USRA Job Postings Now Open
Several job postings have been released that require a NSERC USRA! If you are interested in looking at the jobs or how to apply for a NSERC USRA, please direct yourself to the Mechanical Engineering NSERC USRA information page.
Mechanical Engineering Professor Yusuf Altintas honoured by the President of Turkey
UBC Mechanical Engineering professor Yusuf Altintas has received the Engineering Science Special Award from the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) – Turkey’s highest science and engineering award – given annually to the scientist with the highest scientific recognition in engineering science who is Turkish but living outside Turkey. Altintas was honoured at […]
Mechanical Engineering Professor Boris Stoeber is working on a method to fabricate inexpensive microneedles.
No pain, great gain Inexpensive, pain-free microneedles are about to change how we receive injections, and hold promise for many other uses It’s a common scene in doctor’s offices everywhere: a child refuses to roll up his sleeve for a routine vaccination; the needle will sting. But the days of the menacing hypodermic needle […]
Mechanical Engineering Professor featured in The Globe and Mail
These injections won’t hurt a bit. Honest No one likes to get a needle – certainly not children and least of all Boris Stoeber, who had more cause for concern than most kids. As a child growing up in Germany, he suffered from hay fever so severe that he had to have an allergy shot […]
University of British Columbia student wins TestDRIVE
An adaptive car seat that can reduce whiplash injuries following rear end collisions helped a University of British Columbia student win a national automotive competition. Daniel Mang, a PhD candidate, won the AUTO21 TestDRIVE competition, receiving a $10,000 scholarship for his work on anti-whiplash car seats. Whiplash injuries are the most common injuries associated with […]
Mechanical Engineering Professor granted FPInnovation fellowship
FPInnovations has awarded the FPInnovations Professorship in Pulp and Paper Engineering to UBC Mechanical Engineering Professor James Olson, director of the Pulp and Paper Centre (PPC), for his leadership in helping to position British Columbia’s pulp and paper sector to prosper in the emerging bio-economy. Olson is working closely with industry and FPInnovations to develop […]
The Marcus Wallenberg Foundation invites PPC researcher to Sweden
Pulp and Paper Centre researcher Ata Sina has been selected to attend the Marcus Wallenberg Award Ceremony, Symposium and Session for Young Researchers. He is one of five Canadian students invited to attend the festivities in Sweden. Sina is a MASc student at the Department of Mechanical Engineering under the supervision of Profs. James […]
UBC Robot Learns to Interact with People
Charlie, a Willow Garage PR2 robot – and the only one in Canada – helps researchers study human-robot interactions. The research team in the CARIS (Collaborative Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Systems)Lab, led by mechanical engineering professor Elizabeth Croft, is exploring how robots can be incorporated into a variety of everyday scenarios, from industrial manufacturing to […]
"Eena" welcomes you to UBC’s Mechanical Engineering Department
“Eena” is the Chinook word for beaver, the animal engraved in the art installation that now welcomes you to UBC’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. Alan Steeves, Computer and Electronics Manager for Mechanical Engineering, and recognized First Nations artist, designed an artwork piece for the Department of Mechanical Engineering that is installed on the wall and […]