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Top Finish for UBC AeroDesign at the 2021 SAE Aero Design Knowledge Competition

Top Finish for UBC AeroDesign at the 2021 SAE Aero Design Knowledge Competition

Render of Wailord (left), Mantine and Remoraids (right)   Amid a challenging design year affected by pandemic restrictions, globally displaced members, and another virtual academic session, UBC AeroDesign has once again demonstrated its resiliency and technical aptitude at the 2021 SAE Aero Design Knowledge competition held earlier this March. For competition, the team designed two […]

How to beat the heat — indoors and out

How to beat the heat — indoors and out

Mechanical Engineering associate faculty member Dr. Adam Rysanek shares some tips on how to beat the heat.  | Staying cool and safe in the heat may be challenging over the next few days. Here, two UBC experts share some tips and practices for warm weather safety. Dr. Sarah Henderson is an associate professor of population and […]

New paper solves the soft solid puncture problem

New paper solves the soft solid puncture problem

When Assistant Professor Mattia Bacca is trying to figure out a mechanical engineering problem, he inquires into how the natural world has already solved it. Bioinspired engineering is an approach that examines abilities plants and animals have evolved over millions of years, like the way a gecko can cling to a surface with the pads […]

APSC Profile: Mechanical Engineering Design + Innovation Day Award-winners

APSC Profile: Mechanical Engineering Design + Innovation Day Award-winners

Design + Innovation Day is UBC Engineering’s annual showcase for student engineering design projects. Carried out in small groups over the previous academic year, the projects enable students to improve their technical, teamwork and management skills while designing solutions to real-world problems. The most outstanding projects of the year are recognized with UBC Applied Science […]

APSC Rising Star: Liz Vasilkovs, Bachelor of Applied Science

APSC Rising Star: Liz Vasilkovs, Bachelor of Applied Science

Engineering: an exercise in failing, and learning from it. “Advocate for yourself and be confident — you are smart, talented, and your ideas deserve to be heard.” Seven years and one pandemic ago, I was on the cusp of beginning my university adventure. I was a hot shot high schooler ready to cruise through my […]

New undergraduate research program CREATE-U kicks off in 2021

New undergraduate research program CREATE-U kicks off in 2021

This summer the Department of Mechanical Engineering launches its innovative CREATE-U program, which provides participating students with paid lab research experience paired with instruction on research fundamentals. Originally set to launch the summer of 2020, the program was put on hold due to COVID-19. The program is intended to give students a taste of what […]

APSC Rising Star: Carlie Owen, MEL in Clean Energy Engineering

APSC Rising Star: Carlie Owen, MEL in Clean Energy Engineering

From oil and gasoline to thinking clean “The UBC learning environment including the professors, the students, the campus, the coursework contributed to a lifestyle shift that I hadn’t realized I was after. Sustainability has become a lifestyle and my career, a passion.”

Ian & Karen Craig

Congratulations to all Engineering grads. To our granddaughter Janelle Lawson, we are immensely proud of your achievements. Well done !!