Faculty of Science

Alexandra studies the properties of networks for her doctoral research in mathematics.

Dr. Churchley's dissertation contributes to a deeper understanding of graph immersions and the problems of structural graph theory.

Bamdad is from the Department of Mathematics in the Faculty of Science.

Nikola's research interests include machine learning and goodness-of-fit.

Dr. Talab pursued research in Molecular and Cell Biology in the Faculty of Science.

Danielle Jeong is from the Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology in the Faculty of Science.

Dr. Peters' doctoral dissertation unravels the role blood activity plays in eliciting cardiac arrhythmia.

Milad is pursuing the study of neuroplasticity and biomechanical engineering.

Farah's research study genetic mutation that affects the functionality of the heart.

From a small town in Mexico, Amparo is pursuing her PhD in biomedical physiology and kinesiology (BPK).

Dr. Adamski's dissertation focuses on implementation of a hydrogen-powered, clean energy economy through new functional material designs.

Doctoral graduate in the Faculty of Science

Brooklyn is a master's student who is researching metalloproteins. (NSERC CGS Masters Scholarship)

Kalvin is a Chemistry master's student researching on the development of precision/targeted cancer therapy. (BC Graduate Scholarship)

Devon is a chemistry master's student creating new types of pigments and dyes. (BC Graduate Scholarship)

Xiao Mei Kuang in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry studied TB and HIV in Durban, South Africa.

Dr. Hall studied the genetic interaction and regulation of essential cellular mechanisms during development for his PhD thesis.

Priyanka is working to identify and characterize new candidate proteins by integrating structural bioinformatics, biochemical and reverse proteomic approach.

Mahdi is PhD student who is researching the role of AID/APOBEC in cancer, and novel therapies based on exploiting AID/APOBECs to work against cancer. (Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship)

Troy is a PhD student undertaking research to improve the lives of people with the neurodegenerative disease, KAND. (BC Graduate Scholarship)

Chris is a Molecular Biology and Biochemistry master’s student involved in Nucleic acids-based therapeutic research. (NSERC CGS Masters Scholarship)

Kristen is a PhD student focusing on microbial genomics, investigating pathogenic bacterial species from a genomics perspective. (CIHR Doctoral Research Award)

Prince is interested in exploring the various functionalities of DNA.

Chapin Korosec in Physics worked on an artificially designed molecular motor called the Lawnmower in Lund, Sweden.

Dr. Jones' research will study the influence of external interventions on microbiome composition.

Dr. Zucca published numerous papers in scholarly journals during his time at the Department of Physics in the Faculty of Science.

Matthew is researching atomic nucleus and the forces which both hold it together and allow it to interact with other nuclei. (NSERC Doctoral Awards)

Alexander is studying the Large Hadron Collider which produces an incredible amount of data from proton collisions. (Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship)

Florian is studying the dynamical properties of systems of many interacting quantum particles theoretically. (Graduate Dean Entrance Scholarship and Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship)

Obinna is studying magnetism and superconductivity in quantum materials. (Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship)

Matthew is researching biological molecular machines; both why they’ve evolved the way they have, and how we might go about designing better ones in the future. (NSERC CGS Masters Scholarship and BC Graduate Scholarship)

Leea is designing a cavity which enhances the photon-qubit interactions. (NSERC CGS Masters Scholarship and Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship)

Blake Danis in Biological Sciences studied the impact of agricultural and industrial practices on amphibian life in Indiana.

Tanya Prinzing in Biological Sciences studied metabolism in Horned Sharks in the USA.

Lena Ware in Biological Sciences studied Black Oystercatchers in Alaska.

Tamara Kazmiruk in Biological Sciences studied the impact of plastics and microplastics on aquatic ecosystems in Russia.

Jennifer Bigman in Biological Sciences studied metabolism and respiratory morphology in the East Coast of the United States.

Jayme Lewthwaite in Biological Sciences studied the effects of climate change on butterfly species in Washington, D.C.

