UBC IEEE Project Fair 2013
Congratulations to the winners of the UBC 2013 Student Project Fair! On April 4, 2013, the UBC IEEE held a project fair for students in the ECE. Each year, this event provides a forum for students to connect with industry representatives and ECE professors. It was a great event and we hope that you will […]
Team 9 takes Bo Beep throw down
Little Bo Peep has taken up engineering. Tired of suffering through a search in the wilderness for her sheep, Bo Beep has designed a robot that will home in on her lost livestock. The robot’s goal? Get little lost Barclay and Beatrice back to the barn as quickly as possible. Each semester, students in the […]
UBC power engineer recognized by the IEEE
The IEEE, the world’s leading professional association for the advancement of technology, has singled out UBC Electrical and Computer Engineering professor emeritus Hermann Dommel for its 2013 Medal in Power Engineering in recognition of his pioneering contributions to the methods of analyzing electromagnetic transients and optimal power flow in electric power systems. The IEEE medals are the […]
Dr. Moradi appointed Early Career Scholar
Congratulations Dr. Mehdi Moradi on your appointment as a Peter Wall Early Career Scholar during the 2013-2014 academic year. This program brings together a cohort of researchers with promising records, early in their careers. Scholars are chosen from all academic disciplines, professions and the performing arts to explore linkages among the distinct research approaches and […]
Dr. Takahata renewed as Canada Research Chair
Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Kenichi Takahata was recently renewed as Canada Research Chair in Advanced Micro/Nanofabrication and MEMS. Prof. Takahata will study medical micro-devices for intelligent implants and microsurgical applications to enable minimally invasive diagnosis and therapy. Targeted devices include adaptive stents and stent grafts, brain aneurysm wireless sensors, and devices for MRI guided surgery. […]
Two ECE Students are going to the 3MT Semi-Finals
During the Three Minute Thesis Competition graduate students explain the breadth and significance of their research project to a non-specialist audience. Mai Hassan and Parmida Beigi were successful at the APSC 3MT competition and will go on to the university-wide semi-finals on Tuesday, March 12th. Check the FoGS website for event details. Mai Hassan took […]
NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA)
Are you an undergraduate student interested in gaining research experience in an academic setting that compliments your current studies?NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) are designed to stimulate interest in research in the areas of natural sciences and engineering in an effort to encourage students to partake in graduate studies and pursue a research career […]
Sustainable Power and Student Projects | Feb. 14
Jeff Giffin and Dianna Foldi from UBC Project Services will join us to discuss the Bioenergy Research and Development Facility. Two students who are currently completing their capstone projects at the facility will discuss their research. Naz Houshmand’s capstone investigates the benefits of voltage optimization & power factor correction at the building level and Yohan […]
ECE 2nd Year Projects | The Autonomous Rover
Adam Noel, a PhD student and TA with ECE, demonstrates the Autonomous Rover, a 2nd year robotics project. The rover is able to detect and follow a magnetic field, similar to technology used in high-speed magnetic trains. The Autonomous Rover integrates essential aspects of electrical and computer engineering into a single project the students can […]
ECE’s Contribution to Campus as a Living Lab | Smart Grid
At UBC, we view our entire campus as a living laboratory, a kind of giant sandbox in which there is the freedom to explore—creatively and collaboratively—the technological, environmental, economic and societal aspects of sustainability. As a living laboratory, UBC faculty, staff and students and private, public and NGO partners use the University’s physical plant, combined […]