Co-op
Heather Sutherland (Bioeconomy Sciences & Technology)
March 27, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
For my first term with the UBC Co-op program, I spent a summer working as a junior forest technician for Strategic Natural Resource Consultants. During my time there I was given the opportunity to participate in many different roles within the field of forestry including boundary and road traverse, layout and stream assessments but the position I enjoyed taking on the most was Goshawk Surveys.
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Felix Xie (Forest Operations)
March 24, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
I have been working as a lab and field assistant for the TreeRing lab at UBC, where I had the opportunity to delve into post-wildfire assessments. My role involved collecting wildfire-related data, such as examining surface sub-canopy vegetation (e.g., moss, herbs, and shrubs), assessing surface fuels by counting woody materials left on the ground, and evaluating the health status of trees.
Posted in: Forest Operations, Student Stories
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Michelle Wu (Wood Products Processing)
March 24, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
During my second and third Co-op work terms, I worked with the Building Systems group at a non-profit research organization. Here are some of the projects and tasks I worked on: conducting destructive and nondestructive tests on lumber, cutting wood samples and determining moisture content/specific gravity, performing tension tests on wood brace connections, assembling metal plates onto CLT blocks, and conducting vibration E testing on lumber.
Posted in: Student Stories, Wood Products
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Ghullam Sideqe (Wood Products Processing)
March 19, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
During my 8-month co-op term at Canfor Pulp Innovation in Burnaby, I stepping into the multifaceted world of the pulp industry as a laboratory assistant. This experience significantly broadened my understanding of both the scientific and operational aspects of pulp production.
Posted in: Student Stories, Wood Products
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Jennie Jiang (Forest Resources Management)
March 19, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
This work term I have been working for Langley Environmental Partners Society as a Demonstration Garden Coordinator. My responsibilities mainly included coordinating large-scale community events, and directly engaging with visitors to provide information and support.
Posted in: Forest Management, Student Stories
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Erin Chanyan (Urban Forestry)
March 19, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
This co-op term, I have been going into elementary, middle and high schools to teach students about STEAM. Through this co-op, not only have I been able to learn so much about different topics in STEAM myself, but I’ve also been able to work on my confidence in public speaking.
Posted in: Student Stories, Urban Forestry
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Harry (Hanbing) Song (Forest Resources Management)
March 18, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
It has been ana amazing 8 months working with BC Wildfire Service. I attended several events with my colleagues. It’s impressive to talk with a lot of people about wildfire and campfire ban.
Posted in: Forest Management, Student Stories
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Miguel Paulhus Bermudez (Wood Products Processing)
March 18, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
My name is Miguel Paulhus and I have been working with Gilbert Smith Forest Products during this co-op. I am in the Process Improvement and Quality Control department which has given me the opportunity to be exposed to a myriad of different projects.
Posted in: Student Stories, Wood Products
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Feiran Li (Wood Products Processing)
March 18, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
I have been working on quality control at West Fraser – Hinton Wood Products, where I am responsible for ensuring the quality of production. This job combines both mental and physical labour, making it interesting and engaging.
Posted in: Student Stories, Wood Products
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Mya Tsai (Wood Products Processing)
March 6, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
I had the pleasure of working with Resolute Forest Products and landed a job as QC Wood Process Engineer. The job required that I reside in Thunder Bay Ontario. The move from Vancouver to Thunder Bay is what anyone could expect…a big move. But I did it with the help of the great HR team from Resolute, they got me settled in.
Posted in: Conservation, Student Stories
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