This fall, 31 UBC graduate students were awarded a record number of Canada's prestigious Vanier Scholarships.
Our congratulations go out to these distinguished young UBC scholars who between them garnered the greatest number of Vanier awards presented this year to any Canadian institution. UBC's 2014 Vanier list also represents the largest number of UBC students ever to merit the distinction in a single award year, and represent the highest percentage of awards per graduate student enrolment.
In celebration of the achievements of these exceptional students we invited them to submit on-line profiles and photographs. Now, we invite you to view the profiles collected to date and learn a little more about their research, their goals, and their lives as UBC graduate students.
Photo Caption:Back Row (l-r): Kaylee Byers, Sam Stiegler, Rowan Cockett, Richie Nojang Khatami
Middle Row (l-r) Lindsey Heagy, Jackie Lerner(Vanier 2013), Jennifer Lay, Sabine Lague(Vanier 2013), David Twa, Kari Grain, Erin Macri, Miriam Matejova
Front Row (l-r) Victor Li, Sahan Ranamukhaarachchi, Andrea Jones, Crystal Karakochuk, Alessio Gallina, Ron Darvin Photo Credit: UBC
Here is a complete list of UBC's 2014 Vanier Scholars with links to those with an on-line profile
Surname |
Given Name |
Dept |
Faculty |
Funding Agency |
Lay title |
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Babovic |
Sonja |
MEDX |
MEDI |
CIHR |
Developmental changes in human blood stem cells and the leukemias they produce |
|
Eric Gerard |
CHEM |
SCIE |
NSERC |
Development of a Method to Convert Methane to Value-Added Products |
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Byers |
Kaylee Aileen |
INDS |
GRAD |
NSERC |
Rats, Parasites and their Associated Pathogens: Understanding Host-Parasite Dynamics in an Urban Ecosystem |
|
Beth Ann |
INDS |
GRAD |
CIHR |
Improving LGBTQ youth health through school-based intervention |
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Archa Rowan B. |
EOSC |
SCIE |
NSERC |
An integrated framework for well-informed decision making processes in the geosciences |
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|
Copeland |
Charles Craig Johnson |
BOTA |
SCIE |
NSERC |
Characterization of genes that prevent autoimmunity in plants |
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Ronald Perfecto Raymundo |
LLED |
EDUC |
SSHRC |
Digital identities, educational inequities: Investigating social class and new literacies of migrant Filipino youth in the |
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Edgcumbe |
Philip |
MDPHD |
MEDI |
CIHR |
Novel augmented reality surgical guidance aid for robotic-assisted surgery |
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Alessio |
RHSC |
MEDI |
CIHR |
Is muscle activity related to how the joint degenerates and how much pain the people feel in knee osteoarthritis? |
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Kari |
EDST |
EDUC |
SSHRC |
What do service-learning projects teach our university students and how are communities impacted? A study of international and local volunteer programs |
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|
Lindsey |
EOSC |
SCIE |
NSERC |
Mapping Hydraulic Fractures using Electromagnetics |
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|
Imam |
Bita |
RHSC |
MEDI |
CIHR |
WiiNWalk: Evaluation of the Nintendo WiiFit to Enhance Walking in Older Adults with Lower Limb Amputation |
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Nazrul |
SPPH |
MEDI |
CIHR |
Factors determining the uptake of online STIs/HIV intervention across subgroups of young people in British Columbia |
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Andrea |
MDPHD |
MEDI |
CIHR |
Diamond in the rough: Identifying factors of resilience in a socially marginalized population |
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Crystal |
HUNU |
LFS |
CIHR |
Investigating Risk Factors for Chronic Undernutrition in Cambodian Children |
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Richie Nojang |
POLI |
ARTS |
SSHRC |
The Feeling of Cohesion: Understanding and Cultivating Empathy in a Multicultural Society |
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Lay |
Jennifer |
PSYC |
ARTS |
SSHRC |
Overcoming barriers to social engagement: Exploring associations between self-esteem, social self-efficacy, everyday helping behaviour, and well-being in older adults |
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Jake Alastair Barnett |
BIOF |
SCIE |
CIHR |
Identifying genetic variation in brain tumors which predict treatment success using computational and statistical methods |
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|
Li |
Victor |
MDPHD |
MEDI |
CIHR |
Application of Peptide Techniques for Alzheimer's Disease Therapy |
|
Erin |
MEDX |
MEDI |
CIHR |
Patellofemoral osteoarthritis: alignment as a risk factor for onset and progression
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Miriam |
POLI |
ARTS |
SSHRC |
Navigating the Geopolitics of the Arctic through the Energy and Environmental Security Lens |
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|
Patchin |
Paige Marie |
GEOG |
ARTS |
SSHRC |
Securitizing Amazonia: 'Round-up' in Colombia, Brazil, and the United States |
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Ashley Michelle |
EDST |
EDUC |
SSHRC |
Gender and Skill within Canadian Vocational Education |
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Sahan |
EECE |
APSC |
NSERC |
Optimized microneedle insertion into skin for vaccine delivery and biosensing |
|
|
William Justin |
RMES |
SCIE |
SSHRC |
The shadow footprint of finance: understanding the life-cycle impacts of financial decisions |
|
|
Sam |
EDCP |
EDUC |
SSHRC |
Investigating educational experiences of transgender and gender non-conforming school leavers |
|
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Jeremy |
PLAN |
APSC |
SSHRC |
Discursive Gentrification: Neighborhoods, Resistance, and the Urban Commons |
|
|
David |
PATH |
MEDI |
CIHR |
Decoding "spelling errors" in the DNA of lymphoma patients for improved survival |
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Lerner |
Jacqueline |
RMES |
SCIE |
SSHRC |
IF YOU BUILD IT, WILL THEY COME? Using historical resource development patterns to improve future environmental |
|
Wright |
Alexander |
MDPHD |
MEDI |
CIHR |
A multidisciplinary approach to sport-related head trauma: using biomechanics, physiology, cognitive function, and brain |
|
Zahn |
Hans Theo Volker |
GSAT |
SCIE |
NSERC |
High-throughput single-cell analysis to interrogate cancer cell heterogeneity and evolution. |
This year’s new scholars will receive $50,000 each year for three years, for a total of $25 million split equally among the three granting councils (NSERC, CIHR, SSHRC).
Launched in 2009, the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS) Program’s goal is to strengthen Canada’s ability to attract and retain the world’s top-tier doctoral students by providing successful candidates with significant freedom to pursue and complete doctoral studies. Vanier scholars demonstrate leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in the fields of social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and engineering, and health.
The Vanier CGS Program helps Canada’s universities attract sought-after doctoral students from across Canada and around the world. These promising scholars help create a dynamic and innovative environment on our university campuses. Many will stay on to become academics and professionals in Canada, helping to foster innovation, create the jobs of the future and strengthen Canada’s globally competitive knowledge base.