The Mechanical Engineering Department hosts annually a couple of guided lab tours for high school students, first year students, or anyone interested in mechanical engineering, to show them what the MECH department is all about and to give them an idea of what kind of research mechanical engineers do. Depending on the labs, students will get to see a variety of demos, presentations, cutting-edge technology and cool gadgetry. For those interested, there will be an 30-minute advising session held after the tour where participants can ask questions about the mechanical engineering department, curriculum, programs, enrollment, etc. The tour is also a good chance to ask current students about their perspective as a student in MECH.
We are now accepting RSVPs! To RSVP for the tour, please send an email to studentassistant@mech.ubc.ca (see RSVP deadlines below).
Three tours are being offered:
- March 18, 2013 (RSVP deadline: March 14, 2013)
- March 20, 2013 (RSVP deadline: March 18, 2013)
- April 3, 2013 (RSVP deadline: April 1, 2013)
| Labs Visited | ||
| March 18, 2013 | Fibre Lab This lab conducts leading edge research and development for the pulp and paper industry. Research from this laboratory has enabled the development of high efficiency pulp screen rotors that in recent trials have shown to reduce energy consumption by 50%. |
CARIS Lab The Collaborative Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Systems Laboratory is an undertaking by researchers at the University of British Columbia interested in Human-Robot interaction and intelligent robotics. |
| March 20, 2013 | Aerolab (Wind Tunnel) The UBC Aerolab specializes in wind tunnel testing. The wind tunnel allows the effects of air flowing over a body to be studied. It is also the home of the UBC Supermileage team whose goal is to design and build an urban concept car with a high fuel efficiency and to increase awareness of sustainability. |
BioREL New methods to increase occupant safety through increased vehicle crashworthiness and proper user operation and the development of the UBC powered upper limb orthosis for people with loss of upper limb motor function. |
| April 3, 2013 | Robotics and Control Laboratory The Robotics and Control Laboratory carries out research in medical image analysis, image guided diagnosis and interventions, telerobotic and robotic control of mobile machines and manipulators. |
Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Laboratory Their current efforts are focused on energy systems, fuel cell technology, and hydrogen infrastructures. They also work on refueling systems for fuel cell vehicles in collaboration with the Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation. |
All tours begin at 10:00am and end around 12:00pm. Guests are to meet at the lobby of the Engineering Design Studio at 9:45am.
Map and directions to the Engineering Design Studio provided in the link below:
http://www.maps.ubc.ca/PROD/index_detail.php?locat1=301
More information about the labs will be provided as it becomes available.