UBC Engineering Design Teams Thrive in Competitions
The Mechanical Engineering Department supports several UBC Engineering Design Teams, and encourages students to participate to apply their academic knowledge to real-world situations and expand their horizons. Teams competed in competitions on the regional and international levels, and all came back with at least one award. Congratulations to all our teams! UBC SailBot: Picture © UBC SailBots […]
Fourth Year Mech Student Wins Dillon Consulting Ltd. Scholarship
Andrea Palmer, one of our fourth-year Mechanical Engineering students, won the Dillon Consulting Ltd. Undergraduate Women in Engineering Scholarship for the 2014/15 school year. Congratulations, Andrea! “Palmer has been team captain as well as the technical lead of the autonomous soccer-playing robot team, the UBC Thunderbots. This past year, she served as President of the Engineering […]
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 Student Creates Self-Folding Paper That Takes on Creative Shapes Before Your Eyes
Mechanical engineering master’s student Ata Sina is developing self-folding paper that when heated up magically transforms into multi-dimensional figures. The technology can be used for everything from origami-like decorations to sustainable packaging and insulation. Read more about his remarkable research here: http://news.ubc.ca/2014/05/08/shape-shifting-paper/ Photo Credit: Don Erhardt
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 […]
UBC Supermileage Makes the News
UBC Supermileage, the engineering team that creates super-efficient vehicles, was showcased by Matt Desouza of Metro news. Please click here to see the article. To learn more about UBC Supermileage, please click here to visit their Facebook page.
Power Point Options Presentation Available
Curious about the different options available in the Mechanical Engineering department? A Power Point presentation has been created to briefly go over the three Mechanical Engineering options (Biomedical, Thermofluids, and Mechatronics), what differences there are between the options and the general program, and how to apply to your chosen option. Please click here to download […]
USRA Job Postings Now Open
Several job postings have been released that require a NSERC USRA! If you are interested in looking at the jobs or how to apply for a NSERC USRA, please direct yourself to the Mechanical Engineering NSERC USRA information page.
Mechanical Engineering Professor Yusuf Altintas honoured by the President of Turkey
UBC Mechanical Engineering professor Yusuf Altintas has received the Engineering Science Special Award from the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) – Turkey’s highest science and engineering award – given annually to the scientist with the highest scientific recognition in engineering science who is Turkish but living outside Turkey. Altintas was honoured at […]