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A diverse range of highly ranked programs
With access to master’s and doctoral degrees through nine departments and 350 research groups, our graduate students work with world-class faculty to explore the basic sciences, and to pursue interdisciplinary and applied research across departments and units. ÑÇÖÞÌìÌÃ’s research excellence in environmental science, math, physics, plant and animal science, computer science, geology and biology is consistently rated best in Canada by international and national ranking agencies.
Committed to outstanding graduate training
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Science houses a wide range of prestigious NSERC Collaborative Research and Training Experience and related industry programs: from atmospheric aerosols to high-throughput biology, from biodiversity research and ecosystems services to plant cell wall biosynthesis, from quantum science and new materials to applied geochemistry. The options for enriched graduate training in industry related fields are almost endless.
World-class research infrastructure
Our affiliated institutes and centres include ÑÇÖÞÌìÌÃ's Michael Smith Laboratories, Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, Biodiversity Research Centre, Life Sciences Institute, Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences, Mineral Deposit Research Unit, and TRIUMF, Canada’s national laboratory for particle and nuclear physics.
Top research talent
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Science boasts more than 50 Canada Research Chairs, 12 fellows of the Royal Society of London, and has been home to two Nobel Laureates. Our graduate students have won 15 prestigious Vanier Scholarships.
A diverse, supportive community of scholars
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Science is committed to excellence, collaboration and inclusion. Women account for 41 per cent of the Faculty's graduate enrollments, and the percentage of international students has increased to 50 per cent over the past decade.
Mission
Research Centres
Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology
Computational Sciences and Mathematics
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
- Lithoprobe: Canada's National Geoscience Project
Genomics and Biological Sciences
- Geomatics for Informed Decisions Network
Human-Computer Interaction
- Vancouver Institute for Visual Analytics
Life Sciences
Chemistry and Materials Science
Physics
- ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà ATLAS Project at Large Hadron Collider
Sustainability
Research Facilities
Designed to inspire collaboration and creativity across disciplines, the (ESB) lies at the heart of the science precinct on ÑÇÖÞÌìÌÃ’s Vancouver Campus. The $75 million facility is home to Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Statistics, the Pacific Institute of the Mathematical Sciences, and the dean’s office of the Faculty of Science. ESB’s teaching facilities will help Canada meet the challenges of a transforming and growing resource sector. Just as importantly, the researchers and students working and learning in the facility will offer a valuable flow of well-trained talent, new ideas, and fresh professional perspectives to industry.
Research Highlights
Receiving more than $120 million in annual research funding, ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Science faculty members conduct top-tier research in the life, physical, earth and computational sciences. Their discoveries help build our understanding of natural laws—driving insights into sustainability, biodiversity, human health, nanoscience and new materials, probability, artificial intelligence, exoplanets and a wide range of other areas.
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Graduate Degree Programs
Recent Publications
This is an incomplete sample of recent publications in chronological order by ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà faculty members with a primary appointment in the Faculty of Science.
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Doctoral Citations
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| 2010 | Dr. Batty developed new techniques to simulate liquids, particularly for use in visual effects where his methods have been used in some of the biggest films of the last few years. His contributions span highly viscous flows, surface tension, splashing, and interactions with objects. | Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Barnes studied the emplacement mechanisms and trace-element geochemical signatures of a swarm of lithium-rich, highly evolved magmatic dikes in the Northwest Territories. She also developed a method for lithium isotopic analysis of these rocks. Her thesis provides a cohesive assessment of pegmatite magma geochemical evolution. | Doctor of Philosophy in Geological Sciences (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Louidor studied various mathematical models of digital storage systems, with a view to rigorously estimating and computing the maximum amount of information they can hold. His research gives a better understanding of the line between what can and cannot be achieved, when designing such a system. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Condotta studied the functional characteristics of a protein from the West Nile virus. West Nile virus causes a potentially fatal infection and is of great public health concern globally. Dr Condotta's work defined a novel molecular mechanism for regulation of this protein that will provide new targets for the development of antivirals. | Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology and Immunology (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Ma developed an efficient way to generate porous nanomaterials in the solid state to study their potential application in the storage of hydrogen gas. This is one of the leading candidates as an energy carrier of the future due to its high energy content and clean burning nature. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Gaudet explored a potential therapy for peripheral nerve injury in rodents. He found that the molecule galectin-1 is crucial for development of connections in the spinal cord, and that the protein may impact nerve repair by recruiting immune cells. These results suggest that galectin-1 could benefit humans after peripheral nerve or spinal cord injury. | Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Weber worked toward pushing back boundaries limiting the amount of information obtainable by the interaction of light and matter by using evolutionary computing. The information obtained was in turn used to better understand non-gas matter, known as the condensed phase, and the effect of such phases on individual molecules. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. van Straaten studied the geology of ancient diamond-bearing volcanic rocks at the Victor Mine in Northern Ontario, and provided models for how these volcanic systems erupted. The research highlights the similarities between common present-day volcanoes and diamond-bearing volcanic rocks, and will aid the ongoing worldwide search for diamond mines. | Doctor of Philosophy in Geological Sciences (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Kindrachuk investigated antibiotic resistance in the Cystic Fibrosis pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa. She identified over 100 genes capable of affecting aminoglycoside resistance in this organism. Her work highlights the complexity of drug-bacterial interactions, a concept that is becoming increasingly important in pharmaceutical development. | Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology and Immunology (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Zarate developed mathematical tools and methods that allow for the variational treatment of inverse and homogenization problems in certain types of partial differential equations. Such problems play an important role in modern science and engineering. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (PhD) |