Robotics?Evolution, Myths, Realities, and Current Trends?Jan 15, 2021?Dr. Clarence de Silva
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2021/1/12 6:05)
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WEBINAR: Robotics – Evolution, Myths, Realities, and Current Trends Speaker: Dr. Clarence de Silva, University of British Columbia This is a talk organized by the Sri Lanka Section of Cambridge Circle. When: Friday, 15 January 2021 | 8:00 PM PST Where: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/62401417064?pwd=R0RIc1l2NGE0U2RKdG14UWtlT3JoQT09 | Meeting ID: 624 0141 7064 | Passcode: 158911 | Participants can join […]
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Call for Applications: Health System Impact Fellowship?Deadline: February 18, 2021
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2021/1/7 8:14)
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Call for Applications: Health System Impact Fellowship The Health System Impact (HSI) Fellowship (for doctoral trainees and post-doctoral fellows) provides highly-qualified doctoral trainees (doctoral students) and post-doctoral fellows studying health services and policy research (HSPR), or related fields, a unique opportunity to apply their research and analytic talents to critical challenges in health care that […]
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Alumni Event: Engineering Responses to COVID-19?January 14, 2021
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2020/12/24 6:53)
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The Department of Mechanical Engineering invites our alumni to a special event on Thursday, January 14, 2021. Join us at 5 PM for an online panel featuring a Mechanical Engineering alum, faculty member, graduate student, and undergraduate who have been tackling the unique challenges presented by COVID-19. Their solutions vary from software applications, to device design, […]
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Universal Well-Being Within Planetary Boundaries?Jan 26, 2021?Dr. Julia Steinberger
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2020/12/23 0:55)
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WEBINAR: The Ultimate Engineering Challenge: Universal Well-Being Within Planetary Boundaries Speaker: Dr. Julia Steinberger, University of Leeds When: Tuesday, 26 January 2021 | 12:30 – 1:30 PM Registration: Free, please register here Presented as part of Sustainable, Resilient and Equitable Re-Start, an online, bi-weekly seminar series focused on how we can work towards more sustainable, […]
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Synthetic Organic Chemistry in Water?Jan 12, 2021?Bruce H. Lipshutz
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2020/12/23 0:49)
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WEBINAR: Synthetic Organic Chemistry in Water Speaker: Dr. Bruce Lipshutz, UC Santa Barbara When: Tuesday, 12 January 2021 | 12:30 – 1:30 PM Registration: Free, please register here Presented as part of Sustainable, Resilient and Equitable Re-Start, an online, bi-weekly seminar series focused on how we can work towards more sustainable, resilient, and equitable restart […]
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UBC News: Marginalized groups experience higher cumulative air pollution in urban Canada
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2020/12/22 4:54)
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Different marginalized groups are exposed to higher cumulative air pollution in Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto, according to new research from the University of British Columbia. The study, published last week in Environmental Research Letters, shows that in Vancouver, Indigenous residents are most at risk, while the burden falls on immigrant and low-income residents in Montreal and […]
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Call for Applications: Mechanical Engineering Teaching Fellowship Application?Deadline: January 31,
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2020/12/19 7:29)
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Call for Applications: Mechanical Engineering Teaching Fellowship Application The Department of Mechanical Engineering wishes to promote undergraduate teaching excellence by annually awarding the Mechanical Engineering Teaching Fellowship to Senior PhD students who have demonstrated dedication to, and talent for, teaching. The Fellowship will provide a stipend of $10,000 and mentorship support to teach an undergraduate […]
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Call For Applications: CGS Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements?3rd intake for 2020-2021?Deadline
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2020/12/18 3:23)
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Call for Applications: CGS Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements – 3rd intake for 2020-2021 The Canada Graduate Scholarships – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements (CGS-MSFSS) Program supports high-calibre Canadian graduate students in building global linkages and international networks through the pursuit of exceptional research experiences at research institutions abroad. By accessing international scientific research and […]
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MECH students design affordable, see-through full-face COVID respirator
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2020/12/12 0:30)
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UBC Engineering students have designed a full-face respirator that they claim is transparent, breathable and comfortable to use. The respirator protects against COVID-19 and other harmful particles, like wildfire smoke, and it is lightweight enough to wear all day, says the team. ?At just 270 grams and $65, it?s slimmer and cheaper than other full-face respirators […]
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Call For Applications: Aboriginal Graduate Fellowship?Deadline: January 20, 2021
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2020/12/11 0:19)
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Aboriginal Graduate Fellowships The University of British Columbia offers multi-year fellowships to Master’s and Doctoral Indigenous students. Award winners are selected on the basis of academic merit through an annual competition, administered by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Approximately a dozen new fellowships are offered each year. Each fellowship provides a stipend of […]
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