APSC Rising Star Phoebe Cheung
This article is from APSC Student and Alumni Stars. An engineering degree is more than just the academics “Make the most out of every opportunity – you get out what you put in.” Phoebe Cheung Degree: Bachelor of Applied Science Grad year: 2023 Program: Mechanical Engineering Campus: Vancouver Going into engineering, I knew that it would not be an […]
Capstone Project Profile: Designing and building fish identification and sorter for the Big Bar fish wheel
This article is from the Applied Science Student Project Spotlights. Ansel Hait, John Matheson, Ansen Ramsawmy and Kim Ristimaki Community Partner: Gitksan Watershed Authority Degree: Bachelor of Applied Science Program: Mechanical Engineering Campus: Vancouver The challenge The goal was to reduce the person-hours required to operate the fish wheel and make the process more efficient. In 2019, a landslide near […]
APSC Rising Star Callum Woznow
This article is from APSC Student and Alumni Stars. Callum Woznow – Mechanical Engineering Graduate and Co-Founder of Zeeno A global tech journey that led me to Silicon Valley “Make big spontaneous decisions – it makes life interesting and leads to cool experiences.” Callum Woznow Degree: Bachelor of Applied Science Grad year: 2023 Program: Mechanical Engineering Campus: Vancouver Throughout […]
Immune Profiling project by Dr. Hongshen Ma supported by New Frontiers in Research Fund
Dr. Hongshen Ma’s project “Immune profiling using single cell cytokine secretome and transcriptome analysis” has been awarded funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund’s (NFRF) Exploration Stream. The NFRF supports world-leading interdisciplinary, transformative and rapid-response Canadian-led research.
German President visits UBC Hydrogen Testbed
Last week, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier toured Dr. Walter Mérida’s Smart Hydrogen Energy District (SHED), as part of his visit to Canada. SHED is a unique testbed that re-envisions how hydrogen technologies, energy storage and renewable energy generation could be integrated into infrastructure solutions. SHED is scheduled to open shortly, transforming the area next to Thunderbird […]
NSERC CREATE funding awarded for Care Anywhere project
Congratulations to Dr. Antony Hodgson and his collaborators on receiving NSERC CREATE funding for Care Anywhere: Smart Biosensors to Promote Healthy Aging and Transform Healthcare. This project will train the next generation of multidisciplinary researchers, developers and clinicians to develop and make the best use of biosensors – anywhere from the hospital to everyday life. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tackling urban freight emissions with improved measurements & models
Photo by Andy Li on Unsplash Researchers Dr. Amanda Giang and Dr. Patrick Kirchen are working to improve urban freight systems emissions through mitigation planning in a new five-year project. Looking at marine, road and rail freight transport, they will develop planning tools that integrate real-world data, allowing government and industry to make informed decisions […]
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 […]