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- Scientists dig deep and find a way to accurately predict snowmelt after droughts
- Cracking the Case of Missing Snowmelt After Drought
- 2023 Esri Canada GIS Scholarship for ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Daniel Murphy
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Kyle Kusack
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Matthew Taylor
- Anke Baker Wins Staff Achievement Award
- Spring 2023 Virtual Geospeaker Event with Ginger Gosnell-Myers
- CAG Paper Presentation Award - Congratulations to Alysha van Duynhoven!
- Informing & Engaging Urban Youth on Public Hearings: GEOG 363 Final Showcase
- Research Talk: Modeling Urban Wetland Complexities
- Highlight Paper: Quantifying land carbon cycle feedbacks under negative CO2 emissions
- Bright Addae winner of the 2023 ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV ECCE GIS Scholarship Award
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Jonny Cripps
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Diandra Oliver
- 2023 Geospeaker Presentation with Dr. Pauline McGuirk
- Congratulations to Our Graduates - October 2023
- Evaluating the impact of educational goals at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV
- The Belongings of Precariously Housed People - A Report
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Takuma Mihara
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Adrienne Arbor
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Claire Shapton
- 2023 Distinguished Speaker Presentation with Dr. Deb Cowen
- Cheers to Paul Degrace and his well-earned retirement!
- 2024 Archives
- Professor Nicholas Blomley Honored with the Community-Engaged Research Achievement Award
- Graduate Students Claire Shapton and Marina Chavez Honored with the Community-Engaged Graduate Scholar Award
- Applications now open: 2024 ESRI Canada GIS Scholarship for ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV
- Associate Professor Rosemary Collard achieves 13th place on ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Altmetric List
- The PEAK feature: GSU hosts inaugural RANGE conference
- Gabrielle Wong wins First Prize in 2023 Student Learning Commons Writing Contest
- Gabrielle Wong receives Warren Gill Memorial Award
- Professor Nick Blomley receives Warren Gill Memorial Award for Community Impact
- Geography Student Union recipient of the FENV 2024 Changemaker Awards
- Senior Lecturer Tara Holland reveals the secret sauce of great teaching
- Senior Lecturer Tara Holland Receives ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV 2023 Excellence in Teaching Award
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Bright Addae
- GIS undergraduate students participate in the Canada-wide 2024 AppChallenge competition
- Senior Lecturer Andrew Perkins Receives ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV 2024 Dean's Award of Excellence in Teaching
- Congratulations to Alysha van Duynhoven, Canada's 2024 ESRI Young Scholar
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Robert Ehlert
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Stephan Nieweler
- Eugene McCann writes on "livable cities" in The Tyee
- Tiana Andjelic wins the 2024 ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV ECCE GIS Scholarship Award
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Marina Chavez
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Mia Fitzpatrick
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Lan Qing Zhao
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Tyler Cole
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Benjamin Lartey
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Olivia Nieves
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Max Hurson
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to John Sykes
- Farewell to Robert "Bob" Horsfall, Associate Professor
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to André Araújo
- ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Geography welcomes ethnobotanist, Leigh Joseph, as professor of Indigenous geographies
- Physical Geography September: What is Physical Geography?
- Alysha Van Duynhoven communicates award-winning research at international GIS conference
- How Dr. Tracy Brennand’s visionary leadership shaped the Department of Geography - a heartfelt thank-you
- Dr. Tracy Brennand honoured with the Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG) Award
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Jay Matsushiba
- Human Geography October: What is Human Geography?
- MA Student Joy Russell featured on CBC Vancouver
- Human Geography October: What is Urban Worlds?
- Ajay Minhas Receives 2024 Warren Gill Award
- Dr. Nadine Schuurman featured in ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV news article on Runnability
- GIS Month: What is Geographic Information Science (GIS)?
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Congratulations to Our Graduates | June 2023
¶¡ÏãÔ°AV's Summer 2023 Convocation ceremony for students in the Faculty of Environment will take place June 9th, with a Faculty Celebration Reception to follow outdoors on the AQ 4000 level (NW corner by the Reflection Pond). All Environment graduands and guests are invited to join the Dean, Associate Deans, faculty and staff for refreshments and photos by the Reflection Pond. We look forward to seeing you there!
Visit the to RSVP and for additional details on the activities taking place.
On behalf of the department, we wish you all the very best!
Geography Award Winners
Graduate Programs (MA, MSc, PhD)
Doctor of Philosphy
Hilda Fernandez Alverez
Melora Koepke
Alex Smith
Master of Science
Kyle Kusack
Daniel Murphy
Matt Taylor
Morgan Wright
Undergraduate Programs
Bachelor of Arts (Geography Major)
Jonathan Ling
Patrick Lombardi
Scott McLean
Erin McWalter
Rajeev Parmar
Mark Ruby
Justin Spencer
Cherian Varghese
Bachelor of Arts (Human Geography Major)
Kimberly Broadfoot
Yuheng Gao
Leah Lainchbury
Erin Laverty
Daisy Law
Chun ho Lee
Alexander Leung
Alexandra Sigurdsson
Omar Vazquez
Eric White
Pak Hei Wong
Bachelor of Arts (Environmental Specialty Major)
Charlotte Jervis
Bachelor of Science (Physical Geography Major)
Tea Cecic
Kelvin Chan
Nathan Chu
Shinell Deo
Irene Ho
Ha Uyen Ngo
Gurkanwar Sidhu
Uday Singh
Sijie Song
Andrei Teodorescu
Rebecca Trembath
Aniella Zeng
Bachelor of Science (Geographic Information Science Major)
Karanvir Sandhu
Bachelor of Environment (Global Environmental Systems Major)
Siya Amin
Natasha Balabanov
Michael Chan
Tomas Chapman
Mitchel Chow
Abigail Herd
Laura Holt
Xiaoyue Hu
Presley Hupet
Shrabanti Joya
Natasha Kearns
Zoya Khan
Pui yum Lau
Weiyi Li
Hongyu Liu
Janelle McKenzie
Amanda Michalak
Amanjot Narwal
Sze Ki Ng
Aidan Pearce
Jacob Reis
Brittany Savoie
Angelo Sellitti
Georgia Swant
Sartaj Toor
Mark Urrutia
Sara Vorlicek
Yang Xuedong
Yu Jiang
Yu Jinze
Di Zhang
Certificate Programs
Certificate in Urban Studies
Kimberly Broadfoot
Yuheng Gao
Maia Glen
Abigail Herd
Humna Khan
Alexander Leung
Rajeev Parmar
Eric White
Geographic Information Science Certificate
Siya Amin
Lily Ashizawa
Natasha Balabanov
Tea Cecic
Kelvin Chan
Tomas Chapman
Eleanor Cheung
Mitchel Chow
Geographic Information Science Certificate (cont)
Nathan Chu
Irene Ho
Abigail Herd
Laura Holt
Qian Hu
Presley Hupet
Shrabanti Joya
Daria Kamalova
Natasha Kearns
Zoya Khan
Erin Laverty
Jiama Li
Jonathan Ling
Janelle McKenzie
Amanda Michalak
Jakob Mozill
Sze Ki Ng
Ha Uyen Ngo
Jacob Reis
Geographic Information Science Certificate (cont)
Mark Ruby
Brittany Savoie
Angelo Sellitti
Gurkanwar Sidhu
Uday Singh
Sijie Song
Justin Spencer
Georgia Swant
Megan Thomas
Mark Urrutia
Omar Vazquez
Sara Vorlicek
Jinze Yu
Aniella Zeng
Sarah Zwiep
Spatial Information Systems Certificate
Andrei Teodorescu
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