Professor Yusuf Altintas appointed to Order of Canada
Dr. Yusuf Altintas, a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UBC’s Vancouver campus, is one of four UBC community members to be named an Officer of the Order of Canada this week. This is the second highest level of recognition possible from the Order of Canada, and recognizes achievements and merit of a high degree, especially in service […]
MECH, MAL lab, ICICS involved in UBC-Fraunhofer Collaboration on Industrial Digital Transformation
Within APSC, the collaboration is being supported by the Manufacturing Automation Laboratory (under the leadership of Prof. Yusuf Altintas), the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Bradshaw Research Initiative for Minerals and Mining, and the Institute for Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems. Aerospace, automotive and machine tools manufacturing can look forward to new digital services that […]
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 […]
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 […]
Optimization of Wing Airflow Simulations
Collaboration Case Study: Optimization of Wing Airflow Simulations Overview Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is a key tool for simulating flight vehicles, including commercial aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and military aircraft. To be useful in the design process, these simulations must be efficient and reliable, with good estimates on the uncertainty in the computed results. In collaboration with […]
Energy Reduction in Mechanical Pulping
Collaboration Case Study: Energy Reduction in Mechanical Pulping Overview The Advanced Fibre Processing Lab is collaborating with fourteen pulp and paper industry partners and NSERC CRD to develop a 5-year, $4 million program to reduce total pulp and paper energy consumption by at least 20%. High energy costs and strong competition have forced many pulp […]