January Lab Tour
The Mechanical Engineering Department annually hosts guided lab tours for high school students, first year students, incoming MECH students, or anyone interested in mechanical engineering, to show them...
View ArticleUSRA Job Postings Now Open
Several job postings have been released that require a NSERC USRA! If you are interested in looking at the jobs or how to apply for a NSERC USRA, please direct yourself to the Mechanical Engineering...
View ArticlePower Point Options Presentation Available
Curious about the different options available in the Mechanical Engineering department? A Power Point presentation has been created to briefly go over the three Mechanical Engineering options...
View ArticleMechatronics Info Session
The Mechanical Engineering Department is hosting a Mechatronics Info Session for anyone who is interested in the Mechatronics Option. The presentation will be held at MCLD 418 on February 25th from...
View ArticleSummer Lab Tours
The Mechanical Engineering Department annually hosts guided lab tours for high school students, first year students, incoming MECH students, or anyone interested in mechanical engineering, to show them...
View ArticleUBC Supermileage Makes the News
UBC Supermileage, the engineering team that creates super-efficient vehicles, was showcased by Matt Desouza of Metro news. Please click here to see the article. To learn more about UBC Supermileage,...
View ArticleMech Celebrates Outstanding Students
The Department of Mechanical Engineering would like to congratulate the Department Scholar Award winners, Leadership Award winners, and the NX Certified students of this year. Each group of winners had...
View ArticleUBC research aims to reduce environmental impact of combustion engines.
UBC Mechanical Engineering assistant Professor Patrick Kirchen has received over $120,000 in funding from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) towards minimizing the environmental impacts of...
View ArticleCongratulations Graduates of 2014!
The Department of Mechanical Engineering recently held their annual Graduation Reception ceremony, and would like to once again congratulate the graduating class of 2014! The event was held in Kaiser...
View ArticleFourth Year Mech Student Wins Dillon Consulting Ltd. Scholarship
Andrea Palmer, one of our fourth-year Mechanical Engineering students, won the Dillon Consulting Ltd. Undergraduate Women in Engineering Scholarship for the 2014/15 school year. Congratulations,...
View ArticleUBC Engineering Design Teams Thrive in Competitions
The Mechanical Engineering Department supports several UBC Engineering Design Teams, and encourages students to participate to apply their academic knowledge to real-world situations and expand their...
View ArticleNew Technical Electives Available for 2014W
The Mechanical Engineering Department is happy to announce that there are three new technical electives available for the 2014W school year. Please look below for the courses and their descriptions....
View ArticleTragedy Strikes UBC Supermileage
UBC Supermileage’s equipment and cars have been destroyed in a rollover accident while in transportation from the Shell Eco-Marathon Americas, where the team placed third. A statement from the team...
View ArticleFree Flu Shots from UBC
UBC offers free influenza vaccinations (flu shots) to staff, faculty and students in 2014 again. There are 17 clinics to be held at convenient locations/times across campus from Nov. 4-27, just before...
View ArticleIron Pin Ceremony
Come be part of UBC history with the Iron Pin Ceremony! More information can be found here. The schedule for the ceremonies for second year and above are as follows: Event: Iron Pin Ceremony – Founders...
View ArticleDr Van der Loos Makes the News with Therapeutic Robots
Dr Van der Loos and his RREACH (Robotics for Rehabilitation, Exercise and Assessment in Collaborative Healthcare) team have made the news with their FEATHERS (Functional Engagement in Assisted Therapy...
View ArticleHelp Pick the Next MECH Professor
If you’re a 3rd year Mechanical Engineering student, you can help pick the next Mechanical engineering professor! The department is looking for 3-5 students to sit in at mock lectures and provide...
View ArticleUpcoming Mechanical Engineering Seminars
There are some new seminars coming to UBC: Topic: “Application of mechanics to biological structures – what modifications do we need?” Speaker: Dr. Ankush Aggarwal, University of Texas at Austin, USA...
View ArticleUBC Engineering Open House: learn how engineers save the world
Find out how engineers save the world at UBC Engineering Open House on November 29, 9am-3pm, in the Fred Kaiser Building. Mechanical Engineering will have our undergraduate lab in Kaiser 1180 and our...
View ArticleDoctor Elizabeth Croft Named As One Of Canada’s Most Powerful Women
Awards recognize female leaders in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors UBC Engineering Professor Elizabeth Croft has been named a Women’s Executive Network’s (WXN) 2014 Canada’s Most...
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