2010
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UBC Manufacturing Automation Lab partnering with Asco Aerospace Canada
A $7.7 million loan to Asco Aerospace Canada for the research and development of technology for the Defence Department’s new stealth fighter jets has been obtained.The multi-million dollar repayable investment will go toward Asco’s $19.2 million project that involves manufacturing technologies to produce aircraft bulkheads and specialized metal components to be used in the F-35 [...]
Dec 3 – BME Seminar, Speakers: Jake McIvor & Mahkameh Lakzadeh
BME Seminar Friday December 3, 8-9am Blusson Pavilion Lecture Theatre 1st Speaker: Jake McIvor Supervisor: Antony Hodgson Title: Advanced Tools for Computer-Assisted Orthopedic Surgery:Towards Braced Surgical Instrumentation – Minimizing Penetration During Cortical Bone Drilling Abstract: The successful outcome of many orthopedic procedures relies on the accurate and timely machining of bone. Improper positioning can negatively [...]
Engineering Open House
The Engineering Open House is coming up on Saturday, November 27th. Look for talks, lab tours, research displays, and much more.
iMech – the Grad Student Blog
iMech is a blog featuring the writings of UBC Mech graduate students. http://blogs.ubc.ca/imech
UBC Mech’s Peter Cripton featured on Global News
On the November 12th broadcast of Global BC’s News Hour, UBC Mech’s Peter Cripton was featured in a segment on spinal cord research. Dr. Cripton was featured for his work with ICORD (International Collaboration On Repair Discoveries), where he works to examine the biomechanics of human injury. The full video of the segment can be [...]
Mech Student Shares his Go Global Experience
Daniel Schwirtz, a UBC Mech student, shares his experience with Go Global.
Nov 19 – MECH 598/698 Seminar, Presenter: Claire Jones
MECH 598/698 Seminar Friday November 19th, 2010 8-9am, Blusson Spinal Cord Centre Presenter: Claire Jones Supervisor: Peter Cripton Title: Cerebrospinal fluid pressure distribution and spinal cord morphological changes after acute spinal cord injury and subsequent surgical decompression in a large animal model: implications for the clinical and surgical management of traumatic SCI. Abstract: My thesis [...]
Celebration of Achievements 2010
The Department of Mechanical Engineering recently held the annual Celebration of Achievements ceremony. See photos from the event here. The event was held at the First Nations House of Learning, and was an opportunity to recognize the achievements of exceptional students within the Mech department. Congratulations to all those who received awards, and thanks to [...]
Dr. Van der Loos and Colleagues Author New Book
UBC Professors Meeko Oishi (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Ian Mitchell (Computer Science), Mike Van der Loos (Mechanical Engineering) have a new book out: Design and Use of Assistive Technology: Social, Technical, Ethical, and Economic Challenges.
Dr. Steven Rogak receives federal boost to develop natural gas fuel injection prototype
The University of British Columbia welcomed the announcement of federal support for research and development of natural gas engine technology. The federal research grant was announced today at UBC’s Vancouver campus by Andrew Saxton, Member of Parliament for North Vancouver, on behalf of the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry. UBC researcher Steven Rogak will [...]
Drs. Altintas and A. Hodgson recognized for excellence
Mechanical Engineering professors Yusuf Altintas and Anthony Hodgson were each singled out for excellence by the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C. (APEGBC) at its annual awards ceremony last week. Professor Yusuf Altintas has received APEGBC’s highest honour—the R.A. McLachlan Memorial Award—for his outstanding professional and community service. Award Citation: Dr. Yusuf Altintas [...]
Jen Pelletier of UBC Mech recognized for enhancing the UBC experience
Manager of Undergraduate Affairs and Special Projects Jennifer Pelletier in the Department of Mechanical Engineering has received a UBC President’s Staff Award of Excellence in recognition of her outstanding contributions in helping UBC achieve its vision and goals. Jennifer Pelletier receives her award from Prof. Stephen Toope, UBC President. “Jennifer exemplifies the ethic of service-leadership [...]
Professor Elizabeth Croft named NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering
University of British Columbia Mechanical Engineering Professor Elizabeth Croft has been named the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Chair for Women in Science and Engineering for the British Columbia and Yukon Region. The primary focus of the Chair is to increase the participation of women in science and engineering and to provide role [...]
Second Place at the ASHRAE 2010 Student Design Project Competition
Second place was awarded to MECH 457 students for their entry in the ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-conditioning Engineers) 2010 Student Design Project Competition in the HVAC System Design Category. There were 14 schools that made it to the national level in the HVAC System Design category. This year’s competition included the [...]
CARIS Lab in Popular Science
Two UBC robots are highlighted in this August’s issue of Popular Science. The human-interaction robots RISER and TAMER are profiled in PopSci’s feature article “Rise of the Helpful Machines” – both involving researchers from Mechanical Engineering’s Collaborative Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Systems Laboratory. Check out images #5 (TAMER – a collaboration between Computer Science and [...]
Fuelling the Future, by Dr. Bob Evans
This talk outlines how three primary energy sources: fossil fuels, renewable energy, and nuclear fission, are used to provide all of our energy needs, and how we can move to a much more sustainable energy system in the future.
The UBC ThunderBots depart for RoboCup 2010
Read more about a team autonomous robot soccer players and the team that built them.
Mechanical Engineers, Class of 1950 Reunion
60 years after their graduation from UBC’s Department of Mechanical Engineering former classmates came back to UBC.
Prospective Students Tour
Get you chance to tour the department. For prospective students and their families, a tour of labs and facilities will take place on June 30th.
Mech Department Stories
Read about people in the mechanical engineering department who are making a difference in their community.
Mechanical Engineering Graduates, 2010
On June 1st over 100 Mechanical Engineers walked across the stage at the Chan center and received their degrees.
Dr. Green recognized by the Canadian Academy of Engineering
Dr. Green is a distinguished scholar and educator who has carried out pioneering research on the fluid mechanics of papermechanics, on the spraying on non-Newtonian fluids, and on the aerodynamics of wing and propeller tip vortices. The research has spanned the spectrum from fundamental to applied. Dr. Green’s excellence in teaching has been recognized through [...]
Rising Stars of Research
A National Undergraduate Research Poster Competition held at UBC each summer. All undergraduate researchers are eligible to apply.
Mechanical Engineering Alumna Lauren Kulokas wins Inaugural Applied Science Outstanding Young Alumnus Award
Lauren Kulokas (B.A.Sc. UBC Mechanical Engineering, 2005) has been awarded the Applied Science Outstanding young Alumnus Award for her work as VP Operations with Energy Aware Technology. The Outstanding Young Alumnus is presented to a UBC Applied Science alumnus who since graduation has made significant positive contributions to society and whose professional achievements, community service [...]
Nine UBC Mechanical Engineering students win prestigious national scholarships.
Nine UBC Mechanical Engineering students win prestigious national scholarships. UBC Mechanical Engineering students won nine scholarships in the recent 2010/2011 National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada scholarship competition with a total value of nearly $360,000. Four of our current graduate students won NSERC Doctoral scholarships. Five students: three current MECH fourth year undergraduates [...]
Mechanical Engineering Student Hengameh Hoseini wins Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation 2010 Scholarship.
Mechanical Engineering Student Hengameh Hoseini wins Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation 2010 Scholarship. Third year student Hengameh Hoseini has been named one of the nation’s top-five undergraduate engineering students in this competition and will receive the $5000 British Columbia regional scholarship. Hoseini, a third-year mechanical engineering student, is committed to “making communities stronger and more [...]
Dr. Pete Ostafichuk from the Mechanical Engineering Department wins the Killam Teaching Prize
“Dr. Pete” Ostafichuk wins Killam Teaching Prize Dr. Pete (to the hundreds of MECH 2 students who have been through our program) Ostafichuk has been awarded a Killam Teaching Prize in recognition of his outstanding teaching. Dr. Ostafichuk has been the prime mover behind MECH 2 since its implementation. In the six years MECH 2 [...]
