MECH Stands with our 2SLGBTQIA+ Communities
UBC Mechanical Engineering stands with its community – its whole community, including people from across gender and sexuality spectrums – in condemning the anti-transgender and anti-queer actions taking place on campus and across the country. As a community and a society, we are at our best when we bring diverse perspectives and experiences together, and […]
Oct 5, 2023 | Seminar by Dr. Agnes d’Entremont: EDI and Open Educational Resources in Engineering
Dr. Agnes d’Entremont will discuss the salience of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) and Open Educational Resources (OER) in designing engineering education that is accessible and representative of the communities engineers serve. She will review recent work both building and evaluating educational resources and researching topics in OER and EDI related to engineering education.
MECH staff honoured with UBC President’s Staff Awards
Congratulations to Mechanical Engineering staff members Sean Buxton and Jen Pelletier, who have each been recognized for their contributions to UBC through the 2023 President’s Staff Awards. The President’s Staff Awards “recognize the personal achievements and contributions that our staff make to UBC, and to the vision and goals of the university.” They are awarded […]
Call for Applications (undergrad+grad): McElhanney M-POWER Scholarship Program – Due: Nov 3, 2023
McElhanney M-POWER Scholarship Program This is an external award, not affiliated with UBC or the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Application Deadline: Nov 3, 2023 (Indigenous Peoples Scholarship is open year-round) Value: various Degree level: undergraduate + graduate students The McElhanney M-POWER Scholarship Program is intended to empower, support, and recognize young professionals of all backgrounds […]
Call for Applications: Tyler Lewis Clean Energy Research Foundation Grant – Due: Oct 1
Tyler Lewis Clean Energy Research Foundation Grant The Tyler Lewis Clean Energy Research Grant was established to provide financial support and promote graduate student research in the field of clean energy at Canadian Universities. An award of $10,000 will be granted on an annual basis to one eligible student. Up to two additional grants ($10,000 […]
Sep 29, 2023 | Guest Seminar by Dr. Ian Ashcroft: Recent advances in the development of inkjet as a viable 3D Printing Technology
Guest speaker Dr. Ian Ashcroft will discuss the potential of inkjet printing as a technology for high resolution multi-material 3D printing, as well as challenges including droplet interactions, geometric control and process control and optimization. This talk will look at two specific inkjet technologies and discuss how these challenges are being addressed. The first technology […]
Sep 14, 2023 | Seminar by Dr. Mattia Bacca: Mechanics & Energetics in Soft Active Structural Systems
Join us on September 14 for the first in our fall Department Seminar Series, to hear Dr. Bacca present his latest research exploring virus replication, puncture mechanics, and cytoskeletal contraction. This seminar will explore three problems in the realm of soft active structural systems, i.e., systems characterized by an active chemo-mechanical behaviour, and undergoing large […]
Call for Nominations: ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award – Due: Sep 22, 2023 (8AM)
ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award ACM established the Doctoral Dissertation Award program to recognize and encourage superior research and writing by doctoral candidates in computer science and engineering. The award is presented each June at the ACM Awards Banquet and is accompanied by a prize of $20,000 plus travel expenses to the banquet. As of January […]
$1M in NSERC funding awarded to MECH research
Mechanical Engineering researchers have been awarded over $1 million in new funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), which is funding five projects through their Discovery Grants, including one Discovery Launch Supplement, as well as critical research equipment through the Research Tools and Instruments grant. NSERC Discovery Grants The NSERC […]
Media Mention: Washington Post speaks to Dr. Lyndia Wu on brain impact of heading the ball in soccer
WASHINGTON POST: “A number of studies suggest that the powerful forces involved in heading a ball may lead to thinking and memory problems, and possibly dementia” “Astronauts during rocket launch may experience a few g’s of acceleration,” said Lyndia Wu, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of British Columbia who led the […]