Open UBC interview with Dr. Agnes d’Entremont
Dr. Agnes d’Entremont was named one of the 2019 AMS OER Champions for her commitment to accessible education through Open Educational Resources (OER). Learn more about Dr. d’Entremont’s open education projects in Open UBC’s latest interview in their Chatting with Champions series.
Dr. Agnes d’Entremont Wins ASEE Outstanding New Mechanical Engineering Educator Award
Dr. Agnes d’Entremont has been awarded the Outstanding New Mechanical Engineering Educator Award by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). The organization’s Mechanical Engineering division selects the winner who is “an individual early in their mechanical engineering education career who has demonstrated the potential, effort and persistence to make sustained and exceptional contributions to […]
New Frontiers in Research: Materials à la carte
Materials à la carte: Accelerating materials discovery with large scale ab-initio simulations and machine learning | Nominated Principal Investigator: Mauricio Ponga, Co-Principal Investigator: Jasmin Jelovica When an engineer designs a new device – whether it’s an airplane or a ballpoint pen – an important consideration they must take into account is the abilities and limitations […]
Dr. Peter Ostafichuk an Inaugural Fellow of the CEEA-ACEG
Mechanical Engineering faculty member Dr. Peter Ostafichuk was elected an inaugural Fellow of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA-ACEG). The organization announced the recipients at their virtual AGM on June 19, 2020. CEEA-ACEG created the title to recognize engineering educators who have made notable contributions to the field: The designation of Fellow honours individuals who […]
APSC Rising Star: Paige Ngo, BASc ’20, Mechanical Engineering
“The law of conservation of energy generally applies to your time at UBC. The amount of time and effort you put into a project will produce equal returns in terms of practical knowledge.” My parents came to Canada as refugees and worked extremely hard to provide for me (for which I am eternally grateful), and […]
Mechanical Engineering Researchers Receive +$2.7 Million in NSERC Funding
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has awarded over $2.7 million in funding to Mechanical Engineering faculty members. The funding includes ten Discovery Grants to support ongoing research, two Research Tools and Instrument grants for new equipment, one Discovery Accelerator Supplement, and one Discovery Launch Supplement. These grants are meant to […]
MECH Hosts Virtual Reception for Graduating Class
Congratulations to the class of 2020! We’re excited for you to celebrate your university achievements, and to embark on your next chapter and the bright future ahead. If you couldn’t make the Virtual Graduation Reception and Awards Ceremony on June 11th you can watch the recording here, featuring words from Department Head Dr. Steve Feng, […]
Statement Against Racism
Reflecting on the violence against Black communities in Canada and the United States, both currently and historically, the Department of Mechanical Engineering stands in solidarity with those facing racism and other forms of discrimination. We join UBC President Santa Ono, UBC’s Black Student Union and many others on campus in denouncing the recent anti-Black and […]
Dr. Agnes d’Entremont Wins Killam Teaching Prize
Mechanical Engineering faculty member Dr. Agnes d’Entremont has won a 2019/2020 Killam Teaching Prize in recognition of her excellence in teaching. Faculty are nominated for the Killam Teaching Prize by students, colleagues and alumni. She has made ongoing contributions to educational excellence in Mechanical Engineering, through her teaching, leadership, advocacy, and dedication to student learning. […]
UBC News: UBC researchers develop portable ultrasound scanner network for COVID-19
UBC’s Dr. Teresa Tsang (Medicine), Purang Abolmaesumi (Medicine), Robert Rohling (Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering) and Dr. Oron Frenkel (Electrical and Computer Engineering) are designing portable hand held ultrasound scanners that can aid in COVID-19 diagnosis, connecting the scanners with an AI algorithm and an online library of lung ultrasound images to help health […]