Co-op
Andy Chen (Wood Products Processing)
August 1, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
I have been working for West Fraser at the Slave Lake Veneer Division. I have been working on optimizing the log conditioning process, specifically preventing over-conditioning and under-conditioning logs.
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Will Sparks (Natural Resources Conservation)
August 1, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
For the past 3 months I have been living on the remote island of Koh Ach Seh and working as an academic intern for Marine Conservation Cambodia.
Posted in: Conservation, Student Stories
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Sara Andrade (Natural Resources Conservation)
August 1, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
For my first co-op work term, I am working at Cold Creek Conservation Area in the Township of King, Ontario, as an Environmental Field Labourer and Outdoor Programs Facilitator.
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Kasper Giesbrecht (Forest Sciences)
August 1, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
During the summer co-op term, I have been working as a wildland firefighter for the British Columbia Wildfire Service. Working for the BCWS has opened countless pathways for me and tremendously grown my interest in wildfire and other forest disturbances.
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Sophie Chin (Forest Sciences)
August 1, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
Cherry season has officially begun in the Okanagan! I’ve been hard at work with my team here at the Summerland Research and Development Centre, harvesting fruit samples from hundreds of trees to create robust datasets which will help us understand what makes a great cherry.
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Johanne Grelet (Bioeconomy Sciences & Technology)
August 1, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
I have been working as a research assistant at the Bioproduct Institute in Orlando Rojas’ Lab. I have been supporting my supervisors on research focused on the development of sustainable materials for water treatment and carbon dioxide capture.
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Graeme Cameron (Bioeconomy Sciences & Technology)
August 1, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
For my first co-op term, I am working as a BC co-op student at Bureau Veritas, in the inorganics laboratory of their Environmental Services Department.
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Dayton Szczekocki (Forest Sciences)
August 1, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
For my first term with the UBC Forestry Co-op program, I have been working as a student viticulturist for Arterra Wines Canada in south Okanagan.
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Renyuan Ma (Wood Products Processing)
March 27, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
My name is Renyuan Ma. I am currently working in West Fraser High Prairie Forest Products for Quality Control/Process Assistant.
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Yicheng Zhang (Wood Products Processing)
March 27, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
I am a forestry intern working as a research assistant at the Bioproduct Institute at the University of British Columbia. Until now, I have been working on the vegan wood leather project. Specifically, the project involves delignification, drying, plasticizing, waxing and many other steps to make the wood pieces flexible and soft.
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