Florin Gheorghe, MECH alumnus and CEO of Arbutus Medical, accepted into Sauder’s Innovation Hub
Former Mechanical Engineering student Florin Gheorghe and his team at Arbutus Medical have been accepted into Sauder’s Coast Capital Savings Innovation Hub, a prestigious one-year program that helps promising entrepreneurs turn great ideas into successful businesses. Arbutus Medical was started by Gheorghe (now the company’s CEO) and a group of other students from UBC’s Engineers in […]
Undergraduate Student Research (USRA) positions available now!
Interested in research? The NSERC USRA program is an excellent way for undergraduate students to gain exposure to university research. It can also help students decide if they want to pursue research in the future, whether through graduate studies or industrial research positions. We will be posting USRA positions on our website as they come […]
MECH alumna Andrea Palmer joins Innovation Hub, makes headlines
An autism monitor developed by UBC Mechanical Engineering alumna Andrea Palmer has earned her start-up company, Awake Labs, a place in the Coast Capital Savings Innovation Hub. Awake Labs is one of only six companies to be accepted into the year-long program, which is run by the Sauder School of Business and provides accepted start-ups with […]
“My Robocup Experience”: UBC Thunderbots on their trip to Hefei, China
In July 2015, the UBC Thunderbots–a Mechanical Engineering student design team–traveled to Hefei, China to compete in the Robocup International Competition. The team is comprised of members from various disciplines and year levels, who work together to design and build autonomous soccer-playing robots. Mechanical Engineering student and Thunderbots team member Tiffany Tsu provides an account […]
Dr. Chris McKesson elected SNAME Fellow
UBC NAME professor Dr. Chris McKesson has been elected a Fellow of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME). According to the Society, the grade of Fellow is accorded exclusively to “individuals who have made outstanding personal contributions to naval architecture, marine or ocean engineering, or allied disciplines through significant achievements in design, […]
Dr. Mu Chiao and Dr. Carl Ollivier-Gooch elected ASME Fellows
Congratulations to Mechanical Engineering professors Dr. Mu Chiao and Dr. Carl Ollivier-Gooch, who were both elected Fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) for their outstanding engineering accomplishments. Nominated by ASME Members and Fellows, an ASME Member must have ten or more years of active practice and at least 10 years of active […]
PhD student Emily Park wins CHEMINAS Poster Award at MicroTAS 2015
Mechanical Engineering PhD student Emily Park took home the CHEMINAS Young Researcher Poster Award at the International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS)—the premier international conference in the field of microfluidics. This is a prestigious award sponsored by The Society for Chemistry and Micro-Nano Systems (CHEMINAS) to recognize excellence among participants. […]
Dr. Peter Cripton answers: Do I really need to wear a bicycle helmet (even on good hair days)?
It’s Bike to Work Week in Metro Vancouver this week, and Vancouver Coastal Health has interviewed MECH professor Dr. Peter Cripton on the importance of bicycle helmets. If you’re wondering whether or not to sport a helmet when you bike to work this week, make sure to check out what Dr. Cripton has to say […]
Congratulations to our Department Scholars and Outstanding Undergrads!
On October 8th, 2015, the Mechanical Engineering department recognized graduate and undergraduate students who have excelled in their academic programs. For outstanding achievements in graduate studies and research, the following students received a medal and the honorary designation of Department Scholar: Haleh Alimohamadi Stefanie Asenbauer Charu Datt Graham Hendra Shayan Hoshyari Alireza Sarraf Shirazi Pan […]
Fuel cells are the future: An interview with UBC MECH professor Walter Merida
The recall of 11 million Volkswagen diesel vehicles highlights the challenges of reducing emissions from fossil fuel-powered cars. Fortunately, there’s an alternative and it has zero emissions. The fuel-cell car is currently being developed by major automakers including Mercedes-Benz, Toyota and Hyundai. Walter Mérida, director of UBC’s Clean Energy Research Centre (CERC), has been […]