Article: "Putting our heads together safely"
Dr. Cription’s research on concussions and spinal injury was recently featured in an article on the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s website. The article describes the prototype sports helmet, the Pro-Neck-Tor™, that was developed by him and his team, and the helmet is able to concussions and spinal injury. This helmet is application in preventing injuries […]
UBC and Fraunhofer Society Enter $4.9 Million Clean Energy Partnership
The University of British Columbia and Germany’s Fraunhofer Society have entered in a $4.9 million clean energy partnership. The principal investigator on the project is one of our department’s faculty members, Prof. Walter Mérida, who is the associate director at the Clean Energy Research Center. “‘This partnership will allow both institutions to accelerate solutions for sustainability challenges […]
Video: The Omnimotion XY
The Omnimotion XY is a mechatronic device from Dr. Lu’s research group at the Precision Mechatronics Laboratory. From the video description, the “Omnimotion-XY shown here is a magnetically-levitated planar motion stage. All 6 degrees of freedom (DOF) motion are achieved by one motor, which is free of force ripples or cogging. There is no need […]
Article: “Selling science to students”
The Global and Mail editorial post titled “Selling science to students”, published 20 August 2012, discusses the reasons and ramifications of students graduating from high school not choosing careers in math, science, technology and engineering. While students understand the value of this education and its importance in finding a future career, they often still choose other career […]
Article: "The Fall and Rise of the Dark Knight – the Difficulty of Batman’s Life While He Exists"
The Scientific American blog post titled “The Fall and Rise of the Dark Knight – the Difficulty of Batman’s Life While He Exists”, published July 19, 2012, discusses the science behind Batman with emphasis on improving the Bat suit to reduce injury. Dr. Peter Cripton, Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, provides expertise […]
Mechanical Engineering Tours
Interested in mechanical engineering? Join us for a walking tour of the department, our incredible labs, and check out some interesting demos and even find out what our student design teams are up to! Bring your friends and family along too! RSVP at studentassistant(at)mech.ubc.ca if you would like to participate. Next Tour – June 28th
$2.5M gift from UBC alumni to create student Engineering Design Centre
The Wayne and William White Engineering Design Centre officially opens today. The facility was made possible by a $2.5 million donation by UBC Mechanical Engineering alumnus William White (BASc ’67), and his twin brother, Wayne White (BASC ’67 Metallurgical Engineering). “We are very grateful to Wayne and William White for their generosity and vision,” says […]
Dr. Srikantha Phani’s research with Centre for Blood Research colleagues published in UBC reports
An article about Dr. Srikantha Phani’s recent research with colleagues from the Centre for Blood Research was featured In UBC reports. Dr. Phani works with Associate Professor Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu to develop a series of experiments to test new surface coatings for medical implants.
Oct 20 – Engineering students and alumni to compete in UBC entrepreneurship competition
Come out and see Engineering students and alumni affiliated with Aeos Biomedical, Dynamic Monitoring Technology Corporation and RentGeek compete in the UBC’s entrepreneurship@UBC Seed Accelerator Competition! They have made it to the final rounds and will be pitching to become the first recipients of investments between $25k and $100k from the entrepreneurship@UBC Seed Accelerator fund. […]
UBC innovator receives major Manning Foundation award for green engine technology
Vancouver, Canada—October 6, 2011—University of British Columbia Professor Emeritus Phil Hill has been named the 2011 recipient of the $100,000 Encana Principal Award by the Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation. Hill was chosen for his discovery of a technology that enables diesel engines to run on clean-burning natural gas. The high-pressure direct injection (HPDI) technology, […]