Forest Sciences
Noel Hancocks (Forest Sciences)
August 10, 2023 | Author: nidarang
Forest Pathology Research Assistant at UBC Faculty of Forestry in Vancouver, BC This summer I have been working in the Forest Pathology Lab at UBC. In this role, my main responsibility is to help a master’s student collect data for his thesis on Hemlock Dwarf Mistletoe where he is measuring the spread of this parasitic […]
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Julia Thain (Forest Sciences)
July 11, 2023 | Author: nidarang
Student Research Assistant at Natural Resources Canada in Victoria, BC This co-op term I have been doing bark beetle reaserch for the Canadian Forest Service based out of the Pacific Forestry Centre in Victoria BC. I have been assisting with multiple research projects on mountain pine beetle and spruce beetle looking at their biology, ecololgy […]
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Victor Lum (Forest Sciences)
July 6, 2023 | Author: nidarang
Laboratory Research Assistant at Canfor in Burnaby, BC I am continuing my work term as a Laboratory Research Assistant at Canfor Pulp Innovation for my third co-op work term. This May, I got the opportunity to go to the Northwood Pulp Mill in Prince George with several other staff members to conduct a fibreline audit. […]
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Victor Lum (Forest Sciences)
May 18, 2023 | Author: Forestry Co-op
Laboratory Research Assistant at Canfor in Burnaby, BC For my second co-op work term, I got to work as a Laboratory Research Assistant at Canfor Pulp Innovation in Burnaby, BC. I was introduced to various procedures and experiments involved in pulp refining, some of which consist of making circular handsheets from refined pulp of different […]
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Grace Williams (Forest Sciences)
May 18, 2023 | Author: Forestry Co-op
Research Compliance & Occupational Hygiene Assistant at University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC This Winter term I’ve had the pleasure to join UBC’s own chemical safety team with the Safety and Risk Services as an research compliance & occupational hygiene assistant. Our team is currently working on a pilot project to increase lab awareness […]
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Aaron Justin Wee (Forest Sciences)
May 18, 2023 | Author: Forestry Co-op
Jr. Resource Technologist at Ministry of Forests in Fort St. John, BC This term, I am continuing my tenure working for the Ministry of Forests. This term, I’ve been doing more fieldwork with the wildlife and water teams. For the wildlife team, I rode a helicopter and surveyed for Caribou. We collected dropping samples and […]
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Sneha Gupta (Forest Sciences)
May 8, 2023 | Author: Forestry Co-op
Intern at Wildlife Institute of India in Dehradun, India For my 3rd co-op semester, I worked at the Wildlife Institute of India and developed a project in which my primary focus was around human-wildlife conflicts from a landscape perspective. I had travelled across the country to the state of Tamil Nadu to collect data in the […]
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Shining Chen (Forest Sciences)
March 16, 2023 | Author: Forestry Co-op
Assistant Forest Carbon Policy Analyst at Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy in Vancouver, BC For my summer Co-op term, I continue my time with the Climate Action Secretariat (CAS) at the B.C. Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy. My term centers around the B.C. Forest Carbon Offset Protocol (FCOP). It establishes project requirements for […]
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Katia Leo (Forest Sciences)
February 23, 2023 | Author: Forestry Co-op
Tree Planter at J.D. Irving Ltd. in Edmundston, NB For my first co-op term, I worked as a Tree Planter in northern New Brunswick. Having grown up in Vancouver, being tossed into the woods forty-five minutes away from the nearest town was a bit of a shockâbut a little venture into my new backyard had […]
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Shannon Unger (Forest Sciences)
February 16, 2023 | Author: Forestry Co-op
Marine Education Ambassador at Nicholas Sonntag Marine Education Centre in Gibsons, BC For my first Co-op work term, I have been working at an aquarium called the Nicholas Sonntag Marine Education Center on the Sunshine Coast. As a Marine Education Ambassador, my tasks varied widely, from caring for animals such as octopus, crabs, sea stars, […]
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