UBC is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Faculty Research Awards. UBC’s Faculty Research Awards recognize the research excellence and scholarly achievements of faculty from across all disciplines, ranging from the applied sciences and medicine to the social sciences and humanities. Award recipients are selected by UBC’s Faculty Research Awards Committee and include early career researchers through to established members of faculty.
Congratulations to all recipients!
JACOB BIELY RESEARCH PRIZE
UBC's premier award for research
- Curtis Suttle, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (Science) UBC Vancouver
UBC KILLAM ACCELERATOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
Supporting early-career researchers ready to launch the next stage of their careers
- Fatema Amijee, Philosophy (Arts) UBC Vancouver
- Marie Auger-Méthé, Statistics; the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (Science) UBC Vancouver
- Cole Burton, Forest Resources Management (Forestry & Environmental Stewardship) UBC Vancouver
- Anne Gadermann, School of Population and Public Health (Medicine) UBC Vancouver
- Jolene Reid, Chemistry (Science) UBC Vancouver
- Jackie Whittaker, Physical Therapy (Medicine) UBC Vancouver
UBC KILLAM RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
Enabling faculty to pursue full-time research during a recognized study leave
- Anna Casas Aguilar, French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (Arts) UBC Vancouver
- Anas Chaaban, School of Engineering (Applied Science) UBC Okanagan
- Samantha Dawson, Psychology (Arts) UBC Vancouver
- Mahmudur Fatmi, School of Engineering (Applied Science) UBC Okanagan
- Connor Kerns, Psychology (Arts) UBC Vancouver
- Xiaoxiao Li, Electrical and Computer Engineering (Applied Science) UBC Vancouver
- Lorien Nesbitt, Forest Resources Management (Forestry & Environmental Stewardship) UBC Vancouver
- Anubhav Pratap-Singh, Food, Nutrition, and Health (Land and Food Systems) UBC Vancouver
- Elina Robeva, Mathematics (Science) UBC Vancouver
- Geoffrey Schiebinger, Mathematics (Science) UBC Vancouver
UBC KILLAM RESEARCH PRIZES
Recognizing outstanding research and scholarly contributions
ARTS & HUMANITIES:
Established Category:
- Seth Abrutyn, Sociology (Arts) UBC Vancouver
- Paul Hewitt, Psychology (Arts) UBC Vancouver
- Christine Kim, English Language & Literatures (Arts) UBC Vancouver
- Gaoheng Zhang, French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (Arts) UBC Vancouver
Early Category:
- Samantha Dawson, Psychology (Arts) UBC Vancouver
APPLIED SCIENCE, MEDICINE, SCIENCES:
Established Category:
- Kristin Campbell, Physical Therapy (Medicine) UBC Vancouver
- Sean Crowe, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences; Microbiology and Immunology (Science) UBC Vancouver
- Laurel Schafer, Chemistry (Science) UBC Vancouver
Early Category:
- Carl de Boer, School of Biomedical Engineering (Applied Science and Medicine) UBC Vancouver
- Laura Schummers, (Pharmaceutical Sciences) UBC Vancouver
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
- Jess McIver, Physics and Astronomy (Science) UBC Vancouver
PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH MEDIA
Celebrating active and creative sharing of research expertise through news media
- Carol Liao, (Peter A. Allard School of Law) UBC Vancouver
SAM BLACK AWARD FOR EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
Recognizing outstanding contributions to art, music, creative writing, theatre or film; and scholarship in the fine & creative arts
- Leora Morris, Theatre and Film (Arts) UBC Vancouver
Award recipients are selected by UBC’s Faculty Research Award Committee.