UBC researchers develop painless and inexpensive microneedle to monitor drugs
Mechanical Engineering professor Dr. Boris Stoeber, together with his PhD student Sahan Ranamukhaarachchi, researchers in UBC’s faculty of pharmaceutical sciences, and researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) in Switzerland, have created a microneedle drug monitoring system that could one day replace costly, invasive blood draws and improve patient comfort. The new system consists of a […]
Dr. Dana Grecov receives 2016 Peter Wall Research Award!
Congratulations to Mechanical Engineering professor Dr. Dana Grecov on receiving a Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies Wall Scholars Research Award for 2016! Each year, the institute appoints up to twelve UBC scholars at various stages of their careers. They are individuals with excellent research records, who appreciate the possibilities of intellectual and interdisciplinary exchange […]
UBC students win ASHRAE Design Competition
A team of UBC MECH students, Samarth Joshi, Sylvia Odaya, Zander Brosky, Aubrey McNeil, Kathy Yang and Tammy Yu, won first place in this year’s American Association of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Design Calculations Competition, beating out 18 other teams from around the world. The ASHRAE Design Calculations Competition is an international […]
UBC Engineering alumni develop software to create safe airspaces
In October 2015, Mechanical Engineering alumnus James Howard (BASc ’15) and co-founder and CEO Alexander Harmsen (BASc ’15 Engineering Physics) launched their start up, Iris Automation, a company specializing in autonomous drone software that is going to revolutionize the drone industry and create immeasurable applications for creating safer skies in Canada and around the world. […]
Dr. Elizabeth Croft inducted as CAE Fellow
Mechanical Engineering professor Dr. Elizabeth Croft has been inducted as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) in recognition of her distinguished achievements and career-long service to the engineering profession. The ceremony took place in Winnipeg, in conjunction with the Academy’s Annual General Meeting on June 27, 2016. Election to the Canadian Academy […]
IMechE President Visits UBC Mechanical Engineering
The following article was written and submitted by Dr. Gary Schajer. On June 28, 2016, the Department of Mechanical Engineering received a visit from Jonathan Hilton, President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). IMechE, the national Mechanical Engineering organization in the United Kingdom, was founded in 1847 by railway pioneer George Stephenson, and has […]
Congratulations May 2016 grads!
Please join us in congratulating the Mechanical Engineering Spring 2016 graduates, who received their degrees on May 31st. The department hosted a reception after the graduation ceremony to recognize some of our outstanding students. This year’s Letson Prizes, which are given to the Head of the graduating class for each Option, were offered to Silvia […]
Forbes discusses Awake Labs, a start-up co-founded by MECH alumna Andrea Palmer
Awake Labs, a start-up company co-founded by MECH alumna Andrea Palmer, is “ramping up” according to Forbes this week. The company’s first product, called Reveal, is an anxiety-monitoring device designed primarily (but not exclusively) for people with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). “To detect and report when anxiety and stress are on the rise,” Janet Burns of Forbes explains, […]
Dr. Elizabeth Croft discusses the future of robotics with CFAX and News 1130
Less than 100 years from now, robots will be friendly, useful participants in our homes and workplaces, predicts UBC Mechanical Engineering professor and robotics expert Dr. Elizabeth Croft. We will be living in a world of Wall-Es and Rosies, walking-and-talking avatars, smart driverless cars and automated medical assistants. “They will be everywhere, helping us at […]
MECH undergrad Cindy Gu invents prize-winning device to measure breathing
A device invented by Mechanical Engineering undergraduate student Cindy Gu was featured in a number of news articles this week. Gu’s device, which she calls Smart Belt, measures a person’s breathing to determine their base breathing pattern, and then vibrates if the breathing becomes irregular. As the Vancouver Sun and the Indo-Canadian Voice report, Gu […]