to provide financial assistance to engineers returning to...
View ArticleApplications are open for CREATE-U 2023
Apply now to Combining Research Experience and Technical Electives for Undergraduates (CREATE-U), an immersive, cohort-based summer experience featuring paid research education opportunities in MECH...
View ArticleJan 26, 2023 – Alumni Event: Research Lightning Talks
Join us online January 26 and learn about our latest research in a series of short lightning presentations! Faculty members representing each of our research areas have five minutes each to tell you...
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