Article: "Cool UBC new business venture takes first in Enterprize 2012: MobiChill wins $6000 prize"
Kaizen Biomedical, founded UBC Engineering students, Annelies Tjebbes (ECE), Neal O’Grady (MECH) and Mayank Kalra (MECH), and Sauder School of Business Students Derek Li, Jennifer Vlasiu and Stephanie Wilson, with their product MobiChill. Their product placed first in the Enterprize Canada National Business Plan Competition, and the team was awarded a $6,000 prize along with […]
Ubyssey Article: "Re-inventing the open wheel with Formula UBC"
“Re-inventing the open wheel with Formula UBC”, published in the Ubyssey, takes a closer look at Formula UBC. Composed of 25 UBC students from first-year to graduate, the club is mainly made up of mechanical engineering students. This article explores the challenges, ambitions, and dynamics of Formula UBC. Read the full article here!
MECH 410E & P: Global Engineering Leadership & Optional Practicum in Mexico 2012
MECH 410E: Global Engineering Leadership MECH 410P: Global Engineering Leadership Practicum (Optional) Global Engineering Leadership is designed to introduce senior engineering students to concepts, theory and practice of engineering leadership in a local and international service learning context. The course will develop engineering leadership characteristics, understanding and respect for individual and cultural differences in team […]
Mechanical Engineering Student, Jayson Bursill, awarded the Frank M. Coda Scholarship
The Department of Mechanical Engineering would like to congratulate 3rd year Mechanical Engineering student, and President of the UBC ASHRAE Student Branch, Jayson Bursill, on being awarded the Frank M. Coda Scholarship. The Frank M. Coda Scholarship is a one-year, $5,000 undergraduate engineering scholarship. The scholarship was established in memory of ASHRAE’s former Executive Vice […]