The Faculty Research Awards recognize the research excellence and scholarly achievements of faculty from across all disciplines, ranging from medicine and applied and natural sciences to arts, social sciences and humanities.
Recipients span from early career researchers to senior members of faculty.
Winners were selected by UBC’s Faculty Research Award Committee.
| Award | Award Winner(s) | Award Year |
|---|---|---|
| Charles A. McDowell Award | Mohammad Arjmand (School of Engineering, UBCO) |
2024 |
| University Killam Professor | Isabel Grant (Peter A. Allard School of Law) Marco Marra (Medical Genetics, and Michael Smith Laboratories) Jamie Peck (Geography) |
2024 |
| Jacob Biely Faculty Research Prize | Brian Kwon (Orthopaedics) |
2024 |
| Killam Accelerator Research Fellowships | Jeff Clune (Computer Science) Jean-Thomas Cornelis (Applied Biology Program) Alannah Hallas (Physics and Astronomy) Govind Kaigala (School of Biomedical Engineering) Jocelyn Stacey (Peter A. Allard School of Law) Leanne ten Brinke (Psychology, UBCO) |
2024 |
| Killam Faculty Research Fellowships | Alisabeth Ayars (Philosophy) Megan Daniels (Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies) Emily Murphy (English and Cultural Studies, UBCO) Naomi Schwartz (Geography) Sharon Stein (Educational Studies) Mila Zuo (Theatre and Film) |
2024 |
| Killam Faculty Research Prizes | Shahria Alam (School of Engineering, UBCO) Alfred Hermida (School of Journalism, Writing, and Media) Tao Huan (Chemistry) Jonathan Ichikawa (Philosophy) Alison Lister (Physics and Astronomy) Takamasa Momose (Chemistry) Vin Nardizzi (English Language and Literatures) Daniela Palombo (Psychology) Victoria Savalei (Psychology) Todd Woodward (Psychiatry) |
2024 |
| President's Award for Public Education through Media | Andrew Trites (Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries) |
2024 |
| Killam Accelerator Research Fellowships | Adam Ford (Biology, UBCO) Kyle Frackman (Central, Eastern, and Northern European Studies) Shannon Hagerman (Forest Resources Management) Bethany Hastie (Peter A. Allard School of Law) Liam Watson (Mathematics) Vikramaditya G. Yadav (Chemical & Biological Engineering, and the School of Biomedical Engineering) |
2023 |
| Killam Faculty Research Fellowships | Jillianne Code (Curriculum & Pedagogy) Sina Kheirkhah (School of Engineering, UBCO) Ervin Malakaj (Central, Eastern, and Northern European Studies) Katie Marshall (Zoology) Sepideh Pakpour (School of Engineering, UBCO) Christopher B. Patterson (Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice) Joel Saylor (Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences) Sara Shneiderman (Anthropology, and the School of Public Policy & Global Affairs) |
2023 |
| Killam Faculty Research Prizes | Jeremy Biesanz (Psychology) Stefan Dollinger (English Language and Literatures) Amanda Giang (Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability; Mechnical Engineering) Feng Jiang (Wood Science) Joelle LeMoult (Psychology) Teresa Liu-Ambrose (Physical Therapy) Joanna McGrenere (Computer Science) Heather O'Brien (School of Information) Yue Qian (Sociology) Stuart Turvey (Pediatrics) |
2023 |
| Charles A. McDowell Award | Marie Auger-Méthé (Statistics and the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries) |
2023 |
| President's Award for Public Education through Media | Karen Hodges (Biology, UBCO) |
2023 |
| Jacob Biely Faculty Research Prize | Andrea Damascelli (Physics & Astronomy) |
2023 |
| Killam Faculty Research Prizes | Janine Benedet (Peter A. Allard School of Law) Andrew Martindale (Anthropology) Renisa Mawani (Sociology) Christopher Rea (Asian Studies) Azim Shariff (Psychology) Cristina Conati (Computer Science) Linda Li (Physical Therapy) Scott Oser (Physics and Astronomy) Tarek Sayed (Civil Engineering) Mohammad Arjmand (School of Engineering) |
2022 |
| Charles A. McDowell Award | Zachary Hudson (Chemistry) |
2022 |
| President's Award for Public Education through Media | Paul Kershaw (School of Population and Public Health) |
2022 |
| Jacob Biely Faculty Research Prize | Mark Halpern (Physics & Astronomy) |
2022 |
| Killam Accelerator Research Fellowships | Hamideh Bayrampour (Family Practice) Zachary Hudson (Chemistry) Mary Jung (Health and Social Development) Amy Kim (Civil Engineering) Jian Liu (School of Engineering) Laura Parfrey (Botany) |
2022 |
| Killam Faculty Research Fellowships | Erez Aloni (Peter A. Allard School of Law) Katherine Bowers (Central, Eastern, and Northern European Studies) Cara Haney (Microbiology & Immunology) Bethany Hastie (Peter A. Allard School of Law) Joelle LeMoult (Psychology) Philip Matthews (Zoology) Julia Rubin (Electrical and Computer Engineering) Wyeth Wasserman (Medical Genetics) Stephanie Waterman (Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences) |
2022 |
| Killam Accelerator Research Fellowships | Russ Algar (Chemistry) Efrat Arbel (Peter A. Allard School of Law) Gwynn Elfring (Mechanical Engineering) Sabrina Leslie (Michael Smith Laboratories & Physics and Astronomy) Megan Smith (Creative Studies, Media Studies) Camilla Speller (Anthropology) |
