Earth and Ocean Sciences

  1. Headshot of Nishal Kumar

    Alum Nishal Kumar wastes no days

    Nishal Kumar ran into a problem in the summer of 2017. He was tackling North Vancouver’s three-kilometre, leg-burning Grouse Grind mountain trail a few times a week—but noticed if he’d had just a couple of drinks containing alcohol the night before, he didn’t feel in top… read more

  2. Preparing the geoscience workforce

     “One of the reasons why I really wanted to come to UBC was the culture that recognizes the importance of understanding how people learn and become professionals within a discipline,” says Dr. Laura Lukes, a new assistant professor with UBC EOAS. “If we understand how people make choices about… read more

  3. Reclaiming Indigenous tradition from Disneyfication

     When Dr. Shandin Pete joined the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (EOAS) in 2021, it presented an opportunity to bring Indigenous perspectives to UBC Science.Dr. Pete, who is Salish and Diné, completed a PhD in geoscience at the University of Montana, prior to obtaining a… read more

  4. Headshot of Mika McKinnon

    A disaster researcher’s career path is lined with rocks

    Mika McKinnon loves rocks. It’s a trait she seems to have passed on to her toddler who likes to pick up rocks and give them to strangers as a way of making friends. Rocks line what McKinnon calls her “nonlinear career path”—including what could have been a bumpy… read more

  5. Headshot of Caroline Graham

    Fisheries alumna hooked on salmon research

    Salmon lead a life of mystery on the open ocean—the years between leaving their birth rivers and returning to spawn. Most of the 10 to 20 per cent of smolts that make it to the ocean will not survive, but scientists don’t know what’s killing them. "It’s kind of a black… read more

  6. a view of the earth from space

    Earth and Ocean Sciences

    Earth and ocean sciences spans all aspects of understanding the history and dynamics of our planet, as well as how to best manage its resources and the environment we live in. Undergraduates get to combine interests in physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology, computer applications and the… read more

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