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Robert Allan Memorial Scholarship in Naval Architecture – Deadline: June 30, 2020
Robert Allan Memorial Scholarship in Naval Architecture Apply for the Robert Allan Memorial Scholarship in Naval Architecture. The award value is approximately $2,500 which will be payable toward the cost of their tuition fees. The application deadline is June 30, 2020. The Robert Allan Memorial Scholarship was created in 1982 by a bequest from the […]
NAME Faculty Receive NSERC/SEASPAN Industrial Research Chairs for Intelligent and Green Marine Vessels
Vancouver is a marine hub, a port for trade and shipbuilding that draws traffic from all over the world into BC’s coastal waters. These waters are also home to North America’s dwindling population of endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales, one of many marine species threatened by the underwater noise pollution ships generate. This begs the […]
NAME Students visit Engine Room Simulator
The room is dark except for a few colorful buttons on the instrument panels and the glow coming from the simulator screens. Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NAME) students have to figure out how to power up their “ship” before they can use the overhead lighting, in one of the challenges offered by the BCIT […]
Congratulations November 2019 Grads!
Congratulations to all of our recent Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering graduates who crossed the stage on November 28th, 2019! In addition to everyone who received their degrees on Thursday, the department extends additional congratulations to all of our award winners who have shown exceptional academic and design achievements in the course of their studies. […]
2019 SNAME Maritime Convention – Canadian Alumni Gathering and Overview
Following the 2019 SNAME Maritime Convention (chaired by NAME faculty member, and former co-director, Professor Chris McKesson) attending Canadian alumni gathered for an event which brought together industry members, faculty and students from across Canada, including UBC NAME. SNAME Global Membership Committee Chair Glenn Walters shared the following overview of the event, and Canadian participation […]
Educanada Study in Canada Scholarships – Deadline: Feb 10, 2020
Educanada Study in Canada Scholarships This new scholarship was created by the Canadian government to support diversity recruitment from a specific list of eligible countries (see the below). Below is the information from G+PS For Faculty – If you have been in contact with students from one of the above eligible countries, and decided to […]
Hull Testing Returns to UBC after 12 Years
On Tuesday, October 8th, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NAME) graduate students embarked on the waters of the Fraser River delta to test model ship hulls, marking the first time hull testing has been done by students at UBC in the last twelve years. This has been facilitated by the recent addition of UBC Marine […]
UBC Summer Session Introduces Students to Marine Systems Engineering
As part of the Marine Systems Initiative, an Introduction to Marine Systems Engineering Summer Session was held June 25th – June 28th, 2019. This was the first time this program has been offered and was well attended by graduate and undergraduate students from across many disciplines, including computer science, thermofluids, naval architecture, and mechanical engineering. […]
MEL Alumnus Story – Abdul Quadir Abudu
After six years in the maritime industry, Abdul decided to pursue an MEL to expand his technical knowledge and deepen his understanding of business strategy and concepts. “I grew up in the port city of Lagos, Nigeria, where I was surrounded by ships and developed an early interest in pursuing a career in the maritime […]
Inaugural Industry Workshop Launches Marine Systems Initiative at UBC
Over 120 delegates from industry, academia and the Canadian armed forces attended the UBC Marine Systems Initiative workshop on 15th March 2019 at UBC. This full-day event was the inaugural industry workshop for the recently announced Marine Systems Initiative that will focus on electrical and systems engineering aspects of naval architecture and marine engineering in collaboration with […]