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Student of the Year Award: Samantha Sam (Geophysics)
March 30, 2018
Geophysics major, Samantha Sam, names Science Co-op program the most significant factor in her successful undergraduate journey. During her 16 months at SRK Consulting, Samantha worked with the Geo-Environmental group as the firm’s very first non-engineering Co-op student. As a Geotechnical… read more
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Student of the Year Award: Brandon Huntington (Biology) + ACE Student of the Year in BC
March 30, 2018
Biology Co-op Student, Brandon Huntington, is a gifted and dedicated young biologist who excelled in all of his Co-op work terms and academics, and contributions to Co-op and to the UBC Community. Brandon’s Co-op journey allowed him to gain experience in broad range of subjects including… read more
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Student of the Year Award: Jessica Jun (Integrated Sciences) + ACE Student of the Year in BC
March 30, 2017
Jessica Jun recently completed a 12-month co-op term at the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) and will be graduating with a B.Sc. in Integrated Sciences from the University of British Columbia. As a co-op student, Jessica worked closely with the medical writing team and Canadian Research… read more
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Student of the Year Award: Jamie Magrill (Biology)
March 31, 2016
Jamie recently completed a 12-month Co-op term at the BC Cancer Agency. As a Co-op student Jamie was responsible for validating a cutting-edge molecular classifier for endometrial cancer, and he also initiated a number of novel projects on rare ovarian cancer biomarkers. Jamie was able to co-author… read more
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Student of the Year Award: Alanna De Mello (Combined Majors in Science)
March 30, 2015
Alanna recently completed a 16 month Co-op placement with BC Children’s hospital in the Division of Nephrology, where her colleagues, peers and mentors considered her to be “one of the strongest research students that our Division has ever seen”. In addition to Alanna’s outstanding performance as a… read more
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Student of the Year Award: Lucas Cahill (Engineering Physics)
March 28, 2014
Lucas is an ideal candidate who exhibits all the qualities of an outstanding Co-op student. During his time as a Co-op student, he has achieved many impressive accomplishments in his workplace, contributing much to advance the research projects that he was a part of. His supervisors described him… read more
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Student of the Year Award: Abhijit Parolia (Biotechnology)
March 29, 2013
Abhijit Parolia is one of the top five students admitted to the Joint UBC/BCIT program over the past ten years. He already has co-authored three scientific papers and has kept a very high grade-point average in a very demanding program. Abhjit also volunteers for the Two World Cancer Collaboration… read more
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Student of the Year Award: Trisha Roberson (Physics)
March 30, 2012
This year’s Science Co-op Student of the Year recognizes an outstanding young physicist, Trisha Roberson (Honors Physics & Philosophy), who has stellar achievements in all areas in her academics, co-op work terms and UBC community. As one of the forerunners of the Max Planck Institutes &… read more