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Graduate Award in Population Health and Engineering – Apply by Feb 10, 2025

Graduate Award in Population Health and Engineering We invite you to apply for the Graduate Award in Population Health and Engineering (award #6754). This award commemorates Dr. Murray Hodgson and honors Dr. Kay Teschke, faculty members who initiated the OEH program at UBC. The award is offered by friends and family to honor and remember […]

Wall Awards – Apply by Mar 31, 2025

Wall Awards Graduate awards, ranging in value from $25,000 (for Master’s students) to $30,000 (for Ph.D. students), have been made available through the Peter Wall Legacy Fund, an endowment established by Peter Wall, for graduate students whose research relates to one of three specific areas of interest: sustainable approaches to and development of the general […]

Feb 10 | Mechanical Engineering Learning Spaces Tour

Feb 10 | Mechanical Engineering Learning Spaces Tour

Are you a First-year Engineering or Science student curious about the UBC Mechanical Engineering program? Join us for a quick 30-minute introduction to several of our key undergraduate learning and technical spaces, including our undergraduate lab, MakerSpace and Machine Shop! Talk to our tour leaders who are current mechanical engineering students, and ask about what […]

A UBC mechanical engineering alum talks to first-year engineering students

Feb 28 | First Year Networking Event

Are you a first-year Engineering student interested in learning about Mechanical Engineering? Join us for a special networking event where you’ll get to meet our students, alumni, and faculty members! If you are considering applying for Mechanical Engineering, now is your chance to have all your questions answered from the perspectives of someone who’s in […]

Mar 5 | MECH Research Day

Mar 5 | MECH Research Day

Join us for Research Day 2025! UBC Mechanical Engineering and the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Association are proud to present a day-long event celebrating the innovative research work by our students, staff, and faculty! Join us as an attendee to learn about how our research is changing the world, or participate and share your research with […]

Airplane flying through clouds.

Mar 5 | UBC Women in Aerospace Networking Night

In partnership with NAV CANADA, this event welcomes women and non-binary industry professionals and post-secondary students interested in the aviation sector for networking, light refreshments and a keynote by Stéphanie Castonguay, Assistant VP of IFR Services.

Learn about upcoming NSERC USRA or WL IUSRA opportunities.

Learn About Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Find upcoming research opportunities in MECH labs available through the NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards and Work Learn International Undergraduate Research Awards. Open roles will be posted as they are received, so check our Research Opportunities page through the spring.

Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award – Nominations due Mar 7, 2025

Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award In recognition of the valuable role that Graduate Teaching Assistants play in our programs, UBC annually awards nineteen Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards. Each award includes a Certificate and $1,000.00. These awards are intended to recognize teaching excellence within our institution and to underscore the importance and value that UBC […]

Mar 7 | Department Research Seminar – Dr. Eric MacDonald: Additive Manufacturing of Elastomer, Ceramic and Metal Multi-functional Structures

Mar 7 | Department Research Seminar – Dr. Eric MacDonald: Additive Manufacturing of Elastomer, Ceramic and Metal Multi-functional Structures

Guest speaker Dr. Eric MacDonald will explore multi-process 3D printing for creating structures with consumer-anatomy-specific wearable electronics, electromechanical actuation, electromagnetics, energy storage, propulsion, embedded sensors in soft tooling – in polymers, elastomers, metal and ceramic material systems.