Awards & Honours
Researcher of the Year
Each year, the Researcher of the Year awards recognize the ways in which UBCO researchers are making the world a better place through excellence in research and scholarly activity.
Three prizes are awarded in the areas of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Social Sciences and Humanities, and Health. The recipients of this award epitomize excellence and are leaders in their respective fields and disciplines, working across traditional boundaries to help make the world a better place.
2024 Faculty Researchers of the Year
The 2024 Researcher of the Year awards honoured three faculty winners:
- Natural Sciences and Engineering: Dr. Adam Ford
- Health: Dr. Lesley Lutes
- Social Sciences and Humanities: Dr. Wendy Wong
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR RESEARCHERS OF THE YEAR
Previous Researchers of the Year
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HealthHEATHER GAINFORTHAssociate Professor, Health and Social Development |
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SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIESGREG GARRARDProfessor, Creative and Critical Studies |
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NATURAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERINGISAAC LIAssistant Professor, Science |
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master’s studentHANNA PAULIrving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences |
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doctoral student
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postdoctoral fellowFEMKE HOEKSTRAFaculty of Health and Social Development |
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HEALTHJENNIFER DAVISAssistant Professor, Management |
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NATURAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERINGKYLE LARSONProfessor, Science |
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SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIESMARGARET MACINTYRE LATTAProfessor, Education |
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GRADUATE STUDIES (PHD)
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NATURAL SCIENCES & ENGINEERINGJULIAN CHENGProfessor, Electrical Engineering |
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SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMANITIESERIC LIAssociate Professor, Management |
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HEALTHJONATHAN LITTLEAssociate Professor, Psychology |
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GRADUATE STUDIES (PHD)
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Social SCIENCES & HumanitiesSabre CherkowskiAssociate Professor, Education |
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NATURAL SCIENCES & ENGINEERINGCIGDEM ESKICIOGLUProfessor, Civil Engineering |
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HEALTHZACH WALSHAssociate Professor, Psychology |
PHD STUDENT
CANDICE QUIN
PhD, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
MASTER’S STUDENT
CONNOR HOWE
MSc, Health & Exercise Sciences
ubc faculty research Awards
UBCO recipients of the university’s system-wide faculty research awards are below:
UBC Killam Research Prize
Recognizing outstanding research and scholarly contributions.
2024
Shahria Alam
Professor, Civil
MOHAMMAD ARJMAND
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
2022 – JUNIOR CATEGORY
MOHAMMAD ARJMAND
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
2019 – JUNIOR CATEGORY
ALLISON HARGREAVES
Associate Professor, English & Cultural Studies
Dorothy Somerset Award for Performance Development in the Visual and Performing Arts
Recognizing faculty who have made outstanding contributions to (and performances in) art, music, creative writing, theatre or film
2020
NEIL CADGER
Associate Professor, Creative Studies (Theatre)
President’s Award for Public Education through Media
Celebrating active and creative sharing of research expertise through news media
2023
KAREN HODGES
Professor, Biology
UBC Killam Research Fellowship
Enabling faculty to pursue full-time research during a recognized study leave.
2024
Emily Murphy
Assistant Professor, Digital Humanities, English, English and Cultural Studies
2023
SINA KHEIRKHAH
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
SEPIDEH PAKPOUR
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
2020
CHRISTINE SCHREYER
Associate Professor, Anthropology
2018
KYLE LARSON
Associate Professor, Earth, Environmental & Geographic Sciences
NELLY OELKE
Associate Professor, Nursing
2017
JONATHAN LITTLE
Associate Professor, Health & Exercise Sciences
2016
DEANNA GIBSON
Assistant Professor, Biology
2015
MIRANDA HART
Associate Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
ABBAS MILANI
Professor, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
2014
JENNIFER JAKOBI
Professor, Health & Exercise Sciences
UBC Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship
Recognizing exceptional early-career researchers who have demonstrated outstanding research achievement and the potential for significant impact in their fields of scholarship.
2024
Leanne ten Brinke
Associate Professor, Psychology
2023
ADAM FORD
Associate Professor, Biology
2022
MARY JUNG
Associate Professor, Health and Exercise Sciences
JIAN LU
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
2021
MEGAN SMITH
Associate Professor, Creative Studies, Media Studies
2020
JONATHAN LITTLE
Associate Professor, Health & Exercise Sciences