Project Lab PPE - What we learned in six months of trying to help

Event Date:
2020-10-15T16:00:00
2020-10-15T17:00:00
Event Location:
Connect via zoom
Speaker:
Dylan Gunn (UBC)
URL:
Zoom link
Related Upcoming Events:
Department Colloquia
Intended Audience:
Undergraduate
Local Contact:

Douglas Scott

Event Information:

In March, the Engineering Physics Project Lab, working with several partners, kicked off a number of projects to develop personal protective equipment (PPE) for the COVID-19 pandemic.  In a chaotic six months the group connected with many levels of government, health care, regulatory, and industry, first trying to figure out what problems needed to be solved (Doing the right thing) and then trying to rapidly come up with solutions that would actually work and satisfy regulatory requirements (Doing things right). The team is now wrapping up their main project, which will (hopefully) soon be approved by WorkSafe BC as a backup in the event of ongoing N95 shortages.

 
Dylan Gunn, the Director of the Project Lab, will recap the team's path and reflect on the question: If the pandemic had been just a little bit worse, would Canada have been able to supply itself with PPE in time to avert a disaster?
Add to Calendar 2020-10-15T16:00:00 2020-10-15T17:00:00 Project Lab PPE - What we learned in six months of trying to help Event Information: In March, the Engineering Physics Project Lab, working with several partners, kicked off a number of projects to develop personal protective equipment (PPE) for the COVID-19 pandemic.  In a chaotic six months the group connected with many levels of government, health care, regulatory, and industry, first trying to figure out what problems needed to be solved (Doing the right thing) and then trying to rapidly come up with solutions that would actually work and satisfy regulatory requirements (Doing things right). The team is now wrapping up their main project, which will (hopefully) soon be approved by WorkSafe BC as a backup in the event of ongoing N95 shortages.   Dylan Gunn, the Director of the Project Lab, will recap the team's path and reflect on the question: If the pandemic had been just a little bit worse, would Canada have been able to supply itself with PPE in time to avert a disaster? Event Location: Connect via zoom