Dr. Amanda Giang appears on Microplastics Podcast
Mechanical Engineering and IRES faculty member Dr. Amanda Giang is a guest on the Microplastics Podcast by UBC’s Cluster for Microplastics, Health and the Environment. In episode 3, she and Dr. Rashid Sumaila of the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries discuss how interdisciplinary research is a necessity for informed policy making and how current […]
MECH Researchers recieve Stair Grant for interdisciplinary projects
Interdisciplinary projects by UBC Mechanical Engineering Associate Professors Dr. Hongshen Ma and Dr. Gwynn Elfring have each received Stair Grants from UBC Science. The Stair Grants are designed to promote research collaborations between faculty from UBC Science with those of other disciplines, awarding pairs of researchers who have never previously worked together with an initial […]
Info Session: CIHR 2022 Info Session for Trainees in Health Research – June 16, 2022
CIHR 2022 Info Session for Trainees in Health Research CIHR will be offering a series of MS Teams live events to trainees and institution staff regarding award programs that are offered. CIHR will provide an overview about relevant policies, tips for applicants, guidelines on how to submit an application, and other relevant information. A device […]
APSC Rising Star – Josh Heieis: Rocketing my way through mechanical engineering
“Your degree is what you make it – take advantage of everything you can do to make it your own.” Josh Heieis Degree: Bachelor of Applied Science Grad year: 2022 Program: Mechanical Engineering Campus: Vancouver Hi! I’m Josh, and I’m graduating this year from Mechanical Engineering specializing in Thermofluids, with a minor in Physics. I was born and raised right here […]
Call for Applications: Martha Salcudean Prize in Mechanical Engineering – Deadline: July 31, 2022
Martha Salcudean Prize in Mechanical Engineering Prizes totaling $1,000 have been made available annually by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, in memory of Professor Martha Salcudean (FRSC, OC, OBC) (1934-2019) for outstanding Ph.D. students in the Department of Mechanical Engineering who have written a strong doctoral dissertation. Professor Salcudean was born in Romania, and was […]