Undergraduate Research

This list shows researcher who have indicated interest in working with undergraduate students on research projects.
Last Name First Name Type Research Interests Department(s) Faculty
Hudson Zachary Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Luminescent materials; Organic electronics; Polymer chemistry; Organic chemistry; Organic light-emitting diodes; Luminescent materials, Organic electronics, Polymer chemistry, Organic chemistry, Organic light-emitting diodes Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science
Soma Kiran Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Neurosciences, biological and chemical aspects; Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects; Psychology and cognitive sciences; Zoology; Behavior; Neuroendocrinology; Endocrinology; neuroscience; Nutrition; Steroids; neuroscience; stress Department of Psychology Faculty of Arts
Mesbah Ali Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Electrical engineering, computer engineering, and information engineering; Programming languages and software engineering Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty of Applied Science
Groat Lee Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Mineralogy and crystallography (except soil mineralogy and chemicals aspects of crystallography); Inorganic geochemistry; Economic geology; mineralogy; crystal chemistry; Geochemistry; economic geology; gem deposits; pegmatites Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences Faculty of Science
Frackman Kyle Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Cinema studies; Media studies (except social media and digital media); Literature and literary studies; Cultural studies; queer studies; German studies; media studies; history of sexuality; sexuality; sexuality studies; East Germany; film; Gender Studies; history of science; literature; Media; Media Types (Radio, Television, Written Press, etc.); Scandinavia Department of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies Faculty of Arts
Beschastnikh Ivan Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Computer and information sciences; software engineering; distributed systems; cloud computing; software analysis; Machine Learning Department of Computer Science Faculty of Science
Brunham Liam Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Medical, health and life sciences; Lipids; Genetics; Pharmacogenomics; Cardiovascular diseases; Lipids, Genetics, Pharmacogenomics, Cardiovascular diseases Division of General Internal Medicine Faculty of Medicine
Nelson Brad Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Clinical oncology; Genetic medicine; Cancer immunology and immunotherapy; Cell Therapy of Cancer; Cell therapies; Clinical trials; Oncolytic viruses; T cell engineering Department of Medical Genetics Faculty of Medicine
Lampe Lutz Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Wireless communication systems; Fibre-optic communications technologies; Coding and information theory applied to communications and networks technologies; Learning and adaptive systems; Radar and sonar signal processing; wireless communications, optical fiber communications, signal processing, machine learning Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty of Applied Science
Sheel William Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Animal physiology, exercise; Kinesiology; airways, exercise, hypoxia, pulmonary physiology, respiratory muscle School of Kinesiology Faculty of Education
Hassan Marwan Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Other physical sciences, n.e.c.; Earth and related environmental sciences; Geological and Geomorphological Processes; Channel Stability,; Fluvial geomorphology; Landscape evolution; Sediment transport; Surface hydrology Department of Geography Faculty of Arts
Rowley Susan Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Anthropology, n.e.c.; repatriation; museums; material culture; cultural heritage; arctic archaeology; heritage management Department of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology Faculty of Arts
Bedi Robinder Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Counselling psychology; Investigating counselling and psychotherapy as Western cultural healing practices; Counselling psychology disciplinary and professional issues in Canada; Heterodox issues in counselling psychology that challenge its dominant narratives and sacred ideas; Counselling/psychotherapy/mental health with Punjabi/Sikh individuals; Neglected topics in the Psychology of Men and Masculinity Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education Faculty of Education
McKeown Martin Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) novel treatments for Parkinson's; Video Monitoring Parkinson's; Brain Stimulation; Biomedical Engineering; Machine Learning; fMRI; EEG; novel treatments for Parkinson's, Video Monitoring Parkinson's , brain stimulation, biomedical engineering, Machine Learning, fMRI, EEG Division of Neurology Faculty of Medicine
Wolf Michael Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Synthesis of materials; Physical inorganic chemistry; Materials Chemistry; Inorganic Chemistry; Polymer chemistry; Photochemistry Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science
Reid Gregor Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Basic medicine and life sciences; paediatric cancer; cancer immunology; animal models of cancer Department of Pediatrics Faculty of Medicine
Taubert Stefan Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Aging; beta cells; C. elegans; Diabetes; Gene Regulation and Expression; Gene regulation; Genetics of Aging; genomics; Hypoxia; Metabolism; Molecular Genetics; Mouse; stress; Stress and Cancer; Stress responses; Toxin and Toxicant Metabolism; Transcription; Aging, Beta cells, C. elegans, Diabetes, Gene Regulation and Expression, Gene regulation, Genetics of Aging, Genomics, Hypoxia, Metabolism, Molecular Genetics, Mouse, Stress, Stress and Cancer, Stress responses, Toxin and Toxicant Metabolism, Transcription Department of Medical Genetics Faculty of Medicine
Matthewson Lisa Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Linguistics; Semantics; Austronesian languages; Cross-linguistic variation and universals; Salish languages; Semantic fieldwork; Tsimshianic languages Department of Linguistics Faculty of Arts
