UBC AeroDesign Steps Towards New Frontiers
When they brought home a trophy from their first competition, did the original UBC AeroDesign members imagine that their project would be still alive today? 21 years after the team’s first showcase at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Aero Design Competition, the team takes a further step in a completely new direction. Starting in […]
MECH students win first place at sustainable design competition
Mechanical engineering students Jayson Bursill, Natasha Palmer, Angela Walton and Gavin Wong have won first place in their category at the 2013 ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers) Design Competition. The team was skillfully mentored by UBC professors Steve Rogak and Nima Atabaki, as well as their industrial advisor Geoff McDonell […]
UBC engineering student one of Canada’s Top 20 Under 20
UBC engineering student Armin Rezaiean-Asel has been recognized by Youth in Motion as one of Canada’s Top 20 Under 20, an award that celebrates and honours Canadians under the age of 20 who have demonstrated a significant level innovation, leadership and achievement. After graduating secondary school with an impressive 100% average, Rezaiean-Asel […]
MECH student wins award at Ohio State University
MECH student wins award at Ohio State University Mechanical engineering masters student Seth Gilchrist received the Dr. Margaret H. Hines Award for Best Poster Presentation at the 9th Annual Injury Biomechanics Symposium (IBS) which took place at Ohio State University this past May. His poster, titled “Characterizing the stiffness change of the proximal femur between […]
Siemens PLM Software – Certification updates around the globe
“There are a number of certification program updates from around the globe. Last September we announced a long-term memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China’s Ministry of Education (MOE). We will work with the MOE to support the National Computer-Aided Technology Certification Project. This partnership should enable more than 20,000 certifications annually through more […]
2013 Motion Metrics/ICICS Graduate Scholarship – Matthew Pan
Hello Everyone, We are delighted to announce that the ICICS Graduate Affairs Committee has chosen Mechanical Engineering doctoral student Matthew Pan as the 2013 recipient of the Motion Metrics/ICICS Graduate Scholarship. Supervised by Professor Elizabeth Croft, Matthew is currently investigating unique methods of performing human–robot co-operative manipulation of objects, in the Collaborative Advanced Robotics and […]
UBC Mechanical Engineer a Woman of Distinction
UBC Mechanical Engineer a Woman of Distinction May 29, 2013 UBC Mechanical Engineering professor Elizabeth Croft is this year’s recipient of the YWCA Vancouver Women of Distinction Award in the category of Education, Training & Development. Over 1,100 guests attended last night’s gala at the Westin Bayshore to honour all 83 nominees and to celebrate […]
Giant Spiders and Walking Machines
Large-scale mechanical art is hard to ignore. Artist engineers are creating some head-turning pieces to provoke dialogue on human energy use. By Rachel Poliquin, BFA’97, PhD’05 ________________________________________________________________________________ Read the full article, including videos and photo slideshows, online at Trek Magazine, a publication of alumni UBC. Jonathan Tippet and Charlie Brinson, as well as other members […]
Applied Science Rising Star: Connor Schellenberg-Beaver, UBC Mechanical Engineering ’13
“There is a way to overcome almost any challenge, but not necessarily by oneself.” -Connor Schellenberg-Beaver, Class of 2013 The stars of UBC Applied Science are people passionate about their chosen field–architecture, landscape architecture, community and regional planning, engineering and nursing—and those that inspire others by making meaningful contributions to the […]