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 […]
Succeeding in Today’s Maritime Industry as a Marine Engineer
They play critical roles in supporting the sector’s decarbonization commitments, as well as advancing innovations to improve efficiency, integrate new technology and promote solutions that align with social and environmental goals – and doing all this cost-effectively and efficiently.
Sustainable Innovations in Marine Engineering
In a conversation with MEL in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Program Director Dr. Jon Mikkelsen, we talk about the industry’s exciting – and ambitious – efforts to decarbonize and how this is creating opportunities for marine engineering leaders to make a difference here in Vancouver and around the world.
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 […]
Alumnus Story – Clifford Mascarenhas
The MEL in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering enabled Clifford Mascarenhas to expand his technical knowledge and business skills – providing a foundation for the next chapter in his career: working in Vancouver’s shipyards as part of Canada’s shipbuilding industry.
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.