Five UBC engineers inducted Fellows of Engineers Canada
Vancouver, Canada—April 8, 2013—UBC engineering professors Yusuf Altintas, Sheldon Cherry, Michael Isaacson, Shahab Sokhansanj and Kevin Smith were inducted Fellows of Engineers Canada (FEC) for their noteworthy achievement and service to the engineering profession in Canada. Held every two years, the induction ceremony was hosted by the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C. […]
UBC innovation and industry collaboration earns national accolades
UBC Mechanical Engineering professor Yusuf Altintas and industry partner Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) have won a Synergy Award for Innovation from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) in recognition of their long-standing and successful university-industry partnership, which has resulted in numerous innovations and breakthroughs over the years to benefit Canada’s […]
APSC 461 & 462: Global Engineering Leadership & Optional Practicum in Mexico
APSC 461: Global Engineering Leadership APSC 462: Global Engineering Leadership Practicum (Optional) Global Engineering Leadership is designed to introduce upper-year students to concepts, theory and practice of engineering leadership in an international service learning context. Appropriate implementation of engineering projects is not just about a technical solution, it also involves understanding and adapting to the […]
UBC "Entrepreneurial Powerhouse" students win at BMO Apex Business Plan Competition
Two student teams from UBC’s New Venture Design course travelled to Fredericton, New Brunswick to compete at the BMO Apex Business Plan Competition, January 23-25. They returned with first and second place prizes respectively in the undergraduate categories. The two groups also received the “Entrepreneurial Powerhouse” award for UBC for best overall performance from a university at […]
UBC teams sweep podium at 2013 Enterprize Canada Business Plan Competition
Three UBC student teams swept the podium at 2013 Enterprize Canada Business Plan Competition, a part of Enterprise Canada’s Entrepreneurship Conference, February 8th–10th at the Sheraton Hotel in Vancouver, B.C. With UBC teams Agile Monitoring Equipment placing first, Aaisth second and SoundIT third, UBC entrepreneurs dominated the competition. The teams consisted of engineering and business students from […]
Simons Fellowship in Design Engineering
The Marcus Autism Center, in conjunction with the Emory University School of Medicine and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, is offering the Simons Fellowship in Design Engineering. They are interested in recruiting highly qualified students from the UBC’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. Students who will receive a bachelor’s degree by June 2013 will be eligible for […]
Caltech Space Challenge
Attention MECH undergraduate and graduate students! Ever want to design a human mission to a Martian moon? Now’s your chance. The Engineering and Applied Science Division at the California Institute of Technology invites current full-time graduate and undergraduate students from all over the world to participate in the second Caltech Space Challenge. In 2011, 32 students […]
New Student Team: UBC BEST
Want to get involved in a UBC Engineering student team? Have you been wanting to work on a device with a medical application? UBC BEST, a biomedical engineering student design team, has just been launched! Here’s what it’s all about: Who: Undergraduate/Graduate students; any department What: Work on a therapeutic device that will be entered into a health-related technology design competition, such as BMEStart/BMEidea […]
International Opportunities
Looking for international opportunities? Hopefully you have checked out UBC’s own Go Global (http://students.ubc.ca/global), but an interesting external opportunity is coming up. A different organization with an identical name will be at the Creekside Community Recreation Centre on Sunday, September 6 from 11 am – 5 pm, with over 40 exhibitors of international opportunities. www.letsgoglobal.ca
UBC Masters Management – Early Career Masters Program 101 Experience Day
Are you completing a degree in arts, the sciences or engineering? Are you looking for a career that matches your expertise with essential knowledge of business. Do you see yourself as a potential manager or leader? If so, the Robert H. Lee Graduate School at the Sauder School of Business invites you to participate in […]