CONTACT THE VPRI OFFICE

Office of the Vice President Research & International
Room 224 Old Administration Building
6328 Memorial Road
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2  Canada
Ph: (604) 822-1995    Fax: (604) 822-6295
Email: vpr@exchange.ubc.ca
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For more information about units reporting to the VP Research & International, visit Units in the VPRI Portfolio. To contact the webmaster, email andy.torr@ubc.ca.

Executive Officers


Prof. John Hepburn, PhD, FRSC
Vice President Research & International
vpr@exchange.ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-0233    View bio

Fred Woo
Executive Assistant to John Hepburn
fred.woo@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-0233 


Prof. Helen M. Burt, PhD
Associate Vice President Research & International
helen.burt@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-1467    View bio

Murray Armstrong
Executive Assistant to Helen Burt
murray.armstrong@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-1995

Staff in the VPRI Office


Terry Kellam
Director
terry.kellam@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-0234
Lorna Marshall
Finance Director
lorna.marshall@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-5159 
Brenda Carrier
Faculty Awards Coordinator
brenda.carrier@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-6010
Andy Torr
Communications & Research
Resource Officer
andy.torr@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-6050
Clement Woo
Administrative Assistant
clement.woo@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-3090 

International Office

Helen Pennant
Executive Director International
helen.pennant@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-3114
Léonel Roldan-Flores
Associate Director International
leonel.roldan-flores@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-3618 
Jill Lambert
Communications & International
Research Resource Officer
jill.lambert@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-0810 
Tangerine Twiss
Executive Assistant, International
ubcilo@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-3114 

Faculty Research Coordinators 

UBC's National Funding Agency Coordinators specially appointed faculty members work closely with researchers to promote awareness of funding opportunities across all disciplines and to provide support for individuals or groups considering applications to external agencies.  

Prof. Michael Blades
CFI Coordinator
blades@chem.ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-5281 
Prof. Janice Eng
Health Research Coordinator
janice.eng@ubc.ca
tel: 604-714-4105
Prof. Ralph Matthews
Social Sciences & Humanities Coordinator
ralphm@exchange.ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-4386
Prof. Rabab Ward
Natural Sciences & Engineering Coordinator
rababw@ece.ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-4924 

Institutional Programs Office (CFI/BCKDF/WD)

 The Institutional Programs Office manages the full cycle of major federal, provincial and regional research infrastructure awards offered by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), the BC Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF) and  Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD). 

Sharon Wu
Director
sharon.wu@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-5279
Earl Dyer
Finance Manager
earl.dyer@uilo.ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-5015  
Andy Lam
Senior Financial Analyst
andy.lam@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-9965 
Steven Lee
Finance Officer
steve.lee@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-1352 
Rowena Wong
Financial Analyst
rowena.wong@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-8026
David Zheng
Financial Analyst
david.zheng@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-5278 
Donna Lei
Research Administrative Assistant
donna.lei@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-5170
 

Research & Partnerships Office

The Research & Partnerships Office supports UBC’s innovation-focused sustainability research initiatives, by leveraging research, operations and private, public and/or non-governmental organization sectors.   

Brent Sauder
Director, Strategic Partnerships
brent.sauder@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-4988
Prof. Steven Cockroft
Academic Director, Research & Strategic Partnerships
steve.cockroft@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-3669
Prof. James Tansey
Academic Director,
Research & Strategic Partnerships
james.tansey@sauder.ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-4443
Iain Evans
Manager, Research & Strategic Partnerships
iain.evans@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-4843 

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Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
Canada
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