Natural sciences

This division comprises research and experimental development in natural sciences. Natural sciences refer to scientific disciplines concerned with understanding, exploring or developing the natural world, in the field of natural sciences, which includes mathematics and statistics; computer and information sciences; physical sciences; chemical sciences; earth and related environmental sciences; biological sciences; and other natural sciences. Research consists of systematic investigation carried by means of experiment or analysis to achieve a scientific or technological advance such as acquiring new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts. Experimental development consists of new or substantially improved goods, services, systems, methods or processes.

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Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Animal Biology (PhD)

Applied Animal Biology offers opportunities for advanced study and research leading to a Ph.D. degree in animal physiology, behaviour, welfare, and management of livestock, companion animals, research animals, wildlife species, aquaculture, and on the human-animal relationship. The program is…

Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy (PhD)

UBC research in astronomy and astrophysics covers most areas of current interest in this broad field, including a wide range of theoretical and observational studies in astronomy, and also experimental and theoretical studies in cosmology. Research at optical wavelengths includes searches and…

Doctor of Philosophy in Atmospheric Science (PhD)

Atmospheric scientists use principles of classical physics to study, explain, and predict atmospheric behavior on scales ranging from turbulent eddies through storm clouds to earth’s global circulation. We are motivated by weather-related big societal issues including climate change, air quality,…

Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PhD)

The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Graduate Program provides advanced, research-based education that will prepare students for a career in academic, industrial, or professional positions in British Columbia and beyond.  The Program offers MSc and PhD degrees, with the option to transfer from…

Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics (PhD)

The Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics (PhD)is an interdisciplinary program that combines the application of computer technology to the management and analysis of biological data. The result is that computers are being used to organize data generated from experiments into databases, develop new…

Doctor of Philosophy in Botany (PhD)

The Botany Department is one of the largest and strongest plant-focused departments in North America with roots extending back to the founding of UBC in 1915. Our departmental community of more than 260 consists of 40 full-time faculty members, several part-time faculty or associates, about 100…

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Finance (PhD)

The PhD Program in Business Administration welcomes applications from individuals planning research-oriented academic careers. As well as gaining access to a world of knowledge and opportunity, Sauder PhD students benefit from the individual attention they receive from faculty members - right from…

Doctor of Philosophy in Cell and Developmental Biology (PhD)

The graduate program in Cell and Developmental Biology offers M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees to students undertaking advanced study and research in cell and developmental biology. The program is flexible and is designed to accommodate the diverse backgrounds of students and the broad nature of research in…

Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (PhD)

In the Chemistry department Faculty, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, undergraduates and staff members work cooperatively in a collegial environment to tackle some of the world's most pressing problems related to energy, health and sustainability. Research areas in the department cover…

Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science (PhD)

PhD students in the Department of Computer Science may focus their research in the following areas: Artificial Intelligence: computer vision, decision theory/game theory, knowledge representation and reasoning, intelligent user interfaces, machine learning, natural language understanding and…

Doctor of Philosophy in Genome Science and Technology (PhD)

The Genome Science and Technology graduate program is a trans-disciplinary program that combines genomic research with leading-edge technology development in genome sciences for students pursing an M.Sc. or Ph.D. This program is intended to accommodate the diverse background of students and the…

Doctor of Philosophy in Geological Engineering (PhD)

Our program delivers an interdisciplinary experience, combining principles of geotechnical engineering, hydrogeology and geology, to provide a versatile set of skills needed to solve a wide range of practical problems related to engineering interactions with the earth environment. Faculty members…

Doctor of Philosophy in Geological Sciences (PhD)

Geologists study the materials that make up the earth, the features and structures found on Earth as well as the processes by which these features and structures formed. Our department has a wide range of expertise in geological sciences, including field-based studies (e.g., mineral deposit…

Doctor of Philosophy in Geophysics (PhD)

