Faculty of Science

Stephanie Waterman

Stephanie Waterman

Assistant Professor

Oceanography, ocean currents, ocean movement, ocean exploration, ocean instruments, Southern Ocean, ocean role in climate change, ocean science

Pauline Johnson, PhD

Pauline Johnson, PhD

Professor

Immunology, inflammation

Laura Wegener Parfrey, PhD

Laura Wegener Parfrey, PhD

Assistant Professor

Microbial ecology, microbial diversity, microbiome, protists

Kai Chan, PhD

Kai Chan, PhD

Professor

Canada Research Chair, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services

Ecosystem services, ecosystem-based management, biodiversity conservation, sustainability science, social-ecological systems, environmental assessment, environmental policy, biological diversity, sustainable development, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases

Tara Moreau, PhD

Tara Moreau, PhD

Sessional Instructor

Associate Director, Sustainability and Community Programs

Sustainable agriculture, organic agriculture, urban agriculture, community-based research, biodiversity, integrated pest management, best management practices, climate change, mitigation, adaptation, resilience, food policy, non-profit organizations, social enterprise, biological diversity, sustainable development, crop farming, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases

Ian Mitchell

Ian Mitchell

Associate Professor

Safety critical systems, assistive technology (mobility), robotics, scientific computing, cyber-physical systems

Prof. Raymond Ng, PhD

Prof. Raymond Ng, PhD

Professor

Data science,

Andrew Trites

Andrew Trites

Professor, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries

Director, Marine Mammal Research Unit

Professor, Dept. of Zoology

Marine mammals, seals, sea lions, whales, dolphins, fisheries competition, population biology, ecology, marine life

Villy Christensen, PhD

Villy Christensen, PhD

Professor, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries

Director, Global Ocean Modeling

Ecosystem modeling, global ocean, IPBES, Ecopath, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases

Prof. Gregor Kiczales

Prof. Gregor Kiczales

Professor

Online learning, online course design, Computer programming, software development, teaching programming, programming languages,

Simon Peacock

Simon Peacock

Professor

Earthquake, geology, education, STEM education, science education, tsunami, earth science

François Jean, PhD

François Jean, PhD

Associate Professor & Scientific Director

Molecular virology, host-virus interactions, emerging and re-emerging human viruses, antiviral agents, viral molecular diagnostics, viral and cellular biomarkers, influenza A virus, hepatitis C virus, dengue virus

Brian Ellis, PhD

Brian Ellis, PhD

Professor Emeritus

Plant biochemistry, plant biotechnology, GMOs

Lisa Osborne

Assistant Professor

Immunity, immunology, microbiome, intestinal infection, helminths, chronic inflammation

Karon MacLean, PhD

Karon MacLean, PhD

Professor

Human computer interaction (HCI), human robot interaction (HRI), affective interfaces, haptic interfaces, interaction design, touch and emotion sensing, wearable computing

William Cheung

William Cheung

Professor

Canada Research Chair (Tier II, Ocean Sustainability and Global Change)

Director, Changing Ocean Research Unit

Director of Science of Nippon Foundation-Nereus Program

Global change, climate change, oceans, fisheries, biodiversity, marine and coastal, ecosystems, conservation, adaptation, impact assessment, fisheries management, biological diversity, sustainable development, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases

Stephen Raverty

Veterinary Pathologist

Adjunct Professor

Veterinary pathology, marine mammal health, infectious disease and anthropogenic impacts on whales, dolphins, porpoises

Patrick  Walls, PhD

Patrick Walls, PhD

Instructor

Python programming, programming, data science, coding in the classroom, mathematics

Patricia Schulte, PhD

Professor

Aquaculture, effects of environmental change on fish, evolution, adaptation, genomics in fisheries, biological diversity, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases

Vicky Wing Yee Lam, PhD

Vicky Wing Yee Lam, PhD

Program Manager / Research Associate

Nippon Foundation – UBC Nereus Program

Fisheries economics, climate change, adaptation, fisheries management, global change, vulnerability assessment, spatial analysis, sustainable development, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases