November 2011
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Engineering Open House 2011
Thinking of changing the world? Start here – UBC Engineering Open House, Saturday, November 26th. The Mechanical Engineering Department will be taking part again this year in the Engineering Open House. Come check out our lab tours, design challenges, presentations, project displays or just meet with some of our students, faculty and staff one-on-one to [...]
$2.5M gift from UBC alumni to create student Engineering Design Centre
The Wayne and William White Engineering Design Centre officially opens today. The facility was made possible by a $2.5 million donation by UBC Mechanical Engineering alumnus William White (BASc ’67), and his twin brother, Wayne White (BASC ’67 Metallurgical Engineering). “We are very grateful to Wayne and William White for their generosity and vision,” says [...]
Dr. Peter Cripton quoted in article about why woodpeckers do not get concussions
An article in the Toronto Star explores the reasons why woodpeckers do not get concussions despite the rapid head movement while pecking wood. Dr. Cripton gives input on using woodpecker studies to try and create safer headgear. The full article can be found here
Dr. Srikantha Phani’s research with Centre for Blood Research colleagues published in UBC reports
An article about Dr. Srikantha Phani’s recent research with colleagues from the Centre for Blood Research was featured In UBC reports. Dr. Phani works with Associate Professor Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu to develop a series of experiments to test new surface coatings for medical implants. Read the full story here