Theoretically, experimentally, and observationally oriented Master of Science (M.Sc.), Master of Applied Science (M.A.Sc.), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programs are offered in a number of key areas of geophysics. Current interests include topics in observational and theoretical glaciology;…

Doctor of Philosophy in Library, Archival and Information Studies (PhD)

UBC iSchool’s Ph.D. program is a four-year funded program that combines coursework with independent study and research. Students have access to faculty members and advisors and benefit from unique opportunities at a research-intensive university. The Ph.D. program is designed to provide advanced…

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Aamlid, Solveig

Faculty of Science

Postdoctoral Fellow

Condensed matter physics; Solid State Physics; High entropy oxides; Quantum matter; Density functional theory

Aamodt, Tor

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Computer Architecture; graphics processor units (GPUs); Machine Learning; computer architecture, graphics processor units (GPUs), machine learning

Abdul-Mageed, Muhammad

Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Deep Learning; Natural Language Processing; Machine Learning; Computational Linguistics; Social Media Mining; Arabic; Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Computational Linguistics, Social Media Mining, Arabic

Achermann, Reto

Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Computing systems; Computer systems engineering; Systems software; resilient and efficient systems; intersection of operating systems, applied formal methods and hardware models.

Alacaoglu, Ahmet

Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Mathematical optimization; Machine learning; Mathematical operations research; Numerical optimization; Machine Learning; Stochastic algorithms; Min-max games; Monotone operator theory

Allen, Susan

Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

coastal oceanography; coupled bio-physics and chem-physics and all three models; forecast models; Oceans and Inland Waters; physical oceanography; Prediction and Climatic Modeling; Coastal oceanography, Coupled bio-physics and chem-physics and all three models, Forecast models, Oceans and Inland Waters, Physical oceanography, Prediction and Climatic Modeling

Altshuler, Doug

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

flight control; visual guidance; visual neuroscience; neuroethology; avian biomechanics; aerodynamics; wing morphing; motor control; flight control, visual guidance, visual neuroscience, neuroethology, avian biomechanics, aerodynamics, wing morphing, motor control

Ameli, Ali

Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Climate Changes and Impacts; Ground Water and Water Tables; Groundwater Ecohydrology; Groundwater-Surfacewater & land Interaction; Hydro-geological Engineering; Hydrological Cycle; Numerical analysis; Watershed Management; Climate Changes and Impacts, Ground Water and Water Tables, Groundwater Ecohydrology, Groundwater-Surfacewater & land Interaction, Hydro-geological Engineering, Hydrological Cycle, Numerical Analysis, Watershed Management

Angert, Amy

Department of Botany, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Biodiversity and Biocomplexity; biogeography; biological responses to climate change; Conservation Biology; Ecological and Ecophysiological Processes; evolutionary ecology; population biology; Biodiversity and Biocomplexity, Biogeography, Biological responses to climate change, Conservation biology, Ecological and Ecophysiological Processes, Evolutionary ecology, Population biology

Asselin, Edouard

Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Hydrometallurgy; Corrosion; Coatings; Electrochemistry; Electrometallurgy; Hydrometallurgy, Corrosion, Coatings, Electrochemistry, Electrometallurgy

Atleo, Tara

Department of Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Indigenous economics; Indigenous peoples environmental knowledge; Sustainability management; Sustainable development and policy; Sustainability Management; Communities and Indigenous Knowledge; Stewardship Economics

Auger-Methe, Marie

Department of Statistics, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Animal movement; Polar ecology; Statistical Ecology; Animal movement, Polar ecology, Statistical Ecology

Auld, Vanessa

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Cell; Cell Biology; Development; Developmental Genetics; epithelia; Genetics; glia; in vivo imaging; Molecular Genetics; nervous system; Neurogenesis and Gliogenesis; permeability barriers; Cell, Cell biology, Development, Developmental Genetics, Epithelia, Genetics, Glia, In vivo imaging, Molecular Genetics, Nervous system, Neurogenesis and Gliogenesis, Permeability barriers

