Applied Science

UBC students raise funds to open $5 million engineering student centre

UBC students raise funds to open $5 million engineering student centre

The University of British Columbia’s new Engineering Student Centre opened today thanks to $5.2 million in donations from students, alumni and industry.

Sep 24, 2015

UBC receives $4.5M federal boost for health research

University of British Columbia researchers have received $4.5 million in federal support for multidisciplinary initiatives that combine science, engineering and medical expertise.

Sep 25, 2012

UBC students race robots in stacking blocks “faster than a pre-schooler”

Event:  UBC Buiild-bots competition Date/time:  Thursday, August 2nd, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Location:  Hennings Bldg., Rm. 200, 6224 Agricultural Road For a map, visit: http://www.maps.ubc.ca/?652 Visuals:  Student-designed automated robots […]

Aug 1, 2012

$1.4 M study on using plants to recover rare metals from mine waste: UBC research

Researchers at the University of British Columbia and an international team have received $1.4 million to explore the use of plants to recover precious metals from mine tailings around the […]

Jul 24, 2012

NSERC awards UBC $4.9 million to train young researchers

University of British Columbia students and postdoctoral fellows in the fields of geochemistry, quantum sciences, and information and communication technology systems received a $4.9-million boost from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).

Jun 26, 2012

UBC soccerbots host international teams before RoboCup 2012

RoboCup North American Open

Jun 11, 2012

Robot regatta – UBC takes on US Naval Academy at Jericho Beach

International Robotic Sailing Championships

Jun 11, 2012

Robot regatta – UBC takes on US Naval Academy at Jericho Beach

International Robotic Sailing Championships

Jun 8, 2012

UBC, Fraunhofer formalize partnership among world’s top clean energy researchers

The University of British Columbia today forged a formal partnership with Germany’s Fraunhofer, Europe’s largest research institution for applied research, to focus on renewable-energy technologies.

Mar 8, 2012

UBC professors celebrate International Women’s Day

A number of UBC faculty offer heartfelt and inspiring words for their female students during International Women’s Day, March 8.

Mar 8, 2012

Engineering students to show off design, ingenuity in relay race

UBC Mechanical Engineering students will be showcasing their vehicle design and manufacturing talents in an energy-relay race. The 130 second-year students, divided into 20 teams, were given only three weeks to come up with four prototypes using different energy sources such as solar, battery or wind power.

Jan 24, 2012

UBC engineering open house to showcase DNA testing, robots, wind tunnel and other highlights

UBC Engineering students and researchers are providing an insider’s view on how things work: from wind tunnel aerodynamics and robotics to nanotechnology and DNA testing.

Nov 25, 2011

$2.5M gift from UBC alumni to create student engineering design centre

The University of British Columbia opens today on its Vancouver campus the Wayne and William White Engineering Design Centre, which will boost collaboration and hands-on innovation among students from 11 engineering disciplines.

Nov 2, 2011

UBC researchers invent tiny artificial muscles with the strength, flexibility of elephant trunk

An international team of researchers has invented new artificial muscles strong enough to rotate objects a thousand times their own weight, but with the same flexibility of an elephant’s trunk or octopus limbs.

Oct 13, 2011

UBC innovator receives major Manning Foundation award for green engine technology

University of British Columbia Professor Emeritus Phil Hill has been named the 2011 recipient of the $100,000 Encana Principal Award by the Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation. Hill was chosen for his discovery of a technology that enables diesel engines to run on clean-burning natural gas.

Oct 6, 2011

Engineering students “travel” the world to embrace ambiguity

If you think a trek from the Bus Loop to class is arduous, try traveling halfway around the world. That’s what students in the Applied Science 263: Technology and Development course do every week—metaphorically speaking, that is.

Sep 1, 2011 - by By Lorraine Chan

Student teams from across Canada race robots at UBC

Event:  UBC Thunderbird Robotics hosts 7th annual International Autonomous Robot Racing Competition and Exhibition Date:  Saturday, July 23, 2011 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. –  Exhibition of latest in robotic […]

Jul 22, 2011

UBC students win NYC Next Idea award

UBC Engineering students Peter Guan, Carol Lee, Jinting Zhu and Andy Tsai won first place in NYC Next Idea, a contest aimed at raising the city’s profile among entrepreneurial students of […]

Apr 11, 2011

Engineering students design safer, faster freight trains

Preventing train derailment while increasing transportation efficiency is the aim of a head-to-head competition among UBC Mechanical Engineering students.

Jan 26, 2011

Making it cool for girls to study engineering, science and technology

Why aren’t more girls going into engineering, science and technology? Elizabeth Croft, a mechanical engineering professor at the University of British Columbia, has some ideas why not and what to do about it.

Oct 4, 2010