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TDPS?s?Heart of Spain?A Musical of the Spanish Civil War?Commemorates 80th Anniversary of the Confli
from UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
(2016/9/21 11:59)
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This October, the UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies (TDPS) presents Heart of Spain – A Musical of the Spanish Civil War , co-written by TDPS professor Peter Glazer and Eric Bain Peltoniemi. Presented in conjunction with the 80th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), Heart of Spain follows a group of US volunteers?men and women from a mix of socio-economic classes and ethnic backgrounds?across the Atlantic, over the Pyrenees, and into battle as they fight to defend the Spanish Republic against fascist General Francisco Franco?s military coup on the eve of WWII. Interweaving eyewitness accounts, historical documents and writings, original compositions and traditional songs accompanied by a four-piece band, the production brings to life the bitter war that inspired everyday Americans, most with idealistic beliefs but minimal military training, to fight. Heart of Spain plays October 21-30, 2016 , with performances on Fridays & ...
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TDPS?s?Heart of Spain?A Musical of the Spanish Civil War?Commemorates 80th Anniversary of the Confli
from UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
(2016/9/21 8:43)
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This October, the UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies (TDPS) presents Heart of Spain – A Musical of the Spanish Civil War , co-written by TDPS professor Peter Glazer and Eric Bain Peltoniemi. Presented in conjunction with the 80th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), Heart of Spain follows a group of US volunteers?men and women from a mix of socio-economic classes and ethnic backgrounds?across the Atlantic, over the Pyrenees, and into battle as they fight to defend the Spanish Republic against fascist General Francisco Franco?s military coup on the eve of WWII. Interweaving eyewitness accounts, historical documents and writings, original compositions and traditional songs accompanied by a four-piece band, the production brings to life the bitter war that inspired everyday Americans, most with idealistic beliefs but minimal military training, to fight. Heart of Spain plays October 21-30, 2016 , with performances on Fridays & ...
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Student group funding application package now availablethunderbots-robocup-2015
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2016/9/20 3:35)
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Student group funding applications are now open! Student groups requesting funding and other support from the MECH Department should complete the application package and submit it by October 9th at 11:59pm. Please note that groups/teams must submit both an electronic and a hard copy to the MECH Student Services Office (CEME 2205). Late applications will not be accepted, however, hard copies will be accepted after the deadline so long as the electronic copies are sent to students@mech.ubc.ca on time.
Click here to download the application package.
To submit an application or if you have any questions, please feel free to talk to Heather in the MECH Student Services Office or email her at students@mech.ubc.ca .
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UBC Sailbot Ada relocated near the Azores islandssailbot-progress-sept-9th-2016
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2016/9/14 4:56)
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Ada’s progress data from September 9th, 2016
The UBC Sailbot Ada ? an autonomous sailboat designed and built by UBC students ? was launched off the coast of Newfoundland with the goal of crossing the Atlantic, a feat which has been attempted by many researchers, but never accomplished. Ada made it about 800 km before being damaged in a storm on August 30th, 2016, when she lost power and was temporarily lost.
However, in a recent update, the UBC Sailbot team announced that Ada had regained life when direct sunlight hit the boat’s solar panels on Tuesday. Through the use of a satellite network, the team was then able to locate Ada near the Azores islands, an autonomous region of Portugal located in the mid-Atlantic, and about 500 km east of her last known location prior to the power failure.
The team is now hopeful that they will be able to retrieve the sailbot, however it is not yet clear how this will be achieved. On their Facebook page, the team has reached out f ...
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Dr. Yusuf Altintas named first Canadian president of CIRP!dsc_1921
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2016/9/14 2:30)
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Dr. Altintas with a student in his Manufacturing Automation Lab.
MECH Professor Yusuf Altintas, has been named the first Canadian president of the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP).
CIRP takes its abbreviated name from the French acronym of C ollege I nternational pour la R echerche en P roductique (CIRP) and is an organization that aims to promote scientific research through co-operation, as well as address issues related to modern production science and technology.
Dr. Altintas will act as the president from September 2016 to August 2017. Presidents of CIRP are elected annually in order to ensure continuous improvement and to reflect the changing needs of manufacturing science and technology.
Professor Altintas was also recently awarded the ASME William T. Ennor Manufacturing Technology Award and the NSERC Strategic Research Network in Virtual Machining Grant.
Congratulations Dr. Altintas!
