UBC is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 Faculty Research Awards.
The Office of the VP, Research and Innovation will be hosting a reception on June 6, 2023 to acknowledge the achievements of our researchers.
Congratulations to all recipients!
JACOB BIELY RESEARCH PRIZE
UBC's premier award for research
- Mark Halpern, Physics and Astronomy (Science) UBC Vancouver
UBC KILLAM ACCELERATOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
Supporting early-career researchers ready to launch the next stage of their careers
- Hamideh Bayrampour, Family Practice (Medicine) UBC Vancouver
- Zachary Hudson, Chemistry (Science) UBC Vancouver
- Mary Jung, Health and Social Development (School of Health and Exercise Sciences) UBC Okanagan
- Amy Kim, Civil Engineering (Applied Science) UBC Vancouver
- Jian Liu, School of Engineering (Applied Science) UBC Okanagan
- Laura Parfrey, Botany (Science) UBC Vancouver
UBC KILLAM RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
Enabling faculty to pursue full-time research during a recognized study leave
Junior Category:
- Erez Aloni, Peter A. Allard School of Law UBC Vancouver
- Katherine Bowers, Central, Eastern, and Northern European Studies (Arts) UBC Vancouver
- Cara Haney, Microbiology & Immunology (Science) UBC Vancouver
- Bethany Hastie, Peter A. Allard School of Law UBC Vancouver
- Joelle LeMoult, Psychology (Arts) UBC Vancouver
- Philip Matthews, Zoology (Science) UBC Vancouver
- Julia Rubin, Electrical and Computer Engineering (Applied Science) UBC Vancouver
- Stephanie Waterman, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (Science) UBC Vancouver
Senior Category:
- Wyeth Wasserman, Medical Genetics (Medicine) UBC Vancouver
Note: award categories are based on years since PhD.
UBC KILLAM RESEARCH PRIZES
Recognizing outstanding research and scholarly contributions
ARTS & HUMANITIES:
Senior Category:
- Janine Benedet, Peter A Allard School of Law, UBC Vancouver
- Andrew Martindale, Anthropology (Arts) UBC Vancouver
- Renisa Mawani, Sociology (Arts) UBC Vancouver
- Christopher Rea, Asian Studies (Arts) UBC Vancouver
- Azim Shariff, Psychology (Arts) UBC Vancouver
APPLIED SCIENCE, MEDICINE, SCIENCES:
Senior Category:
- Cristina Conati, Computer Science (Science) UBC Vancouver
- Linda Li, Physical Therapy (Medicine) UBC Vancouver
- Scott Oser, Physics and Astronomy (Science) UBC Vancouver
- Tarek Sayed, Civil Engineering (Applied Science) UBC Vancouver
Junior Category:
- Mohammad Arjmand, School of Engineering (Applied Science) UBC Okanagan
Note: award categories and adjudication based on years since PhD and main source of Tri-Agency research funding
CHARLES A. MCDOWELL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH
Recognizing demonstrated excellence in pure or applied scientific research by a young faculty member
- Zachary Hudson, Chemistry (Science) UBC Vancouver
PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH MEDIA
Celebrating active and creative sharing of research expertise through news media
- Paul Kershaw, School of Population and Public Health (Medicine) UBC Vancouver
Award recipients are selected by UBC’s Faculty Research Award Committee.