Congratulations to our APSC Rising Stars!
Congratulations to our Mechanical Engineering Applied Science Rising Stars! These incredible individuals have been involved in all facets of Mechanical Engineering, from student teams to research to student government. They are role models for the community, and we are confident that they will go on to do great things! Congratulations Ajaydeep, Andrea, Katelyn, Maitrayee, and […]
UBC Supermileage Places 2nd at Shell Eco-Marathon
Congratulations to UBC Supermileage who won silver in the Urban Vehicle category with a rating of 325 miles/US gallon. The Urban Concept class requires vehicles that can be used as future commuter cars. The vehicles must include items such as windshield wipers, trunk space, etc. The Prototype vehicle ended up with an unofficial rating of […]
Mechanical Engineering Student Wins GIC
Mechanical Engineering student Andrea Palmer has won the Global Impact Competition (GIC) with “Reveal,” a wearable device to track anxiety in real-time for children with autism. Co-founded with other UBC students Kristoffer Vik Hansen (Integrated Engineering), Paul Fijal (Mechanical Engineering), Diou Cao (Finance and Accounting), Maricel Saenz (Finance) and Logan Graham (Economics), Reveal picks up on […]
Congratulations to our Student Leaders!
UBC Mechanical Engineering held their annual Student Leadership Awards lunch on March 26th. These outstanding graduate and undergraduate students have contributed exceptionally to our Department over the past year. Congratulations! Graduate Students: Shalaleh Rismani (MEGA VP Communications) Ramin Khoie (MEGA VP Finance) Banda Logawa (ASME Secretary) Greg Bossons (Human Submarine Chair) Maziyar Jalaal (MEGA President) […]
ASME UBC Student Section Visits Boeing and Mobile Tool Management
On Saturday, February 28, a group of 33 students from Mechanical Engineering participated in a one day trip organized by the ASME Student Section at UBC. First stop, Mobile Tool Management Inc. in Mukilteo, Washington, students had the pleasure of meeting a recent MECH graduate, Eric Pospisil. Eric gave our group a fascinating tour of […]
Dr. Ostafichuk awarded 3M Teaching Fellowship
Mech professor, Dr. Peter Ostafichuk, has recently been named a 3M Teaching Fellow by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. He is recognised as being “a catalyst for change in engineering education” for his innovative teaching approaches. Peter Ostafichuk is a catalyst for change in engineering education. His students’ projects compel them […]
Srikantha Phani, a UBC Face of Research
Dr. Srikantha Phani, a Mechanical Engineering Tier II Canadian Research Chair (CRC), is featured in this UBC Story. Dr. Phani, an exceptional emerging mind, holds a five-year, renewable once, $100,000 per annum grant for his work on the Dynamics of Lattice Material and Devices. UBC Mechanical Engineering has four professors who hold CRC Research Chairs. […]
Mech MASc. Candidate, Alicia Figueira, placed 3rd at AUTO21 TestDRIVE Competition
It is exciting to announce that UBC Mechanical Engineering MASc candidate, Alicia Figueira, was awarded third place at the AUTO21 TestDRIVE competition on December 2, 2014 receiving a $2,500 prize for presentation of her current AUTO21 sponsored research work directed towards mitigating whiplash injuries in low-speed, rear-end collisions. Alicia is currently an AUTO21 registered HQP […]
Robot cars sniff out ‘bombs’ in Mech 2 Design Competition
UBC students will showcase their engineering design talents in a robotic vehicle competition on Wednesday, January 28. Driverless, remotely controlled vehicles not much larger than a cereal box will navigate the playfield in search of magnetic devices representing buried unexploded bombs and land mines. The competition will take place over five rounds on increasingly challenging […]
UBC Sailbots will attempt a trans-Atlantic crossing
The UBC Sailbot Team, hoping to launch their first autonomous, transatlantic robotic sailboat, was recently featured in a Vancouver Sun article. Equipped with the latest in marine technology, from satellite navigation to thermal imaging, the 5.5-metre-long sailboat will make the more than 2,500-kilometre trek completely autonomously. Read more about their journey here: http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/hopes+robotic+sailboat+first+cross+Atlantic/10745954/story.html Image Source: […]