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Department Research Seminar?October 25, 2018Gwynn Elfring Headshot
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2018/10/23 7:48)
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Elastic Symmetry Breaking, Locomotion and Synchronization at low Reynolds Number
Dr. Gwynn J. Elfring
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of British Columbia
When: October 25, 2018 | 1 PM
Where: CEME 2202 | 6250 Applied Science Lane
Snacks and beverages to be provided
Abstract: At low Reynolds number, locomotion is only possible through non-reciprocal body deformations and so propulsion techniques such as flapping a rigid appendage do not lead to net motion. When flexibility is introduced, fluid structure interaction and deformation acts as a natural symmetry-breaking mechanism that can yield net motion, even with reciprocal actuation. In this talk we discuss a few problems in locomotion and synchronization at low Reynolds numbers where flexibility and deformation play a key role in the dynamics of the system.
Biography: Gwynn Elfring is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Institute of Ap ...
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Media Mention: Global National Features UBC Ultrasound Breakthrough [video]
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2018/10/18 6:29)
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Watch a video by Global National to learn more about about Carlos D. Gerardo, Edmond Cretu and MECH professor Robert Rohling’s breakthrough in ultrasound technology:
The Innovators: UBC researchers behind new ultrasound advancement
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Breakthrough Revolutionizes Ultrasound using Mechanical Engineering, Microfabrication and Novel Prin
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2018/10/18 1:44)
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Photo by Clare Kiernan
At first glance, Carlos D. Gerardo, Edmond Cretu and Robert Rohling?s new polymer capacitive micro-machined ultrasound transducer (polyCMUT) looks like a computer chip, but it?s actually a series of microscopic drums built with a novel printing process. This innovation uses mechatronics and micromachining to convert sound into electrical signals at a fraction of the price of the industry-standard piezoelectric crystal technology.
The same technology used in a record player, piezoelectric ultrasound transducers depend on crystals that create a charge when they are squeezed, or change shape when a charge is passed through them. This is how they can convert the mechanical energy of sound waves into electrical signals. The drawback is that the crystal transducers are fragile, expensive and labour-intensive to produce ? crystals are cut and arranged by hand, ?like jewelry,? explains Dr. Robert Rohling , a Professor of both Mechanical Engineering and Electr ...
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TARTUFFE: Moličre?s classic comedy, translated into English verse by Richard Wilbur
from UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
(2018/10/15 10:27)
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Berkeley, CA – September 2018 – UC Berkeley?s Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS) continues its 2018-19 season with Tartuffe , a daring and witty comedy that tells the story of a crafty trickster who uses religion as a guise to flatter the vulnerability of a wealthy patriarch. Initially censored following its 1664 premiere, the play is one of Moličre?s most famous works and will be presented at the Zellerbach Playhouse stage on the UC Berkeley campus. Translated into English verse by Richard Wilbur, and directed by Domenique Lozano, Tartuffe runs November 9-18. Tickets are $13 to $20 and can be purchased online through the TDPS box office or at the door.
A con man disguised as a pious spiritual leader wheedles his way into the home of a gullible, affluent man in the midst of a mid-life crisis?and promptly sets the household topsy turvy. If not for the quick witted Dorine, grounded Elmire, and infinitel ...
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Call For Applications: Fulbright Awards Competitions?Deadline: November 15, 2018
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2018/10/6 7:33)
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Traditional Fulbright Canada Student Awards
Traditional Fulbright Canada Student awards are intended for Canadian citizens who are graduate students, prospective graduate students, or promising young professionals who wish to study and/or conduct research in the United States. Awards may be held at any university, research centre, think tank, or government agency in the United States.
Canadian students can take up the award in one of three ways:
Formal enrolment awards are intended for students who plan to enroll in a graduate program at an American university. The student must seek admission at the same time as they apply for a Fulbright award. The Traditional Fulbright Canada award would support the first nine months of the student?s graduate degree.
Research awards are intended for students enrolled in a graduate program at a Canadian university, and who wish to conduct research in the United States that will support their Canadian degree. The Traditional Fulbright Canada ...
