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NAME Students visit Engine Room Simulator
Date: Mar 12, 2020
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!
Date: Dec 05, 2019
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
Date: Nov 07, 2019
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
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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
Date: Oct 29, 2019
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 […]