Topics: Engineering
UBC team announces pollution-sniffing lab on wheels
Today in BC | | Media coverage
UBC researchers have developed a mobile lab to measure concentrations of air pollutants across the city. Mechanical engineering professor Dr. Naomi Zimmerman was quoted.
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BC to Hawaii: UBC students launching fully-autonomous sailboat on epic maiden voyage
Victoria News | | Media coverage
An autonomous, solar-powered sailboat named Raye developed by team of UBC engineering students will set sail for Hawaii in September.
Creating UBC's very own Spiderman
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Chat with RussellComing into my third year at UBC Engineering, I can safely say that I have had the best time of my life here.
UBC Engineering students set to launch ‘sailbot’ to Hawaii
| Announcement
Built and developed by passionate students from the UBC Sailbot engineering design team, Raye will navigate and sail 2,308 nautical miles (4,274 km) across the Pacific Ocean, without a human crew.
New non-polluting plastics developed in Canada
Forbes (Mexico) | | Media coverage
UBC researchers have come up with two ideas to reduce plastic waste - compostable bioplastics and a self-repairing coating, which prolongs the shelf life of products. Engineering professors Dr. Mark Martinez and Dr. Savvas…
UBC Indigenous Strategic Plan funding sees student projects get off the ground
India Education Diary | | Media coverage
Student recipients of the Indigenous Strategic Initiatives Fund can now start implementing their proposed Indigenous-focused, student-led projects with the backing of university funding, including creating professional opportunities for…
UBC students build autonomous sailboat to cross the Pacific Ocean
CBC | | Media coverage
UBC engineering students have built an autonomous, solar-powered sailboat which is set to sail for Hawaii this month.
Mobile lab is sniffing out Metro Vancouver's bad air quality
Times Colonist | | Media coverage
A team of UBC researchers have developed a mobile lab to measure concentrations of air pollutants across the city. Mechanical engineering professor Dr. Naomi Zimmerman and atmospheric sciences PhD student Davi de Ferreyro Monticelli…