Here is a list of all the student groups that are currently registered with our department. Unsure of which category you belong to? Find your group here!
Engineering Design Teams Homepage
Aircraft Teams
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| UBC Orbit is a satellite design team dedicated to the innovation, design and development of nano-satellites known as CubeSats. | UBC Rocket is a student engineering design team that designs, builds, tests and launches sounding rockets. Our mission is to launch our members’ careers, revolutionise amateur rocketry and expand the boundaries of Canadian aerospace. | UBC Mars Colony is dedicated to designing and manufacturing aspects of a habitat that can withstand the challenges of the Martian environment. |
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| UBC Aerodesign builds and flies payload-lifting, radio-controlled airplanes. Their mission is to provide a learning environment for students to experiment and experience what it is like to work on a world-class engineering challenge in the field of aerospace and to produce the most competitive and innovative designs for international university competitions. | Uncrewed Aircraft Systems pushes the boundaries of current unmanned aviation technologies by developing innovative drones and ground support systems to compete at national and international competitions. They solve real world problems faced in search-and-rescue, law enforcement, mining, forestry, medical delivery, and more. | Thunderbird Aerospace aims to inspire a new generation of Indigenous innovators by designing and launching suborbital rockets. We are a cross-cultural team at the forefront of aerospace and reconciliation. Our members use advanced manufacturing methods and software to innovate at an unprecedented pace. |
Automotive Teams
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| Formula Electricis dedicated to designing and constructing a hands-on, high-performance electric race car to prove that sustainability can be competitive and exciting. | Formula UBCdesigns, builds, test and races a new single-seat race car each year to be competitive against 120 top teams from around the world. Their group works year-round to incorporate engineering learning from a wide variety of disciplines into producing an FSAE car capable of competing at FSAE Michigan-IC, the highest level of FSAE competition in North America. | UBC Supermileageis dedicated to the design and fabrication of ultra fuel-efficient vehicles. |
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| UBC BAJAdesigns and constructs a single-seat all-terrain vehicle. | UBC Solaris a solar car racing team. They design and build solar-powered race cars to promote sustainable automotive solutions. | UBC Thunderbikesis an Electric Motorcycle Racing Team that builds high performance electric motorcycles and electric bikes. They are dedicated to designing and racing vehicles in order to demonstrate the performance capability of sustainable transportation while encouraging its use as daily transport. |
Chemical & Biomedical Teams
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| UBC Biomedical Engineering Student Team (BEST) aims to use a context-appropriate approach to address medical challenges worldwide. They tackle relevant medical based projects to provide students with technical biomedical engineering experience. | UBC Chem-e-Carapplies principles of chemical engineering to design and build a car powered solely by chemical reactions. They work year-round to design and build shoebox sized cars that compete in international and regional competitions hosted by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). | UBC BIOMODsolves real world problems through the power of biomolecular nanotechnology! |
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| UBC Bionicsfocuses on designing solutions to replace human physiology via the innovation of bionics. | UBC Green Joule assists in finding a more economical way for algae biofuel production. | UBC Brewing Internet of Things (BIoT) focuses on engineering multidisciplinary student development through practical applications while creating a meaningful and relevant product. The team will brew beer, collect data in the fermentation phase, provide quality control on the finished product, as well as analyze and model the data using machine learning. |
Civil & Materials Engineering Teams
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| UBC Smart Citydevelops the technologies that will under-gird the success of tomorrow’s cities through hands-on and project-based work. They are a multidisciplinary engineering design team that compete in various competitions and design products that helps building smarter cities. | UBC Concrete Canoedesigns, tests, builds, and ultimately races a canoe made entirely of concrete. For those of you who are wondering, yes! It floats! | UBC Concrete Toboggan’s mission is to design and build a toboggan to compete at our annual competition, the Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race (GNCTR). |
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| UBC Steel Bridgedesigns, fabricates, and constructs a strong and lightweight steel bridge structure. | UBC Seismicconstructs a structurally sound and architecturally pleasing balsa wood structure to resist seismic loading. They aim to promote the study of seismic design and earthquake engineering. | UBC Volcanis an engineering design team on the UBC Vancouver campus that dedicates itself to the process of designing, forging, and characterizing blades. They specialize in material analysis and testing with a fun twist, they make knives and swords by hand in a forge! |
Computer Teams
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| UBC Launch Padis a student team focused on annually developing a web or mobile application. They wish to create a space for UBC students to meet other tech enthusiasts, build projects in a team setting, gain experience with professional development tools and principles, and share their knowledge with others. | UBC Rapidis designing rapid prototyping machines, also known as 3D printers. They aim to make 3D Printing and CAD modelling more accessible and expanding their limits to the extreme. |
Watercraft Teams
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| UBC Subbotsis dedicated to the design and construction of autonomous underwater vehicles. They compete in Robonation’s Robosub competition where they complete a crash course in autonomous robotic tasks. | UBC Sailbotsdesign and build fully autonomous robotic sailboats. They specialize in building small and medium-sized autonomous vessels, handling everything from design and construction, to system integration and testing. | SUBCis UBC’s Human Powered Submarine design team. |
