NAME Student Design Celebration 2018
On Thursday, April 26 the Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering students presented their final design projects to the NAME community and industry mentors. The four student teams gave 25-minute presentations on their designs, and answered questions from industry members. Congratulations to all of our students for their hard work! The NAME program thanks our industry […]
Donation from L3 MAPPS creates endowed student award for UBC’s Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Program
Photo of L3 MAPPS President, Rangesh Kasturi, NAME Co-Directors Jon Mikkelsen and Chris McKesson and NAME students. UBC’s Faculty of Applied Science has received a donation from L3 MAPPS to support students of the UBC Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NAME) Program. The funds have been used to establish the L3 MAPPS Award in Naval […]
Brian Carter, President and CEO of Seaspan Shipyards, Visits the NAME Program
On March 23, 2018 UBC’s Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NAME) program hosted Brian Carter, President and Chief Executive Officer of Seaspan Shipyards. Mr. Carter spent the morning with the NAME program directors, touring facilities, and meeting with members of the Sailbot and SUBC student design teams. Both teams shared updates on their projects, including […]
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Advisory Committee 2017
The UBC Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering program is committed to serving the real needs of industry. To this end the Program Directors Dr. Chris McKesson and Jon Mikkelsen held their periodic meeting with the Industry Program Advisory Committee on December 12, 2017. This committee consists of luminaries within the Canadian marine industry, and the […]
Robert G. Allan Presented EGBC’s Meritorious Achievement Award
The NAME program congratulates Mr. Robert Allan for receiving the 2017 EGBC President’s Meritorious Achievement Award. On October 20, 2017, Engineers & Geoscientists of British Columbia (EGBC) conferred this prestigious award to highlight Mr. Allan’s distinctive and outstanding contributions to his profession. Beyond Mr. Allan’s vast experience in designing different types of commercial boats, he […]
After More Than a Year Lost at Sea, Ada Has Been Found
The first day of December brought good news to the UBC Sailbot team – their lost Sailbot was discovered off the coast of Florida. In August 2016, the UBC Sailbot Ada — an autonomous sailboat designed and built by UBC students — was launched off the coast of Newfoundland with the goal of crossing the […]
Alumnus Story – Donghee Kim
After completing the one-year professional master’s degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, mechanical engineer Donghee Kim made a successful career shift to pursue his passion for shipbuilding.
Research Opportunities: MASc and PhD positions
NAME professor Jasmin Jelovica is currently looking to recruit a Master of Applied Science (MASc) and PhD Research Assistant. Please find information about the two positions below. MASc on optimization of marine structures Optimization of complex structures is of paramount importance in marine, civil and other industries. It enables automatic search for optimum (cost, weight, […]
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Robert Allan Ltd., the Company that Launched 1000 Ships
Robert Allan Ltd., Canada’s most senior consulting naval architectural firm, and a member of NAME’s Industry Advisory Board, recently announced that it has designed over 1000 tugboats. Due to continual interest in the company’s history, a search was begun in late 2016 to review company archives to discover just how many tugboats had been designed […]
NAME welcomes Jasmin Jelovica, Seaspan Shipyards Chair in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
The NAME program is proud to welcome Jasmin Jelovica, our newest member to the team and our first Seaspan Shipyards Chair. Jelovica joins us from Aalto University, Finland where he received his Doctor of Science and went on to become a lecturer in ship design. He is also a member of International Ships and Offshore […]