Researchers of the Year

UBCO celebrates extraordinary faculty members as Researchers of the Year

UBCO celebrates extraordinary faculty members as Researchers of the Year

UBC Okanagan celebrates Dr. Mohammad Arjmand, Dr. Brodie Sakakibara and Michael V. Smith as 2025 Researchers of the Year

Engineering next-gen materials to solve global challenges

Engineering next-gen materials to solve global challenges

Mohammad Arjmand is developing advanced materials to tackle global challenges and advance a sustainable circular economy

Optimizing stroke recovery

Optimizing stroke recovery

Brodie Sakakibara is finding ways to support stroke recovery through tech-powered solutions that promote patient health and wellness

Queering storytelling—from verse to video, memoir to media

Queering storytelling—from verse to video, memoir to media

Michael V. Smith is exploring queer storytelling across genres as a means of challenging dominant narratives and reframing cultural perspectives

2020 Researchers of the Year

Awards for Excellence in Research and/or Creative Scholarly Activity   Dear colleagues, Each year, we recognize the achievements of faculty and student researchers who have made significant contributions to research and creative scholarly activity at UBC Okanagan. Please join me in congratulating this year’s outstanding awardees, who will be honoured at a special online awards […]

2019 Celebrate Research

Explore the work of UBC Okanagan’s 2019 Researchers of the Year. Each year, we recognize the outstanding achievements of researchers who have made significant contributions to research and/or creative scholarly activity at UBC Okanagan. Three prizes are awarded in the areas of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Social Sciences and Humanities, and Health. This year’s recipients […]