November 2020 Virtual Graduation Reception & Guestbook
Congratulations to the class of 2020! 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 November 23rd, you can watch the recording here. It features words from Department Head Dr. Steve Feng, as well as special guest Dean James Olson, and and a toast to the graduating class by NAME graduate and SNAME Chair Jasbir Singh. Faculty members Professor Jon Mikkelsen, Dr. Chris McKesson, Dr. Clarence da Silva, Dr. Gary Schajer, Dr. Sheldon Green, Dr. Yusuf Altintas also offer their congratulatory messages to our November 2020 graduates!
We also have a guestbook below, and we welcome everyone to leave a message of congratulations for our graduates.
Awards
Graduate Academic Achievement Awards
These awards are given to graduate students who have achieved an overall average throughout their program of above 90%.
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- Johnathen Baldwin
- Janica Echavez
- Lennon Huang
- Kyle Manson
- Jacob Morrison
- Hadyan Ramadhan
- Hoda Talebian
- Phillip Wampold
Leadership Awards
These awards are given to students who have continually excelled in providing leadership and inspiration to their peers throughout their degree, and recognize student contributions to the engineering community.
| Johnathen Baldwin – MEng, NAME Polar Corvette Project |
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| Janica Echavez – MEng, NAME Mariclean project and NAME 592 BC Ferries data project |
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| Wilson Hsu – BASc UBC Solar, Club Mech, EUS |
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| Vincent Loputra – MEng, NAME NAME program support |
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| Kyle Manson – MEng, NAME NAME peer mentorship |
| Anupam Saha – MEng, NAME NAME program development |
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| Jasbir Singh – MEng, NAME SNAME student section |
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| Hoda Talebian – PhD Mechanical Engineering Graduate Association (MEGA) |
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| Phillip Wampold – MEng, NAME Performance Yacht Design |
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| Clay Wirsing – MEng, NAME UBC Sailbot |
Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering Design Award
The Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering Design Award recognizes outstanding accomplishments in engineering design for the NAME MEng final ship design project, which was presented to members of industry.
The PHK-20 Team
Project: “Performance Expedition Yacht”
Team members:
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- Kyle Manson
- Harshdeep Reen
- Phillip Wampold
Congratulations to the award winners and to all of our graduates on their achievements! Welcome to the UBC and Mechanical Engineering alumni community!
Guestbook
Since the reception would normally be a chance to say goodbye to classmates, professors, or staff who made an impact on your journey, we invite you to leave a comment in our digital guestbook instead. Guests are welcome to leave a congratulatory message as well!
Congratulations graduates! You make it past several obstacles and reached the completion of your degree – well done!
Now good luck with the next step in your career!
Congratulations to everyone!
Congratulations to all the students graduating this fall! Well done on your achievement!
Thank you, all my professors, especially Dr.Altintas, and Dr. Nagamune. Congratulations to all the graduates! Wish you all the best.
I want to wish everyone congratulations.
For our NAME students, I must say how much I enjoyed having you in my class and getting to know all of you. I must say that our Christmas party was a highlight along with our SNAME trips and trivia night at Biercraft. Your patience with us during the COVID time is greatly appreciated. I look forward to seeing you all in person in the near future. Stay in touch.
Jon
Thank you all and congratulation to my fellow graduates!
It has been a roller-coaster ride this year and having the support that I had was essential for me.
Went through really dark times but as there is light at the end of the tunnel, I am happy to graduate with this degree.
Hope NAME program grows even more!
Thank you!
Congrats everyone, we did it!
Congrats to the MECH graduates! It was nice to join the Zoom ceremony.
Congratulations everyone!
It has been lovely to get to know you all and I can’t wait to hear about what you get up to next! Once covid-19 is over, feel free to come back and visit. The MECH Student Services office will always be there for you with candy.
It is my greatest honor and fortunate to have Dr. de Silva’s supervision for my master studies!
Congrats to all the MECH Graduates 🙂 Good luck to all of you as you move toward the next chapter!
I would like to congratulate all graduated student of 2020’s class upon this astounding achievement , been a long uneven path, we made it though.
Congratulations to myself and to everyone for completing such tremendous achievements at UBC Mechanical Engineering!
I want you to know that I am proud of every one of you. I am happy, nay delighted, to welcome you to an industry that (as you know) is my passion. I am fully confident that you are going to do well in your careers, wherever you choose to take them. Bravo Zulu to the NAME Class of 2020!
Thank you, professors and staff. Congrats to the class of 2020!
Love you Hadyan! And wish you all the best class of 2020!
So proud of you Ahmad! Congrats my love ❣️
Congratulations to the MECH class of 2020! Well done!
Thank you, professors and staff. Congrats to the class of 2020!
Congratulations and all the best graduates!
Congrats everyone!
It is my greatest honor and fortunate to have Dr. de Silva’s supervision for my master studies!
Congratulations to all our MECH graduates!