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MECH Services Move Online
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2020/3/17 14:00)
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To support UBC?s social distancing protocols, many Mechanical Engineering employees are working remotely. The Student Services Office will be closed (normal operations online) and the Administrative Office is maintaining minimal in-person coverage for the time being. Both offices are fully available online, so please email us with your query. General contacts are provided below, and […]
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UBC UPDATE: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and UBC?s response
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2020/3/16 2:58)
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March 13, 2020 announcement: UBC is transitioning to online classes effective Monday March 16, 2020 for the remainder of the term. For classes that cannot be accommodated online, we will be issuing further information through our Faculties. This will apply to UBC Vancouver, UBC Okanagan and UBC Robson Square. UBC?s campuses will remain open and […]
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Call for Applications: International Policy Ideas Challenge 2020?Deadline: April 17, 2020
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2020/3/13 9:21)
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International Policy Ideas Challenge 2020 NOTE: Master’s students, Doctoral students, and post-doctoral fellows are eligible to apply. The objective of the International Policy Ideas Challenge program is to draw on the network of talented Canadian graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and early-career civil society researchers to identify concrete, innovative solutions to emerging international policy challenges faced […]
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Call for Applications: Walter C. Sumner Memorial Fellowship?Deadline: 8 April, 2020
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2020/3/13 9:17)
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Walter C. Sumner Memorial Fellowship 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. Application deadline: 4:00 pm […]
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NAME Students visit Engine Room Simulator
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2020/3/13 4:48)
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The room is dark except for a few colorful buttons on the instrument panels and the glow coming from the simulator screens. Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NAME) students have to figure out how to power up their “ship” before they can use the overhead lighting, in one of the challenges offered by the BCIT […]
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Mech 2 Rover Mission: Competition Results
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2020/3/7 9:06)
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January 31st saw twenty teams of second year mechanical engineering students face off to see whose rover design could overcome all obstacles to victory. The first of the term?s two design competitions was filled with many ups and downs, as students? remote-controlled vehicles careened over hills, chasms, angled terrain, sand traps, and more. Simulating a […]
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Call for Nominations: 2019-20 Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) Award?Deadline: March 6, 2020
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2020/2/29 10:07)
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2019-20 Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) Awards In recognition of the valuable role that teaching assistants play in our undergraduate programs, the university annually awards sixteen Killam Graduate Teaching Awards to UBC Teaching Assistants. The Killam GTA Award includes a certificate and $1,000.00. The sixteen awards, given annually, reinforce the important message to students (both […]
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Call for Applications: Engineers&Geoscientists in the Resource Sector Bursary?Deadline: May 8, 2020
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2020/2/29 5:13)
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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 2020. These bursaries are intended to provide financial assistance to students in an accredited BC post-secondary or post-graduate program related to engineering or geoscience in the resource sector with the goal of […]
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3 Minute Thesis Heat?February 27, 2020
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2020/2/22 8:53)
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The Department of Mechanical Engineering is hosting our first Three Minute Thesis heat, a competition where graduate students have three minutes or less to present their thesis project and why it matters! Presentations will be judged by a panel of Mech faculty – as well as you: come cast your ballot for the people’s choice […]
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Dr. Elfring and Dr. Frigaard win 2019 Killam Research Awards
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2020/2/12 3:45)
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Two Mechanical Engineering faculty members have been awarded prestigious UBC awards for research. Dr. Gwynn Elfring has won a Killam Research Fellowship (Junior Category) and Dr. Ian Frigaard has been awarded a Killam Research Prize (Senior Category). Dr. Elfring was awarded a Killam Research Fellowship in order to enable a study-leave pursuing his ongoing research […]
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