Haas Kurt Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Autism; Brain Circuit Development; Dendritogenesis; Epilepsy; Genetics of Neurological and Psychiatric Diseases; Neurodevelopmental disorders; Neurological diseases; Neuronal Communication and Neurotransmission; Neuronal Computation; Neuronal Modeling; Neuronal Systems; Neuronal and Synaptic Activity; Plasticity / Neuronal Regeneration; Synaptic Plasticity; Autism, Brain Circuit Development, Dendritogenesis, Epilepsy, Genetics of Neurological and Psychiatric Diseases, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Neurological Diseases, Neuronal Communication and Neurotransmission, Neuronal Computation, Neuronal Modeling, Neuronal Systems, Neuronal and Synaptic Activity, Plasticity / Neuronal Regeneration, Synaptic Plasticity Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, School of Biomedical Engineering Faculty of Medicine
Xia Guangrui Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Elemental semiconductors; Semiconductor devices; SiGe materials, processing, modeling, and devices, Si photonics, Ge-based lasers, and Ge lasers Department of Materials Engineering Faculty of Applied Science
Jan Eric Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Virus; Nucleic Acids; Proteomics; Antiviral innate immunity; Zika; coxsackievirus; enterovirus; Innate immunity; molecular biology; picornavirus; protease; Protein synthesis; RNA; RNA structure function; RNA virus; ribosome; SARS; tRNA; translation; Virology; Virus; virus host interactions; mRNA therapeutics; Virus, Nucleic Acids, Proteomics, Antiviral innate immunity, Zika, Coxsackievirus, Enterovirus, Innate immunity, Molecular biology, Picornavirus, Protease, Protein synthesis, RNA, RNA structure function, RNA virus, Ribosome, SARS, TRNA, Translation, Virology, Virus, Virus host interactions, mRNA therapeutics Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Faculty of Medicine
Monteyne Joseph Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) History of art and architecture; Visual theory, visual culture and visual literacy; Media studies (except social media and digital media); British history; Renaissance/early modern art and print culture; early modern landscape and eco-criticism Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory Faculty of Arts
Rusk Bruce Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Asian history; Literary or Artistic Work Analysis; Social Determinants of Arts and Letters; Arts and Cultural Traditions; Exegesis and Sacred Text Critics; Lexicography and Dictionaries; Authentication Studies; Confucianism; Early Modern China; material culture Department of Asian Studies Faculty of Arts
Bizzotto Dan Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Electroanalytical chemistry; Electrochemistry; Colloid and surface chemistry; 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 Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science
Cronk Quentin Charles Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Plant biology; botany; taxonomy; systematics; genomics Department of Botany Faculty of Science
Zappa-Hollman Sandra Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) ESL, TESOL, LOTE and sign language curriculum, pedagogy and didactics; English for academic purposes; content and language integrated learning (CLIL) / content-based instruction (CBI); multilingual student experiences in higher education; inclusive teaching and learning in higher education; (interdisciplinary) collaboration between subject area and language area instructors; EAP pedagogies; genre-based pedagogies; Systemic Functional Linguistics for EAP; second language socialization theory; social network theory / individual networks of practice; qualitative research design; critical perspectives in language teaching and learning Department of Language & Literacy Education Faculty of Education
Berciu Mona Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Electronic and magnetic properties of condensed matter and supraconductivity; Physical sciences; condensed matter theory; polarons, bipolarons; strongly correlated systems Department of Physics & Astronomy Faculty of Science
Christenson Jim Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Other clinical medicine; sudden cardiac death; chain of survival; out of hospital cardiac arrest; emergency medical services; resuscitation science Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty of Medicine
Hancock Robert E Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Medical, health and life sciences; cationic peptides as anti-biofilm agents; systems immunology Department of Microbiology & Immunology Faculty of Science
Nagamune Ryozo Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Systems control and automation; Manufacturing engineering; control engineering; data-driven modeling and control; robust and linear parameter-varying control; modeling and control of floating offshore wind turbines and wind farms; modeling and control of metal additive manufacturing processes; modeling and control of solar themal systems; modeling and control of automotive engines; optimization Department of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Applied Science
Li Shyh-Dar Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Drug discovery, design and delivery; Nano-technology; biopharmaceutics; drug delivery; nanomedicine; pharmaceutics; Gene delivery and therapy; Regenerative medicine; Localized drug delivery; Biopharmaceutics, Drug delivery, Nanomedicine, Pharmaceutics, Gene delivery and therapy, Regenerative medicine, Localized drug delivery Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Rouse Robert Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Medieval Literatures; Environment, space and place Department of English Language and Literatures Faculty of Arts
Jing Zhichun Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Prehistoric archaeology; Archaeometry; Archaeological theory; Archaeology; Anthropology; Early China; Shang Civilization; Archaeological Science; Early Urbanism; Geoarchaeology; Data Science in Archaeology; Ceramic Petrography; Jade; AI and Archaeology; social sustainability Department of Anthropology Faculty of Arts
Beckie Roger Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Other environmental engineering and related engineering; Hydrogeology; Mine drainage; physical hydrogeology; groundwater geochemistry; groundwater contamination Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences Faculty of Science
