New perspectives
Meet the incoming professors at the Faculty of Science
New Faculty Profiles
Our incoming professors bring fresh and unique perspectives to campus with their research and teaching experience. Click through to see profiles of the faculty member featured below.
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Searching space for the building blocks of life
Dr. Ilsa Cooke is a new Assistant Professor in the department of chemistry. Her research focuses on laboratory surface and gas-phase experiments to unravel the formation of molecules in interstellar space.
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Mimicking nature’s chemistry with light and energy
Dr. Corey Stephenson is an internationally renowned expert in photochemistry. He leads a research program focused on creating more efficient and sustainable processes for manufacturing life-saving medicines.
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Factoring in the human element
Dr. Alex Moore studies how predator-prey interactions impact coastal wetland ecosystems and explores the role of cultural values in conservation.
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Finding solutions for coexistence
Dr. Kaitlyn Gaynor is a new Assistant Professor in the departments of botany and zoology. Her research examines the effects of human activity on global biodiversity.
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A common sense approach to machine learning
Computer scientist Dr. Vered Shwartz studies how to improve common sense reasoning in natural language processing (NLP) by building and training machine learning models.
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Math at the nanoscale
Dr. Miranda Holmes-Cerfon melds soft matter physics with statistical physics to design nanoscale systems from vaccines to battery components.
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Opening up the data science classroom
Dr. Joel Östblom is a new assistant professor of teaching in the Master of Data Science program. He is passionate about open access communities that can make data science more accessible for students.
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Reclaiming Indigenous tradition
Dr. Shandin Pete is a hydrologist who studies Indigenous science philosophies, geoscientific ethnography, and social-political tribal structures.
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Studying the molecular arms race with fruit flies
Dr. Kevin Wei combines genomics, evolutionary, molecular and developmental biology to understand how selfish genetic elements drive evolution.
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Learning on the land
Dr. Laura Lukes's research focuses on the intersection of geology and psychology, and how to better prepare students for field experiences. Dr. Lukes also studies how people learn in museums.