News
Succeeding in Today’s Maritime Industry as a Marine Engineer
Date: Aug 12, 2024
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
Date: Aug 09, 2024
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
Date: Aug 08, 2024
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
Date: Jun 05, 2024
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.
Date: Apr 22, 2024
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.