Nicolas Salcedo in Biological Sciences studied the immune system of the kissing bug Rhodnius prolixus (R. prolixus) in Brazil.

Sarah's research involves a multi-faceted approach to modeling bumble bee dynamics.

Dr. Godwin from the Department of Biological Sciences researched the impacts of parasitic sea live on wild juvenile salmon.

Dr. Greenberg's research focused on the winning and losing evolutionary species in today's rapid, human-driven environmental change.

Elana aims to make rodent management both more effective and eco-friendly.

Brett is investigating the concept of 'programmed' mass loss in European starlings.

Lauren is researching microplastics ingestion by zooplankton in the Arctic.

Nasrin is a PhD student researching how to improve the properties of materials to improve the everyday life of people. (Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship)

Kennedy is researching flatfish mechanisms that control visual tuning. (NSERC CGS Masters Scholarship)

Andreas is a Biology PhD student who is studying how spiders communicate with chemicals. (NSERC CGS Doctoral Scholarship)

Asim is a Biological Sciences PhD student researching the behaviors of ants and how they communicate information to each other, especially during group tasks. (NSERC-CGSD)

Debora is studying how nutrients move from ocean into land, and how this affect plants and animals. (NSERC CGS Doctoral Scholarship)

Kieran is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Biological Sciences researching anthropogenic noise and the ecological effects of noise pollution on fish and invertebrates communities. (Liber Ero Postdoctoral Fellowship)

Kyle is a member of the Anishinaabe-Ojibwe group of Indigenous peoples of Ontario.

Winfield is a Statistics master’s student researching genome-wide association studies involving ways to improve the storage and processing of human genetic data. (NSERC CGS Masters Scholarship)

Phillip is a Statistics PhD student researching the information given by data sets and algorithms. (NSERC Doctoral Awards)

Betty is a Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology master’s student researching the use of functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) to study the human brain. (CIHR CGS Masters Scholarship)

Konstantin Lehmann in Physics studied particle physics in Switzerland.

Jakub is a master’s student developing instrumentation for detecting illusive particles to expand our insights about the universe. (Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship)

Joshua is a Physics master’s student researching quantum computers. He is involved with studying quantum spins used as qubits in quantum computers. (BC Graduate Scholarship)

Kailyn is researching the trigonometric work of Georg Rheticus (1514-1574), and seeks to explain the peculiar flaws his tables contain. (Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship)

Hannah is researching numerical methods for partial differential equations on surfaces. (Graduate Entrance Scholarship)

Anqi is using statistical methods to describe and compare the characteristics of frequent and non-frequent ED users in two Canadian provinces. (Graduate Dean Entrance Scholarship)

Erin is a master's student who is researching fainting. (CIHR CGS Masters Scholarship)

Pavreet is researching why children with cerebral palsy are less active than other children. (NSERC CGS Masters Scholarship)

Joseph is working to understand the behaviors of the really small molecular motors operating inside our cells that are responsible for our body’s continued function. (NSERC CGS Masters Scholarship)

Hamza's work is related to experimental high energy physics. (Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship)

Ryan is researching the mathematical modelling of skeletal muscle. (Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship)

Brooke is a PhD student researching how to target cancerous cells in an extremely targeted manner. (Graduate Entrance Scholarship and NSERC CGS Masters Scholarship)

Ray is researching how atmospheric waves interact with clouds and how clouds interacts with waves. (Graduate Entrance Scholarship)

Koushik is exploring the physical properties of the collagen protein in the human body. (Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship)

Em is a master's student in biology and is focused on the role of invertebrates in animal-mediated nutrient cycling. (British Columbia Graduate Scholarship)

Javier is working on improving the efficiency and accuracy of computational simulations of skeletal muscle mechanics. (Graduate Entrance Scholarship)

Matt's research is furthering our understanding of the Boltzmann equation from an analytic perspective. (Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship)