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Read the latest announcements, media mentions and news for the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
 

SLAS Graduate Education Fellowship awarded to PhD Candidate Samuel Berryman

SLAS Graduate Education Fellowship awarded to PhD Candidate Samuel Berryman

Congratulations to Samuel Berryman, PhD candidate in Dr. Hongshen Ma’s Multi-scale Design Laboratory, on being awarded the 2023 Graduate Education Fellowship Grant from the society for Laboratory Automation and Screening. “I feel extremely grateful and enthusiastic to have been chosen as the recipient of the SLAS fellowship,” says Berryman. “This fellowship award is certainly one […]

Two pigeons cuddle on a rooftop in front of a hazy landscape. Photo by Mrinmoy Chakraborty.

Millions of Kitchens – Are they Safe: PhD student explores energy use and air pollution through photography

A new photography exhibit by Mechanical Engineering PhD student and Liu Scholar Mrinmoy Chakraborty explores the kinds of residential energy sources used in rural India and their effect on indoor air pollution. Usually, he investigates this issue using numerical simulations and field studies under the co-supervision of Dr. Amanda Giang and Dr. Naomi Zimmerman, but […]

New model highlights importance of virus size in SARS-CoV-2 replication

New model highlights importance of virus size in SARS-CoV-2 replication

EurekAlert, Physics.org: As the world recovers from the economic and social impacts of COVID-19, researchers like Mattia Bacca continue to study SARS-CoV-2 and related viruses to be better prepared for future pandemics. Dr. Bacca, an assistant professor at the University of British Columbia, used his particular expertise—micromechanics, the study of extremely tiny structures—to develop a simple […]

Setting a new course: It’s never too late to make a career change

Setting a new course: It’s never too late to make a career change

Originally appeared on  APSC News. “Ships are complex systems of systems that require naval architects to use creativity, innovation, and leadership to deliver vessels built to operate in the future maritime environment.” Yves-Etienne Landry Degree: Master of Engineering Grad year: 2022 Program: Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Campus: Vancouver I was born and raised in Jonquière, Québec and […]

CBC highlights alumnus David Scott, who built Canada’s first privately-made hovercraft

CBC highlights alumnus David Scott, who built Canada’s first privately-made hovercraft

CBC: B.C. man reunites with the Space Age hovercraft he built in the 1960s.  David Scott made the hovercraft — now at a Vancouver museum — in his basement over two years in the mid-1960s. They occupied visions of a utopian future during the 1960s, when the Space Age was in its heyday. But while hovercrafts […]

MECH Staff win Dean’s Award for Excellence in Impact & Inclusive Leadership

MECH Staff win Dean’s Award for Excellence in Impact & Inclusive Leadership

Mechanical Engineering staff members Heather Gerrits and Erik Wilson have each been recognized for their contributions to the Faculty of Applied Science with a 2022 Staff Dean’s Award for Excellence. Gerrits is the Manager of the department’s Student Services Office and has received the award for Inclusive Leadership while Wilson, an Engineering Technician with our […]

PHOTO BY ARLEN REDEKOP

Media Mention: Vancouver Sun talks to Dr. Walter Mérida on EV battery performance if stuck in the snow

VANCOUVER SUN: Electric-vehicle drivers need to be as prepared as other drivers to endure winter traffic delays, such as the chaos Tuesday night that left some commuters stranded on snowy Lower Mainland highways for up to 12 hours. However, they likely won’t have to worry about exhausting batteries while sitting idle in the snow, so long […]

Congratulations to our November 2022 Graduates

Congratulations to our November 2022 Graduates

On November 24, the Department of Mechanical Engineering celebrated our students graduating in UBC’s November convocation with a reception and awards ceremony. Before graduands crossed the stage and to receive their degrees at the Chan Centre, they joined us one last time in CEME to celebrate with family, classmates, faculty and staff. While November graduation […]