Governor General’s Gold Medal – Apply by Feb 20, 2024
Governor General’s Gold Medal – MASc/PhD One gold medal is awarded to the student who has achieved the most outstanding academic record as a doctoral student. A second gold medal is awarded to the graduate student who has achieved most outstanding academic record as a master’s student completing a thesis. Students must have submitted the […]
Call for Nominations: Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award – Due Mar 1
Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award In recognition of the valuable role that Teaching Assistants play in our programs, UBC annually awards nineteen Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards. Each UBC Killam GTA Award includes a Certificate and $1,000.00. These awards are intended to recognize teaching excellence within our institution and to underscore the importance and value […]
CBC interviews Dr. Alex Tavasoli about the future of carbon capture
In CBC Radio’s “What On Earth”, host Laura Lynch explores climate solutions with guest experts and activists. UBC Mechanical Engineering’s Assistant Professor Alexandra Tavasoli was interviewed as one of three experts on carbon capture technology in the January 14, 2024 episode, “War, peace and a changing climate”. After discussing the environmental impacts of war, and […]
Friedman Award for Scholars in Health – Apply by Mar 13, 2024
Friedman Award for Scholars in Health The Friedman Award for Scholars in Health is open to any UBC graduate student or medical resident studying in the area of health. ‘Health’ is interpreted very broadly, and includes health promotion and disease prevention, mental health research, laboratory sciences related to medicine or health, public health, health services research, or […]
Defence: Ali Pourzahedi – Jan 24, 2024 | 12:30 PM | Graduate Student Centre, Rm 200
Bubbles in a Viscoplastic Fluid Candidate: Ali Pourzahedi Date: January 24, 2024 Time: 12:30 PM Location: Graduate Student Centre, Room 200, 6371 Crescent Road
Defence: Mahdi Izadi – Jan 22, 2024 | 12:30 PM | Graduate Student Centre, Rm 200
Constant Pressure Invasion of Viscoplastic Suspensions in Thin Conduits Candidate: Mahdi Izadi Date: January 22, 2024 Time: 12:30 PM Location: Graduate Student Centre, Room 200, 6371 Crescent Road
UBC Engineering Spotlight: Dr. Adam Clare – Using Engineering To Democratize Design
UBC Engineering | “One of the themes throughout my research is the idea of resilience.” Dr. Adam Clare is investigating how manufacturing technologies can help build a more sustainable future. “When I was in secondary school, math and physics almost seemed like an endless video game to me, where everything just got more and more […]
Dr. Christoph Sielmann named a Marshall Bauder Chair in Experiential Learning and Leadership
APSC: Dr. Christoph Sielmann and Dr. Alon Eisenstein, assistant professors of teaching in the UBC Faculty of Applied Science, have been named the 2023 recipients of the Marshall Bauder Chairs in Experiential Learning and Leadership. Over the next three years, they will create and implement “novel ideas to provide a superior digital/experiential learning experience for […]
Indigenous Graduate Fellowships competition – Apply by: Feb 16, 2024
Indigenous Graduate Fellowships competition Each fellowship provides a stipend of $18,200 per year for Doctoral students or a stipend of $16,175 per year for Master’s students. Additionally, IGF recipients are eligible to receive tuition funding. Tuition funding will not exceed the current value of the standard Doctoral or Master’s degree tuition fees. In all cases, continued fellowship support is conditional on […]
Mackenzie King Memorial Scholarships – Apply by: Feb 1, 2024
Mackenzie King Memorial Scholarships The Mackenzie King Open Scholarship is open to graduates of any Canadian university who engage in (commence or continue) graduate study (master’s or doctoral) in any field, in Canada or elsewhere. One Open Scholarship is awarded annually. The value has lately been $12,000 but is subject to change. The Mackenzie King […]