UBC Forestry wishes to congratulate Dr. William Nikolakis, winner of the Faculty of Forestry Outstanding Research Award!
About William’s Research
William researches Indigenous land and natural resource governance, focusing on Indigenous rights and natural resources law. He collaborates with Indigenous communities to support self-governance, economic empowerment, and environmental stewardship. His work includes studying cultural burning practices and improving wildfire and forest management strategies.
About the Faculty of Forestry Outstanding Research Award
This award recognizes the outstanding research accomplishments of a faculty member (Assistant or Associate) early in their career, based on the quality, quantity, and impact of their research in the previous two years. Each department head, in consultation with faculty members, selects one nominee, and from those nominees, a committee, that includes a senior faculty member from each department, selects an award winner. The committee was lucky to have three excellent nominees to select from, reflecting excellence, depth, and breadth of research in the Faculty of Forestry.