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Student Blog Post:?UBC AeroDesign Flies Heavy in SAE Aero Design West Regular Class?aerodesign-compe
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2016/9/8 4:22)
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By Siddhant Malik, UBC AeroDesign
The UBC AeroDesign Team (formerly known as The UBC Heavy Lift Team) was founded twenty-three years ago at UBC to learn the process of aircraft design and develop competitive radio-controlled airplanes for collegiate competitions.
The team recently competed at the SAE Aero Design West Competition from April 22nd ? 24th in Van Nuys, California. The mission: to lift as much payload as possible in a 10?x4?x4? compartment, while consuming only 1000 Watts of power and taking off within 200 feet. The team placed 11th overall in the Regular Class Division against 37 international teams and was very proud to receive a 3rd place award from SAE and Lockheed Martin for the design report.
The competition plane, named North Star, featured a rear cargo hatch for loading and unloading the payload within one minute to meet SAE?s requirement. The team members also integrated 3D printed components into the plane which provided a tremendous amount of design flex ...
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Electronics Goes Green 2016
from Fraunhofer Presseinformationen
(2016/9/6 9:00)
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(6.9.2016 - 9.9.2016) From September 6-9, 2016 Fraunhofer IZM is hosting the international conference Electronics Goes Green 2016 in Berlin, for the fifth time after the years 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012. The conference is the most important event on microelectronics and the environment worldwide and will provide experts from science, industry and politics with a forum to discuss state-of-the-art technologies and current political trends with regard to microelectronics and its impact on the environment.
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Dr. Peter Cripton teaches kids about helmets and brain healthIMG_2204IMG_2207
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2016/8/31 9:50)
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Dr. Peter Cripton and Biomedical Engineering student (and MECH alumnus) Cameron Stuart shared important information on helmets and brain health with kids in the inaugural Brain Booster Summer Camp earlier this month. The Brain Booster camp is one of many programs offered by the West Coast Centre for Learning, a multi-disciplinary education facility that brings together education professionals (like Dr. Cripton) and brain training coaches from the scientific and academic community to provide “customiz[ed,] successful learning approaches for children, youth, adults and older adults with learning difficulties and memory challenges affecting personal choice and equal access to quality educational opportunities.” *
Dr. Cripton and Cameron are pictured below with the kids at the camp, who are all sporting some very safe and stylish helmets!
For more information on the camp and the Centre, visit westcoastcentreforlearning.com
Information on Dr. Cripton’s lab and hi ...
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UBC MECH researchers plumb the secrets of tissue paperGreen Phani Tissue Paper (Clare Kiernan)
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2016/8/31 9:28)
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UBC mechanical engineering researchers Srikanth Phani, Kui Pan and Sheldon Green.
Canada?s tissue manufacturers are now much closer to producing the perfect paper, thanks to new UBC research.
A team working with UBC mechanical engineering professors Sheldon Green and Srikanth Phani have created what is likely the first complete mathematical model of creping, the crinkling process that helps make tissue paper soft and resilient.
?The new model provides a significantly better understanding of the dynamics of the creping process, allowing manufacturers to tailor the process to a greater degree than before,? said Green. ?It?s the most accurate model of creping to date.?
During tissue manufacture, pulp is dried on a chemical-coated rotating drum until it?s 95 per cent dry. It?s then pushed off at very high speeds by a sharp creping blade, creating hundreds of microscopic folds that give tissue its softness, flexibility, tearing resistance and strength.
?With our model ...
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TDPS?s 2016/17 Season of Playhouse&Studio Productions
from UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
(2016/8/25 5:55)
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TDPS 2016/17 Season
Playhouse and Studio Productions
TDPS?s 2016/17 season, our 75th, explores ways that individuals fight against the odds, against seemingly insurmountable forces and powers greater than themselves, and manage to survive. In our Playhouse and Studio Productions this year, we delve into stories of conflict, and also of connection?with others, with causes, with the physical world.
Our fall productions investigate two different facets of war: Heart of Spain follows volunteers heading off to the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s to fight against fascism, while Reentry: The Process of Resilience , a physical theater work devised by choreographer Joe Goode, features stories of student veterans resuming their lives and relationships upon returning to civilian life. This spring, the battle in Polaroid Stories is on city streets, as homeless youth who are fighting to survive turn to myth, poetry and profanity to find meaning in their lives. Our other two spring shows, ...
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