UBC Mechanical Engineers win Excellence in Engineering Design Award
Vancouver, Canada—May 16, 2011—UBC Mechanical Engineering students Kevin Lowe, Hengameh Hoseini, Rory Moglove and Andrea Slade have been awarded the 2011 Dr. Jim McEwen Excellence in Engineering Design Award from the ALS Society of British Columbia for their Assistive Reading Device for People Living with ALS. The students are supervised by Professors Antony Hodgson and […]
UBC Supermileage Team takes 4th Place
The UBC Supermileage Team came home from the 2011 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas late last month. They achieved 4th place with 214 mpg in their urban concept car, the Argo. This year marked the second year that the team competed with their concept car, moving towards a more practical vehicle design after retiring their competition winning […]
Matthew Pan awarded the Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
Mechanical Engineering student Matthew Pan has been selected as a recipient of the 2010/2011 UBC Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. This recognition is given each year to a small number of graduate students who have made an outstanding contribution to teaching and learning at UBC. With over 2000 Teaching Assistants working at the university, winning […]
Dr. Altintas awarded Killam Teaching Prize
Dr.Yusuf Altintas will be awarded a Killam Teaching Prize in recognition of his outstanding teaching. Not only does Dr. Altintas consistently earn accolades from students for his classroom performance, he has also been very active in curriculum development. Shortly after he joined the Department Dr. Altintas developed the CAA (Computer-aided Automation) Option. Over time this […]
Mech 2 Design Competition
Remote control vehicle design competition on April 20, 2011 at Riley Park Ice Rink.
Come watch and cheer on the teams!
Dr. James Olson Appointed Pulp and Paper Center Director
Dr. James Olson, Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been announced as the new director for UBC’s Pulp and Paper Centre. “He will be taking on the leadership of the center at a very critical time when the industry is at a crossroads,” says Applied Science Dean Tyseer Aboulnasr. “Dr. Olson is committed […]
UBC Manufacturing Automation Lab partnering with Asco Aerospace Canada
A $7.7 million loan to Asco Aerospace Canada for the research and development of technology for the Defence Department’s new stealth fighter jets has been obtained.The multi-million dollar repayable investment will go toward Asco’s $19.2 million project that involves manufacturing technologies to produce aircraft bulkheads and specialized metal components to be used in the F-35 […]
UBC Mech’s Peter Cripton featured on Global News
On the November 12th broadcast of Global BC’s News Hour, UBC Mech’s Peter Cripton was featured in a segment on spinal cord research. Dr. Cripton was featured for his work with ICORD (International Collaboration On Repair Discoveries), where he works to examine the biomechanics of human injury.
Celebration of Achievements 2010
The Department of Mechanical Engineering recently held the annual Celebration of Achievements ceremony. See photos from the event here. The event was held at the First Nations House of Learning, and was an opportunity to recognize the achievements of exceptional students within the Mech department. Congratulations to all those who received awards, and thanks to […]
Dr. Van der Loos and Colleagues Author New Book
UBC Professors Meeko Oishi (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Ian Mitchell (Computer Science), Mike Van der Loos (Mechanical Engineering) have a new book out: Design and Use of Assistive Technology: Social, Technical, Ethical, and Economic Challenges.