Hodgson Elizabeth Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Humanities and the arts; 16th and 17th century English literatures, poetics, feminist theories, historicism, women writers Department of English Language and Literatures Faculty of Arts
Nguan Christopher Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Urology; Computer engineering; Civil engineering, n.e.c.; Biomedical instrumentation (including diagnostics); Medical devices; Artificial tissues engineering; Biomedical robotics; Image guided surgery systems; Applied immunology (including antibody engineering, xenotransplantation and t-cell therapies); Transplantation immunology; kidney transplantation; patient reported outcomes; medical apps for mobile health; machine learning analytics of medical imaging; machine learning analytics of complex medical data outcomes; Robotics; quality in healthcare; environmental impact of healthcare; Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare; planetary health intersection with healthcare Department of Urologic Sciences Faculty of Medicine
Fisher Kevin Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Prehistoric archaeology; Anthropology; Archaeological theory; Archaeometry; Archeological Data Analysis; Archeological Excavation Methods and Techniques; architecture; built environments; digital archaeology; Dynamics of Social Transformations; Mediterranean archaeology; Near Eastern archaeology; power; Social Life / Societal Life; social interaction; Urban Spaces and Urbanity; urbanism Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies Faculty of Arts
Bigazzi Alex Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Land transportation systems engineering, n.e.c.; Traffic and highway engineering; Transport planning; Intelligent transport systems; Road safety engineering; Transportation demand modelling; active transportation; bicycles; Pedestrians; Micromobility; Shared micromobility; travel behaviour; Transportation Systems; motor vehicle emissions; Climate impacts Department of Civil Engineering Faculty of Applied Science
Shan Hongxia Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Other education, n.e.c.; Immigration and adult education and learning; Lifelong learning; Gender and work; Prof. learning Department of Educational Studies Faculty of Education
Lorincz Matthew Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Developmental Genetics; genomics; chromatin; chromatinopathies; Epigenetics; Epigenomics; Gene regulation; Neurodevelopmental disorders; Developmental Genetics, Genomics, Chromatin, chromatinopathies, Epigenetics, Epigenomics, Gene regulation, Neurodevelopmental disorders Department of Medical Genetics Faculty of Medicine
McCarty Matthew Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Archaeology; Roman archaeology; Roman history; Africa; Europe; postcolonialism; Marginalized peoples; Religion Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies Faculty of Arts
Moss Laura Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Humanities and the arts; Canadian Literatures; Postcolonial/ Decolonial/ Anticolonial Theories; Climate Fiction and Poetry; Environmental Humanities; Medical Humanities; Literary History Department of English Language and Literatures Faculty of Arts
Ellis Jason Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Canadian history; Specialized studies in education; Educational policy; Education policy; history of education Department of Educational Studies Faculty of Education
Cheung Wai Lung Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Global change biology; Ecological impacts of climate change; climate change; Marine Ecosystems; sustainability; biodiversity; Interdisciplinary Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries Faculty of Science
Loewen Peter Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Cardiology and circulatory sciences (including cardiovascular disease); Clinical pharmacy and pharmacy practice; Knowledge translation and implementation science in health; Population health interventions; atrial fibrillation; Pharmacoepidemiology; Thrombosis and Embolism; adherence to medication; Cardiovascular diseases; Arrhythmia; Heart Failure; stroke; Health Care Technologies; Professional Practices; Hematology; decision making; clinical prediction rules; hospital pharmacy practice; knowledge translation of evidence to patient care; patient complexiometry; patient decision aids; patient education; pharmacy practice; prediction of stroke and bleeding in atrial fibrillation patients; quality of care, quality drug therapy; Shared decision-making; stroke prevention therapy; use of mobile technology for clinical decision-making Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Grecov Dana Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Numerical modelling and mechanical characterisation; Tribology Department of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Applied Science
Karczmarek Joanna Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Particle physics theory (including aspects of field theory and string theory); Physical sciences; Emergent spacetime and gravity; Matrix models; Noncommutative geometry; String theory Department of Physics & Astronomy Faculty of Science
Phang P Terence Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Medical, health and life sciences; colorectal surgery Department of Surgery Faculty of Medicine
Rauscher Alexander Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) magnetic resonance imaging; physics; quantitative susceptibility mapping; myelin water imaging; brain; maschine learning; magnetic resonance imaging, physics, quantitative susceptibility mapping, myelin water imaging, brain, maschine learning Department of Pediatrics Faculty of Medicine
Semenoff Gordon Walter Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Particle physics theory (including aspects of field theory and string theory); Physical sciences; Moedal experiment, Large Hadron Collider, CERN; String theory, quantum field theory, statistical mechanics; Theoretical and mathematical physics, the physics of elementary particles, condensed matter physics; Moedal experiment, Large Hadron Collider, CERN, String theory, quantum field theory, statistical mechanics, Theoretical and mathematical physics, the physics of elementary particles, condensed matter physics Department of Physics & Astronomy Faculty of Science