Graduate Academic Assistant – 2025/26 Large TLEF AI Innovation Project (Deadline: March 31, 2025)
Job Post: UBC Forestry is seeking a Graduate Academic Assistant to support the development of a GenAI Course Assistant for large Forestry courses. Apply now!
In The Spotlight: Tzeng Yih Lam
Tzeng Yih Lam joins the UBC Faculty of Forestry as an Assistant Professor of Forest Measurements in the Department of Forest Resources Management. His research interests are tree measurement, forest sampling, and quantitative silviculture.
David Brand Receives the 2023 Alumni UBC Entrepreneurship Award
We are pleased to announce that UBC Forestry alum Dr. David Brand, PhD’85, has been named this year’s recipient of the 2023 alumni UBC Entrepreneurship Award! With over 40 years of experience, Brand has become an internationally influential trailblazer in forestry investing in support of a sustainable future.
Taraneh Sowlati Receives the CORS Merit Award
UBC Forestry wishes to congratulate Professor Taraneh Sowlati on receiving the Canadian Operational Research Society (CORS) Merit Award! The Award of Merit is presented annually to a current or past member of CORS, acknowledging their noteworthy achievements and valuable contributions to the field of operational research.
Hybrid Steel-CLT Composite Connection Design Enhances Capacity and Constructability in Timber Buildings
With the rapid growth of the mass timber construction industry, the challenges of making the building process more efficient through constructability, sustainability, and compliance with performance-based design regulations, are as prevalent as ever. A new experimental study conducted at UBC by Samuel Shulman and Cristiano Loss examines the behavior and performance of innovative hybrid shear […]
Professor Suzanne Simard receives Kew International Medal and Lewis Thomas Prize
UBC Forestry wishes to congratulate Dr. Suzanne Simard for winning the Kew International Medal! Dr. Simard has received the award in recognition of her work exploring and sharing the complexity and wonder of trees and forests.
Trimble Technology Lab
“The Trimble Technology Lab at UBC gives students and researchers access to some of the most sought-after digital tools that are being integrated into forestry practices across the industry,” says Prof. and Canada Research Chair in Remote Sensing Nicholas Coops.
UBC Establishes Trimble Technology Lab Serving the Faculty of Forestry
Building on a commitment to cultivate a highly-trained workforce that will drive the innovative solutions of tomorrow, Trimble and the Faculty of Forestry at the University of British Columbia (UBC) are collaborating to establish a state-of-the-art Trimble Technology Lab at UBC’s Forest Sciences Centre.