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Apr 24, 2025 | NAME Student Design Celebration
Join us at the University Golf Club the evening of April 24th, where our Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering program MEng students will present their final ship design projects. Enjoy dinner in the company of faculty, alumni, and marine industry members and see what our Master of Engineering students have achieved this year!
Jan 29 | NAME MEng Program and Application Information Session
Interested in master’s studies in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering? Learn more about our Master of Engineering (MEng) Program in NAME and how to apply at our upcoming information session.
UBC engineering professor appointed Seaspan chair to advance innovation in marine sector
UBC’s Faculty of Applied Science and Seaspan Shipyards are pleased to announce a new faculty chair position with a focus on marine innovation in robotics and autonomy. As UBC’s new Seaspan Chair in Robotics for Marine Vessels, Dr. Adrien Desjardins plans to use his expertise in sensing and robotics to develop innovations technologies for underwater environments.
Working to accelerate sustainable ship propulsion, Dr. Patrick Kirchen named Rosenblatt Professor in Marine Engineering
Associate Professor Patrick Kirchen has been named the inaugural holder of the Rosenblatt Professorship in Marine Engineering at UBC. This new Professorship was made possible by Bruce S. Rosenblatt & Associates LLC, and provides five years of support for research and educational programming that accelerates the implementation of sustainable, low carbon intensity fuels in the […]
Professor Rajeev Jaiman named 2024 SNAME Fellow
The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) has named UBC Mechanical Engineering Professor Rajeev Jaiman as one of their Spring 2024 SNAME Fellows. The honour recognizes SNAME members who have made outstanding contributions to the society’s disciplines or areas of interest, and are established professionals with at least a decade of work in […]
CBC News: Marine workers, unions want new ferries built in B.C.
UBC Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering adjunct professor Dan McGreer spoke to the CBC about the B.C. marine industry’s capacity for building new ferries.
Fireside Chat: Sustainability in the Shipping Industry
The UBC NAME program hosted a discussion on the shipping sector’s sustainability drive featuring Seapan Senior Vice President of Assets and Technology, Peter Jackson and moderated by MEL & MHLP Academic Director Dr. Justin Bull. Read the MEL spotlight to learn more.
MEL Project Spotlight: Offshore Green Hydrogen Production
Peter Shaw-Wood, a student in the Master of Engineering Leadership in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, set out to see if green hydrogen could be produced using ocean currents as the energy source. Governments and businesses around the world are seeking cleaner energy solutions to meet ambitious emissions reduction targets. Hydrogen is a promising energy […]
Nov 1, 2023 | Seaspan VP Peter Jackson joins NAME for a discussion on sustainability in the shipping sector
UBC NAME is pleased to host a discussion on the shipping sector’s eco-drive featuring guest speaker Peter Jackson, Seaspan’s Vice President of Assets and Technology, and moderated by MEL & MHLP Academic Director Dr. Justin Bull. UBC students and alumni are invited to join us for this deep dive into the shipping sector’s sustainability drive.
Join us April 27 for the NAME Student Design Celebration
Attend the Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering student design showcase! Enjoy an evening of networking and dinner with industry colleagues, our alumni, and faculty members at the University Golf Club, while our NAME Master of Engineering students present their final ship design projects to Vancouver’s maritime industry. Learn what they’ve achieved and connect with the […]