SLAS Graduate Education Fellowship awarded to PhD Candidate Samuel Berryman
Congratulations to Samuel Berryman, PhD candidate in Dr. Hongshen Ma’s Multi-scale Design Laboratory, on being awarded the 2023 Graduate Education Fellowship Grant from the society for Laboratory Automation and Screening. “I feel extremely grateful and enthusiastic to have been chosen as the recipient of the SLAS fellowship,” says Berryman. “This fellowship award is certainly one […]
Millions of Kitchens – Are they Safe: PhD student explores energy use and air pollution through photography
A new photography exhibit by Mechanical Engineering PhD student and Liu Scholar Mrinmoy Chakraborty explores the kinds of residential energy sources used in rural India and their effect on indoor air pollution. Usually, he investigates this issue using numerical simulations and field studies under the co-supervision of Dr. Amanda Giang and Dr. Naomi Zimmerman, but […]
Research Assistant, Concussion MRI Analysis – SimPL lab
This is an undergraduate research position, made available through either the NSERC USRA or the Work Learn IUA program. Role Details Project Name: Research Assistant, Concussion Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Analysis – SimPL lab Supervisor Name: Lyndia Wu, Adam Clansey | Preferred Contact: adam.clansey@ubc.ca Deadline to Apply: Application procedures and timelines are different for NSERC USRA or WLIURA – […]
Research Assistant, Head Impact Analysis – SimPL lab
This is an undergraduate research position, made available through either the NSERC USRA or the Work Learn IUA program. Role Details Project Name: Research Assistant, Head Impact Analysis – SimPL lab Supervisor Name: Lyndia Wu, Zaryan Masood | Preferred Contact: zaryanm@student.ubc.ca Deadline to Apply: Application procedures and timelines are different for NSERC USRA or WLIURA – visit our undergraduate Research […]
Laboratory Research Assistant, Bubble formation and Emissions Study – Complex Fluid Lab
This is an undergraduate research position, made available through either the NSERC USRA or the Work Learn IUA program. Role Details Project Name: Laboratory Research Assistant, Bubble formation and Emissions Study | Complex Fluid Lab, UBC Vancouver Supervisor Name: Masoud Daneshi | Preferred Contact: masoud.daneshi@ubc.ca Deadline to Apply: Application procedures are different for these two programs – […]
Tackling urban freight emissions with improved measurements & models
Photo by Andy Li on Unsplash Researchers Dr. Amanda Giang and Dr. Patrick Kirchen are working to improve urban freight systems emissions through mitigation planning in a new five-year project. Looking at marine, road and rail freight transport, they will develop planning tools that integrate real-world data, allowing government and industry to make informed decisions […]
Applications are open for CREATE-U 2023
Apply now to Combining Research Experience and Technical Electives for Undergraduates (CREATE-U), an immersive, cohort-based summer experience featuring paid research education opportunities in MECH labs. Open to Mechanical Engineering undergraduates, CREATE-U is a unique opportunity to complete 6 credits of course work + a research project in the summer. Students are paid a minimum of […]