Cristiano Loss and UBC Team Receive $1M NSERC Alliance Missions Grant
UBC Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship 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 & Environmental Stewardship 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 & Environmental Stewardship 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 & Environmental Stewardship 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 & Environmental Stewardship 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.
An Insight into the STEM Field with Forest Sciences Graduate, Sally Ou
From an impressive academic background in genetics to inspiring the next generation of young scientists, UBC Forestry & Environmental Stewardship Bachelor of Forest Sciences Alum Sally Ou shares her story on what drew her to the STEM field, the challenges and her advice for incoming students.