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APSC Rising Stars 2019: Bernardo Ruz, MEL?19, Clean Energy Engineering
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2019/5/18 0:28)
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“I get inspired by thinking about possible solutions and building different business models. It is interesting how the more you think about solving problems, the easier connecting the dots gets …” I recently finished my Master of Engineering Leadership (MEL) in Clean Energy Engineering at UBC. For my Capstone Project, I was lucky to have […]
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MECH Students Showcase their Capstone Projects
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2019/5/14 8:06)
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Upper year Mechanical Engineering students showed off their final Capstone projects at Design + Innovation Day on Thursday, April 4th. This was the final design project of their degrees and their chance to showcase years of learning. The teams displayed their work to industry members, faculty, staff and students on two levels of the Wayne […]
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Call for Applications: Spring Graduate Awards Competition?Deadline: May 9, 2019
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2019/4/19 7:53)
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A number of criteria-based awards for the 2019/20 academic year are available to current and incoming graduate students. Applicants will apply via their graduate programs with a single application that may be considered for as many of the awards as they are eligible for, taking note of the following important considerations: Eligibility: To be eligible to receive funding, […]
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Call for Applications: Rio Tinto Graduate Scholarships?Deadline: April 30, 2019
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2019/4/18 0:20)
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As part of its ongoing commitment to innovation and research, Rio Tinto offers an $18,000 graduate scholarship for a UBC graduate student in a field of pure or applied science related to Rio Tinto?s activities. Preferred areas of study are as follows: Aluminum Metallurgy, Electrolysis, Hydrometallurgy, Environment, Analytical Technologies, Modeling and Control Systems, and Data […]
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Mech 2 Hovercraft Design Competition ?April 16, 2019
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2019/4/13 5:05)
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Engineering students defy gravity (and friction) in hovercraft competition Second-year mechanical engineering students will race remote-controlled hovercraft that float on a cushion of air, combining speed and control in a Hyperloop design challenge. Split into 20 teams, the class will address one of the technology?s fundamental premises: freeing transportation from the limitation imposed by friction […]
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Call for Applications: CIHR, NSERC&SSHRC CGS Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements?Deadline: May 2
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2019/4/12 1:33)
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The Canada Graduate Scholarships – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement (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 training, CGS-MSFSS recipients will contribute to strengthening the potential for collaboration between Canadian and foreign institutions. […]
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Mech Faculty featured in APSC Paper Airplane Workshop + Competition
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2019/4/2 7:10)
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On Friday, March 29th, the Faculty of Applied Science hosted a paper airplane workshop and competition, with insights shared by several Mechanical Engineering faculty members: Attendees were first treated to four brief but fascinating talks: Dean James Olson on the history and properties of paper; Pete Ostafichuk on paper airplane ? or, to be more precise, paper glider ? […]
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from Nakamura&Yamamoto Lab
(2019/4/2 1:00)
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TDPS presents The House of the Spirits, Isabel Allende?s magical family drama, in a poetic re-imagin
from UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
(2019/3/24 12:04)
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Berkeley, Calif. ? March 2019 ? UC Berkeley?s Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS) will cap off its 2018?2019 season with The House of the Spirits , a play by Caridad Svich based on the best-selling novel by Isabel Allende. Directed by Michael Moran, this poetic adaptation with Svich?s original songs runs April 26 through May 5 in the Playhouse at Zellerbach Hall. Patrons may purchase tickets for $13?20 through the TDPS online box office or at the door.
Charting the rise and fall of the Trueba family in an unnamed Latin American country, the play spans five decades as the country moves through enormous socio-political changes that culminate in a devastating dictatorship. The play is told from the point of view of the youngest of three generations of women, Alba, who is held for interrogation by the government as the play opens. The swirling memories, frightening and amusing, lyrical and fantastic, illuminate the stage as Alba records her famil ...
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Creating A Safer Volleyball
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2019/3/21 0:45)
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Photo: Rich Lam/UBC Thunderbirds Although volleyball is a limited-contact sport, many volleyball players still sustain concussions from unfortunate encounters with high-speed balls. Now investigators at the University of British Columbia have found that the brand and model of the volleyball that athletes use may play a role in determining their risk of injury. The researchers […]
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