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Call to Applications: Walter C. Sumner Memorial Fellowship?Deadline: April 1, 2022
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2022/3/18 5:35)
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The Walter C. Sumner Memorial Fellowships are available to Canadian citizens engaged in or about to start doctoral studies in Chemistry, Physics, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science at UBC. The award is valued at $8,000 for one year, but may be extended for a second year. Note that eligible applicants must “hold a degree from a […]
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High-tech mouthguard tracks head impacts during varsity hockey playoffs
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2022/3/18 1:21)
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UBC concussion study could pave the way for safer hockey A high-tech mouthguard worn by UBC Thunderbird hockey players will record every big hit of the upcoming playoffs to capture data for UBC researchers who study concussions. The study is led by Dr. Lyndia Wu, an expert in brain injury biomechanics at UBC?s Faculty of […]
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Call for Applications: Bursary from the EGIRS Division of EGBC?Deadline: May 10, 2022
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2022/3/11 9:02)
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The Engineers and Geoscientists in the Resource Sector (EGIRS) Division of Engineers and Geoscientists BC is pleased to offer two $2,000 bursaries in 2022 aimed at advancing the practice and education of engineering and geoscience in British Columbia. The bursary is intended to provide financial assistance to students in an accredited BC post-secondary or post-graduate […]
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Press Release on End-to-End VMocap
from Dynamics Control Systems Lab
(2022/3/8 11:31)
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Achievement of End-to-End VMocap by Dr. Yoshihiko Nakamura (Department of Mechanical Engineering), Prof. Yosuke Ikegami, Dr. Cesar Hernandez (Department of Mechanical Engineering), Mr. Akihiro Sakurai (PhD. candidate), Prof. Milutin Nikoli? (University of Novi Sad), Mr. Natsu Ooke (master course student) and Prof. Ko Yamamoto has been announced.
https://www.i.u-tokyo.ac.jp/news/topics/2022/202203071981.shtml
https://www.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/shared/press/data/setnws_202203031347162398774454_164968.pdf
https://www.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/foe/press/setnws_202203031347162398774454.html
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New Publication: Lubricated Rolling Over a Pool
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2022/3/3 10:04)
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What happens when the wheels of trains interact with viscous liquids deposited on the track? The answer to this question can help us understand how such industrial liquids can prevent track wear and noise. Doctoral student, Hatef Rahmani, under the guidance of Dr. Sheldon Green, Dr. Boris Stoeber, and Dr. Neil J. Balmforth (UBC Math), recently published their findings of […]
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Two UBC Engineering students named 2022 Cansbridge Fellows
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2022/2/26 7:21)
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The Cansbridge Fellowship program has named Coralie Tcheune, a fourth-year UBC biomedical engineering student, and Callum Woznow, a fourth-year UBC mechanical engineering student, as two of its newest fellows.
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Call for Applications: Schmidt Science Fellowships?Deadline: March 24, 2022 (8 AM)
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2022/2/26 2:27)
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Schmidt Science Fellowships The Schmidt Science Fellows program provides the world?s best emerging scientists with new skills and perspectives to develop novel solutions to society?s challenges, become scientific and societal thought leaders, and accelerate ground-breaking discoveries. The program is looking for the brightest minds in the natural sciences, mathematics, engineering, and computing who are interested in […]
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MEL Spotlight: Decarbonizing the Marine Sector
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2022/2/25 1:33)
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When you compare the transport efficiency of moving an equivalent weight of goods by truck, train, airplane or ship, the shipping industry is the most efficient. And yet the global marine shipping industry is responsible for producing two to three per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions.
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MEL Spotlight: Leading the Transition to Clean Energy
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2022/2/23 8:01)
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When we talk about addressing the climate challenge facing our planet, it?s useful to start with an understanding of international agreements and then narrow our focus to the actions required locally to limit global warming. The COP26 conference in November 2021 aimed to finalize the outstanding elements of the Paris Agreement ? a legally binding treaty on […]
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Seminar: Prediction, Estimation, and Control of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles?Dr. Jing Sun?Mar 3
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2022/2/18 4:45)
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12:30 – 1:30 PM on Zoom. Dr. Jing Sun is the Michael G. Parsons Collegiate Professor in Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. The Distinguished Colloquium series invites leading international researchers to share their expertise with our academic community.
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