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Spotlight: Program Series with Chris McKesson – The Modern Ship
Date: Mar 20, 2019
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
Date: Mar 06, 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
Date: Nov 01, 2018
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
Date: Oct 30, 2018
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 […]
NAME Student Design Celebration 2018
Date: May 08, 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 […]