UBC research aims to reduce environmental impact of combustion engines.
UBC Mechanical Engineering assistant Professor Patrick Kirchen has received over $120,000 in funding from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) towards minimizing the environmental impacts of internal combustion engines through the optimization of the combustion process. Kirchen’s innovative approach will allow the research team – in collaboration with Canadian industry partners – to optimize combustion […]
Mech Celebrates Outstanding Students
The Department of Mechanical Engineering would like to congratulate the Department Scholar Award winners, Leadership Award winners, and the NX Certified students of this year. Each group of winners had their own celebration to recognize the achievements of exceptional students within the Mech department. Congratulations once again to all recipients! 2013 Department Scholars (This honourary designation […]
Power Point Options Presentation Available
Curious about the different options available in the Mechanical Engineering department? A Power Point presentation has been created to briefly go over the three Mechanical Engineering options (Biomedical, Thermofluids, and Mechatronics), what differences there are between the options and the general program, and how to apply to your chosen option. Please click here to download […]
USRA Job Postings Now Open
Several job postings have been released that require a NSERC USRA! If you are interested in looking at the jobs or how to apply for a NSERC USRA, please direct yourself to the Mechanical Engineering NSERC USRA information page.
Mechanical Engineering Professor Yusuf Altintas honoured by the President of Turkey
UBC Mechanical Engineering professor Yusuf Altintas has received the Engineering Science Special Award from the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) – Turkey’s highest science and engineering award – given annually to the scientist with the highest scientific recognition in engineering science who is Turkish but living outside Turkey. Altintas was honoured at […]
Mechanical Engineering Professor Boris Stoeber is working on a method to fabricate inexpensive microneedles.
No pain, great gain Inexpensive, pain-free microneedles are about to change how we receive injections, and hold promise for many other uses It’s a common scene in doctor’s offices everywhere: a child refuses to roll up his sleeve for a routine vaccination; the needle will sting. But the days of the menacing hypodermic needle […]
Mechanical Engineering Professor featured in The Globe and Mail
These injections won’t hurt a bit. Honest No one likes to get a needle – certainly not children and least of all Boris Stoeber, who had more cause for concern than most kids. As a child growing up in Germany, he suffered from hay fever so severe that he had to have an allergy shot […]
University of British Columbia student wins TestDRIVE
An adaptive car seat that can reduce whiplash injuries following rear end collisions helped a University of British Columbia student win a national automotive competition. Daniel Mang, a PhD candidate, won the AUTO21 TestDRIVE competition, receiving a $10,000 scholarship for his work on anti-whiplash car seats. Whiplash injuries are the most common injuries associated with […]
Mechanical Engineering Professor granted FPInnovation fellowship
FPInnovations has awarded the FPInnovations Professorship in Pulp and Paper Engineering to UBC Mechanical Engineering Professor James Olson, director of the Pulp and Paper Centre (PPC), for his leadership in helping to position British Columbia’s pulp and paper sector to prosper in the emerging bio-economy. Olson is working closely with industry and FPInnovations to develop […]