Our dedicated partnership team actively seeks collaboration opportunities with industry and non-profit, municipal, provincial and federal government partners to accelerate solutions for the future.
Members of our team bring expertise in grant applications and project management to maximize research and development budgets and facilitate collaboration.
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Walter Mérida
Associate Dean, Research and Industrial Partnerships
Walter Mérida leads the Research and Partnerships team in Applied Science. He is responsible for expanding the Faculty’s global research leadership by working with governments, industry, civil society and international partners.
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Kyra Laverdiere
Senior Manager, Research Partnerships
Kyra supports the development of collaborative research initiatives, enabling new knowledge to be put into practice to deliver social, environmental and economic benefits. Contact Kyra to help bridge the gap between industry and academia.
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Yaser Roshan
Senior Manager, Research Partnerships
Yaser supports new research collaborations through connecting partners in industry and not-for-profit groups to Applied Science researchers and helping them to navigate the complexities within the university. Contact Yaser to discuss your R&D plans and how a partnership with UBC can help.
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Joanne Moszynski
Senior Manager of Research Development
Joanne supports APSC faculty members in identifying, developing and obtaining funding to enable their research. Contact Joanne for information on Tricouncil funding opportunities including CFI, CRC, CFREF, DG.
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Atif Hussain
Research Development Associate
Atif supports APSC faculty members in the development of research proposals for programs including NSERC Alliance and DG.
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Carrie Lam
Research Development Associate
Carrie supports APSC faculty members in identifying funding opportunities and developing highly competitive research proposals. Contact Carrie for information on SSHRC Institutional Grants (SIG), NFRF CCAM and GCRC.
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Meisan Brown-Lum
Research Development Associate
Meisan supports APSC faculty in the development of research proposals for funding opportunities that include the CFI and CRC programs.
