UBC-Seaspan research collaboration investigates impacts of biofuels on climate and health
Over the past year, a unique research collaboration between interdisciplinary experts at the University of British Columbia and local marine transportation company, Seaspan Ferries, is trying to address unanswered questions key to unlocking decarbonization in the marine industry. The collaboration provides an exciting opportunity for four separate research labs to work together, analyzing real-world emissions […]
UBC brings global maritime expertise to Vancouver for international OMAE Conference on ocean, offshore and arctic engineering
The week of June 22 to 27, 2025 over 780 marine engineering industry members from all over the world gathered in Vancouver for OMAE 2025. OMAE is the leading international conference connecting marine industry and academic research expertise, sharing innovation in ocean, offshore and arctic engineering fields with global industry.
UBC engineering professor appointed Seaspan chair to advance innovation in marine sector
This article originally appeared in the Faculty of Applied Science news. As UBC’s new Seaspan Chair in Robotics for Marine Vessels, Dr. Adrien Desjardins plans to use his expertise in sensing and robotics to develop innovative technologies for underwater environments. UBC’s Faculty of Applied Science and Seaspan Shipyards are pleased to announce a new faculty chair position with a […]
Working to accelerate sustainable ship propulsion, Dr. Patrick Kirchen named Rosenblatt Professor in Marine Engineering
Associate Professor Patrick Kirchen has been named the inaugural holder of the Rosenblatt Professorship in Marine Engineering at UBC. This new Professorship was made possible by Bruce S. Rosenblatt & Associates LLC, and provides five years of support for research and educational programming that accelerates the implementation of sustainable, low carbon intensity fuels in the […]
Sustainable Innovations in Marine Engineering
In conversation with Applied Science’s Master of Engineering Leadership program, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Program Director Dr. Jon Mikkelsen discusses the industry’s exciting – and ambitious – efforts to decarbonize and how this is creating opportunities for marine engineering leaders to make a difference here in Vancouver and around the world.
Professor Rajeev Jaiman named 2024 SNAME Fellow
The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) has named UBC Mechanical Engineering Professor Rajeev Jaiman as one of their Spring 2024 SNAME Fellows. The honour recognizes SNAME members who have made outstanding contributions to the society’s disciplines or areas of interest, and are established professionals with at least a decade of work in […]
UBC engineers want to save whales from drowning…in noise
Originally appeared in UBC News | For more information, contact Lou Corpuz-Bosshart Photo by Swanson Chan on Unsplash. Chronic ship noise can lead to stress, hearing loss and feeding problems for marine mammals like whales, dolphins and porpoises. UBC researchers are diving in to help address the issue. According to project lead Dr. Rajeev Jaiman, an associate professor in the […]
MECH research on underwater acoustics featured on JASA cover
The September issue of the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America featured a new publication by UBC Mechanical Engineering researchers. Postdoctoral researcher Dr. Wrik Mallik, Associate Professor Rajeev Jaiman and Assistant Professor Jasmin Jelovica are the authors of the recent publication, “Predicting transmission loss in underwater acoustics using convolutional recurrent autoencoder network.” Their work […]
New publication uses deep learning to predict underwater noise
Recent master’s graduate Rachit Gupta and supervisor Associate Professor Rajeev Jaiman have created a three-dimensional deep learning-based computer model to predict unsteady fluid flow, in order to help scientists better understand fluid-structure interaction and ship radiated underwater noise. Underwater noise interferes with the ability of marine animals to do essential activities like communicating, finding a […]
NAME Professor teaches course on machine learning techniques at international marine conference
On August 15th and 16th Dr. Rajeev Jaiman offered a successful short course, “Physics-Based Data-Driven Modeling and Machine Learning: Application to Marine/Offshore Engineering” at OMAE, the international conference on ocean, offshore and arctic engineering.