Next week’s IRES Seminar is in the Beaty Museum Allan Yap Theatre:

October 17, 2024: IRES Faculty Seminar with Dr. Simone Philpot

Evaluating impact reduction technologies: Decision support for a future-ready marine shipping industry

Location: Beaty Museum Allan Yap Theatre (Basement, 2212 Main Mall). Please check in at front desk on main floor before going downstairs.

No food or drinks allowed in the Theatre.

Time: 12:30pm to 1:20pm

Click here to register for Zoom link. Zoom will be terminated if we encounter tech problems 5 to 10 mins into the seminar.

Talk summary:

Marine shipping provides critical services, while also being the most efficient transportation option available when it comes to CO2 emissions per cargo tonne/mile. However, vessels still cause a wide range of environmental impacts (eg. harmful exhaust, underwater radiated noise, and chemical leaching). As expectations rise around minimizing these impacts, a range of technology and design alternatives are available for consideration. Given the complexity of vessels and the ecological systems they transit, evaluating these alternatives is no simple task. Drawing on case studies with the National Research Council Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard, we are developing decision support grounded in best practices from the decision sciences and techniques from systems design. In this talk, you will hear about our case studies, learn about the tools we are using to manage complexity, and get a look at our preliminary evaluative framework.

  Dr. Simone Philpot, IRES Postdoc

Bio:

Simone Philpot is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability. Simone merges systems modelling and qualitative research techniques to examine environmental management and planning issues. At the Lab for Environmental Assessment and Policy, she is developing a technology assessment framework for marine shipping that captures a range of environmental impacts. Previously, Simone completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the University of Waterloo’s Department of Systems Design Engineering where she investigated resource management conflicts. She holds a Ph.D in Geography and Environmental Management with specialized training in collaborative water management, from the University of Waterloo.

See you on October 17!

 _______________________________________________________________________________

Bonnie Leung

RES Program Support (she/her/hers)

Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES)

University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory

Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory (AERL Building)

Room 429 – 2202 Main Mall | Vancouver, BC | V6T 1Z4 | Canada

 

Email: bonnie.leung@ubc.ca

Tel: 604-822-9249

UBC – Faculty of Land and Food Systems Announces

The Oral Examination for the Degree of

Master of Science
(ISLFS)

Lizeth Ardila

“Decolonizing Urban Alternative Food Organizations in Winnipeg: Centering the Voices of Indigenous, Black, and People of Colour”

Monday, October 28, 2024 – 2 PM

Exam Location: Room 220 FNH

 

EXAMINING COMMITTEE

Chair: Dr. R. Sargent

Supervisory Committee:
Dr. J. Grenz – Supervisor
Dr. T. Robin  – Committee member
Dr. M. McHale – Committee member

Defense Committee Composition
Dr. J. Grenz – Supervisor
Dr. T. Robin  – Committee member
Dr. M. McHale – Committee member
Dr. T. Soma – External Examiner

 

Dear Graduate Staff and Students,

We are pleased to announce the GSS Effective Communication Coaching Program, designed to help graduate students become more confident and effective communicators. This interactive course provides essential coaching frameworks to enhance communication skills and build stronger academic and professional relationships.

We encourage you to register and share this opportunity with your students. If you have internal newsletters, feel free to include this program in your communications.

Program Details:

• Dates: October 15 – November 19 (Tuesdays, 6 sessions)
• Time: 5:30–7:00 PM
• Location: Online (Zoom link will be provided)

For more details, visit our website and RSVP here.

Thank you for your support!

Best regards,

 

Frances Cong, MBA (She/Her/Hers)

Communications, Marketing and IT Manager

E: communications@gss.ubc.ca

Attention: PhD students – Doctoral exams and thesis deadlines

• Friday, October 18: Acceptance of final, approved doctoral dissertation by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for students aiming for fall graduation.
• Tuesday, October 15: Doctoral dissertation (and supporting documentation) submitted for external exam for students aiming for December 31, 2024 Program end date.

Deadline Centre | Doctoral deadlines

MEMORANDUM

October 7, 2024

TO: All in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems – faculty, staff, students, and postdoctoral fellows (distributed via the Dean’s office)

FROM: Gage Averill, Provost and Vice-President Academic, UBC Vancouver

RE: Leadership of the Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Last year we undertook a President’s Search for a new Dean of Land and Food Systems. As you know, the search did not yield a successful hire, and we were fortunate to have Dr. David Kitts agree to serve as Dean pro tem until a new Dean is hired.

We have held conversations with the executive search firm that conducted the last search, and we have been told that the small pool of senior candidates for such a job (especially in Canada) means that we have largely exhausted the possible candidates who are currently willing to consider another position. It appears that another search right away would be unlikely to yield a sufficient pool of candidates to justify the process.

As a result, it will be necessary to pause the Land and Food Systems Dean search process until late spring of this year, after which we will initiate a new search.

Once again, I thank the previous search committee for their dedicated work, and I look forward to working with the Faculty in the future to successfully conclude a search.

 

Memo from the Provost to be distributed to all members of the Faculty of Land & Food Systems – faculty, staff, students and postdocs?  It’s an update on the Dean search.

 

Thank you,

Kate

Kate Carr
Executive Assistant to the Vice-Provost and AVP, Faculty Planning
Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic, UBC Vancouver
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
Walter C. Koerner Library, 651 – 1958 Main Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z2 Canada
Phone 604 822 1288 | Fax 604 822 3134
kate.carr@ubc.ca
https://academic.ubc.ca