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Governor General?s Gold Medal?Deadline: February 1, 2018
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2018/1/20 3:37)
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Governor General?s Gold Medal
One gold medal is awarded to the student who has achieved the most outstanding academic record as a doctoral student. A second gold medal is awarded to the graduate student who has achieved most outstanding academic record as a Master?s student completing a thesis. Students must have submitted the final copy of their thesis to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2017. This is an opportunity to honour the best in the graduating class within the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, as there is only one award for more than 2,000 master?s graduates and one award for more than 500 doctoral graduates. Medals are presented on behalf of the Governor General of Canada, along with a personalized certificate signed by the Governor General. There is no monetary award associated with the medals.
Please be aware of the deadline for the Governor General?s Gold Medal competition, which is open to nominati ...
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CAGS / ProQuest-UMI Distinguished Dissertation Awards?Deadline: February 12, 2018
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2018/1/20 3:33)
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CAGS / ProQuest-UMI Distinguished Dissertation Awards
The CAGS / ProQuest-UMI Distinguished Dissertation Awards recognize Canadian doctoral dissertations that make unusually significant and original contributions to their academic field. Awards are offered through this spring?s competition for dissertations completed and accepted by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2017. The awards include a $1,500 prize, a Citation Certificate and travel expenses of up to $1,500 to attend the 2018 CAGS Annual Conference in Winnipeg.
Each graduate program may nominate one dissertation for this award. Deadline for nominations to be received by admissions@mech.ubc.ca : 8:00 a.m. Monday, February 12 2018.
For further information and nomination procedures, please visit: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/cagsproquest-umi-distinguished-dissertation-awards
The contact at the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for this competition is ...
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January 18, 2018?CS Distinguished Lecture Series, Yuanyuan Zhou
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2018/1/19 4:47)
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Speaker: Yuanyuan Zhou, Professor, University of California San Diego Homepage: https://cseweb.ucsd.edu/~yyzhou/
Date/Time: Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 3:30pm
Location: Hugh Dempster Lecture Pavilion ? Room 110, 6245 Agronomy Rd.
Host: Ivan Bestchastnikh, UBC Computer Science
Title: To Err is Human
Abstract:
Configuration errors (i.e., misconfigurations) are among the dominant causes of system failures. But unfortunately, developers typically blame users (sysadmins) for such errors instead of improving the configuration design to make them less prone to human mistakes. Moreover, unlike software bugs, misconfigurations are not documented rigorously to retro-inspect how software can be improved to avoid or at least tolerate such misconfigurations. In this talk, I will present our recent work on hardening computer systems to reduce and gracefully react to sysadmins’ configuration errors.
Bio:
Yuanyuan (YY) Zhou is a Qualcomm Chair Professo ...
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February 6, 2018?The Shale Gas Revolution: Green Energy or a Bridge to Nowhere? (Allen L. Robinson)
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2018/1/18 6:28)
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A Mechanical Engineering Distinguish Colloquium is taking place on Tuesday, February 6th, 12:30-1:30pm in CEME1203.
The shale gas revolution: green energy or a bridge to nowhere?
by Allen L. Robinson, Carnegie Mellon University
Abstract: In the United States and around the globe, the rapid expansion of oil and natural gas production from shale and other tight geologic formations brings significant opportunity along with questions and controversy about potential effects on people and the environment. This talk will begin with a brief overview of the shale gas revolution, its implications for the United States energy supply, and the key technologies behind it (high volume hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling). I will then explore some of the controversies surrounding the potential environmental impacts and benefits of shale gas development, focusing air quality and climate. I will present results from chemical transport modeling and field measurements to illustrate the po ...
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Motion Capture on NHK
from Nakamura&Yamamoto Lab
(2018/1/14 13:53)
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YNL cooperated with a motion capture measurement of Mima Ito, a ping-pong player, as a part of a TV program “Tokyo Athlete” that was broadcast by NHK on Jan. 10th.
https://www6.nhk.or.jp/special/detail/index.html?aid=20180110
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Canada Graduate Scholarships?Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement 3rd Intake?Deadline: January 26,
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2018/1/13 5:21)
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Canada Graduate Scholarships – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement 3rd Intake
The Canada Graduate Scholarships – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement (CGS-MSFSS) Program supports high-calibre 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 contribute to strengthening the potential for collaboration between Canadian and foreign institutions.
