Dr. Gwynn Elfring receives UBC Faculty Research Award
Associate Professor Gwynn Elfring has been awarded one of six UBC Killam Accelerator Research Fellowships, as part of UBC’s 2021 Faculty Research Awards. The awards celebrate research excellence from across the university’s Vancouver and Okanagan campuses. The Killam Accelerator Research Fellowships specifically support “early-career researchers ready to launch the next stage of their careers.” Dr. […]
High-tech mouthguard tracks head impacts during varsity hockey playoffs
UBC concussion study could pave the way for safer hockey A high-tech mouthguard worn by UBC Thunderbird hockey players will record every big hit of the upcoming playoffs to capture data for UBC researchers who study concussions. The study is led by Dr. Lyndia Wu, an expert in brain injury biomechanics at UBC’s Faculty of […]
New Publication: Lubricated Rolling Over a Pool
What happens when the wheels of trains interact with viscous liquids deposited on the track? The answer to this question can help us understand how such industrial liquids can prevent track wear and noise. Doctoral student, Hatef Rahmani, under the guidance of Dr. Sheldon Green, Dr. Boris Stoeber, and Dr. Neil J. Balmforth (UBC Math), recently published their findings of […]
Dr. Altintas elected member of National Academy of Engineering and ACATECH
Mechanical Engineering Professor Yusuf Altintas has recently been elected a Member of two prestigious engineering organizations, the US’ National Academy of Engineering (NAE), and German National Academy of Science and Engineering, ACATECH. Dr. Altintas’ membership in the NAE recognizes his leadership in the field of “metal-cutting mechanics and machine tool systems research and industry applications.” […]
Dr. Rob Rohling reappointed Director of ICICS
Dr. Rob Rohling has been reappointed as the director of the Institute for Computing, Information, and Cognitive Systems (ICICS) for another five-year term. Dr. Rohling is cross-appointed as a Professor in UBC’s Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering departments, where he pursues research on biomedical engineering, medical imaging, medical information systems, and robotics and […]
New publication tackles unstructured mesh optimization
Doctoral student Mohammad Zandsalimy and supervisor Dr. Carl Ollivier-Gooch have approached an ongoing problem in fluid simulation in their recent publication in the Journal of Computational Physics. Meshes are used to calculate complicated geometrical shapes, like topographies or computer graphics. Unstructured meshes are used to solve particularly complex problems like fluid flow, whereas structured meshes […]
Media Mention: CBC highlights Smell Vancouver research
CBC News: Smell something funky? UBC researchers want to borrow your nose – “Rotting waste, garbage cheese, pungent vinegar, death, fresh vomit.” That’s how one person described an odour they detected in Vancouver, in a report submitted to the Smell Vancouver project. While the odour sounds particularly unpleasant, Sahil Bhandari, one of the University of British Columbia researchers behind the project, […]
Researchers create new ultra-strong alloy
The Modelling and Simulation Research Group and collaborators have recently published a paper investigating a new high-entropy alloy (HEA). The team, led by Assistant Professor Mauricio Ponga, designed the material’s composition using atomic-level computer simulations to find an optimal mixture of elements. This novel material combines cobalt, chromium, iron, molybdenum, and niobium atoms. It was […]
UBC clean hydrogen technology deployed to Alberta in a $7 million collaboration
New hydrogen technology developed at UBC could soon be providing clean energy in Alberta, thanks to a $7 million project between UBC, the government of Alberta and Alberta utility company ATCO. The technology developed by the UBC researchers — methane thermal cracking — can produce up to 200 kilograms of hydrogen a day using natural gas, without […]
Researcher receives MSFHR Trainee Award to investigate the mechanics of cancer spread
Mechanical Engineering Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Daniele Agostinelli has received a 2021 Research Trainee award from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR). The MSFHR Research Trainee Program provides support to post-doctoral researchers or health professionals, helping them to develop their research careers in their field of medicine and health. Providing recipients with $45,000 per […]