Rehan Sadiq’s, executive associate dean of the School of Engineering.

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to inform you that Professor Rehan Sadiq’s appointment as Executive Associate Dean of the School of Engineering has been extended for five years effective July 1, 2020.

Dr. Sadiq is a Professor in the School of Engineering at UBC Okanagan and was appointed Associate Dean of the School of Engineering on September 1, 2015.

In recognition of Dr. Sadiq’s role as Acting Dean in the absence of the Dean of Applied Science and his broader role and responsibility within the UBC Okanagan environment, his appointment was changed to Executive Associate Dean in April 2019. In this role, Dr. Sadiq has made significant contributions to the School and to the UBC Okanagan campus. His exceptional leadership, dedication and tireless efforts to ensure the success of the School has earned him the respect and trust of faculty, staff and students.

We are delighted that Dr. Sadiq has agreed to continue in this role and we look forward to continue working with him.

Best regards,

Ananya Mukherjee Reed
Provost and Vice-President Academic, UBC Okanagan

James Olson
Dean, Faculty of Applied Science

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At UBC Okanagan, the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, Faculty of Health and Social Development, and the School of Engineering established a joint-funding initiative with counterparts at the University of Exeter to increase the impact of research and education collaboration activities across the UK, North America and further afield. Through partnering in this way, both institutions can tackle challenges that could not be as effectively carried out by one partner on its own.

Fellowship awards, intended to seed new research opportunities, received a maximum of $5,000 / £3,000 allowing for travel between the University of Exeter and the University of British Columbia. Project Grants received a maximum of $20,000 / £12,500 to deliver a workshop, symposium, or collaborative project. Award recipients and projects are summarized below by Faculty.

Faculty of Health and Social Development

Fellowships

Ali McManus, UBC Okanagan
This fellowship aims to expand an existing research collaboration between Professors’ McManus, Barker and Bond exploring the impact of sitting and exercise on vascular and cardiometabolic outcomes in childhood and adolescence.  The long-term objectives are to create a dedicated Pediatric Inactivity Physiology Graduate Training Hub and to secure specific Canadian/UK research funding.

Greg duManoir, UBC Okanagan
This fellowship will help facilitate the development of an undergraduate student exchange between UBC and the University of Exeter. In the first instance, this Fellowship will provide the opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of the undergraduate programs at each institution with a specific focus on lab-based courses and competency-based learning.

Project Grants

Dominic Farris, University of Exeter, Brian Dalton and Chris McNeil, UBC Okanagan
Sensorimotor control of adaptation to wearable robotics (‘exoskeletons’) for assisting human movement and balance

Jonathan Little, UBC Okanagan and Francis Stephens, University of Exeter
The effect of ketone monoester supplementation on liver glucose output in patients with type 2 diabetes

Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies and Okanagan School of Education

Fellowships

Denise Kenney, FCCS and Michael Peace, University of Exeter
This collaboration will support the development of a practical book for performance training and accompanying online digital resource.

Charlotte Tupman, University of Exeter and Francisco Pena Fernandez, FCCS
This collaboration is related to ongoing research in religious cultures in medieval Spanish Historiography expanding on research in the Digital Humanities.

Melissa Jacques, FCCS and Laura Salisbury, University of Exeter
The purpose of this collaboration is to develop two courses in the Medical Humanities at UBC Okanagan through connecting with faculty members at the University of Exeter offering similar programs through the University of Exeter Welcome Centre leading to curriculum development and collaborative research.

Michael Treschow, FCCS and Paul Young, University of Exeter
This collaboration will extend joint capacity in the field of public humanities by developing a project to identify successful engagement and knowledge mobilization strategies.

Bryony Onciul, University of Exeter, Greg Garrard and Virginie Magnat, FCCS and Karen Ragoonaden, School of Education
This collaboration will further develop the ongoing Culture, Creativity, Health and Wellbeing project and will, among other opportunities, allow for Professor Onciul to engage with community sites in the Okanagan regarding TRC commitments and to contribute to course delivery with the Okanagan School of Education.

Project Grant

Bryony Onciul and Marisa Lazzari, University of Exeter; Greg Garrard and Virginie Magnat, FCCS and Karen Ragoonaden, School of Education
Connecting strands on current Indigenous realities in the Americas: an interdisciplinary workshop on traditional territories, extractivism and narratives of reconciliation in North and South America

School of Engineering

Fellowships

Lukas Bichler, UBC Okanagan and Shaowei Zhang, University of Exeter
Exploring common areas of interest related to graphene-based application in light alloys, this fellowship brings together the pioneering work at UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering in graphene-based materials and the surface-science research expertise at the University of Exeter with the intent to develop collaborations for application in theoretical and industrial projects.

Joshua Brinkerhoff, UBC Okanagan and David Moxey, University of Exeter
This collaboration will explore the use of liquid Hydrogen and other complex fuels as green aviation fuel. This collaboration involves co-supervision of a UBC Okanagan doctoral student and Prof. Moxey from the University of Exeter contributing to a directed studies course at UBC Okanagan.

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With COVID-19’s impact on the Canadian economy, a greater than usual number of engineering co-op students are currently available. Faculty members are encouraged to consider hiring UBCO engineering students for remote research opportunities this summer.

Do you need help with a research project? And can this research be completed remotely? If so, there are students available who would value an exciting research experience.

The co-op work term can now be as short as 8 weeks, or 280 total hours, to assist during the current coronavirus outbreak. Work can be completed as part-time work from May through August, or as full-time work for 8 weeks starting as late as July 6. This concession increases the affordability of hiring a co-op student. Faculty are also eligible to apply for two different funding options from:

• Applied Science Dean’s Office Subsidy
  $2,500 per engineering co-op student hired for research co-op positions. All APSC faculty are eligible until funds are exhausted. This funding is not available if NSERC USRA, WLIURA, or UBCO IUSRA funding has been received.
• International Student Co-op Hiring Grant
  50 per cent of the student’s salary up to a maximum of $5,000 per international co-op student hired. All faculty are eligible to apply if hiring an international student.

Additional funding may also be available from Student Work Placement Program (SWPP) partners, such as Empowering Futures, ECO Canada and Biotalent.

Students must be paid at least minimum wage ($13.85/hr currently, and $14.60/hr as of June 1, 2020). Given a shortened work term and potential funding options, you can hire a co-op student for approximately $2,000 this summer.

Also, note that students from UBCO’s interdisciplinary co-op program are also available for research positions with faculty. International student hires from this program will be eligible for the International Student Co-op Hiring Grant.

For more information on co-op hiring or funding available, please contact Sarah Nhan at sarah.nhan@ubc.ca.

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