Aviles, Leticia

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Evolution of sociality, evolution of sex ratios

Avramidis, Stavros

Department of Wood Science, Faculty of Forestry

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Wood-water relations and sorption thermodynamics.; Fluid flow, heat transfer, and molecular diffusion; Modeling steady-state and dynamic non-isothermal diffusion in wood.; Application of fractals and machine learning to modeling wood physical properties.; Molecular modeling of the wood nano-pore network in the cell wall.; Industrial wood kiln drying optimization and development of new drying strategies.; Radio frequency vacuum (RFV) heating and drying of wood and wood products.; Dielectric wood phytosanitation.; Wood thermal modification.; Wood-water relations and sorption thermodynamics. , Fluid flow, heat transfer, and molecular diffusion, Modeling steady-state and dynamic non-isothermal diffusion in wood., Application of fractals and machine learning to modeling wood physical properties., Molecular modeling of the wood nano-pore network in the cell wall., Industrial wood kiln drying optimization and development of new drying strategies., Radio frequency vacuum (RFV) heating and drying of wood and wood products., Dielectric wood phytosanitation., Wood thermal modification.

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Bachmann, Sven

Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Mathematical Analysis; quantum phenomena; Mathematical physics; Quantum statistical physics; Topological states of matter; Mathematical Analysis, Quantum Phenomena, Mathematical physics, Quantum statistical physics, Topological states of matter

Baliga, Vikram

Faculty of Science

Faculty (non-G+PS member)

Zoology

Bamji, Shernaz

Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

neurodevelopmental disease; primary neuronal cultures; synapse biology; transgenic mouse models; Neurodevelopmental disease, Primary neuronal cultures, Synapse biology, Transgenic mouse models

Bashashati Saghezchi, Ali

School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Artificial Intelligence; Computational Pathology; Cancer Genomics; Computational Biology; Digital Pathology; Image Processing; Machine Learning; Ovarian Cancer; Signal Processing; Multi-modal Learning; Artificial Intelligence, Computational Pathology, Cancer Genomics, Computational Biology, Digital Pathology, Image Processing, Machine Learning, Ovarian Cancer, Signal Processing, Multi-modal Learning

Beck, Sara

Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Water quality; Innovative water treatment solutions; Ultraviolet disinfection mechanisms; Applications of UV LEDs (light emitting diodes); Water disinfection; Water reuse; Applied environmental microbiology; Water quality, Innovative water treatment solutions, Ultraviolet disinfection mechanisms, Applications of UV LEDs (light emitting diodes), Water disinfection, Water reuse, Applied environmental microbiology

Beckie, Roger

Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Mine drainage; physical hydrogeology; groundwater geochemistry; groundwater contamination; Mine drainage, physical hydrogeology, groundwater geochemistry, groundwater contamination

Berciu, Mona

Department of Physics & Astronomy, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

condensed matter theory; polarons, bipolarons; strongly correlated systems; Condensed matter theory, Polarons, bipolarons, Strongly correlated systems

Bertolini, Gabriel

Faculty of Science

Postdoctoral Fellow

Natural sciences; Sedimentology; Stratigraphy; Geology

Bertram, Allan

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Atmosphere (Including Chemical Aspects); Physical and analytical chemistry of atmospheric aerosols; Atmosphere (Including Chemical Aspects), Physical and analytical chemistry of atmospheric aerosols

Beschastnikh, Ivan

Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

software engineering; distributed systems; cloud computing; software analysis; Machine Learning; Software engineering, Distributed systems, Cloud computing, Software analysis, Machine Learning

Bizzotto, Dan

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Electrochemical Systems; Surface Characterization; Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Layers; Sensors and Devices; Electrochemical and Fuel Cells; biosensors; electrocatalysis; Electrochemistry; fluorescence microscopy; interfacial analysis; self assembled monolayers; spectroelectrochemistry; Electrochemical Systems, Surface Characterization, Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Layers, Sensors and Devices, Electrochemical and Fuel Cells, Biosensors, Electrocatalysis, Electrochemistry, Fluorescence microscopy, Interfacial analysis, Self assembled monolayers, Spectroelectrochemistry

Black, Alexis

School of Audiology and Speech Sciences, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Black, Thomas Andrew

Applied Biology, Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Biometeorology; Microclimate modification; Soil physics; Greenhouse gas emissions; Evapotranspiration; Biometeorology, Microclimate modification, Soil physics

Boedhihartono, Agni

Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences, Faculty of Forestry

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

biodiversity; Communities and Livelihoods; conservation; Forest management; Land-use Change; social science; sustainability; Tropical Landscapes and Livelihoods; Arts and Conservaion; Landstewardship; Traditional Ecological Knowledge; Arts for Conservation; Visual anthropology; Forests and Societies; Biodiversity, Communities and Livelihoods, Conservation, Forest Management, Land-use Change, Social Science, Sustainability, Tropical Landscapes and Livelihoods, Arts and Conservaion, Landstewardship, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Arts for Conservation, Visual Anthropology, Forests and Societies

Borduas-Dedekind, Nadine

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

atmospheric chemistry; chemical mechanisms; atmospheric ice nucleation; Biogeochemistry; mass spectrometry; Photochemistry; indoor chemistry; atmospheric aerosols; singlet oxygen; atmospheric chemistry, chemical mechanisms, atmospheric ice nucleation, biogeochemistry, mass spectrometry, photochemistry, indoor chemistry, atmospheric aerosols, singlet oxygen

Boushel, Robert

School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Exercise, physiology, oxygen transport, cardiovascular regulation, bioenergetics, mitochondria; Exercise, physiology, oxygen transport, cardiovascular regulation, bioenergetics, mitochondria

Bowman, William

Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

programming languages; Programming languages

Boyd, Lara

Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Learning; Learning and Memory; Motor System; Motor learning; Neurophysiology; Physiology; Plasticity / Neuronal Regeneration; stroke; Learning, Learning and Memory, Motor System, Motor learning, Neurophysiology, Physiology, Plasticity / Neuronal Regeneration, Stroke

Bradbury, Hal

Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Chemical oceanography; Ocean biogeochemistry; Marine geology; Isotope geochemistry; Biogeochemistry; Paleoceanography; Chemical Oceanography; Reactive Transport Modelling; Carbon cycle; Marine Sedimentary Environments; Early Diagenesis; Biogeochemical Cycles; marine Carbon Dioxide Removal

Brooks-Wilson, Angela

Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

cancer families; cancer genetics; genetic susceptibility; human genetics; longevity; Super seniors; Cancer families, Cancer genetics, Genetic susceptibility, Human genetics, Longevity, Super seniors

Brotto, Lori

Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

mindfulness; Sexual Dysfunctions; sexual desire; treatment of sexual concerns; women's sexual health; asexuality; digital health interventions; Mindfulness, Sexual Dysfunctions, Sexual desire, treatment of sexual concerns, women's sexual health, asexuality, digital health interventions

Brown, Carolyn Janet

Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Applied Genetics; Chromosomes: Structure / Organization; DNA methylation; Epigenetic control of gene expression; Gene Regulation and Expression; Genes escaping X-chromosome inactivation; Long non-coding RNAs; X-chromosome inactivation; XIST RNA; Applied Genetics, Chromosomes: Structure / Organization, DNA methylation, Epigenetic control of gene expression, Gene Regulation and Expression, Genes escaping X-chromosome inactivation, Long non-coding RNAs, X-chromosome inactivation, XIST RNA

Bruce, Heather

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Evolution of developmental systems; Evolutionary developmental biology (evo devo); Arthropods; Novel structures; Production of morphological diversity by genetic networks; Evolution of genetic networks over hundreds of millions of years; Evolution of morphology over hundreds of millions of years; Appendages

Brumer, Harry

Michael Smith Laboratories, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Biological and Biochemical Mechanisms; biomass; carbohydrates; cellulose; Chemical Synthesis and Catalysis; Enzymes; microbiota; plant cell walls; polysaccharides; Biological and Biochemical Mechanisms, Biomass, Carbohydrates, Cellulose, Chemical Synthesis and Catalysis, Enzymes, Microbiota, Plant cell walls, Polysaccharides

Bryan, Jim

Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Algebraic geometry, moduli spaces, enumerative invariants related to theoretical physics.; Algebraic geometry, moduli spaces, enumerative invariants related to theoretical physics.

Bryman, Douglas

Department of Physics & Astronomy, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Experimental Particle Physics; Applied physics; physics; Experimental Particle Physics, Applied physics, Physics

Bullard, Julia

School of Information, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

classification systems; subject indexing; Cultural Institutions (Museums, Libraries, etc.); Information Systems; metadata; Classification systems, subject indexing, Cultural Institutions (Museums, Libraries, etc.), Information Systems, Metadata

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Cairns, Brian

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

electrophysiology; headache; Neuropharmacology; Oro-Facial Pain; pain; pain mechanisms; peripheral analgesics; sex-related differences; temporomandibular disorders; Electrophysiology, Headache, Neuropharmacology, Oro-Facial Pain, Pain, Pain mechanisms, Peripheral analgesics, Sex-related differences, Temporomandibular disorders

Cardinal-McTeague, Warren

Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences, Faculty of Forestry

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Earth and related environmental sciences; Forestry sciences; plant biodiversity; Indigenous environmental management and food systems; monitoring of ecosystem health and function

Carenini, Giuseppe

Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Artificial intelligence, user modeling, decision theory, machine learning, social issues in computing, computational linguistics, information visualization

Cautis, Sabin

Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Geometry; Geometry

Cazottes, Emmanuel

Faculty of Medicine

Postdoctoral Fellow

Genomics; Gene regulation; Synthetic biology; Stem Cells; Machine Learning

Cembrowski, Mark Steven

Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Mechanisms of memory in the brain; Anxiety; Big Data; Bioinformatics; Cell types; Computation; Fear; Genetics; modeling; Neural circuits; neuroscience; Neuroscience of memory; PTSD; RNAseq; Mechanisms of memory in the brain, Anxiety, Big data, Bioinformatics, Cell types, Computation, Fear, Genetics, Modeling, Neural circuits, Neuroscience, Neuroscience of memory, PTSD, RNAseq

Cerri, Ronaldo

Applied Biology, Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Agricultural Machinery and Technology; Animal Production; Animal Reproduction; Biotechnology and Activity monitors; Dairy cattle reproduction; Endocrine Regulation; Endometrium-conceptus cross communication; Estrous cycle physiology in cattle; Inflammation and stress; Production medicine in dairy cattle; Agricultural Machinery and Technology, Animal Production, Animal Reproduction, Biotechnology and Activity monitors, Dairy cattle reproduction, Endocrine Regulation, Endometrium-conceptus cross communication, Estrous cycle physiology in cattle, Inflammation and stress, Production medicine in dairy cattle

Chan, Kai

Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Human Ecology; Ecology and Quality of the Environment; Social and Cultural Factors of Environmental Protection; Applied Ethics; Values and Lifestyles; Sustainable Development; conservation finance; Conservation science; cultural ecosystem services; Ecosystem services; environmental assessment; environmental values; incentive programs; payments for ecosystem services; resilience; social-ecological systems; sustainability science; Human Ecology, Ecology and Quality of the Environment, Social and Cultural Factors of Environmental Protection, Applied Ethics, Values and Lifestyles, Sustainable Development, Conservation finance, Conservation science, Cultural ecosystem services, Ecosystem services, Environmental assessment, Environmental values, Incentive programs, Payments for ecosystem services, Resilience, Social-ecological systems, Sustainability science

