Vancouver Campus

Brian MacVicar

Professor

Brain research, epilepsy, astrocyte, glia, dendrites, synapse, imaging, two photon laser scanning microscopy, neurophysiology

Lee A. Groat

Professor

Geology, mineralogy, minerals, crystallography, gems, pegmatite, rare elements, rare earth elements, carbonatites

Dr. Sally Thorne, PhD, RN, DSc (Hon), FAAN, FCAHS, FCAN

Dr. Sally Thorne, PhD, RN, DSc (Hon), FAAN, FCAHS, FCAN

Professor

Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs

Health Care, Philosophy/Ethics, Communication, Cancer, End-of-Life, Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), Palliative care, Supportive Care, Nursing,

Joseph Yan, PhD

Joseph Yan, PhD

Senior Instructor

Associate Head, Undergraduate Academic Programs

Robotics, mechatronics, biomimetic robotics, control, microsystems, micro-aerial vehicles, biomedical devices

Marc-David Seidel, PhD, MBA, MS, BA

Marc-David Seidel, PhD, MBA, MS, BA

Director, W. Maurice Young Centre for Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital Research

Professorship in Innovation, Associate Professor, OBHR Division, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group

Innovation, entrepreneurship, innovation ecosystems, distributed trust, blockchain, startups, social networks, immigration, discrimination, employment relationship, hiring, promotions, salary negotiation, corporate governance, director selection, telecommunications, long distance industry, airlines, travel, e-commerce

Michelle LeBaron

Director and Professor of Law

Cross-cultural conflict resolution, creativity and conflict, religion and conflict, conflict

Douglas Harris, BA History, LL.B, LL.M, PhD

Douglas Harris, BA History, LL.B, LL.M, PhD

Associate Professor; Nathan T. Nemetz Chair in Legal History

Property law, legal history, fisheries law, condominium law

Vincent Wong, PhD, PEng, FIEEE

Vincent Wong, PhD, PEng, FIEEE

Professor

Wireless networks, communication systems, Internet, Internet of Things (IoT), mobile computing, smart grid, energy systems, information technology

Gerald Baier, PhD

Gerald Baier, PhD

Associate Professor

Canadian politics, federalism, constitutional law, courts, federal-provincial relations, political parties in Canada, Canadian government

Artem Cherkasov, PhD

Associate Professor

Drug design, bioinformatics, molecular modeling, proteomics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, antibiotics

John Oliffe, PhD

John Oliffe, PhD

Professor

Men’s health, men’s depression, suicide, prostate cancer, men’s sexual health, immigrant men’s heart health, masculinities, gender and health, men’s smoking, cancer communication, mental illness

Brian Leander, PhD

Brian Leander, PhD

Professor

Marine biology, invertebrate zoology, evolutionary biology, protistology, phylogenetics, zoology,

Konrad Walus, PhD

Konrad Walus, PhD

Associate Professor

3D printing, printable devices, printable electronics, microelectromechanical systems, sensors, nanoelectronics, nanotechnology, bioprinting, biofabrication, 3D printers, printable sensors, computing, quantum computers, quantum computing

Dr. Torsten Nielsen, MD/PhD FRCPC

Dr. Torsten Nielsen, MD/PhD FRCPC

Professor

Sarcoma, Molecular Oncology, Cancer Diagnostics,

William J. Welch

William J. Welch

Professor

Design of experiments, experiments with computer models, data mining, drug discovery, quality improvement,

Lutz Lampe, PhD

Lutz Lampe, PhD

Professor

Associate Head Research and International Outreach

Communication systems, wireless communications, mobile communications

Pierre Kennepohl, PhD

Associate Professor

Spectroscopy, electronic structure, paramagnetic resonance, X-ray absorption, X-ray emission, sulfur radicals in biology, enzymatic catalysis, transition metal catalysis

Alan Jacobs

Professor

European politics, European public policy, German politics, British politics, U.S. politics, U.S. public policy, European and U.S. welfare state, pensions, health care

Todd Handy, PhD

Professor

Aging and cognition, aging and exercise, cognitive neuroscience, mind wandering, attention, migraine, fMRI

Susan Cox, PhD

Associate Professor

Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar

Genetic testing, experiences of hereditary risk, social and ethical implications of genetics, interpersonal and family communication, qualitative research, narrative and story, human genome, gene mutation