2021 |
| Killam Faculty Research Fellowships | Jason Ellis, Junior Category (Educational Studies) Sebastian Prange, Junior Category (Asian Studies) Daisy Rosenblum, Junior Category (Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies & Anthropology) Y-Dang Troeung, Junior Category (English Language and Literatures) Elizabeth Wolkovich, Junior Category (Forest and Conservation Sciences) Gaoheng Zhang, Junior Category (French, Hispanic and Italian Studies) Robinder Bedi, Senior Category (Educational and Counseling Psychology, and Special Education) Jonathan Davies, Senior Category (Botany) David Tindall, Senior Category (Sociology) Mary Lynn Young, Senior Category (School of Journalism, Writing, and Media) |
2021 |
| Charles A. McDowell Award | Stephanie Waterman (Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences) |
2021 |
| President's Award for Public Education through Media | Anna Blakney (Michael Smith Laboratories & School of Biomedical Engineering) |
2021 |
| Sam Black Award for Education and Development in the Visual and Performing Arts (Not offered again until Fall 2025) | Gayle Murphy (Theatre & Film) |
2021 |
| Killam Faculty Research Prizes | Karl Aquino, Arts and Humanities, Senior Category (Sauder School of Business) Bruce Miller, Arts and Humanities, Senior Category (Anthropology) David Tindall, Arts and Humanities, Senior Category (Sociology) Connor Kerns, Arts and Humanities, Junior Category (Psychology) Kristin Laurin, Arts and Humanities, Junior Category (Psychology) Catherine Johnson, Applied Science, Medicine, Sciences, Senior Category (Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences) Aly Karsan, Applied Science, Medicine, Sciences, Senior Category (Pathology and Laboratory Medicine) Raymond Ng, Applied Science, Medicine, Sciences, Senior Category (Computer Science) Marina von Keyserlingk, Applied Science, Medicine, Sciences, Senior Category (Land and Food Systems)
Mark Schmidt, Applied Science, Medicine, Sciences, Junior Category (Computer Science) |
2021 |
| Jacob Biely Faculty Research Prize | Nemkumar Banthia (Civil Engineering) |
2021 |
| University Killam Professor | Janice Eng (Physical Therapy) Tina Loo (History) Bonny Norton (Language & Literacy Education) Dolph Schluter (Zoology) Rashid Sumaila (Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, and the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs) Dominique Weis (Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences) |
2020 |
| Jacob Biely Faculty Research Prize | Sandra Robinson (Sauder School of Business) |
2020 |
| Charles A. McDowell Award | Russ Algar (Chemistry) |
2020 |
| President's Award for Public Education through Media | Michael Brauer (School of Population & Public Health) |
2020 |
| Dorothy Somerset Award for Performance Development in the Visual and Performing Arts | Neil Cadger (Creative Studies, Theatre) |
2020 |
| Killam Faculty Research Fellowships | Jessica Dempsey, Junior Category (Geography) Candace Galla, Junior Category (Language and Literacy Education) Christiane Hoppmann, Junior Category (Psychology) Jonathan Ichikawa, Junior Category (Philosophy) Mark Johnson, Junior Category (Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability/Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences) Siobhán McPhee, Junior Category (Geography) Lindsey Richardson, Junior Category (Sociology) Mark Schmidt, Junior Category (Computer Science) Christine Schreyer, Junior Category (Community, Culture and Global Studies) Carole Blackburn, Senior Category (Anthropology/Sociology) |
2020 |
| Killam Faculty Research Prizes | Peter Dauvergne, Arts and Humanities, Senior Category (Political Science) Susan Herrington, Arts and Humanities, Senior Category (School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture) E. David Klonsky, Arts and Humanities, Senior Category (Psychology) Ryuko Kubota, Arts and Humanities, Senior Category (Language and Literacy Education)
Jiaying Zhao, Arts and Humanities, Junior Category (Psychology/Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability) Lara Boyd, Applied Science, Medicine, Sciences, Senior Category (Physical Therapy) Luke Clark, Applied Science, Medicine, Sciences, Senior Category (Psychology) Nicholas Coops, Applied Science, Medicine, Sciences, Senior Category (Forest Resources Management) Wendy Robinson, Applied Science, Medicine, Sciences, Senior Category (Medical Genetics)
Gina Ogilvie, Applied Science, Medicine, Sciences, Junior Category (School of Population & Public Health) |
2020 |
| Killam Accelerator Research Fellowships | Jonathan Little (School of Health/Exercise Sciences) Ali Mesbah (Electrical & Computer Engineering) Sara Milstein (Classical, Near Eastern & Religious Studies) Jeanine Rhemtulla (Forest & Conservation Sciences) Katherine Ryan (Chemistry) Leonid Sigal (Computer Science) |
2020 |