Setting a new course: It’s never too late to make a career change
Originally appeared on APSC News. “Ships are complex systems of systems that require naval architects to use creativity, innovation, and leadership to deliver vessels built to operate in the future maritime environment.” Yves-Etienne Landry Degree: Master of Engineering Grad year: 2022 Program: Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Campus: Vancouver I was born and raised in Jonquière, Québec and […]
CBC highlights alumnus David Scott, who built Canada’s first privately-made hovercraft
CBC: B.C. man reunites with the Space Age hovercraft he built in the 1960s. David Scott made the hovercraft — now at a Vancouver museum — in his basement over two years in the mid-1960s. They occupied visions of a utopian future during the 1960s, when the Space Age was in its heyday. But while hovercrafts […]
Celebrating the MECH classes of 2020 and 2021 on campus
The Department of Mechanical Engineering was delighted to welcome back our 2020 and 2021 graduates who returned to campus for their in-person convocation ceremony on Tuesday, November 22nd, after celebrating their graduation virtually due to COVID-19 safety restrictions. Since we were unable to mark this important occasion with our usual awards reception when they received […]
Alumnus Martin Nielsen to receive 2022 Dean’s Medal of Distinction
The Faculty of Applied Science has announced the recipients it’s 2022 Dean’s Medal of Distinction, and Mechanical Engineering alumnus Martin Nielsen is one of the industry members to be honored with the medal. The medal celebrates members of the APSC community for “contributions to advance the faculty’s vision, mission, and mandate, and for their exemplary […]
Alumni shoot for the moon, win multiple awards at global space conference
What struck me most was the size of the community and how much knowledge there was. UBC Mechanical Engineering graduates Sam Bunka and Charmaine Neufeld have won three awards for two presentations they made at the 2021 International Astronautical Congress (IAC) held in Dubai. The IAC is the leading global conference for space technology, attended […]
APSC Rising Star Suraj Kashyap: The serendipitous world of fluid flows
“Progress is equal parts hard work and epiphany.” Suraj Kashyap Degree: Master of Applied Science Grad year: 2021 Program: Mechanical Engineering Campus: Vancouver I am a graduate researcher at the Computational Multiphysics Laboratory at UBC. My work revolves around using computational methods to study complex flows in the oceans. When I am not busy solving fluid dynamics problems, you […]
APSC Rising Star Matthew Primeau: Engiprenuership: when engineering meets entrepreneurship
“So often we are scared to start pursuing our dreams and make a difference in the world – in fear that we may not be 100% ready to do so yet… However, what I’ve learned is that we may never be ‘ready’, but that doesn’t mean we can’t start anyways.” Matthew Primeau Degree: Master of […]
APSC Rising Star Rachit Gupta: Nothing ventured, nothing gained: from structural engineering to multi-disciplinary engineering
“A calm mind is an ultimate weapon against your hurdles. And when you are calm, you have won half the battle.” Rachit Gupta Degree: Master of Applied Science Grad year: 2021 Program: Mechanical Engineering Campus: Vancouver I graduated from Delhi College of Engineering with a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and am currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Mechanical […]
Alumni Profile – Zack Eberwein: Bracing for the future; alumni reinvent sports therapeutics
One summer evening in 2016, two friends were relaxing in the basement, playing a game of ping-pong. Sore, exhausted, Zack Eberwein had just competed in a charity climb called the Multi Grouse Grind Challenge, a repetitive scramble up Vancouver’s Grouse Mountain which had reduced him, after several ascents, to a literal “crawl.” Having had two […]
Alumni Profile – Andrea Palmer: Designing for inclusion; Awake Labs CEO talks mental health, remote work, and team culture
Sometimes your first idea is your best one. Andrea Palmer came up with the idea for Awake Labs with co-founder Paul Fijal as a student at UBC. Six years later, she and her team have made it through a pandemic and are scaling up their work to improve care and quality of life for people […]