Congratulations to MECH’s Student Leaders
The Mechanical Engineering department recognized its outstanding student leaders at the annual Leadership Awards Lunch on March 29, 2018. Dr. Sheldon Green (Department Head) and Dr. Boris Stoeber (Associate Head, Teaching) presented the awards to the students. “The Department admires and appreciates the dedication you bring to serving your student team or group and indeed […]
Supermileage Featured on Global TV
The Supermileage student design team was featured on Global News on March 24, 2018. The segments includes demonstrations of the student team’s two vehicles – their prototype and urban class – and interviews with two team members. The Mechanical Engineering department is proud to support Supermileage, and several of the UBC’s other student design teams, […]
Sailbot and MECH Celebrate Ada’s Return and Future Endeavors
On Monday, March 5, the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Sailbot student design team held a private event for team members (current and alumni), industry supporters and mentors, and faculty members to celebrate the return of Ada, the autonomous sailboat. After missing for months at sea, Ada was found by a research vessel off the […]
New Book Published by MECH Professor Gary Schajer
Congratulations to MECH Professor Gary Schajer on his latest publication: Hole-Drilling Method For Measuring Residual Stresses. This book is intended as a practical guide for students and practicing engineers and researchers, and details the history and practice of the adaptable method of drilling holes to measure residual stresses. Electronic copies of the book can be […]
Steve Feng Named the New Head of UBC Mechanical Engineering
Steve Feng, PEng, has been named the new head of the UBC Department of Mechanical Engineering, effective May 1, 2018. Professor Feng joined the department as an associate professor in September 2007 and was promoted to full professor in July 2010. From 2009 to 2015, he was chair of the Mechatronics and Manufacturing Research Group, and between 2015 and 2017 […]
James Olson Appointed the New Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science
The Department of Mechanical Engineering wishes to congratulate James Olson on his appointment as the new Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science. Read the full announcement below: *** From Deborah Buszard, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the UBC Okanagan campus, and Andrew Szeri, Provost and Vice-President Academic at the UBC Vancouver campus: It is […]