Congratulations to six UBC Forestry & Environmental Stewardship faculty members who have received the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) awards to advance their innovative research programs.
Haibo Feng (Wood Science)
Project: Infrastucture for innovative building materials and systems toward zero carbon buildings
Monika Fischer (Botany/Forest and Conservation Sciences)
Project: Fire fungi ecology & genetics lab
Jennifer Grenz (Forest Resources Management)
Project: Relational restoration after climate event unit
Jaya Joshi (Wood Science)
Project: Enzyme evolution for food, fuel and feedstock
Kwang Ho Kim (Wood Science)
Project: Advancing sustainable biorefinery technologies for a circular bioeconomy by unlocking biomass potential
Gregory Paradis (Forest Resources Management)
Project: Cumulative effects of Climate Change, Anthropogenic and Natural Disturbances on forest Ecosystem Services (CCCANDiES)
About CFI JELF Awards
The John R. Evans Leaders Fund, administered by the Canada Foundation for Innovation, supports universities in attracting and retaining top researchers by funding state-of-the-art laboratories, equipment, and facilities. These investments strengthen Canada’s research ecosystem and enable groundbreaking discoveries that benefit society.