Dr. Altintas elected as the Fellow of University of Tokyo
Professor Yusuf Altintas from the Department of Mechanical Engineering has been elected as the Fellow of University of Tokyo for his academic contributions in metal cutting mechanics, machine tool vibrations and control. The graduate students and postdoctoral fellows of Professor Altintas will be able to spend research periods at School of Engineering, University of Tokyo
UBC Mechanical Engineers dominate Western Engineering Competition
Vancouver, Canada—February 2, 2010—The University of British Columbia received the 25th Anniversary Excellence Award and UBC Engineering student teams placed within the top-three of five categories at the 25th annual Western Engineering Competition (WEC). The annual event was held January 20-24th at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg and connects approximately 250 engineering students from [...]
Professor Elizabeth Croft elected Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering
UBC Mechanical Engineering Professor Elizabeth Croft has been elected Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) in recognition of her significant engineering achievements and contributions to the engineering profession. Elizabeth Croft is a dedicated engineer, scholar, teacher and mentor, who is passionately devoted to supporting, promoting and increasing the participation and retention of [...]
Professor Antony Hodgson appointed as the new Director of the Biomedical Engineering Program
Mechanical Engineering Professor appointed as next UBC Biomedical Engineering Program Director effective July 1, 2010. Professor Hodgson earned a joint MIT-Harvard Ph.D. in Medical Engineering (1994). Since his Ph.D. he has focused his research in three areas, all related to biomedical engineering: human motor control, minimally invasive surgery, and computer-assisted orthopedic surgery and has taught [...]
Ario Madani and Sean Delfel receive awards for their papers at the Paptac Annual General Meeting
This year at the Paptac Annual Meeting in Montreal, Mechanical Engineer PhD candidate Ario Madani won first place in both the Alkis Karnis award for best poster and the Henry Bolker award for Best paper presented in the graduate student conference. The title of his poster and presentation was: “Fractionation in yield stress fluids” by A. [...]
Jennifer Pelletier chosen to be the honorary president of the EUS
Jennifer Pelletier, Advising, Recruitment and Senior Program Assistant for Mechanical Engineering has been chosen to be the honorary president of the EUS for the 2009/2010 school year. This is the first time that a staff member has been selected to hold this position, and this honor recognizes Jennifer’s tireless efforts to support students in Mechanical [...]
ROBOstudio
ROBOstudio @ YVR during Olympics On display at the Vancouver International Airport from January 17 throughout the Olympics in the international departures area. ROBOstudio features two sets of studio projects designed by collaborative teams of architecture, mechatronics (mechanical engineering) and engineering physics students: the first projects (PS1 SKIN) are retrofits for buildings on UBC campus whose envelopes have [...]
UBC researchers to lead two NSERC Strategic Networks worth $10.3M
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have received $10.3 million in funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) to lead and coordinate two Strategic Networks in machining and biomaterials technology. NSERC today announced $56 million in grants for 11 Strategic Networks. The grants fund large-scale, muliti-disciplinary research projects that could significantly [...]
Department Scholars Named
UBC Mechanical Engineering designated their first group of Department Scholars at a Celebration of Achievements reception on Wednesday, January 13, 2010. The Department Scholar designation was created to recognize the outstanding calibre of graduate students in the Department, and their achievements in their studies and research. The 2009-2010 Department Scholars are: Jeffrey Abeyskera Amir Aliabadi [...]
Professor Altintas awarded the Honorary Doctorate Degree from University of Stuttgart
Professor Altintas was one the three recipients of honorary doctorate degree from University of Stuttgart in 2009 for his outstanding academic contributions in metal cutting, machine tool vibrations and machine tool control. In addition to having highest citation record in his field, Prof. Altintas’s complex scientific models are licensed by industry world wide in the [...]
