Faculty of Science

Curtis A. Suttle, PhD

Curtis A. Suttle, PhD

Professor

Bacteria, viruses, marine microbiology, Arctic microbiology, environmental microbiology, bacteriophage

Roland Stull, PhD in Atmospheric Science

Professor

Certified Consulting Meteorologist

Numerical weather prediction, weather for wind and hydro power, clean energy meteorology, weather-related natural disasters, storms, free textbooks, atmospheric science

Anthony R.E. Sinclair

Anthony R.E. Sinclair

Professor Emeritus

Global biodiversity, African ecology, Australian ecology, biological diversity

William Unruh

Professor

Black holes, cosmology, quantum computers, theory of gravity, solar system, space science

Eric Taylor

Eric Taylor

Professor; Curator, UBC Fish Museum

Possible threats to native fish, native BC fish biodiversity, fish biology and conservation, evolution, biological diversity

Brett Gladman

Brett Gladman

Professor

Astronomy, planetary science, meteorites, astrobiology, solar system, space science

Jane Roskams, PhD

Jane Roskams, PhD

Professor

Neural regeneration, neural degeneration, neural stem cells, spinal cord regeneration, epigenetics, sensory loss, developmental brain disorders, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, brain tumours

Michael Wolf

Professor

Materials chemistry, polymer light-emitting devices, chemical sensors, conductive polymers

Stuart Sutherland, PhD

Stuart Sutherland, PhD

Professor of Teaching

Paleontology, fossils, extinction, geology, rocks, plate tectonics, geological activity, history of planet Earth

Dominique Weis, PhD

Dominique Weis, PhD

Professor

Canada Research Chair (Geochemistry of the Earth’s Mantle)

Isotopic geochemistry, mass spectrometry, environmental geochemistry, mantle plumes, large igneous provinces, volcanoes, sea research, Kerguelen, Hawaii

James K. Mortensen, PhD

James K. Mortensen, PhD

Professor

Tectonics, mineral deposits, geochronology

Daniel Pauly, PhD

Daniel Pauly, PhD

University Killam Professor

Global fisheries, marine biology, fisheries management

Michael Murphy

Michael Murphy

Professor

Crystallography, iron metabolism, protein structure

Hadi Dowlatabadi

Professor

Energy technologies and policy, climate change mitigation, adaptation and policy, complex systems, sustainable development, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases

Mark MacLachlan

Mark MacLachlan

Professor

Canada Research Chair

chemistry, biomaterials, cellulose nanocrystals, inorganic chemistry, materials chemistry, porous materials

Michiel van de Panne, PhD

Michiel van de Panne, PhD

Professor

Associate Head for Research and Faculty Affairs

Computer animation, computer graphics, robotics

Andre Marziali

Andre Marziali

Associate Professor

Director of Engineering Physics

Teaching methods, pedagogy, robotics in education, nanotechnology, engineering physics, genomics

Tamara Munzner, PhD

Tamara Munzner, PhD

Professor

Information visualization, computer graphics

Rachel Pottinger, PhD

Rachel Pottinger, PhD

Associate Professor

Data management, databases

Lee A. Groat

Professor

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