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Vicente Valenzuela, Physical Oceanography
In this series we are showcasing some of the incredible graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the EOAS department, along with a taste of what they're working on right now.
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Gwen Farmer, Geological Sciences
In this series we are showcasing some of the incredible graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the EOAS department, along with a taste of what they're working on right now.
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Shumin Li, Physical Oceanography
In this series we are showcasing some of the incredible graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the EOAS department, along with a taste of what they're working on right now.
βοΈ Grad students & postdocs β teach Earth & environmental science to international high schoolers in Vancouver this summer!
π July 20 β Aug 14, 2026
π° $4,000/half-course
π Masters/PhD quals or postdoc required
π© www.eoas.ubc.ca/about/job-opportunities
π Review begins April 15th
π UBC grad students β EOAS is hiring 2 GAAs to develop courses for the Vancouver Summer Program!
π Earth Systems & Change + Environment & Sustainability
β± AprβJun 2026 | ~4β5 hrs/week | 50 hrs total
π° $38.65/hr
π© www.eoas.ubc.ca/about/job-opportunities
π Review begins March 30th
π UBC is hiring a Lecturer in Geoscience, Environmental or Atmospheric Science!
π Vancouver | 3-year full-time role
π° $80β95k/year
π Min. Master's required
π
Deadline: April 12, 2026
Teach at one of the top Earth Science depts in the world!
π academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31781
PhD candidate Becca Beutel @bbeutel.bsky.social is presenting her research at #OSM2026 π
Her work explores how water mass dynamics shape inflow into semi-enclosed seas at the northern edge of the California Current System.
ποΈ Wednesday 24th February | 4β6pm
π Poster PI24D-1526 | Hall 4
PhD candidate Jose ValentΓ Muelas is presenting at #OSM26 π
His research focuses on polyester microfibres and how they move through estuarine environments.
ποΈ Feb 23 | 4β6pm
π Poster HC14B-0141 | Hall 4
Have a great presentation, Jose!
Join PhD Candidate in Oceanography Becca Beutel @bbeutel.bsky.social for her first research cruise on the La Perouse biochemical survey!
Spotting whales, dolphins, squid, pteropods... sounds like a pretty great first research cruise experience, even if we agree the night shift sounds a bit scary!
My paper with Susan Allen, @jilian0717.bsky.social, @jaytcullen.bsky.social, & @tiaanderlini.bsky.social is out! We show how Pacific source waters shape property flux into the Salish Sea, and separate dynamical vs property-driven changeβuseful for understanding coastal conditions in a changing ocean
The discovery of the first major lithium-bearing pegmatite in B.C. β and the geochemistry behind it β could help make Canada more self-sufficient in #criticalminerals resources.
@eoas.ubc.ca mineralogist Dr. Catriona Breasley discusses her discovery via @science.ubc.ca
medium.com/ubcscience/b...
UBC mineralogist Dr. Catriona Breasley has made the first significant discovery of #lithium in B.C. "There could be much bigger deposits out there,β she says. βWe just haven't found them yet." @eoas.ubc.ca
Learn more: bit.ly/4nPQOvV
youtu.be/SV3yY1aaW6M
Congratulations to EOAS Faculty Member Shandin on receiving this award from AGU for his excellent lecture last year.
More info on our website: https://www.eoas.ubc.ca/news/1762200557
Professor Prytulak dressed in a protective suit and hard at work in a clean lab doing chemistry
π Congratulations to PCIGRβs Julie Prytulak for being appointed as a #CanadaResearchChair Tier 1 in Isotope Geochemistry at #UBC, and for receiving $700,000 from #CFI-JELF!
Read more here: bit.ly/4ouwVeG
PCIGR is inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in High-Precision U-Pb #Geochronology!
Contribute to our U-Pb program and facilities while developing your own research program.
Details about the position at bit.ly/3K7KPVe
Contact us and apply now at pcigr@eoas.ubc.ca!
@pcigr.bsky.social @geochem-dweis.bsky.social
πͺ¨ First geochemical analyses of asteroid Bennu (Nature Astronomy)!
UBCβs Dr. Dominique Weis, Dr. Marghaleray Amini & Vivian Lai (PCIGR/EOAS) joined nearly 100 scientists showing Bennu formed >4.5B yrs agoβwith grains older than the Sun.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-025-02631-6
Colloquium is back!!
8 of our profs, with experience from over 20 years to under 2 weeks in the job.
Each with 8 minutes to weave a compelling scientific tale - not one to miss!
12pm for snacks, 12:30 for science. Tomorrow in ESB 5104 - see you there!
π A decade-long mystery solved: UBC-led researchers identified the bacteria behind sea star wasting disease (Vibrio pectenicida FHCF-3), published in Nature Ecology & Evolution.
A huge step for marine recovery. πͺΈπ
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-025-02797-2
Sign up now at the link in bio for the Certificate in Climate Studies and Action Welcome event next Thursday!
- Meet other students
- Learn about the program
- 18 Credits, open to any students from any undergraduate program who are interested in climate change
- Pizza! π
See you there :)
π Congratulations to Dr. Laura Lukes, second author of the paper awarded Outstanding Paper Award 2025 by the Journal of Geoscience Education!
You can find the paper here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1089999...
Three drillers have been freed from being trapped underground at the Red Chris Mine in northern B.C, a site transitioning from open-pit to block-cave mining.
@eoas.ubc.ca prof Dr. Erik Eberhardt discusses why mines are transitioning via @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
SEEKING: Canada Excellence Research Chair in Ocean Ecological Modelling. Joint position at @UBCoceans and @UBCeoas. Associate Professor/Professor (Tenure) position. DEADLINE: SEPT 11, 2025! https://ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcfacultyjobs/details/Canada-Excellence-Research-Chair-in-Ocean-Ecological-Modelling_JR21451
SEEKING: Canada Excellence Research Chair in Ocean Ecological Modelling. Joint position at @ubcoceans.bsky.social and @eoas.ubc.ca. Associate Professor/Professor (Tenure) position.
DEADLINE: SEPT 11, 2025!
ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcfac...
"This discovery highlights how little we know about viruses infecting invertebrates in general and oysters in particular," said senior author Dr. Curtis Suttle. @virosphere.bsky.social @eoas.ubc.ca @science.ubc.ca phys.org/news/2025-08... via @physorg
Pacific #oysters are the most widely farmed #shellfish in the world, but have been dying in large numbers. @news.ubc.ca's Dr. Curtis Suttle @virosphere.bsky.social, says that the reason for the die-off could be a previously unknown #virus. www.cbc.ca/player/play/... @science.ubc.ca @eoas.ubc.ca
π’ We are #HIRING for the position of Finance Manager! Job description and application portal in the link below.
Submissions accepted until September 7.
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π Big opportunity for ocean scientists!
UBC seeks a CERC in Ocean Ecological Modelling (Assoc/Full Prof, tenure).
π Lead global-impact ocean research.
Apply by Sept 12, 2025 β‘οΈ academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30204
#OceanScience #CERC #UBC #AcademicJobs
SEEKING: Canada Excellence Research Chair in #Ocean #Ecological #Modelling. #Professor or #Associateprofessor level with #tenure.
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@science.ubc.ca @eoas.ubc.ca
Thrilled to share that Dr. Susan Allen has been named a Fellow of the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society for her exceptional work in marine science & service to the field.
A huge congrats on this well-earned honour! ππ¦οΈ
POSTING: @ubcoceans.bsky.social and @eoas.ubc.ca are recruiting for a Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Ocean Ecological Modelling. Associate #Professor or Professor, with tenure.
Deadline: September 12, 2025
research.ubc.ca/media/file/c...