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Jacquelina DaSilva

Student

Master of Science in Zoology (MSc)

Classroom discourse in a first-year multi-section biology course

Thomas Kostelnik, PhD student

Thomas Kostelnik

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (PhD)

Chelator Development for Radiopharmaceuticals
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Trevor Bolduc

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (PhD)

Development of new methods and applications of sulfur-fluoride reagents for chemical synthesis
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Cameron Herberts

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Genome Science and Technology (PhD)

Using circulating tumour DNA to understand genomic evolution in metastatic prostate cancer
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Amin Adibi

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences (PhD)

Taking a Deep Breath: Insightful Discourses on Race and Spirometry Through Patient Engagement
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Isabella DiBerardino

Student

Master of Science in Neuroscience (MSc)

Establishing valid discrete and continuous reference intervals for BD-Tau and pTau-231 to better understand long-term risks for neurodegeneration (ie. Alzheimer’s Disease) after traumatic brain injury
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Angela McLaughlin

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics (PhD)

Models of infectious disease transmission for HIV and other rapidly evolving RNA viruses
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Errol Bowman

Student

Master of Science in Physics (MSc)

Dual Comb Spectroscopy For Mining Applications
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Daniel Lipshutz Forrest

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)

Co-constructing a mutualistic city: Envisioning future scenarios to support people and nature in urban landscapes
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Faeze Keshavarz

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics (PhD)

Understanding cellular pathways modifications in cancer using the transcriptome
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Taylor Swift-LaPointe

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Atmospheric Science (PhD)

Early season heatwaves: dynamics, trends and predictability
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Arash Mousemi

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD)

Numerical simulation of turbulent reactive flows
Woman wearing blue blazer and dress standing next to the sign of the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health

Tetiana Poliakova

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience (PhD)

Understanding how reconstitution of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) expression affects amyloid and cerebrovascular pathologies in mouse models of Alzheimer’s Disease
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Eric Press

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD)

Modular optic flow processing during natural locomotion
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Fatemeh Asadi Zeidabadi

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD)

Electrochemical degradation of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water
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Olivier Hinse

Student

Master of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (MSc)

Hybrid antigenic peptides as a potential trigger of autoimmunity in rheumatoid arthritis
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Reid Warsaba

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PhD)

Investigating the Role of a Redundant Viral Protein
person standing outdoors in front of a scenic landscape with a canyon in the background

Behnam Maneshgar

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics (PhD)

Understanding the Language of Genes: AI Approaches to Modeling and Interpreting Transcriptomic Profiles
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Cissy Suen

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Physics (PhD)

Exploration of the Electronic Structure of the Mott Insulator Ca2RuO4
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Evan Warner

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Genome Science and Technology (PhD)

Genomic and epigenomic features of prostate tumors with high metastatic potential

Daniel Stewart using equipment beside a river

Daniel Stewart

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Forestry (PhD)

Innovating tidal marsh restoration practices in Northeast Pacific estuaries
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Molly Zhang

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)

Growing Native Food Plants: A Comparative Study on Socio-Ecological Outcomes Across Landscapes
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Shaoxuan Ren

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (PhD)

Conversion of carbon dioxide into chemicals and fuels in a flow reactor
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Abisola Kehinde

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PhD)

Understanding the metabolic consequences of the systemic alanine depletion in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
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Arlo Adams

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Cell and Developmental Biology (PhD)

Junction Turnover in Testis
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Hoda Amal Hamouda

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Library, Archival and Information Studies (PhD)

Incorporating the view of archival diplomatics into the authentication practices of citizen journalists videos captured during historically significant events
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Deborah Good

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Physics (PhD)

Timing Pulsars and Detecting Fast Radio Bursts with CHIME
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Jigyasa Verma

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Cell and Developmental Biology (PhD)

