Topics: Awards
Dr. Patrick Kirchen named Rosenblatt Professor in Marine Engineering
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MECH's Dr. Patrick Kirchen has been named the inaugural holder of the Rosenblatt Professorship in Marine Engineering at UBC.
Five UBC engineering experts appointed Canada Research Chairs
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Five researchers affiliated with UBC’s Faculty of Applied Science have been named among this year’s new and renewed Canada Research Chairs, out of 20 chairs at UBC.
Dr. Rachel Ollivier named among Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winner
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Dr. Rachel Ollivier named among the top 100 of Canada's Most Powerful Women.
Burnaby math teacher receives 2024 McEwen Family Teacher Recognition Award
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Danny Young, a teacher at Moscrop Secondary School in Burnaby, has received the 2024 McEwen Family Teacher Recognition Award from the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Applied Science.
Three Applied Science members win President's Awards for Staff
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APSC members Leanne Kearns, Carmen de Hoog and Dana-Lyn Mackenzie each won a 2024 President's Award for Staff.
Dr. Adam Clare elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
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UBC Mechanical Engineering Professor Adam Thomas Clare has been elected Fellow of the United Kingdom’s prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering.
Announcing the 2024 recipients of the Michael Smith Health Research BC awards
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School of Nursing Drs. Drew Clark, Rubee Dev, Leah Lambert and Scott Ramsay received new funding from Michael Smith Health Research BC for their research to break down barriers and address oversights and inequities in health care.
Five Applied Science members receive Sustainability Education Fellows Grants
UBC Sustainability | | Media coverage
Drs. Sara Jacobs, Tamara Etmannski, Paul Lusina, Christoph Sielmann and James Connolly received the grant for incorporating sustainability content in their teaching.
UBC mechanical engineering professor appointed to Order of Canada
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Dr. Yusuf Altintas, a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UBC’s Vancouver campus, is one of four UBC community members to be named an Officer of the Order of Canada this week.
Dr. Ryan Ziels wins a 2024 ISME/IWA BioCluster Award
International Water Association | | Media coverage
Civil Engineering Associate Professor Dr. Ryan Ziels has been awarded the Rising Star Prize.