New model highlights importance of virus size in SARS-CoV-2 replication
EurekAlert, Physics.org: As the world recovers from the economic and social impacts of COVID-19, researchers like Mattia Bacca continue to study SARS-CoV-2 and related viruses to be better prepared for future pandemics. Dr. Bacca, an assistant professor at the University of British Columbia, used his particular expertise—micromechanics, the study of extremely tiny structures—to develop a simple […]
Setting a new course: It’s never too late to make a career change
Originally appeared on APSC News. “Ships are complex systems of systems that require naval architects to use creativity, innovation, and leadership to deliver vessels built to operate in the future maritime environment.” Yves-Etienne Landry Degree: Master of Engineering Grad year: 2022 Program: Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Campus: Vancouver I was born and raised in Jonquière, Québec and […]
UBC engineers want to save whales from drowning…in noise
Originally appeared in UBC News | For more information, contact Lou Corpuz-Bosshart Photo by Swanson Chan on Unsplash. Chronic ship noise can lead to stress, hearing loss and feeding problems for marine mammals like whales, dolphins and porpoises. UBC researchers are diving in to help address the issue. According to project lead Dr. Rajeev Jaiman, an associate professor in the […]
CBC highlights alumnus David Scott, who built Canada’s first privately-made hovercraft
CBC: B.C. man reunites with the Space Age hovercraft he built in the 1960s. David Scott made the hovercraft — now at a Vancouver museum — in his basement over two years in the mid-1960s. They occupied visions of a utopian future during the 1960s, when the Space Age was in its heyday. But while hovercrafts […]
MECH Staff win Dean’s Award for Excellence in Impact & Inclusive Leadership
Mechanical Engineering staff members Heather Gerrits and Erik Wilson have each been recognized for their contributions to the Faculty of Applied Science with a 2022 Staff Dean’s Award for Excellence. Gerrits is the Manager of the department’s Student Services Office and has received the award for Inclusive Leadership while Wilson, an Engineering Technician with our […]
Media Mention: Vancouver Sun talks to Dr. Walter Mérida on EV battery performance if stuck in the snow
VANCOUVER SUN: Electric-vehicle drivers need to be as prepared as other drivers to endure winter traffic delays, such as the chaos Tuesday night that left some commuters stranded on snowy Lower Mainland highways for up to 12 hours. However, they likely won’t have to worry about exhausting batteries while sitting idle in the snow, so long […]
Congratulations to our November 2022 Graduates
On November 24, the Department of Mechanical Engineering celebrated our students graduating in UBC’s November convocation with a reception and awards ceremony. Before graduands crossed the stage and to receive their degrees at the Chan Centre, they joined us one last time in CEME to celebrate with family, classmates, faculty and staff. While November graduation […]
CARIS research on wheelchair users’ sense of autonomy in November issue of “Assistive Technology”
The November 2022 issue of Assistive Technology features research by members of the Collaborative Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Systems (CARIS) Laboratory, UBC’s Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, and the International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD). The group, including Mechanical Engineering alumna and CARIS PhD graduate Dr. Mahsa Kalili and CARIS Director Professor Mike […]
CBR Blog features Multi-Scale Design Lab work: Emerging AI Methods to Assess Transfusion Quality
PhD student and Canadian Blood Services graduate fellowship awardee Erik Lamoureux writes about his research on using AI to assess red blood cell deformability in microscopy images, as part of Dr. Hongshen Ma’s Multi-Scale Design Lab.
Celebrating the MECH classes of 2020 and 2021 on campus
The Department of Mechanical Engineering was delighted to welcome back our 2020 and 2021 graduates who returned to campus for their in-person convocation ceremony on Tuesday, November 22nd, after celebrating their graduation virtually due to COVID-19 safety restrictions. Since we were unable to mark this important occasion with our usual awards reception when they received […]