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Competition Announcement: CAGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards?Deadline: February 22, 202
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2022/2/17 9:55)
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CAGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards The CAGS-ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award recognizes Canadian doctoral dissertations that make unusually significant and original contributions to their academic field. They were established in 1994 and are presented annually by the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS), with sponsorship support provided by ProQuest. There are two awards: one for engineering, medical sciences […]
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Competition Announcement: Governor General?s Gold Medal?Deadline: Feb 23, 2022 (8 AM)
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2022/2/17 9:22)
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Governor General?s Gold Medal One gold medal is awarded to the student who has achieved the most outstanding academic record as a doctoral student. A second gold medal is awarded to the graduate student who has achieved most outstanding academic record as a Master?s student completing a thesis. Students must have submitted the final copy of their thesis to […]
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Call for Applications: Graduate Research Awards for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation?
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2022/2/15 3:17)
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Graduate Research Awards for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation are offered by The Simons Foundation and the International Security Research and Outreach Programme (ISROP) of Global Affairs Canada (GAC). Four awards of $5,000 are available to Canadian Masters and/or Doctoral students to support the independent research and writing of an academic paper responding to a specific Non-Proliferation, Arms […]
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Call for Applications: Canadian Student Health Research Forum (CSHRF)?Deadline: Monday, February 28,
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2022/2/15 3:16)
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The 2022 Canadian Student Health Research Forum (CSHRF) will take place during the week of June 13 ? 17 (TBA if virtual or in-person). This forum is a valuable opportunity for health research trainees in all fields at the doctoral level (PhD and MD/PhD) from across Canada to present their work, to network and to […]
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Dr Altintas elected member of National Academy of Engineering and ACATECH
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2022/2/11 8:38)
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Mechanical Engineering Professor Yusuf Altintas has recently been elected a Member of two prestigious engineering organizations, the US’ National Academy of Engineering (NAE), and German National Academy of Science and Engineering, ACATECH. Dr. Altintas’ membership in the NAE recognizes his leadership in the field of ?metal-cutting mechanics and machine tool systems research and industry applications.? […]
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Call for Applications: Engineers Canada Scholarships?Application Deadline: March 1, 2022
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2022/2/9 10:35)
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Engineers Canada accepting scholarship applications Each year, Engineers Canada awards scholarships in three categories: The Engineers Canada Leadership Scholarship: Eight scholarships valued at $4,000 each to provide financial assistance to undergraduate students in CEAB-accredited engineering programs. Engineers Canada-Manulife: Three scholarships valued at $12,500 each to support Canadian engineers returning to university for further study or research in an engineering […]
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Alumni shoot for the moon, win multiple awards at global space conference
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2022/2/8 9:22)
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What struck me most was the size of the community and how much knowledge there was. UBC Mechanical Engineering graduates Sam Bunka and Charmaine Neufeld have won three awards for two presentations they made at the 2021 International Astronautical Congress (IAC) held in Dubai. The IAC is the leading global conference for space technology, attended […]
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Options Info Session?Feb 17, 2022 at 11 AM
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2022/2/4 9:26)
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MECH will be holding an information session about early admission for Mechanical Engineering Options for 1st year engineering students and regular admission for current Mech 2 students. The session will go over the application process, due dates, and what to include in your application package. The faculty member Option Coordinator will also be speaking in […]
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Dr. Rob Rohling reappointed Director of ICICS
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2022/1/27 4:37)
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Dr. Rob Rohling has been reappointed as the director of the Institute for Computing, Information, and Cognitive Systems (ICICS) for another five-year term. Dr. Rohling is cross-appointed as a Professor in UBC?s Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering departments, where he pursues research on biomedical engineering, medical imaging, medical information systems, and robotics and […]
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New publication tackles unstructured mesh optimization
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2022/1/25 8:51)
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Doctoral student Mohammad Zandsalimy and supervisor Dr. Carl Ollivier-Gooch have approached an ongoing problem in fluid simulation in their recent publication in the Journal of Computational Physics. Meshes are used to calculate complicated geometrical shapes, like topographies or computer graphics. Unstructured meshes are used to solve particularly complex problems like fluid flow, whereas structured meshes […]
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