AWARDS COMMITTEES

UBC is committed at the highest level to recognizing the accomplishments of its outstanding researchers, both through an internal recognition program and by encouraging quality applications to prestigious external awards and prizes.

These duties are maintained by the Faculty Research Awards Committee and the President's Advisory Committee - Major Awards, respectively. If you have inquiries about either of these committees, please contact the Faculty Awards Coordinator at (604) 822-6010.

Faculty Research Awards Committee

The Faculty Research Awards Committee is composed of UBC faculty members who adjudicate internal awards and prizes that recognize excellence in research by UBC faculty members in a variety of disciplines.

Based on the recommendations of this committee, the Vice President Research & International decides the winner of each internal award. Two subcommittees consider applications and nominations for scholarly activity in the arts and humanities, and the sciences and applied sciences, respectively.

The 14-member committee is comprised of a non-voting chair (appointed by the Vice-President Research & International) and members on each subcommittee representing the arts and humanities, business, and the sciences and applied sciences.

Committee Membership

Member Department/Unit Sub-committee
Avramidis, Stavros Forestry Applied Science, Forestry and Science
Carrier, Brenda (ex officio) Vice President Research & International Office Coordinator
Cockroft, Steven Materials Engineering Applied Science, Forestry and Science
Danielson, Dennis English Arts and Humanities
Enns, James Psychology Chair
Ercikan, Kadriye Education Arts and Humanities
Giammarino, Ron Sauder School of Business Arts and Humanities
Gross, Neil Sociology Arts and Humanities
Hall, Wendy Nursing Applied Science, Forestry and Science
Harrison, Kathyrn Political Science Arts and Humanities
Margolis, Eric Philosophy Arts and Humanities
Signorell, Ruth Chemistry Applied Science, Forestry and Science
Turrell, Brian Physics & Astronomy Applied Science, Forestry and Science
Wang, Jane Electrical & Computer Engineering Applied Science, Forestry and Science
Wasserman, Jerry Theatre & Film Arts and Humanities

President’s Advisory Committee - Major Awards

The President’s Advisory Committee – Major Awards provides advice to the President regarding nominations for major external research awards - such as the Killam, Gairdner, Sloan, Trudeau Foundation, Steacie and other major Canadian and international prizes - and to improve the success of UBC faculty members in these competitions.

The Committee reports to the President and Vice-Chancellor. The Chair is appointed by the Vice-President Research & International. A representative from each faculty is appointed by the appropriate Dean, and one representative is selected by the Association of Emeriti Professors.

Visit the President's Office website to view meeting minutes for this committee.

Committee Membership

Name Title
Dr. Akram Alfantazi Assistant Professor and Associate Dean, Applied Science
Ms Lesley Bainbridge Associate Principal, College of Health Disciplines
Ms Brenda Carrier Faculty Awards Coordinator, VP Research & International Office
Dr Melvin Comisarow (Chair) Professor Emeritus, Chemistry
Dr Julian Dierkes Kiedanren Chair - Japanese Research, Insitute of Asian Research
Dr Mary Ensom Professor and Director, PharmD program, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dr David Fraser Professor, Land and Food Systems
Dr Isabel Grant Professor, Law
Ms Aletia Greenwood Head, Science & Engineering, UBC Library
Dr Judith Hall Professor Emerita, Medicine
Dr Darrin Lehman Professor and Associate Dean, Arts
Dr Christopher McIntosh Professor, Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Dr Cindy Prescott Professor and Associate Dean, Forestry
Dr Linda Siegel Professor, Education
Dr Curtis Suttle Professor and Associate Dean, Science
Dr Rhodri Windsor-Liscombe Professor and Associate Dean, Graduate Studies

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