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  • Dr. Amanda Giang appears on Microplastics Podcast

    Mechanical Engineering and IRES faculty member Dr. Amanda Giang is a guest on the Microplastics Podcast by UBC’s Cluster for Microplastics, Health and the Environment. In episode 3, she and Dr. Rashid Sumaila of the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries discuss how interdisciplinary research is a necessity for informed policy making and how current […]

  • MECH Researchers recieve Stair Grant for interdisciplinary projects

    Interdisciplinary projects by UBC Mechanical Engineering Associate Professors Dr. Hongshen Ma and Dr. Gwynn Elfring have each received Stair Grants from UBC Science. The Stair Grants are designed to promote research collaborations between faculty from UBC Science with those of other disciplines, awarding pairs of researchers who have never previously worked together with an initial […]

  • APSC Rising Star – Josh Heieis: Rocketing my way through mechanical engineering

    Rocketing my way through mechanical engineering “Your degree is what you make it – take advantage of everything you can do to make it your own.” Josh Heieis Degree: Bachelor of Applied Science Grad year: 2022 Program: Mechanical Engineering Campus: Vancouver Hi! I’m Josh, and I’m graduating this year from Mechanical Engineering specializing in Thermofluids, with a minor in Physics. I […]

  • Dr. Adam Clare joins Mechanical Engineering and UBC Manufacturing Program

    The Department of Mechanical Engineering is pleased to welcome Professor Adam Clare to UBC as a faculty member. Dr. Clare will be supporting the Manufacturing Program at UBC Vancouver, which is run in collaboration with the Department of Materials Engineering. Dr. Clare joins UBC from the University of Nottingham in the UK, where he was […]

  • Profile of woman wearing a black mask. Image: CBC.

    Media Mention: CBC talks to Dr. Rogak on how masks are still effective & recommended indoors, despite relaxation of rules in Canada

    CBC News: Should you wear a mask? Advice for navigating a mask-optional Canada  |  Experts who study airborne particles still recommend wearing masks in crowded indoor settings. With masks now optional in most public spaces and Quebec recently joining the rest of Canada in relaxing its rules, the mental gymnastics required to figure out whether or not […]

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June 27, 2022
Dr. Amanda Giang appears on Microplastics Podcast
June 15, 2022
MECH Researchers recieve Stair Grant for interdisciplinary projects
June 14, 2022
APSC Rising Star – Josh Heieis: Rocketing my way through mechanical engineering
May 30, 2022
Dr. Adam Clare joins Mechanical Engineering and UBC Manufacturing Program
May 26, 2022
Media Mention: CBC asks Dr. Steve Rogak about cloth masks and Canadian CAN95
  • Seminar: Patient-specific modeling for virtual treatment planning in cardiovascular disease – Dr. Alison Marsden – Apr 28, 2022
  • NAME Student Design Celebration – April 26, 2022
  • Alumni Event: Mechanical Engineering in Health – April 22, 2022
  • Seminar: Prediction, Estimation, and Control of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles – Dr. Jing Sun – Mar 3, 2022
  • Options Info Session – Feb 17, 2022 at 11 AM

View all graduate awards here.
Info Session: CIHR 2022 Info Session for Trainees in Health Research – June 16, 2022

Call for Applications: Martha Salcudean Prize in Mechanical Engineering – Deadline: July 31, 2022

Call for Applications: Rio Tinto Graduate Scholarship – Application Deadline: June 8, 2022 – 8AM

Call for Applications: Aboriginal Graduate Fellowship Bridge Funding – Deadline: June 13, 2022

Call for Applications: CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award – Deadline: 8AM – May 30, 2022

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