In the Spotlight: Dr. Juliet Lu
Juliet Lu is an Assistant Professor with both the Faculty of Forestry and UBC’s School for Public Policy and Global Affairs. She is a political ecologist focused on the implications of China’s growing investments in land and other resources in Southeast Asia and beyond.
Turning Skyscrapers into Trees
After years of research, a wood scientist, mechanical engineer, and chemical engineer have invented a new way to protect cities from climate change: turning buildings into giant trees. Or at least, their invention can make some buildings do some of the things that trees can.
UBC Forestry Experts Call for Proactive Approach to Prepare for More Extreme Wildfires
Wildfires have grown in frequency, intensity and overall burned area due to climate change. UBC Forestry researchers Dr. Lori Daniels, Dr. Kira Hoffman and Dr. Kelsey Copes-Gerbitz are wildfire experts whose research focuses on how natural disturbances such as wildfires and droughts, human factors and climate interact to affect how easily—or not—forests burn.
UBC Grad Students to Study Climate Change in Mission Municipal Forest
Graduate students from the Faculty of Forestry at UBC will soon study climate change and sustainability in the Mission Municipal Forest as part of a new partnership agreement between the City of Mission and the university.
Cristiano Loss and UBC Team Receive $1M NSERC Alliance Missions Grant
UBC Forestry’s Cristiano Loss and a team of fellow researchers were recently awarded a $1M NSERC Alliance Missions grant. Their project, funded over two years, will help lead the development of advanced technologies for the creation of high-performance structures and surrounding community infrastructure that can respond to external stimuli and develop a resilient built environment.
Wildfires Webinar (Formerly Fires & Floods Webinar)
Do land management practices, such as clearcutting, play a role in devastating floods? What about the role of fire suppression and land management practices in massive wildfires? Our forest dynamics expert Prof. Lori Daniels will discuss some of the forestry practices that are shaping landscapes in BC and how the profession can help mitigate the impact of extreme weather-related events.
Jeanine Rhemtulla Receives Killam Teaching Prize
UBC Forestry congratulates Dr. Jeanine Rhemtulla for receiving the Killam Teaching Prize in Forestry for the 2021-2022 academic year. The Award is given to faculty nominated by students, colleagues and alumni in recognition of excellence in teaching.
Rising to the challenges in Hydrology
Piotr Kuraś has seen water resource studies increasingly focus on climate change adaptation over the years. The UBC Forestry grad, who started as a research scientist, is now a consultant and principal with Northwest Hydraulic Consultants (NHC), where he provides clients with current information on various water resource disciplines.
Elizabeth Wolkovich Receives UBC Killam Research Fellowship
UBC Forestry is excited to announce Dr. Elizabeth Wolkovich is a recipient of the 2021 UBC Killam Research Fellowship. Awarded to exceptional and promising faculty members, this fellowship enables faculty to devote full time to research and study in their field during a recognized study leave.
Faculty of Forestry Co-Leading UBC Research Excellence Cluster – Climate Change Health Effects, Adaptation and ResiLience Network (HEAL)
Assistant Professor Lorien Nesbitt is co-leading the Climate Change Health Effects, Adaptation and ResiLience (HEAL) network, one of 40 university-wide research excellence clusters that recently received funding under UBC’s Research Excellence Clusters Initiative.