UBC Volcan Team Awarded the Historical Accuracy Citation at 2024 TMS Bladesmithing Competition
The UBC Volcan Team made their mark at the annual Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS) Meeting & Exhibition in Orlando, Florida. This year, six student members had the opportunity to participate in the conference, accompanying their debut entry into the TMS Bladesmithing competition. TMS Bladesmithing is a biennial competition that combines the historical art […]
MTRL Faculty Awarded over $8M from CFI and NSERC
The Materials Engineering faculty members have secured over $8 million in research funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Innovation Fund and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Alliance 2022-23. An interdisciplinary project, entitled “Materials for Net-Zero: Enabling the Clean Energy Transition”, co-led by Dr. Ben Britton and Dr. Amanda […]
2024 MTRL Alumni-Student Mixer
The Materials Engineering Department and the Materials Student Chapter jointly organized an alumni mixer night at the UBC Engineering Student Center last evening. This collaborative effort provided a great opportunity for alumni, faculty, and current students to come together, fostering a rich tapestry of connections and collaborations within our dynamic materials engineering community. From reminiscing […]