UBC Marine engineers win international ferry design competition, record "Triple-Crown" year
A team of UBC Engineering students has won the World Ferry Safety Association international student competition for their Safe Affordable Ferry design. Mechanical Engineering students Brenden Oke, Matthew Allan, Daniel Greig, Byron Roehrl and Hadrian D’Souza, and Integrated Engineering students Kristoffer Vik Hansen and Chandandeep Deol will receive a $5000 prize for their winning concept. […]
Pulp industry energy research gets $2.7M in funding
The University of British Columbia’s Pulp and Paper Centre (PPC) has received $2.7 million to reduce energy and greenhouse gas emissions of one of B.C.’s largest industries by 50 per cent before 2020. James Olson of UBC’s Pulp and Paper Centre, which received a $2.7 million grant. Photo: Don Erhardt The grant, funded by the […]
Robot unlocking the secrets to balance problems – The Vancouver Sun
Researchers at the University of British Columbia are looking for new ways to treat patients with balance disorders. Dr. Jean-Sébastien Blouin DC, PhD, Canadian Chiropractic Research Foundation Professor in Spine Biomechanics and Human Neurophysiology is leading the charge to try and develop further evidence that may later lead to better evaluation tools or even therapies […]
UBC AeroDesign Steps Towards New Frontiers
When they brought home a trophy from their first competition, did the original UBC AeroDesign members imagine that their project would be still alive today? 21 years after the team’s first showcase at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Aero Design Competition, the team takes a further step in a completely new direction. Starting in […]
MECH students win first place at sustainable design competition
Mechanical engineering students Jayson Bursill, Natasha Palmer, Angela Walton and Gavin Wong have won first place in their category at the 2013 ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers) Design Competition. The team was skillfully mentored by UBC professors Steve Rogak and Nima Atabaki, as well as their industrial advisor Geoff McDonell […]
UBC engineering student one of Canada’s Top 20 Under 20
UBC engineering student Armin Rezaiean-Asel has been recognized by Youth in Motion as one of Canada’s Top 20 Under 20, an award that celebrates and honours Canadians under the age of 20 who have demonstrated a significant level innovation, leadership and achievement. After graduating secondary school with an impressive 100% average, Rezaiean-Asel […]
MECH student wins award at Ohio State University
MECH student wins award at Ohio State University Mechanical engineering masters student Seth Gilchrist received the Dr. Margaret H. Hines Award for Best Poster Presentation at the 9th Annual Injury Biomechanics Symposium (IBS) which took place at Ohio State University this past May. His poster, titled “Characterizing the stiffness change of the proximal femur between […]
Siemens PLM Software – Certification updates around the globe
“There are a number of certification program updates from around the globe. Last September we announced a long-term memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China’s Ministry of Education (MOE). We will work with the MOE to support the National Computer-Aided Technology Certification Project. This partnership should enable more than 20,000 certifications annually through more […]
2013 Motion Metrics/ICICS Graduate Scholarship – Matthew Pan
Hello Everyone, We are delighted to announce that the ICICS Graduate Affairs Committee has chosen Mechanical Engineering doctoral student Matthew Pan as the 2013 recipient of the Motion Metrics/ICICS Graduate Scholarship. Supervised by Professor Elizabeth Croft, Matthew is currently investigating unique methods of performing human–robot co-operative manipulation of objects, in the Collaborative Advanced Robotics and […]