Top Finish for UBC AeroDesign at the 2021 SAE Aero Design Knowledge Competition
Render of Wailord (left), Mantine and Remoraids (right) Amid a challenging design year affected by pandemic restrictions, globally displaced members, and another virtual academic session, UBC AeroDesign has once again demonstrated its resiliency and technical aptitude at the 2021 SAE Aero Design Knowledge competition held earlier this March. For competition, the team designed two […]
APSC Profile: Mechanical Engineering Design + Innovation Day Award-winners
Design + Innovation Day is UBC Engineering’s annual showcase for student engineering design projects. Carried out in small groups over the previous academic year, the projects enable students to improve their technical, teamwork and management skills while designing solutions to real-world problems. The most outstanding projects of the year are recognized with UBC Applied Science […]
APSC Rising Star: Liz Vasilkovs, Bachelor of Applied Science
Engineering: an exercise in failing, and learning from it. “Advocate for yourself and be confident — you are smart, talented, and your ideas deserve to be heard.” Seven years and one pandemic ago, I was on the cusp of beginning my university adventure. I was a hot shot high schooler ready to cruise through my […]
New undergraduate research program CREATE-U kicks off in 2021
This summer the Department of Mechanical Engineering launches its innovative CREATE-U program, which provides participating students with paid lab research experience paired with instruction on research fundamentals. Originally set to launch the summer of 2020, the program was put on hold due to COVID-19. The program is intended to give students a taste of what […]
APSC Rising Star: Carlie Owen, MEL in Clean Energy Engineering
From oil and gasoline to thinking clean “The UBC learning environment including the professors, the students, the campus, the coursework contributed to a lifestyle shift that I hadn’t realized I was after. Sustainability has become a lifestyle and my career, a passion.”
Celebrating the Class of 2021!
Congratulations to the class of 2021! We’re excited for you to celebrate your university achievements, and to embark on your next chapter and the bright future ahead. If you couldn’t make the Virtual Graduation Reception and Awards Ceremony on June 1st you can watch the recording here, featuring words from Dean of Applied Science Dr. […]
2021 Mechanical Engineering Capstone projects showcased online
Usually the Faculty of Applied Science’s Design and Innovation Day is a bustling all day event that fills multiple buildings on campus with students demonstrating the final design projects that are the culmination of their undergraduate studies. For the past two spring terms this celebration of student design has been transformed into an online showcase […]
MEL NAME student selected as SNAME David A. O’Neil Scholar
NAME Master of Engineering Leadership student Mohammad Mostofa Sowkot Imran has been awarded the David A. O’Neil Scholarship from the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME). The scholarship awards him $5,000 to study Naval Architecture at UBC, and attendance at the SNAME annual conference in October 2021. SNAME is the leading international organization […]
Grad Students Compete in 2021 Three Minute Thesis Heat
On February 25, five graduate students from the Department of Mechanical Engineering faced off on Zoom to see who could best explain their thesis research in three minutes or less. The Department’s second annual 3 Minute Thesis heat challenged graduate students to hone their communication skills by packing their complex research projects into a quick […]
MECH students design affordable, see-through full-face COVID respirator
UBC Engineering students have designed a full-face respirator that they claim is transparent, breathable and comfortable to use. The respirator protects against COVID-19 and other harmful particles, like wildfire smoke, and it is lightweight enough to wear all day, says the team. “At just 270 grams and $65, it’s slimmer and cheaper than other full-face respirators […]