Mech Faculty featured in APSC Paper Airplane Workshop + Competition

Mech Faculty featured in APSC Paper Airplane Workshop + Competition

On Friday, March 29th, the Faculty of Applied Science hosted a paper airplane workshop and competition, with insights shared by several Mechanical Engineering faculty members: Attendees were first treated to four brief but fascinating talks: Dean James Olson on the history and properties of paper; Pete Ostafichuk on paper airplane — or, to be more precise, paper glider — […]

‘Help is available’: Student mental health services at UBC

‘Help is available’: Student mental health services at UBC

Through a pilot project in UBC’s mechanical engineering program, second-year students learn about mental health literacy and understanding the stress response through content embedded in the academic curriculum. Similar initiatives are also underway in nursing, biology and creative writing. Agnes d’Entremont, mechanical engineering instructor and faculty lead for the pilot project, said the program was developed based […]

Mech2 Hyperloop Design Challenge – where theory and execution collide

Mech2 Hyperloop Design Challenge – where theory and execution collide

On January 23rd, second-year mechanical engineering students faced off in the Hyperloop Rail Challenge, racing their autonomous vehicles around a course with twists, turns and steep grades. This is the first of two design challenges meant to harness their academic learning in practical problem solving of a real-world issue. According to Mech 2 Coordinator, Dr. […]

Congratulations November 2018 Graduates!

Congratulations November 2018 Graduates!

Congratulations to all our recent graduates from Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, who received their degrees on November 29th, 2018! A special congratulations also goes out to all of our award winners, who were recognized for their outstanding academic and/or design achievements at the MECH and NAME graduation reception. Academic Achievement Awards Degree […]