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TDPS presents 70 Scenes of Halloween, a sly, surreal comedy by Jeffrey M Jones, October 11-14, 2018
from UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
(2018/10/5 20:23)
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Berkeley, CA – September 2018 – UC Berkeley?s Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS) opens its 2018-19 season with 70 Scenes of Halloween , a spooky, scrambled, and sly comedy that transforms the unraveling of a marriage into a frighteningly funny and fantastical romp. Written by experimental playwright Jeffrey M Jones, this fast-moving scuffle will be presented in an intimate configuration on the Zellerbach Playhouse stage on the UC Berkeley campus. Directed by Christopher Herold, 70 Scenes of Halloween runs October 11-14. Tickets are $13 to $20 and can be purchased online through the TDPS box office ( http://tdps.berkeley.edu/events/70-scenes-of-halloween/ ) or at the door.
The play reveals a young married couple, Jeff and Joan, who seem set to spend Halloween on their couch in a state of mild antagonism and mutual boredom. But as time fragments and reassembles, dark forces emerge and they must contend with ghosts ...
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IROS2018 Best Paper Award Finalist
from Nakamura&Yamamoto Lab
(2018/10/5 9:37)
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Mr. Takuya Ohashi presented his work on VMocap in IROS2018 . His paper has been selected as a finalist of the best paper award.
Takuya Ohashi, Yosuke Ikegami, Kazuki Yamamoto, Wataru Takano and Yoshihiko Nakamura, ?Video Motion Capture from the Part Confidence Maps of Multi-Camera Images by Spatiotemporal Filtering Using the Human Skeletal Model,? in Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2018.
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Call for Applications: MDDC Awards for Excellence in Biomedical Engineering Student Design&Innovatio
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2018/9/28 6:49)
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The MDDC Medical Device Development Centre of British Columbia (?the MDDC?) is pleased to announce the renewed endowment of $10,000 to the MDDC Student Awards to encourage and recognize student innovators in technologies relating to medicine and health care, including medical devices, systems, software, apps and assistive technologies.
The three awards are:
Principal Award ($5,000)
Award of Distinction ($2,500)
Innovation Award ($2,500)
The competition is open to individuals or teams made up of undergraduate, graduate students including medical interns or residents, enrolled in engineering, technology, or medical related programs at BC post-secondary institutions.
Important dates:
Award applications deadline midnight Sunday March 17, 2019
Finalists will be notified on or before April 8th, 2019
Finalists will demonstrate their project/prototypes on April 27th 2019
Information related to applying and terms and conditions is available at www.mddc.org/awards
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Engineering Database Training Day?September 25, 2018
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2018/9/25 0:44)
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UBC Chemical and Biological Engineering
2360 East Mall, Vancouver, V6T 1Z3
Please join us for a day of expert training on some of Elsevier?s most important Engineering and Science related databases. All training sessions will be held in Chemical and Biological Engineering building. Room details are listed as follows. RSVP: Please click the hyperlinks below to register. Light refreshments will be provided.
Time
Topic
Room
10:00am – 10:50am
Compendex (Ei Village)
CHBE 202
11:00am – 11:50am
Knovel
CHBE 202
11:00am – 11:50am
Compendex (Ei Village)
CHBE 204
2:00pm – 2:50pm
Knovel
CHBE 202
Compendex (Engineering Village) is the broadest and most complete Engineering literature database available. It provides a truly holistic and global view of peer reviewed and indexed publications with over 20 million records from 77 countries across 190 Engineering disciplines. Compende ...
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Call for Nominations: The 2019 Two-Year Worldwide IBM PhD Fellowship?Deadline: October 15, 2018
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2018/9/22 5:54)
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The IBM PhD Fellowship Program supports PhD students undertaking research in the following areas:
AI / Cognitive Computing
Blockchain
Cloud Computing
Core Technologies
Data Science / Big Data / Analytics
Internet of things
Quantum Computing
Security
The fellowship provides a stipend for two academic years, 2019-2020 and 2020-2021. Fellowship awardees are matched with an IBM mentor according to their technical interests and are encouraged to participate in an internship at least once while completing their studies.
Eligibility Criteria : Students should have three years remaining in their graduate program at the time of nomination. For example, nominees that are enrolled in a four year graduate program should have completed two years of their graduate program as of summer 2019 in order to benefit the most. Non-US Citizens who wish to participate in an internship in the US must obtain work authorization under the specifics of their visa. Students from US embargo ...
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