News

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

Mech Student Shares his Go Global Experience

Mech Student Shares his Go Global Experience

Daniel Schwirtz, a UBC Mech student, shares his experience with Go Global.

Celebration of Achievements 2010

Celebration of Achievements 2010

The Department of Mechanical Engineering recently held the annual Celebration of Achievements ceremony. See photos from the event here. The event was held at the First Nations House of Learning, and was an opportunity to recognize the achievements of exceptional students within the Mech department. Congratulations to all those who received awards, and thanks to […]

Dr. Van der Loos and Colleagues Author New Book

Dr. Van der Loos and Colleagues Author New Book

UBC Professors Meeko Oishi (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Ian Mitchell (Computer Science), Mike Van der Loos (Mechanical Engineering) have a new book out: Design and Use of Assistive Technology: Social, Technical, Ethical, and Economic Challenges.

UBC Celebrates Federal Research Grant

Dr. Steven Rogak receives federal boost to develop natural gas fuel injection prototype

The University of British Columbia welcomed the announcement of federal support for research and development of natural gas engine technology. The federal research grant was announced today at UBC’s Vancouver campus by Andrew Saxton, Member of Parliament for North Vancouver, on behalf of the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry. UBC researcher Steven Rogak will […]

Drs. Altintas and A. Hodgson recognized for excellence

Mechanical Engineering professors Yusuf Altintas and Anthony Hodgson were each singled out for excellence by the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C. (APEGBC) at its annual awards ceremony last week. Professor Yusuf Altintas has received APEGBC’s highest honour—the R.A. McLachlan Memorial Award—for his outstanding professional and community service. Award Citation: Dr. Yusuf Altintas […]

Jen Pelletier & Professor Stephen Toope

Jen Pelletier of UBC Mech recognized for enhancing the UBC experience

Manager of Undergraduate Affairs and Special Projects Jennifer Pelletier in the Department of Mechanical Engineering has received a UBC President’s Staff Award of Excellence in recognition of her outstanding contributions in helping UBC achieve its vision and goals. Jennifer Pelletier receives her award from Prof. Stephen Toope, UBC President. “Jennifer exemplifies the ethic of service-leadership […]

Professor Elizabeth Croft named NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering

Professor Elizabeth Croft named NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering

University of British Columbia Mechanical Engineering Professor Elizabeth Croft has been named the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Chair for Women in Science and Engineering for the British Columbia and Yukon Region. The primary focus of the Chair is to increase the participation of women in science and engineering and to provide role […]

The UBC ASHRAE Design Team: (from left to right) R Kelly Ng, Jacob Allen, Jason Le, Baki Cvijetinovic, Steban Kello (not present)

Second Place at the ASHRAE 2010 Student Design Project Competition

Second place was awarded to MECH 457 students for their entry in the ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-conditioning Engineers) 2010 Student Design Project Competition in the HVAC System Design Category. There were 14 schools that made it to the national level in the HVAC System Design category. This year’s competition included the […]

CARIS Lab in Popular Science

Two UBC robots are highlighted in this August’s issue of Popular Science. The human-interaction robots RISER and TAMER are profiled in PopSci’s feature article “Rise of the Helpful Machines” – both involving researchers from Mechanical Engineering’s Collaborative Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Systems Laboratory. Check out images #5 (TAMER – a collaboration between Computer Science and […]

ThunderBots Team and Robots

The UBC ThunderBots depart for RoboCup 2010

Read more about a team autonomous robot soccer players and the team that built them.