Topics: Awards
2022 UBC Applied Science Dean’s Faculty Awards for Service
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Professor Carol Jaeger, Dr. Mark Stevens and Dr. Sabine Weyand were honoured with Dean's Awards for their exceptional contributions to the UBC Applied Science community.
Canada Research Chair awarded to UBC Nursing associate professor
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Dr. Emily Jenkins, Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, has been awarded a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Socioecological Approaches to Mental Health and Substance Use. She is one of 15 UBC researchers appointed to a new chair.
Two UBC alumni receive 2022 McEwen Family Teacher Recognition Award
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Todd Ablett, a teacher of competitive robotics at West Vancouver Secondary School, and Joe Muise, a science teacher at St. Thomas More Collegiate, are being honoured with the 2022 McEwen Family Teacher Recognition Award by UBC Applied Science.
UBC Applied Science projects receive $3M in research infrastructure investment
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Twenty Applied Science-led research projects receive $3M in funding for research infrastructure and innovation from BC Knowledge Development Fund and the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund.
Three Schulich Leaders join UBC Applied Science
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Three recipients of the 2022 Schulich Leader Scholarship — Sarthak Tyagi, Monorama Joshi, and Ethan Chan — have joined UBC Engineering.
Dr. David Wilkinson receives award from The Electrochemical Society
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Dr. David Wilkinson has been awarded the Canada Section Electrochemical Award from The Electrochemical Society for significant contributions to the advancement of electrochemistry in Canada.
CIHR Project Grants awarded to UBC Applied Science research on cancer therapy and heart disease
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$1.86 million has been awarded to two UBC Applied Science-affiliated projects through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
UBC Electrical and Computer Engineering Associate Professor Dr. Sudip Shekhar recipient of Schmidt Science Polymaths Award
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Dr. Shekhar will receive up to US $2.5 Million for interdisciplinary research support.
Governor General's Silver Medal awarded to Engineering Physics graduate James Wu
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Engineering Physics graduate James Wu is a recipient of one of the Governor General’s Silver academic medals, an award created in 1873 to encourage and recognize outstanding academic achievements.
Three UBC students named engineering ambassadors
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Three UBC Engineering undergraduate students have received Ambassador Awards from the Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation (CEMF).