Mech MASc. Candidate, Alicia Figueira, placed 3rd at AUTO21 TestDRIVE Competition
It is exciting to announce that UBC Mechanical Engineering MASc candidate, Alicia Figueira, was awarded third place at the AUTO21 TestDRIVE competition on December 2, 2014 receiving a $2,500 prize for presentation of her current AUTO21 sponsored research work directed towards mitigating whiplash injuries in low-speed, rear-end collisions. Alicia is currently an AUTO21 registered HQP […]
Robot cars sniff out ‘bombs’ in Mech 2 Design Competition
UBC students will showcase their engineering design talents in a robotic vehicle competition on Wednesday, January 28. Driverless, remotely controlled vehicles not much larger than a cereal box will navigate the playfield in search of magnetic devices representing buried unexploded bombs and land mines. The competition will take place over five rounds on increasingly challenging […]
UBC Sailbots will attempt a trans-Atlantic crossing
The UBC Sailbot Team, hoping to launch their first autonomous, transatlantic robotic sailboat, was recently featured in a Vancouver Sun article. Equipped with the latest in marine technology, from satellite navigation to thermal imaging, the 5.5-metre-long sailboat will make the more than 2,500-kilometre trek completely autonomously. Read more about their journey here: http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/hopes+robotic+sailboat+first+cross+Atlantic/10745954/story.html Image Source: […]
Doctor Elizabeth Croft Named As One Of Canada's Most Powerful Women
Awards recognize female leaders in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors UBC Engineering Professor Elizabeth Croft has been named a Women’s Executive Network’s (WXN) 2014 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winner. The Top 100 Awards recognize Canada’s strong, fearless female leaders who have become agents of change in reshaping Canadian organizations at the […]
Mech Grad Student Spoke at TEDxRenfrewCollingwood
ATA SINA: Engineer, Artist, Entrepreneur Equipped with a Master of Science degree from Linnaeus University in Sweden and seven years of experience as a piping designer engineer in the oil and gas industry in Iran, Ata is currently a master’s student in Mechanical Engineering at the University of British Columbia, and spends most of his […]
Free Flu Shots from UBC
UBC offers free influenza vaccinations (flu shots) to staff, faculty and students in 2014 again. There are 17 clinics to be held at convenient locations/times across campus from Nov. 4-27, just before the beginning of the flu season. MECH & Civil have jointly hosted one of the “free” clinics at our location – on Friday, […]
Mechanical Engineering PhD Candidate wins Best Poster Award
Atefeh Einafshar, a Mechanical Engineering PhD candidate, won the Best Poster Award at UBC Chemical & Biological Engineering’s Research Day 2014 for her work on Multi-Satellite Failure Evasion through Colored Petri Net Reconfiguration Modeling. She was presented her award by Prof. Michael Hoffmann (Caltech), and Dr. Roger Gaudreault (Corporate Director Scientific Development of Cascades). Congratulations Atefeh!
Congratulations Graduates of 2014!
The Department of Mechanical Engineering recently held their annual Graduation Reception ceremony, and would like to once again congratulate the graduating class of 2014! The event was held in Kaiser 1180. It was an opportunity to recognize the achievements of exceptional students graduating from the Mech department. Congratulations to all recipients! Letson Prizes (The Letson […]
UBC research aims to reduce environmental impact of combustion engines.
UBC Mechanical Engineering assistant Professor Patrick Kirchen has received over $120,000 in funding from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) towards minimizing the environmental impacts of internal combustion engines through the optimization of the combustion process. Kirchen’s innovative approach will allow the research team – in collaboration with Canadian industry partners – to optimize combustion […]
Mech Celebrates Outstanding Students
The Department of Mechanical Engineering would like to congratulate the Department Scholar Award winners, Leadership Award winners, and the NX Certified students of this year. Each group of winners had their own celebration to recognize the achievements of exceptional students within the Mech department. Congratulations once again to all recipients! 2013 Department Scholars (This honourary designation […]