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Dr. Elfring and Dr. Frigaard win 2019 Killam Research Awards
Two Mechanical Engineering faculty members have been awarded prestigious UBC awards for research. Dr. Gwynn Elfring has won a Killam Research Fellowship (Junior Category) and Dr. Ian Frigaard has been awarded a Killam Research Prize (Senior Category). Dr. Elfring was awarded a Killam Research Fellowship in order to enable a study-leave pursuing his ongoing research […]
UBC News: New device identifies high-quality blood donors
Blood banks have long known about high-quality donors – individuals whose red blood cells stay viable for longer in storage and in the recipient’s body. Now a new device developed at UBC is showing promise as a method to identify these “super donors”, potentially helping more than 4.5 million patients who need blood transfusions every […]
Fluids Seminar – February 24, 2019 – Professor Tim Colonius
Professor Tim Colonius from the California Institute of Technology will be presenting a talk on the “Challenges and opportunities in the simulation of bubbly, cavitating flows.” Join us on February 24, 2020 in CEME 2202 from 4-5 PM. Abstract: Models and numerical methods for simulating bubbly, cavitating flows have benefitted from recent advances in sharp […]
Dr. Peter Cripton elected to International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury
Mechanical Engineering professor Dr. Peter Cripton has been elected to the IRCOBI Council, the governing body of the International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury. Comprised of researchers from all over the world, the IRCOBI fosters research on impact biomechanics and injury mechanisms, hosting two major conferences a year, and improving the global body of […]
New Frontiers in Research: Subconcussive Impacts
Here we explore current research by Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Lyndia Wu, “Investigating Brain Trauma Accumulation from Subconcussive Head Impacts and Differences between Male and Female Ice Hockey Players” Two projects by UBC Mechanical Engineering faculty members were among the first to receive funding through the Government of Canada’s New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFLF), […]

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February 11, 2020
Dr. Elfring and Dr. Frigaard win 2019 Killam Research Awards
February 10, 2020
UBC News: New device identifies high-quality blood donors
January 14, 2020
Dr. Peter Cripton elected to International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury
December 5, 2019
New Frontiers in Research: Subconcussive Impacts
December 4, 2019
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February 21, 2020
3 Minute Thesis Heat – February 27, 2020
January 24, 2020
Mech 2 Design Competition: ROVER Mission – Jan 31, 2020
December 19, 2019
First Year Networking Event – February 6, 2020
April 12, 2019
Mech 2 Hovercraft Design Competition – April 16, 2019
January 17, 2019
Options Info Session: Biomedical – February 6, 2019

Building Sustainable Futures – March 18, 2020 – Holly Samuelson

Building Sustainable Futures – March 11, 2020 – Mikhail Chester

Fluids Seminar – February 24, 2020 – Professor Tim Colonius

Fluids Seminar – February 10, 2020 – Dr. Vaibhav Joshi

Building Sustainable Futures – February 5, 2020 – Susan Amrose

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Call for Nominations: Governor General’s Gold Medal – Deadline: February 10, 2020, 8 AM

Call for Nominations: CAGS / ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards – Deadline: February 10, 2020, 8 AM

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