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NAME celebrates student design with virtual industry showcase
Date: May 12, 2021
The Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering program hosted its annual Student Design Celebration, showcasing the culmination of MEng students’ two terms of study to an online audience of industry members and alumni. As part of their final course, NAME students do a computer-aided ship design project bringing together the knowledge from all their previous courses […]
MEL Alumnus Story – Abdul Quadir Abudu
Date: Apr 01, 2021
After six years in the maritime industry, Abdul decided to pursue an MEL to expand his technical knowledge and deepen his understanding of business strategy and concepts. “I grew up in the port city of Lagos, Nigeria, where I was surrounded by ships and developed an early interest in pursuing a career in the maritime […]
Seaspan Shipyards Invests $1M in new faculty chair position at UBC
Date: Mar 23, 2021
North Vancouver, BC – Today, Seaspan Shipyards and the University of British Columbia (UBC) announced the establishment of a new faculty chair position at UBC. The chair, the third to be funded by Seaspan at UBC, both supports the priorities of the university and addresses the needs of the marine sector for technological innovation and […]
Steering the marine industry to a lower-carbon future
Date: Feb 23, 2021
By Jon Mikkelsen, Professor of teaching and director of the MEL in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. An overarching issue facing the marine industry is its contribution to the climate crisis through greenhouse gas emissions. Globally, it’s estimated that the marine sector has a comparable impact to global warning as Germany’s, making the industry equivalent […]
Congratulations to our 2020 Graduates and Award Winners
Date: Nov 26, 2020
Congratulations to the class of 2020! We’re excited for you to celebrate your university achievements, and to embark on your next chapter and the bright future ahead.We celebrated our Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Master of Engineering graduates on November 23, 2020 as part of the virtual Mechanical Engineering Virtual Graduation Reception and Awards Ceremony. […]