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
Danielson, Dennis English Arts and Humanities
Enns, James Psychology Chair
Ercikan, Kadriye Education Arts and Humanities
Knight, Thomas Sauder School of Business Arts and Humanities
Gross, Neil Sociology Arts and Humanities
Harrison, Kathyrn Political Science Arts and Humanities
Li, Loretta Civil Engineering Applied Science, Forestry and Science
Margolis, Eric Philosophy Arts and Humanities
Saewyc, Elizabeth Nursing Applied Science, Forestry and Science
Eltis, Lindsay Microbiology & Immunology 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 Darrin Lehman (Chair) Professor, Psychology  
  Dr Darren Dahl Senior Associate Dean, Faculty & Research, Sauder School of Business  
  Dr Mary Ensom Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences  
  Dr David Kitts Professor, Associate Dean Research, Land and Food Systems  
  Dr Douglas Harris Professor and Associate Dean Research & Graduate Studies, Law  
  Ms Aletia Greenwood Head, Science & Engineering, Library  
  Dr Judith Hall Professor Emerita, Medicine  
  Dr Michael Richards 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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