ECE Professors Victor Leung and Panos Nasiopoulos’s Research Team Awarded an NSERC Grant For Smart-Car Technology
A University of Ottawa-led research network that includes three researchers from UBC, has been awarded a $5 million grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and an additional $3 million from industry partners towards a large-scale research program that will transform the way Canadians drive. The project is called: Developing […]
Professor Guy Dumont Receives NSERC Brockhouse Canada Prize
UBC Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Guy Dumont and Mark Ansermino, Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, have received the NSERC Brockhouse Canada prize. The prize recognizes Canadian interdisciplinary research teams who have combined their expertise to produce achievements of outstanding international significance in the natural sciences and engineering. A $250,000 research grant accompanies the prize.
ECE Undergraduate Labs
The 2nd year program emphasizes the integration of electrical and computer engineering principles to design and build practical applications. In the second year program the students complete projects that allow them to apply the principles that they learn during lectures, in a very practical way. They work in small groups of 4-6, which gives them valuable […]
Dr. Jim McEwen To Be Awarded Honorary Degree at UBC Spring Convocation
Congratulations to Dr. James Allen McEwen, who will be recognised in UBC’s June convocation with an honorary degree. Dr. McEwen is a pioneer of the Canadian biomedical engineering industry, and is the inventor of the microprocessor-controlled automatic surgical tourniquet system that is now standard equipment in operating rooms worldwide. Dr. McEwen is an alumnus of […]
Professors Meeko Oishi, Jane Wang and Martin McKeown Awarded CIHR Grant for Parkinson’s Disease Research
ECE Professors Meeko Oishi and Jane Wang, along with Department of Neurology’s Professor Martin McKeown, have just been awarded a CIHR operating grant of $300K for the period 2011-2014, for their research: “Dynamic striatal/cerebellar interactions in Parkinson’s disease.” Parkinson’s disease (PD) has been considered a “classic” basal ganglia disease, and dominant models of the last […]
Engineering Open House
Each fall, the Faculty of Applied Science invites prospective students to explore the remarkable opportunities offered by a career in Engineering. At Open House prospective students can talk to advisors, professors and current students about all of UBC’s engineering programs. Learn how engineering can make a world of difference. Saturday, November 30th, 10am-3pm Register Here More […]
The Walus Laboratory
The Walus Laboratory focuses on applications of nano- and micro-technology for solving important problems in sensing, computing and biology. Dr. Walus works with a team of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and other faculty to develop nanostructured materials and devices for a wide variety of applications. In this video, members of the laboratory, Simon Beyer, Robert […]
Dr. James McEwen Receives Order of Canada for Engineering
Dr. James McEwen has been named to the Order of Canada for his outstanding influence on engineering. The Order of Canada recognizes a lifetime of outstanding achievement, dedication to community, and service to the nation. Dr. McEwen is adjunct professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Department of Orthopedics at UBC. […]