Yang Liu
Graduate Program: PhD
Supervisor: Yousry A. El-Kassaby
Country of Origin: China
Yang Liu was drawn to UBC Forestry by its high academic profile and state-of-the-art facilities. His research focuses on an analysis of molecular regulation of seed dormancy in conifer and other species.
Xinxin Zhu
Graduate Program: Master of Forestry
Country of Origin: Beijing, China
Xinxin completed a Master of Forestry through the Faculty of Forestry at UBC. She decided on this program because she has a passion for forestry related issues.
Suborna Shekhor Ahmed
Graduate Program: PhD
Supervisors: Dr. Valerie M LeMay and Dr. Gary Bull
Country of Origin: Bangladesh
Suborna is a PhD student from Bangladesh where she studied statistics at the University of Dhaka. She came to UBC Forestry to study in the biometrics lab where she is working on quantifying the impacts of tree breeding on three spruce species.
Richard Schuster
Graduate Program: PhD
Supervisor: Peter Arcese
Country of Origin: Austria
Richard came to UBC to pursue a PhD in Forestry. He was drawn to the place during his Masters research, which took him on fieldwork to Southeastern BC. Richard appreciates UBC Forestry’s unique conservation oriented research areas and the approachable faculty members.
Martin van Leeuwen
Graduate Program: PhD
Supervisor: Nicholas Coops
Country of Origin: Netherlands
Martin is a PhD student at UBC Forestry who is originally from the Netherlands. Martin chose UBC Forestry to do research because the Faculty provided the opportunity to combine skills in multiple disciplines.
Juan Chen (Candice)
Graduate Program: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. John Innes
Region of Interest: China
Candice’s study investigated the challenges facing the adoption of sustainable forest management and forest certification in China.
Ajith Chandran
Graduate Program: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. John Innes
Region of Interest: India and Canada
Country of Origin: India
Ajith’s research focuses on understanding the complexities and finding solutions to improve communications between stakeholders. Ajith is currently undertaking a comprehensive doctoral research comparing communications in community forestry in India and Canada.
Ana Elia Ramon Hidalgo
Graduate Program: PhD
Supervisors: Dr. Rob Kozak and Dr. Howie Harshaw
Region of Interest: Ghana
Country of Origin: Spain
Ana Elia’s research explores how the influences of social networks, trust, common norms, and gender issues affect community empowerment of ecotourism projects in the Volta Region of Ghana.
Estefania Alejandra Milla Moreno
Program of Study: MSc
Supervisor: Dr. Robert Guy
Country of Origin: Santiago, Chile
Estafania chose UBC Faculty of Forestry because of its academic excellence and the programs it has to offer. Also, because Vancouver is a beautiful city there are plenty of opportunities to explore the forests in British Columbia and observe the wildlife.
Carolina Chanis
Program of Study: MSc
Country of Origin: Panama
Carolina completed her BSc at UBC and was also in the Life Sciences Co-op program. She also completed her MSc in the Faculty of Forestry at UBC.