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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. […]
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 […]
Vard $1.5 million gift advances marine engineering research and learning at UBC
Donation aims to promote innovation and ease shortage of electrical and shipboard systems engineers. The University of British Columbia has received a $1.5 million donation that is expected to advance naval architecture and marine engineering education and promote innovative technologies in Canada’s shipbuilding industry. The gift, from Vard Marine Inc. and Vard Electro Canada Inc., […]
Spotlight: Program Series with Chris McKesson – The Modern Ship
NAME Co-Director, Chris McKesson, highlights the complexity and innovation of engineering required in designing the modern ship, and the unique training provided by our Master of Engineering Leadership program.
Guest Lecture: The Future of Naval Architecture – Peter G. Noble – March 14, 2019
Speaker: Peter G. Noble | President & Senior Advisor, Noble Associates Inc. Thursday, March 14, 2019, 4:30 – 6:00 PM | Hugh Dempster (DMP) 301 (6245 Agronomy Road) RSVP: https://bit.ly/2GMc45S The world shipping industry has grown tremendously during the last 40 years with annual shipments increasing almost 400%, and naval architecture is a key element in supporting […]
REI Donors See Marine Research Platform in Action
A generous donation of revolutionary technology by the Robinson family and Alion Canada. UBC’s NAME program thanks Dr. Wendy Robinson, Dr. Joe McDermott and the Robinson family for their generous donation towards the advancement of the field of practical hydrodynamics. Since they donated the Rapid Empirical Innovation (REI) platform to the NAME program in 2017, the […]
NAME Welcomes Second Seaspan Shipyards Chair, Dr. Rajeev Jaiman
The Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering (NAME) program and the Department of Mechanical Engineering are welcoming its second Seaspan Shipyards Chair in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Associate Professor Rajeev Jaiman. Joining UBC from the National University of Singapore (NUS), Dr. Jaiman is an aeronautical engineer, and his research concentrates on high-fidelity physical modeling […]