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Today started off with our visits to Research & Scientific Establishments in London! Following yet another hearty breakfast, I joined the group heading off to the Kew Royal Botanic Gardens. While I don’t particularly consider myself a plant guy, I really enjoyed the whole experience! With about 30 of us, we took the tube to … Read more
This morning, after a much-needed night of rest, we all headed to our breakfast across the campus. We are staying at the South Kensington Campus of Imperial College, and we were given empty dorm rooms for the duration of our stay. Breakfast and dinner is done in shifts since there are so so many of … Read more
The train from Gatwick to Victoria Station was rather enjoyable, as I was allowed to see the rolling countryside, and capture my first glimpse of the classic brick buildings found in London! Feels surreal to finally be here! I also happened to meet up with a fine gentleman who was visiting from Norway while on … Read more
Today was a rather enjoyable day, after a decent night’s rest I packed up the final items for the trip and took the skytrain into Vancouver with some of my family. It was nice to spend part of the day walking around Vancouver before beginning my overnight flight to London. My flight departed at 5:05PM … Read more
57th LIYSF July 22nd – August 5th, 2015 UFV’s Faculty of Science is sending one science student, Kevin Kobes, to London for the highly revered London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF), where he will meet up with over 400 students from 60 participating countries. Kevin will be blogging this experience along the way at blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/trips/science-in-london/ … Read more
Hello Everyone! Welcome to the LIYSF 2015 Blog! I’ll start off with a brief introduction. My name is Kevin, I’m 21 years old and just completed my third year of Chemistry at the University of the Fraser Valley this past winter. I am also extremely excited to be heading into my first year of the … Read more
Vancouver Sun reports that researchers at the University of the Fraser Valley believe drones may finally silence the cannons that boom throughout the summer on blueberry farms. Professor Tom Baumann and his team are reprogramming helicopter-like UAVs — properly known as unmanned aerial vehicles — to fly preset patterns over ripening blueberries in the … Read more
Fulbright Canada Programs Below is a list of all our programs for Canadian Scholars and Students Awards for Canadian Students Awards for Canadian Scholars Applicants can apply to the: Visiting Research Chairs Program : US$25,000 for one semester (4 months) Traditional (All Disciplines) Award : US$12,500 for one semester (4 months), or US$25,000 for a … Read more
The Faculty of Science offers Science Rocks! summer camp every year in July- August. Designed especially for young people in Grades 4, 5, and 6 (campers going into Grade 4 or 7 are eligible), each camp is one week long with four camps in Abbotsford, and two in Chilliwack including an Aboriginal Youth Camp. These camps are great fun and an … Read more
Women in Engineering, Science and Technology Alma Barranco-Mendoza, Ph.D. was one of the featured speakers in the 2015 Women in Engineering, Science and Technology conference at Simon Fraser University. An innovative teacher, entrepreneur and executive, CIO of the Canada Space Society and Co-Founder of Infogenetica Natural Products Ltd., Alma has made sustained and significant contributions … Read more