Call for Applications: Friedman Award for Scholars in Health – Deadline: Mar 10, 2023
The Friedman Award for Scholars in Health is open to any UBC graduate student or medical resident studying in the area of health. ‘Health’ is interpreted very broadly, and includes health promotion and disease prevention, mental health research, laboratory sciences related to medicine or health, public health, health services research, or any area intended to impact human […]
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 […]
Call for Applications: Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation Awards (Grad+Undergrad) – Deadline: Dec 7, 2022
Female students who meet the eligibility criteria and who take a leadership role in promoting engineering are encouraged to apply for the awards below, made available by the Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation. These awards promote engineering and recognize female student leaders with the potential to be impactful role models. If successful in securing the award […]
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 […]
Call for Applications: CGSM Indigenous Scholars Awards and Supplements Pilot Initiative (NSERC and SSHRC) – Deadline: Dec 1, 2022
Indigenous Scholars Awards and Supplements Pilot Initiative (NSERC and SSHRC) The Indigenous Scholars Awards and Supplements Pilot Initiative consist of a one-year, non-renewable supplement valued at $5,000 for all meritorious Indigenous CGS M applicants (in addition to the standard $17,500 CGSM offer), to the limit of available funding. If you self-identify as Indigenous you are […]
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 […]
Call for Applications: Mackenzie King Memorial Scholarships – Deadline: Feb 1, 2023
Mackenzie King Memorial Scholarships The Mackenzie King Open Scholarship is open to graduates of any Canadian university who engage in (commence or continue) graduate study (master’s or doctoral) in any field, in Canada or elsewhere. One Open Scholarship is awarded annually. The value has lately been $12,000 but is subject to change. The Mackenzie King Travelling Scholarship is open to graduates of […]
SimPL Lab’s computer algorithm tracks head impacts in sport
VGH Research Institute: “Sport-related head injury is a significant health concern that can lead to harmful effects down the line, such as permanent brain injury. Research led by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researcher Dr. Lyndia Wu and Ahmad Rezaei used a novel computer vision algorithm to create a head injury baseline that could help […]