Characterisation of novel targets of metabolic acid stress resistance in malignant cells
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Daniel Korchinski

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Physics (PhD)

Amorphous yielding beyond the athermal quasisatic limit
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Sepideh Soukhtehzari

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences (PhD)

Identification of polysialylated proteins in breast cancer and correlation with patient prognosis
Jenna Melanson

Jenna Melanson

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD)

Navigating the risk-reward landscape: bumblebee movement, resource use, and health across an agricultural landscape-complexity gradient
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Josef Garen

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Botany (PhD)

Impacts of temperature on plant carbon metabolism and water use
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Isaiah Betinol

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (PhD)

Statistical Models and Machine Learning for the Design and Optimization of Novel Catalysts
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Kimberly Tsz Ching Wong

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PhD)

Evolution of Multi-enzyme Metabolic Pathway
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Bulgan Batdorj

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)

Enhancing Mining Transparency and Accountability through Natural Language Processing

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Madison Chapel

Student

Master of Science in Bioinformatics (MSc)

Evolution of gene regulatory networks

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Oguzhan Can

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Physics (PhD)

Topological superconductivity
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Dane Pedersen

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Forestry (PhD)

Seeing the forest through the trees: collaborative climate-informed forest governance in Quesnel, British Columbia
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Charlotte Milne

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)

Finding best practices in Canadian flood mapping to decrease risk for all
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Katherine Huerne

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Population and Public Health (PhD)

A Stepping-Stone Towards Equity: Identifying Key Elements of Best-Practice Guidelines for Improving Sex and Gender-Based Analysis in Cancer Research (CIHR topic)
Dane Sands

Dane Sands

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PhD)

Development of a high-throughput screening platform for enhanced antimicrobial peptide secretion in yeast biofactories
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Nikola Surjanovic

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics (PhD)

Scalable Bayesian Methods for Sampling From Complex Probability Distributions
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Rachel N. Stern

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Geography (PhD)

Interdisciplinary and Mixed-Methods Approaches to Extreme Heat: A Community Participatory Study of Older Adults' Heat Experiences in Metro Vancouver
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Jonas Olsen

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences (PhD)

Developing Novel Small Molecule Inhibitors of CLIC3 to Target Metastatic Breast Cancer
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Reid Merrill

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Geophysics (PhD)

Fluids and seismicity in northern Cascadia
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Betty Shea

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science (PhD)

Optimization methods
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Edward Sun

Student

Master of Science in Botany (MSc)

Genomics and phylogenomics of mycoheterotrophic plants
UBC graduate student Sam Anderson

Sam Anderson

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Geophysics (PhD)

Climate change impacts on municipal water supply in Western Canada
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Tessa Blanchard

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD)

Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Developmental Plasticity
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Morgan Alford

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology and Immunology (PhD)

Nitrogen metabolism intersects resistance and virulence mechanisms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Alexandra Tully

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Physics (PhD)

Charge-transfer dynamics in organic photovoltaic thin films using time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy

French Name

Sciences naturelles

French Description

Cette division comprend la recherche et le développement expérimental en sciences naturelles. Les sciences naturelles réfèrent aux disciplines scientifiques relevant de la compréhension, de l'exploration ou de l'évolution du monde matériel, dans le domaine des sciences naturelles, lequel inclut les mathématiques et la statistique; l'informatique et les sciences de l'information; les sciences physiques; les sciences chimiques; les sciences de la terre et de l'environnement; les sciences biologiques; et les autres sciences naturelles. La recherche consiste en l'investigation systématique par l'expérimentation ou l'analyse, afin de réaliser un progrès scientifique ou technologique, comme l'acquisition de nouvelles connaissances sur les fondements des phénomènes et des faits observables. Le développement expérimental consiste à réaliser de nouveaux biens, services, systèmes, méthodes ou procédés, ou d'améliorer substantiellement les biens, services, systèmes, méthodes ou procédés existants.