Welcome to the Engphys Project Lab! The Project Lab is home to two primary course areas, all for UBC Engineering Physics undergrads:
Phys 253: Introduction to Instrument Design.
Each year all 2nd year Engineering Physics students spend six weeks in a series of labs and lectures to learn some basic elements of electromechanical design, and then form teams of four to embark on seven weeks of full-time robot design and construction. Time commitment during this phase is at the students’ discretion but often reaches 50 - 70 hrs/week. The course culminates in a publicly attended robot competition that also serves as the final exam. Past competitions have included one-on-one hockey, volleyball, and search and rescue challenges
APSC 459/479 - Engineering Projects I and II
In APSC 459/479, small groups of students with academic interests in electronics, mechanics and computer science work together on a broad spectrum of projects. The objective is to present the students with “real world” problem
s where the solution is influenced by constraints such as time, money, basic knowledge, and manpower as well as the complex requirements of society. Students will learn how to judge what factors are important and how to get the best answers with limited resources.
Contacts:
Jon Nakane | jnakane “at” physics.ubc.ca | 604.822.2110 | Hennings 115
Bernhard Zender | bzender “at” physics.ubc.ca | 604.822.2961 | Hennings 115