UBC Sailbots will attempt a trans-Atlantic crossing
The UBC Sailbot Team, hoping to launch their first autonomous, transatlantic robotic sailboat, was recently featured in a Vancouver Sun article. Equipped with the latest in marine technology, from satellite navigation to thermal imaging, the 5.5-metre-long sailboat will make the more than 2,500-kilometre trek completely autonomously. Read more about their journey here: https://vancouversun.com/ Image Source: […]
Doctor Elizabeth Croft Named As One Of Canada’s Most Powerful Women
Awards recognize female leaders in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors UBC Engineering Professor Elizabeth Croft has been named a Women’s Executive Network’s (WXN) 2014 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winner. The Top 100 Awards recognize Canada’s strong, fearless female leaders who have become agents of change in reshaping Canadian organizations at the […]
Dr Van der Loos Makes the News with Therapeutic Robots
Dr Van der Loos and his RREACH (Robotics for Rehabilitation, Exercise and Assessment in Collaborative Healthcare) team have made the news with their FEATHERS (Functional Engagement in Assisted Therapy Through Exercise Robotics) project.
UBC Student Creates Self-Folding Paper That Takes on Creative Shapes Before Your Eyes
Mechanical engineering master’s student Ata Sina is developing self-folding paper that when heated up magically transforms into multi-dimensional figures. The technology can be used for everything from origami-like decorations to sustainable packaging and insulation. Photo Credit: Don Erhardt
UBC research aims to reduce environmental impact of combustion engines.
UBC Mechanical Engineering assistant Professor Patrick Kirchen has received over $120,000 in funding from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) towards minimizing the environmental impacts of internal combustion engines through the optimization of the combustion process. Kirchen’s innovative approach will allow the research team – in collaboration with Canadian industry partners – to optimize combustion […]
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 […]