MEL Spotlight: Decarbonizing the Marine Sector
When you compare the transport efficiency of moving an equivalent weight of goods by truck, train, airplane or ship, the shipping industry is the most efficient. And yet the global marine shipping industry is responsible for producing two to three per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions.
MEL Spotlight: Leading the Transition to Clean Energy
When we talk about addressing the climate challenge facing our planet, it’s useful to start with an understanding of international agreements and then narrow our focus to the actions required locally to limit global warming. The COP26 conference in November 2021 aimed to finalize the outstanding elements of the Paris Agreement – a legally binding treaty on […]
Dr. Altintas elected member of National Academy of Engineering and ACATECH
Mechanical Engineering Professor Yusuf Altintas has recently been elected a Member of two prestigious engineering organizations, the US’ National Academy of Engineering (NAE), and German National Academy of Science and Engineering, ACATECH. Dr. Altintas’ membership in the NAE recognizes his leadership in the field of “metal-cutting mechanics and machine tool systems research and industry applications.” […]
Alumni shoot for the moon, win multiple awards at global space conference
What struck me most was the size of the community and how much knowledge there was. UBC Mechanical Engineering graduates Sam Bunka and Charmaine Neufeld have won three awards for two presentations they made at the 2021 International Astronautical Congress (IAC) held in Dubai. The IAC is the leading global conference for space technology, attended […]
Dr. Rob Rohling reappointed Director of ICICS
Dr. Rob Rohling has been reappointed as the director of the Institute for Computing, Information, and Cognitive Systems (ICICS) for another five-year term. Dr. Rohling is cross-appointed as a Professor in UBC’s Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering departments, where he pursues research on biomedical engineering, medical imaging, medical information systems, and robotics and […]
New publication tackles unstructured mesh optimization
Doctoral student Mohammad Zandsalimy and supervisor Dr. Carl Ollivier-Gooch have approached an ongoing problem in fluid simulation in their recent publication in the Journal of Computational Physics. Meshes are used to calculate complicated geometrical shapes, like topographies or computer graphics. Unstructured meshes are used to solve particularly complex problems like fluid flow, whereas structured meshes […]