Posts Tagged ‘Applied Science’
Sep. 25, 2012 | Filed under: Media Release | Tags: Applied Science, Collaborative Health Research Projects program, engineering, Faculty of Medicine, health, research
University of British Columbia researchers have received $4.5 million in federal support for multidisciplinary initiatives that combine science, engineering and medical expertise.
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Aug. 1, 2012 | Filed under: Media Advisory, News Feed | Tags: Applied Science, robots, studentlife, UBC Engineering Physics
Event: UBC Buiild-bots competition Date/time: Thursday, August 2nd, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Location: Hennings Bldg., Rm. 200, 6224 Agricultural Road For a map, visit: http://www.maps.ubc.ca/?652 Visuals: Student-designed automated robots race to stack wooden blocks about the size of Rubic’s Cubes. Students and instructor will be available for interviews. Set up space will be available [...]
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Jul. 24, 2012 | Filed under: Media Release, News Feed | Tags: Applied Science, catalytic converters, Centre for Environmental Research in Minerals, Metals and Material, Mining Engineering, phyto-mining, platinum group metals, Prof. John Meech, research, sustainability
Researchers at the University of British Columbia and an international team have received $1.4 million to explore the use of plants to recover precious metals from mine tailings around the world. Currently, metals obtained from ores contain platinum group metals (PGM) some of which are lost through various stages of processing. The research will investigate [...]
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Jun. 26, 2012 | Filed under: Media Release | Tags: Applied Science, CREATE, learning, NSERC, research excellence, Science, studentlife, UBC, University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia students and postdoctoral fellows in the fields of geochemistry, quantum sciences, and information and communication technology systems received a $4.9-million boost from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
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Jun. 8, 2012 | Filed under: Media Advisory, News Feed | Tags: Applied Science, engineering, International Robotic Sailing Championships, learning, Royal Vancouver Yacht Club, Sailbots, studentlife, Thunderbots, US Naval Academy
International Robotic Sailing Championships
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Mar. 8, 2012 | Filed under: Media Release, News Feed | Tags: Applied Science, biomass, CIRS, clean energy, Clean Energy Research Centre, commercialisation, engineering, environment, Fraunhofer, greenhouse gas emissions target, hydrogen and biofuels, knowledge transfer, learning, living laboratory, research, sustainability, technology
The University of British Columbia today forged a formal partnership with Germany’s Fraunhofer, Europe’s largest research institution for applied research, to focus on renewable-energy technologies.
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Mar. 8, 2012 | Filed under: Extra, News Feed | Tags: Aboriginal women, Alanis Obomsawin, Applied Science, business, Centre for Women's and Gender Studies, CiTR, engineering, filmmaker, International Women's Day, sauder school of business, studentlife, suffrage
A number of UBC faculty offer heartfelt and inspiring words for their female students during International Women’s Day, March 8.
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Jan. 24, 2012 | Filed under: Media Advisory, News Feed, Uncategorized | Tags: Applied Science, battery, design competition, energy relay race, engineering, learning, mechanical engineering, solar power, studentlife, wind power
UBC Mechanical Engineering students will be showcasing their vehicle design and manufacturing talents in an energy-relay race. The 130 second-year students, divided into 20 teams, were given only three weeks to come up with four prototypes using different energy sources such as solar, battery or wind power.
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