Student Stories
Xiaoyu Kang (Wood Products Processing)
March 27, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
Sawmill Quality Control Assistant – West Fraser Mills Ltd.
For my second co-op term, I have been working for West Fraser at Williams Lake Sawmill as a Quality Control Assistant. It was an amazing journey where I was exposed to many aspects of safety, quality control, data analysis, and project management.
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Siqi Guo (Wood Products Processing)
March 27, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
Timber Engineering and Applied Mechanics (TEAM) Laboratory Assistant – The University of British Columbia
I have been working with my supervisors at the Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship’s Timber Engineering and Applied Mechanics (TEAM) Laboratory at the University of British Columbia on understanding the structural behavior and mechanical test procedures of structural wood products.
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Heather Sutherland (Bioeconomy Sciences & Technology)
March 27, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
Junior Technician – Strategic Natural Resource Consultants
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.
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Felix Xie (Forest Operations)
March 24, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
TreeRing Lab and Field Assistant – The University of British Columbia
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, assessing surface fuels, and evaluating the health status of trees.
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Michelle Wu (Wood Products Processing)
March 24, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
Building Services Group Intern – FPInnovations
During my second and third Co-op work terms, I worked with the Building Systems group at a non-profit research organization. Some of the projects and tasks I worked on are conducting destructive and nondestructive tests on lumber, cutting wood samples and determining moisture content/specific gravity, and many more.
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Ghullam Sideqe (Wood Products Processing)
March 19, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
Laboratory Research Assistant – Canfor Pulp Ltd.
During my 8-month co-op term at Canfor Pulp Innovation in Burnaby, I stepped 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.
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Jennie Jiang (Forest Resources Management)
March 19, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
Demonstration Garden Coordinator – Langley Environmental Partners Society
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
STEM Workshops Instructor – UBC Geering Up Engineering Outreach
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.
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Hanbing Song (Forest Resources Management)
March 18, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
Communications and Community Engagement Co-op – BC Wildfire Service
It has been ana amazing eight months working with BC Wildfire Service. I attended several events with my colleagues and it’s impressive to talk with a lot of people about wildfire and campfire ban.
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Miguel Paulhus Bermudez (Wood Products Processing)
March 18, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
Process Development & Quality Control Assistant Co-op – Gilbert Smith Forest Products Ltd.
I have been working with Gilbert Smith Forest Products during this co-op term in the Process Improvement and Quality Control department which has given me the opportunity to be exposed to a myriad of different projects.
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