UBC clean hydrogen technology deployed to Alberta in a $7 million collaboration
New hydrogen technology developed at UBC could soon be providing clean energy in Alberta, thanks to a $7 million project between UBC, the government of Alberta and Alberta utility company ATCO. The technology developed by the UBC researchers — methane thermal cracking — can produce up to 200 kilograms of hydrogen a day using natural gas, without […]
Media Mention: ‘This is the sort of data we need’ Dr. Amanda Giang on a study measuring contaminants in BC homes near fracking wells
THE NARWHAL: Study suggests higher contaminants in B.C. homes near fracking wells but more research is needed. | People living near fracking sites in B.C. are lacking information about contamination they need to make ‘informed decisions,’ lead author Élyse Caron-Beaudoin says. A scientist who published a new study about air and water pollution levels affecting […]
Jagdeep Singh Bakshi Scholarship awarded to MEng student Alice Brais
The Jagdeep Singh Bakshi Scholarship in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering has been awarded to Master of Engineering student Alice Brais. This scholarship provides $1000 to a student in the UBC’s Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering MEng program who demonstrates both academic excellence and leadership. Joining the UBC NAME program after an undergraduate degree in […]
Alumni Profile – Zack Eberwein: Bracing for the future; alumni reinvent sports therapeutics
One summer evening in 2016, two friends were relaxing in the basement, playing a game of ping-pong. Sore, exhausted, Zack Eberwein had just competed in a charity climb called the Multi Grouse Grind Challenge, a repetitive scramble up Vancouver’s Grouse Mountain which had reduced him, after several ascents, to a literal “crawl.” Having had two […]
Alumni Profile – Andrea Palmer: Designing for inclusion; Awake Labs CEO talks mental health, remote work, and team culture
Sometimes your first idea is your best one. Andrea Palmer came up with the idea for Awake Labs with co-founder Paul Fijal as a student at UBC. Six years later, she and her team have made it through a pandemic and are scaling up their work to improve care and quality of life for people […]
Dr. Agnes d’Entremont receives BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education
Dr. Agnes d’Entremont has been awarded BCcampus‘ September award for Excellence in Open Education, due to her many contributions to developing open educational resources (OER), and dedication to financially accessible learning. One of her notable contributions has been coordinating the creation of over 1500 mechanics questions for open homework platform WeBWork, providing students with […]
Master of Engineering Clean Energy Engineering Student Experience – Shannon Goulden
As a Sustainability Research Scholar, Shannon Goulden gained meaningful work experience in a new industry and grew her professional network – all while helping Metro Vancouver advance its sustainability initiatives. “When I learned about the Sustainability Scholars Program a few months before starting the MEL in Clean Energy Engineering, I knew right away that I wanted to apply. The […]
Researcher receives MSFHR Trainee Award to investigate the mechanics of cancer spread
Mechanical Engineering Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Daniele Agostinelli has received a 2021 Research Trainee award from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR). The MSFHR Research Trainee Program provides support to post-doctoral researchers or health professionals, helping them to develop their research careers in their field of medicine and health. Providing recipients with $45,000 per […]
Researchers awarded BC Knowledge Development funding
Two projects lead by faculty from the Department of Mechanical Engineering have been awarded funding from the BC Knowledge Development Fund. The main investment in research infrastructure offered by the Province, “the BCKDF is pivotal to the development of vital research infrastructure, allowing institutions to attract a critical mass of researchers, skilled technicians, and research […]
High-speed bearingless motors research receives Canada Foundation for Innovation infrastructure funding
Dr. Minkyun Noh has received funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund for his project Control and Instrumentation Infrastructure for High-speed Bearingless Motors Research.