The Tri-Agency has launched a third intake for the 2017-2018 competition with the intention of awarding the remaining supplements from the two previous intakes. CIHR has sufficient funds for approximately 25 awards, NSERC has sufficient funds for approximately 18 awards, and SSHRC has sufficient funds for approximately 13 awards. Eligible applications will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. Complete and eligible appli ...
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UC Berkeley presents?Berkeley Dance Project 2018?, using movement and multimedia to explore human ph
from UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
(2018/1/13 5:06)
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Berkeley, CA ? January 2018 ? UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS) presents Berkeley Dance Project 2018 (BDP) this February, featuring works by professional Bay Area choreographers Katie Faulkner and James Graham , as well as by TDPS student choreographers Madeline Aragon and Hillary Tang, performed by student dancers. Faulkner uses projection mapping (images displayed onto dancers? bodies) to explore the experiences of an all-female cast related to the physical stages of womanhood, while Graham?s new work questions our experiences with gender, sexuality, and identity ? how we see ourselves, and how we are seen in the world.
Berkeley Dance Project 2018 opens Thursday, February 15, 2018 and continues through Saturday, February 24, 2018 in the Zellerbach Playhouse on the UC Berkeley campus. (Please note that BDP has historically taken place in April, but will instead be presented in February.) Tickets are $13 – $20 and can ...
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January 12, 2018?Megasupramolecules
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2018/1/13 3:41)
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Topic: Megasupramolecoles
Speaker: Professor Julia A. Kornfield, Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology
Host: Prof. John M. Frostad
Time/Date: January 12, 2018, 1:00-1:50pm
Location: Chemical & Biological Engineering Rm 102
Abstract
Ultralong polymers (weight-average molecular weight Mw ? 5000 kg/mol) exhibit striking effects on fluid dynamics even at low concentration. For example, at 100 ppm, they can control mist and reduce turbulent drag, thanks to their ability to store energy as they stretch, such that the fluid as a whole resists elongation. Unfortunately, ultralong backbones undergo chain scission during routine handling because hydrodynamic tension builds up along the backbone to a level that breaks covalent bonds; this ?shear degradation? continues until the their valuable effects are lost (Mw < 1000 kg/mol). After 9/11, we took a fresh look at polymers for mist control in the hop ...
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Mackenzie King Memorial Scholarship?Deadline: February 1, 2018
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2018/1/13 3:30)
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Mackenzie King Memorial Scholarships
The Open Scholarship is available to graduates of Canadian universities who pursue graduate study in any discipline, in Canada or elsewhere. One Open Scholarship is awarded each year. The value has recently been approximately $8,500 but is subject to change. The Traveling Scholarship is available to graduates of Canadian universities who pursue graduate study in the United States or the United Kingdom in the areas of international relations or industrial relations (including the international or industrial relations aspects of law, history, politics and economics). Recently four scholarships of $10,500 each have been awarded annually, but the number and the amount is subject to change.
Students apply to Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies directly.
Details about eligibility and application process: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/mackenzie-king-memorial-scholarships
G+PS application deadline: Thursday, 1 February 2018
Pl ...
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Aboriginal Graduate Fellowships?Deadline: February 1, 2018
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2018/1/13 3:29)
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Please see the below call for nominations:
Aboriginal Graduate Fellowships
The University of British Columbia offers multi-year fellowships to Master’s and doctoral Aboriginal students. Award winners are selected on the basis of academic merit through an annual competition, administered by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies in consultation with the First Nations House of Learning. Approximately a dozen new fellowships are offered each year.
Each fellowship provides a stipend of $18,200 per year for doctoral students or a stipend of $16,175 per year for Master’s students. Additionally, AGF recipients are eligible to receive tuition funding. Tuition funding will not exceed the current value of the standard doctoral or Master’s degree tuition fees. Applicants for Master’s funding will receive fellowship funding until the end of their second year of Master?s studies; applicants for doctoral funding will receive fellowship funding for ...
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