Robotics Teams
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| UBC Thunderbotsis an engineering student design team that designs and creates competitive robots to compete in the Small Size League of the international Robocup Federation. Our aim is to use the publicly appealing platform of robot soccer to generate interest and enthusiasm for robotics within the UBC and BC communities. | UBC Open Roboticsaims to increase robotics knowledge through free training, online resources, and public demonstrations. Their motto is "Automation, Innovation, and Mentorship". | UBC Roverresearches and designs autonomous vehicles with a current focus on building a semi-autonomous Mars rover for competition in the International Canadian Rover Challenge. Their group provides students with learning opportunities in space exploration, soil analysis, robotics, motorized vehicles, and autonomous systems. |
Sustainability Teams
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| UBC Sustaingineeringdesigns, develops and applies sustainable energy solutions for developing communities. They work to provide global access to clean energy and clean water through sustainable technology for affordable housing. | Third Quadrant Designaims to support the design, education and adoption of high-performance buildings and green infrastructure. | UBC WasteNautsapplies principles of sustainable engineering to come up with both systemic and materials solutions for environmental problems. |
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| UBC Agrobotcreates an autonomous machine capable of navigating a corn field to identify weeds and analyze crop health. |
E-IDEAS (Engineering - Inclusion, Diversity, Equity Advancement for Students) empowers EDI Affinity student groups to provide students with support, networking and professional development opportunities, mentorship and career resources to cultivate an environment that recognizes and brings awareness to equity, diversity and inclusion and reflects the intersectionality of the Engineering student body.
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Canadian Indigenous Science & Engineering (.caISES)
UBC .caISES, a member of the nearly 200 AISES chapters, provides Indigenous post-secondary STEM students and Indigenous STEM professionals the chance to network, serve the community, and engage in professional development opportunities both in the Lower Mainland and throughout North America.
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ACCEPT
The Association of Chinese Canadian Professionals and Technologists (ACCEPT) advocate for the engineering profession to Chinese Canadians, to grow a network among Chinese Canadian engineering professionals and technologists, to provide assistance to skilled new immigrants working in the industry.
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Women in Engineering (WiE)
WiE is an organization who advocates for equity, diversity, and inclusion in engineering. It was created by faculty and students to promote the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women in the engineering profession. WiE supports the student population through career and leadership professional development.
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Gears and Queers
Gears and Queers is an LGBTQ+ engineering club dedicated to creating an open, accepting space for queer engineering students at UBC. The club strives to create a community for queer engineering students and provides a positive safe space on the UBC campus through social and professional events
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NSBE
The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) is a student and professional based organization with over 700 chapters dedicated to the development of impactful programs for increasing Black and ethnic minority participation in the fields of engineering and engineering technology.
Department Clubs
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Biomedical Engineering
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Biomedical Engineering Graduate Association
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Chemical & Biological Engineering
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Civil Engineering
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Civil Engineering Graduate Student Society
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Electrical & Computer Engineering
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Engineering Physics
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Environmental Engineering
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Geological Engineering
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Integrated Engineering
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Manufacturing Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering Graduate Association
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Mining Engineering
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Materials Engineering
Professional Chapters & Other Clubs
Professional Chapters Homepage
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning
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American Society of Civil Engineers
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BC Water and Waste Association
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Canadian Geotechnical Society
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Canadian Society of Civil Engineers
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Engi-YOU Wellness
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Envision – American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
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Engineers for a Sustainable World
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Engineers Without Borders
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Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
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Internationally Genetically Engineered Machine
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Institute of Transportation Engineers
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Materials Engineering Joint Student Chapter
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UBC Mine Rescue
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UBC Technology in Medicine
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UBC Conference on Sustainability in Engineering