Student Stories
Xiangming Bao (Urban Forestry)
June 3, 2024 | Author: Matthew
Field Team Member; Surrey’s Natural Areas Partnership (SNAP) I have been working in the Surrey’s Natural Areas Partnership (SNAP) program as a member of the Fall Field Team. The work content at SNAP varied every day, ranging from removing invasive species, preparing for community planting events, and planting trees and seedlings in Surrey parks. Other […]
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Aditya Mohandas (Bioeconomy Sciences & Technology)
May 23, 2024 | Author: Matthew
Lab Research Assistant; University of British Columbia; Department of Wood Science I have been working with my supervisors on developing a sustainable, environmentally friendly, bio-based insulation foam, through various rounds of trial, error, and analysis. Throughout my co-op work term, I have learned to work with different biomaterials, using different lab equipment, and to interpret […]
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Sarah Lin (Bioeconomy Sciences & Technology)
May 14, 2024 | Author: Matthew
Lab Research Assistant; University of British Columbia, Forestry Science Centre During my co-op work term, I have been actively involved in assisting two projects: the development of superelastic and hydrophobic hemp fiber aerogels through freeze drying, and the cottonization of fiber for textile applications. Through these projects, I have achieved my learning objectives and gained […]
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Harry Song (Forest Resources Management)
May 10, 2024 | Author: Matthew
Communications Co-op; BC Wildfire Service I am very happy to have been offered a job with BC Wildfire Service. During these four months, my colleagues here have been very friendly and helpful to me. After learning about org structure for a period of time, I learned how the government’s response goes to fire incidents. During […]
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Casa Congo: Bamboo building for a cause
April 9, 2024 | Author: UBC Forestry
Sol Lewites, UBC Forestry MASc student and Casa Congo co-founder, shows us bamboo’s uses in sustainable construction for community development.
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Field Notes: Learning International Forestry in Tofino
March 18, 2024 | Author: UBC Forestry
The Master of International Forestry program spent a week in Tofino to learn how B.C. Forestry issues can be connected to international environmental problems.
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Miguel Paulhus Berm-dez (Wood Products)
March 8, 2024 | Author: Matthew
Process Development & Quality Control Assistant; Gilbert Smith Forest Products Ltd. My name is Miguel Paulhus and I am currently in Barriere doing my coop. I am working for Gilbert Smith Forest Products in Process Improvement and Quality Control. Currently I have been working on different trials to improve recovery and production time while learning […]
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Ruotong Liu (Wood Products)
February 13, 2024 | Author: Matthew
Production Coordinator Co-op; Builders Door and Window Supply Ltd Working for Builder Door & Window is a valuable experience. As a production coordinator, I must be at the forefront of processing and distributing orders to the production staff. Meanwhile, I was the person who maintained and updated the production software system and design library. I […]
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Aidan Chan (Conservation)
February 8, 2024 | Author: Matthew
GIS Business Analyst; Korotu Technology I have been working as a GIS Business Analyst in Korotu Technology, a startup that seeks to provide stakeholders with technologies to fund, protect, and grow Nature-based solutions. For the last 4 out of 8 months in this internship, I was tasked to create a windthrow prediction model for Nova […]
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Kristen Robinson (Conservation)
February 6, 2024 | Author: Matthew
Climate Action Technician; Wildsight’s Youth Climate Corps During my third Co-op Term, I have been working with Wildsight’s Youth Climate Corps as a Climate Action Technician. This term I have been working on a Wildfire Risk Reduction Project in the Kimberley Nature park In Kimberley, BC. This project entails the thinning and clearing of fir, […]
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