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UBC engineering professor appointed Seaspan chair to advance innovation in marine sector
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Dr. Adrien Desjardins was named Seaspan Chair in Robotics for Marine Vessels, to research and teach in emerging areas such as adaptive sensing and imaging, autonomous navigation and monitoring of natural environments.
BC researcher wins award for remote ultrasound
Canadian Healthcare Technology | | Media coverage
ECE PhD student David Black received the Mitacs Innovation Award – Outstanding Innovation for his work on a remote ultrasound technology.
Innovator wins Mitacs Award for life-changing water system
Techcouver | | Media coverage
Postdoctoral fellow Dr. Paul Onkundi Nyangaresi received a Mitacs Innovation Award for his work providing clean water solutions to a school in his home region in Kenya.
UBC engineering researchers David Black and Dr. Paul Onkundi Nyangaresi receive 2024 Mitacs Innovation Awards
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UBC engineering researchers David Black and Dr. Paul Onkundi Nyangaresi have each received a 2024 Mitacs Innovation Award.
Dr. Patrick Kirchen named Rosenblatt Professor in Marine Engineering
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MECH's Dr. Patrick Kirchen has been named the inaugural holder of the Rosenblatt Professorship in Marine Engineering at UBC.
Five UBC engineering experts appointed Canada Research Chairs
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Five researchers affiliated with UBC’s Faculty of Applied Science have been named among this year’s new and renewed Canada Research Chairs, out of 20 chairs at UBC.
Burnaby math teacher receives 2024 McEwen Family Teacher Recognition Award
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Danny Young, a teacher at Moscrop Secondary School in Burnaby, has received the 2024 McEwen Family Teacher Recognition Award from the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Applied Science.
Three Applied Science members win President's Awards for Staff
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APSC members Leanne Kearns, Carmen de Hoog and Dana-Lyn Mackenzie each won a 2024 President's Award for Staff.
Dr. Adam Clare elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
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UBC Mechanical Engineering Professor Adam Thomas Clare has been elected Fellow of the United Kingdom’s prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering.
Five Applied Science members receive Sustainability Education Fellows Grants
UBC Sustainability | | Media coverage
Drs. Sara Jacobs, Tamara Etmannski, Paul Lusina, Christoph Sielmann and James Connolly received the grant for incorporating sustainability content in their teaching.