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Who’s who in Science… Dr. Olav Lian joined UFV’s Geography Department in Spring 2004 and began teaching in January 2005 teaching courses in Physical Geography, a Major option in the Bachelor of Science program. Interview: Personal I was born in Vancouver, and grew up in North Vancouver near Seymour Provincial Park, where I went to … Read more
Who’s who in Science… Dr. James Bedard joined UFV’s Biology Department in Fall 2012. Interview: Where did you grow up? I was born and raised in Winnipeg, MB. Where did you go to school? I completed both undergrad and doctoral studies at the University of Manitoba in the department of Microbiology. What brought you to … Read more
For UFV’s 40th Anniversary, Dave Dhat, Jennifer Owen, and Evan Wiens were the three science alumni that were chosen as part of UFV’s Top 40 Alumni. Dave Dhat Dr. Dave Dhat didn’t take a very direct route to a career in medicine. Now an emergency room physician at Abbotsford Regional Hospital, he started his post-secondary … Read more
On October 27, 2015, the Department of Biology and the Dean of the Faculty of Science had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Tara Klassen from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UBC. Dr. Klassen spoke about her research into a personalized medicine approach to assessing and possibly treating Epilepsy, a disease which is caused by … Read more
“An Introduction to the Mathematics of Data Assimilation” Guest speaker Dr. Sam Pimentel, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Department of Mathematics (TWU). Wednesday, November 18 Room A 402 4:30 pm Refreshments will be provided. “Data assimilation refers to a group of methods that seek to improve forecast skill by combining available observations with a … Read more
Original Article: UFV Today Blog – Nov. 10. 2015 At UFV, his professors saw his potential and wanted to open his mind to other career possibilities. Dr. Noham Weinberg of the Chemistry department invited him to spend a post-undergrad year conducting research in the UFV science labs. Hildebrand also worked with Dr. Tony Stea of … Read more
As written on UFV Today Blog: October 19, 2015 For Dr. Olav Lian and his team of student researchers it’s all about the details. Teeny, tiny, miniscule details — grains of sand in this case — that lead to big discoveries. Lian is an earth scientist in UFV’s Geography and the Environment department, and he … Read more
Great turnout at Science Social 2015! Big thank you to all of the Student Groups and Associations and various UFV departments. Math Club/Putnam Club BCSA – Bio & Chem Student Assoc. GUS – Geography Student Association PSA – Physics Student Association Pre-Med Student Alliance Pre-Dental Club Computing Student Association SEA – students for Environmental Advocacy … Read more
Alan Reid …joins the Biology department in Fall 2015 as a permanent faculty member after many years of his dedication as a sessional instructor. Some of the courses that Alan teaches are BIO 111, BIO 112, BIO 301, BIO 307, and various directed studies. Alan is involved in a variety of research projects, including helping … Read more
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