Researchers receive NSERC Alliance grants for sustainable energy collaborations
Two faculty members at the Department of Mechanical Engineering have received NSERC Alliance grants to support their collaborations with local sustainable-energy companies. A relatively new initiative, the NSERC Alliance grants began in 2019, and aim to bring together academic and industry expertise, seeking to more quickly translate research results into wider use. Dr. Walter Mérida […]
UBC News: Is there something in the air? These UBC researchers want to know
We all know air quality can sometimes be imperfect. The smells and aromas produced by traffic, businesses and industry, and thousands—if not millions—of people living in close proximity can combine to produce an olfactory experience that’s less than pleasant. Enter Naomi Zimmerman and Amanda Giang, a pair of UBC researchers who are studying the different scents that permeate […]
Dean Olson in Stanford study listing of top 2% of scientists in their field
Ten Canadian engineering deans are listed on the recently-released Stanford University’s published list of 1965-2019 top 100,000, or 2% in their field, scientists in the world. The list was created based on a rigorous composite indicator of 6 metrics over 1965-2019.
Steven Rogak recieves $250K for COVID-19 Research Project
Steven Rogak, a mechanical engineering professor at the University of British Columbia, has been awarded $250,000 through the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s Exceptional Opportunities Fund to “cover the urgent need for equipment” for his ongoing research related to COVID-19. Rogak’s project, which aims to assess the effect of aerosol and droplet control measures in indoor spaces, is one of […]
Quantifying the bond between SARS-CoV-2 and human cell receptors
At its heart, mechanical engineering is the understanding of energy transfer and forces, physics concepts not usually associated with medicine. However, even at the scale of a human cell, those concepts are at play, and understanding them could be the key to designing effective treatments. SARS-CoV-2 is a tiny particle that has stopped the world, […]
New Frontiers in Research: Cannabis, Air Quality, Health and Community Impact
Cannabis cultivation in Canada: Assessing the air, health, and equity impacts of a growing and uncharted industry | Nominated Principal Investigator: Naomi Zimmerman, Co-Principal Investigator: Amanda Giang On October 17, 2018, Canada became the second country in the world to federally legalize cannabis. Ten months later, the legal cannabis industry had grown by 185 per […]
New Frontiers in Research: Materials à la carte
Materials à la carte: Accelerating materials discovery with large scale ab-initio simulations and machine learning | Nominated Principal Investigator: Mauricio Ponga, Co-Principal Investigator: Jasmin Jelovica When an engineer designs a new device – whether it’s an airplane or a ballpoint pen – an important consideration they must take into account is the abilities and limitations […]
UBC News: UBC researchers develop portable ultrasound scanner network for COVID-19
UBC’s Dr. Teresa Tsang (Medicine), Purang Abolmaesumi (Medicine), Robert Rohling (Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering) and Dr. Oron Frenkel (Electrical and Computer Engineering) are designing portable hand held ultrasound scanners that can aid in COVID-19 diagnosis, connecting the scanners with an AI algorithm and an online library of lung ultrasound images to help health […]
UBC Mechanical Engineering Prof Receives Human Frontier Science Program Grant
Mattia Bacca, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at UBC, has been awarded a three-year research grant from the Human Frontier Science Program Organization. The France-based organization, which established its namesake program in 1989, aims to support innovative international research collaborations that clarify “the sophisticated and complex mechanisms of living organisms for the benefit of all […]
Faculty Receive NSERC/Seaspan Industrial Research Chairs for Intelligent and Green Marine Vessels
Vancouver is a marine hub, a port for trade and shipbuilding that draws traffic from all over the world into BC’s coastal waters. These waters are also home to North America’s dwindling population of endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales, one of many marine species threatened by the underwater noise pollution ships generate. This begs the […]