New Research Monograph Edited by Srikantha Phani Published
The MECH Department wishes to congratulate Associate Professor Dr. Srikantha Phani on the publication of a research monograph he co-edited. Dynamics of Lattice Materials covers lattice materials and their dynamic responses, and serves a reference for practitioners and researchers with a background in the mechanics of materials, vibrations, and material physics. From the book’s publisher: […]
Agnes d’Entremont Featured for Open Problem Library Project
Dr. Agnes d’Entremont, an instructor in Mechanical Engineering, and her colleague Dr. Jonathan Verrett, an instructor in Chemical and Biological Engineering, were featured in a video by BC Campus for their work with an open-source online homework system. The video highlights how creating problems for the WeBWork Open Problem Library (OPL) improves their students’ learning […]
Antony Hodgson presented with the Award for Excellence in Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery at CAOS 2017
Dr. Antony Hodgson, Director of the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program and Professor in Mechanical Engineering, was awarded the highly reputable “Medacta ME Muller Award for Excellence in Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery 2016-2017” at the CAOS 2017 conference. The conference ran from June 14-17, 2017 in Aachen, Germany. The award recognizes a career long contribution to Computer […]
Dr. Anasavarapu Srikantha Phani wins 2016/2017 Killam Teaching Prize
On May 31, 2017, Associate Professor Dr. Anasavarapu Srikantha Phani was announced as a recipient of the 2016-2017 UBC Killam Teaching Prize for the Faculty of Applied Science (Vancouver), which is the university’s highest award for teaching. Presented at the May 2017 convocation by Hugh Brock, Associate Provost, Brock had the following to say about […]
Tiny magnetic implant offers new drug delivery method
University of British Columbia researchers have developed a magnetic drug implant—the first of its kind in Canada—that could offer an alternative for patients struggling with numerous pills or intravenous injections. The device, a silicone sponge with magnetic carbonyl iron particles wrapped in a round polymer layer, measures just six millimetres in diameter. The drug is […]
Microdermics Inc, co-founded by MECH professor Boris Stoeber featured by CMC Microsystems
CMC Microsystems, a company that works with and supports researchers and industry across Canada’s National Design Network, recently interviewed MECH professor and co-founder Boris Stoeber on the success of his UBC based start-up Microdermics Inc. Currently, the startup is working to develop a hollow microneedle that would serve as a painless alternative to the hypodermic […]
Dr. Peter Cripton teaches kids about helmets and brain health
Dr. Peter Cripton and Biomedical Engineering student (and MECH alumnus) Cameron Stuart shared important information on helmets and brain health with kids in the inaugural Brain Booster Summer Camp earlier this month. The Brain Booster camp is one of many programs offered by the West Coast Centre for Learning, a multi-disciplinary education facility that brings […]
Arbutus Medical receives $1 million to expand in Asia and Africa
A social venture out of UBC has received $1-million investment from Grand Challenges Canada to pursue market expansion across Africa and India. The venture, Arbutus Medical, was co-founded by MECH alumnus Florin Gheorghe and a group of UBC biomedical engineering graduates. Arbutus Medical makes a sterilizable Drill Cover system that allows the use of inexpensive […]
UBC researchers develop painless and inexpensive microneedle to monitor drugs
Mechanical Engineering professor Dr. Boris Stoeber, together with his PhD student Sahan Ranamukhaarachchi, researchers in UBC’s faculty of pharmaceutical sciences, and researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) in Switzerland, have created a microneedle drug monitoring system that could one day replace costly, invasive blood draws and improve patient comfort. The new system consists of a […]
Dr. Dana Grecov receives 2016 Peter Wall Research Award!
Congratulations to Mechanical Engineering professor Dr. Dana Grecov on receiving a Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies Wall Scholars Research Award for 2016! Each year, the institute appoints up to twelve UBC scholars at various stages of their careers. They are individuals with excellent research records, who appreciate the possibilities of intellectual and interdisciplinary exchange […]