Student Stories
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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Tagged with: Field School, Graduate, International Forestry, International Students, professional masters, Student Stories, Sustainability
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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Tagged with: Co-op, Forestry Co-op, Student Stories, Wood Products Proccessing
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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Tagged with: Co-op, Forestry Co-op, Student Stories, Wood
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 […]
Posted in: Conservation, Student Stories
Tagged with: Co-op, Forestry Co-op, GIS, Natural Resources Conservation, Student Stories
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, […]
Posted in: Conservation, Student Stories
Tagged with: Co-op, Forestry Co-op, Natural Resources Conservation, Student Stories
James Lee (Wood Products)
February 1, 2024 | Author: Matthew
Research & Development Intern; University of Rosenheim, Germany “As a research and development intern at the University of Rosenheim in Germany, I have had the pleasure of immersing myself in a new culture both inside and outside of work. The opportunity to live and work in another country without permanent employment has been cherished due […]
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Tagged with: Co-op, Forestry Co-op, Research, Student Stories, Wood
Ella Hulme (Conservation)
January 25, 2024 | Author: Matthew
Field Research Assistant; Organization for Tropical Studies; South Africa I have been working on a variety of research projects as the Field Research Assistant in South Africa this fall, including vegetation sampling, baobab tree surveys, and camera trap maintenance. I have learned many technological skills using equipment throughout this position, specifically deploying camera traps and […]
Posted in: Conservation, Student Stories
Tagged with: Co-op, Forestry Co-op, Natural Resources Conservation, Research, Student Stories
Jingyu Wang (Wood Products)
January 19, 2024 | Author: Matthew
Lab Assistant; West Fraser – WestPine MDF I spent 8 months with the professional and friendly West Pine MDF tech team as a lab assistant in Quesnel, BC. Daily routines include Quality Assurance (QA) as well as Quality Control (QC) for the production. Standard tests such as Internal Bond (IB), Static Bending (for MOE/MOR), 24h […]
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Tagged with: Co-op, Forestry Co-op, Student Stories, West Fraser, Wood Products Processing
Julia Thain (Forest Sciences)
January 19, 2024 | Author: Matthew
Research Assistant; Pacific Forestry Centre This fall I completed my final work term and second work term at the Pacific Forestry Centre in Victoria, BC. As a research assistant in the Bark Beetle Ecology Lab, I had the opportunity to work on a variety of projects including field trapping, lab experiments, and GIS work. The […]
Posted in: Forest Sciences, Student Stories
Tagged with: Co-op, Forest Sciences, Forestry Co-op, Student Stories
Maria Luna Santacruz (Urban Forestry)
January 19, 2024 | Author: Matthew
Co-op Student – Climate Action Program; City of Victoria For this Co-op term I have been working in the City of Victoria’s Climate Action Program. I have been working in various projects which include a business case for the cost of doing nothing about the climate crisis, gathering data on commercial and residential building energy […]
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Tagged with: Co-op, Forestry Co-op, Student Stories, Urban Forestry