Alumni Spotlight: Champion varsity rower now developing electric powertrains for aviation
Perseverance and discipline helped Mechanical Engineering alumna Emma Starr succeed both in varsity rowing and her degree. She shares her experiences through undergraduate studies and in her career electrifying aviation.
Alumni Spotlight: From an interest in automotive mechanics to controls engineer at Blue Origin
Alumnus Steve Zimmerman shares his journey from the Engineering Transfer Program to Mech 2, through undergraduate and master’s studies at UBC Mechanical Engineering, to his career with Blue Origin.
APSC Rising Star Yi Yi Du
This article is from APSC Student and Alumni Stars. To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. – Alfred, Lord Tennyson Overcoming hardships, a team effort “Perseverance. Commitment. Dedication. 3 imperatives to success.” Yi Yi Du Degree: Bachelor of Applied Science Grad year: 2023 Program: Mechanical Engineering Campus: Vancouver Waking up from a two-month-long coma, I found […]
APSC Rising Star Phoebe Cheung
This article is from APSC Student and Alumni Stars. An engineering degree is more than just the academics “Make the most out of every opportunity – you get out what you put in.” Phoebe Cheung Degree: Bachelor of Applied Science Grad year: 2023 Program: Mechanical Engineering Campus: Vancouver Going into engineering, I knew that it would not be an […]
APSC Rising Star Callum Woznow
This article is from APSC Student and Alumni Stars. Callum Woznow – Mechanical Engineering Graduate and Co-Founder of Zeeno A global tech journey that led me to Silicon Valley “Make big spontaneous decisions – it makes life interesting and leads to cool experiences.” Callum Woznow Degree: Bachelor of Applied Science Grad year: 2023 Program: Mechanical Engineering Campus: Vancouver Throughout […]
Alumni Spotlight : Anson Kung of A&K Robotics
Long before A&K Robotics brought autonomous floor-cleaning robots to the UBC Vancouver campus, Mechanical Engineering alumnus Anson Kung knew he wanted to start a business. He turned his combination of technical training and personal initiative into success by founding the innovative robotics company with UBC alumni Matthew Anderson and Jessica Yip, but his path to […]
EcoDrain, founded by alumnus David Velan, is a finalist for the INDEX:AWARD 2009
Alumnus David Velan, BASc ’02, has taken his mechanical engineering knowledge and love of the environment to found EcoDrain, a finalist for the INDEX:AWARD 2009. EcoDrain is a technology company working to recapture heat from shower water. The device is a specialized heat exchanger that transfers heat from hot shower water waste to cold incoming […]