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Faculty of Applied Science / Mechanical Engineering / master’s program

master’s program

BASc and MASc alumnus Steve Zimmerman shares his journey.

Alumni Spotlight: From an interest in automotive mechanics to controls engineer at Blue Origin

June 24, 2025

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.

People on a boat navigate an icy ocean.

Sustainable Innovations in Marine Engineering

August 9, 2024

In conversation with Applied Science’s Master of Engineering Leadership program, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Program Director Dr. Jon Mikkelsen discusses the industry’s exciting – and ambitious – efforts to decarbonize and how this is creating opportunities for marine engineering leaders to make a difference here in Vancouver and around the world.

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Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4
Tel 604 822 2781
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