Tours and Events

Learn about seminars, events and tours happening in our Department.
 
 

Mar 5 – First Year Networking Event

Mar 5 – First Year Networking Event

Are you a first-year Engineering student interested in learning about Mechanical Engineering? Join us for a special networking event where you’ll get to meet our students, alumni, and faculty members! Small groups of students will be matched with one current student, one alum and one professor so that everyone gets a chance to talk directly […]

Learn about our Undergraduate Program Options: Flex, Aerospace, Biomechanics & Medical Devices, Energy & Environment, Mechatronics, Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering.

Feb 9 – Undergraduate Options Info Session

Have questions about our undergraduate Program Options? Want to learn about the exciting topics you can dive into with a degree in Mechanical Engineering? Come to our information session to explore each Option, and learn about the application process!

Nov 30 – Seminar by Dr. Naomi Zimmerman: From Concentrations to Context – Translating Air Quality Data into Meaningful Outputs

Nov 30 – Seminar by Dr. Naomi Zimmerman: From Concentrations to Context – Translating Air Quality Data into Meaningful Outputs

As part of our Fall Department Seminar Series, Dr. Naomi Zimmerman’s talk will give an overview of different data treatment and modelling strategies used to measure air quality in complex real-world contexts, and generating outputs that are interpretable and actionable for user groups.

Nov 1, 2023 | NAME Guest Speaker: Seaspan VP Peter Jackson on sustainability in the shipping sector

Nov 1, 2023 | NAME Guest Speaker: Seaspan VP Peter Jackson on sustainability in the shipping sector

UBC Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering will be hosting a discussion on the shipping sector’s eco-drive featuring guest speaker Peter Jackson, Seaspan’s Vice President of Assets and Technology, and moderated by MEL & MHLP Academic Director Dr. Justin Bull. UBC students and alumni are invited to join us for this deep dive into the shipping […]

Student Experiences in Mechanical Engineering Session – October 26, 2021

Student Experiences in Mechanical Engineering Session – October 26, 2021

Missed the “Student Experiences in Mechanical Engineering” session but want to know what happened?  You can listen to the audio recording here:   First year engineering students get a chance to learn about Mechanical Engineering from our faculty in APSC 100, but are you interested in learning what the program is like from people who […]

3 Minute Thesis Heat – Feb 25, 2021

3 Minute Thesis Heat – Feb 25, 2021

The Department of Mechanical Engineering is hosting our annual Three Minute Thesis heat, a competition where graduate students have three minutes or less to present their thesis project and why it matters! Presentations will be judged by a panel of Mech faculty – as well as you: join us online and cast your ballot for […]

Alumni Event: Engineering Responses to COVID-19  –  January 14, 2021

Alumni Event: Engineering Responses to COVID-19 – January 14, 2021

The Department of Mechanical Engineering invites our alumni to a special event on Thursday, January 14, 2021. Join us at 5 PM for an online panel featuring a Mechanical Engineering alum, faculty member, graduate student, and undergraduate who have been tackling the unique challenges presented by COVID-19. Their solutions vary from software applications, to device design, […]

3 Minute Thesis Heat – February 27, 2020

3 Minute Thesis Heat – February 27, 2020

The Department of Mechanical Engineering is hosting our first Three Minute Thesis heat, a competition where graduate students have three minutes or less to present their thesis project and why it matters! Presentations will be judged by a panel of Mech faculty – as well as you: come cast your ballot for the people’s choice […]

Mech 2 Design Competition: ROVER Mission – Jan 31, 2020

A team of engineers has sent a rover to explore a distant extra-terrestrial landscape. The rover has landed safely on the planet’s surface, but, shortly after, a key controller fails and the throttle is now jammed at max. How can the rover still complete its mission on this unknown alien terrain? This is the scenario […]