MEGA visits Mercedes-Benz Canada Fuel Cell Division
On March 23rd MEGA organized a one-day filed trip to Mercedes-Benz Canada Fuel Cell Division at Burnaby. The visit was for the students who were participating in the Mechanical Engineering advanced Fuel Cell course . During the visit, students became familiar with one of the most advanced fuel cell production line exists.
3MT is back!
Three Minute Thesis is a research communication competition. Mechanical engineering is participating in the CHBE and MECH Multi-Departmental Heat prior to the G+PS competition in March. Have you ever thought about preparing yourself for job interviews? Have you ever felt stuck trying to give an elevator pitch about your thesis? 3MT is one way of preparing talking […]
MEGA LaTeX Workshop
On December 4th (Thursday) 2:30-4:00pm Graham Hendra, PhD student at UBC, will lead a workshop on LaTeX. This workshop is aimed at graduate students who want to use LaTeX for their thesis and other publications. This workshop will cover all the basics you need to get you started. No prior knowledge of LaTeX is required. […]
MEGA GKE Info Session
MEGA will be hosting a GKE info session to get the first year PhD graduate students ready for the GKE examination. Dr. Chiao and Dr. Cripton will be there to talk about the GKE study guide and the examination requirements. They will also answer any outstanding questions you might have. Here is more information about the […]
Weekly Coffee Socials
Coffee Social is a weekly tradition of MEGA and it is a place to meet some great people while fuelling your caffeine and sugar levels. Come and join us at 4.00pm every Tuesday at CEME 2202!
MEGA at the Vancouver International Film Festival
As one of the largest film festivals in North America, the 33rd annual Vancouver International Film Festival brings Vancouver audiences some of the best films from around the globe. MEGA sponsored subsidized movie tickets for Mech graduate students to watch the award winning movie Foxcatcher by Bennett Miller on Friday October 19th.
MEGA Summer Barbecue at the Beach
During the last month of summer we held a beach barbecue on Jerico beach. This involved free food, frisbee, volleyball and loads of fun.
MEGA Thanksgiving 2014
This year MEGA held the 4th annual MEGA Thanksgiving potluck! We organize this dinner each year for anyone who will be in Vancouver over Thanksgiving weekend and would like to celebrate it with our MEGA family. The dinner is potluck style, which means everyone brings a dish and we share them all. You can […]
2014 Annual MEGA Dinner Cruise
The MEGA Dinner Cruise is an annual event that happens once a year at the beginning of the summer season. This year in the 2014 Annual MEGA Dinner Cruise we held over 100 guests comprising of graduate students and faculty members. There was a three course dinner served in a buffet style, music, dance and other types of […]
Curling with MEGA & BMEGA
We are happy to announce that MEGA and BMEGA will be joining forces to go curling. This is such a great way to learn a new sport, meet some new people and have a great time! No experience needed, we will have people there to help you learn the rules and how to play. Here […]