The Department of Mechanical Engineering invites our alumni to a special event on Thursday, January 14, 2021. Join us at 5 PM for an online panel featuring a Mechanical Engineering alum, faculty member, graduate student, and undergraduate who have been tackling the unique challenges presented by COVID-19. Their solutions vary from software applications, to device design, to computational simulations.
WHEN: Thursday, January 14, 2021 | 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
WHERE: Zoom – link to be sent after registration
WHERE: Zoom – link to be sent after registration
Our guest speakers include:
- Assistant Professor Mauricio Ponga has calculated the molecular bond between a SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and human cell receptor using computer modelling.
- Undergraduate Faheem Saeed is working with fellow students to design the Tusk respirator, which they hope to be a completely transparent face mask offering full eye and breathing protection.
- Ph.D. student Sam Berryman participated in UBC’s FlowO2 team which developed a low-cost respirator out of a BiPAP machine as part of the Code Life Ventilator Challenge.
- Alumnus Nicholas Hui is an entrepreneur who co-founded MedMe Health, a unique software platform helping pharmacies book COVID-19 tests in Alberta.
Please email us at communications@mech.ubc.ca for the registration link.
Image from United Nations COVID-19 Response on Unsplash (created by Samuel Rodriguez)