Supervisor Name: Xiaonan Lu Email: xiaonan.lu@ubc.ca Website: http://www.landfood.ubc.ca/person/xiaonan-­‐lu/ Research Topic #1: Characterization of the prevalence and antibiotic resistance of Campylobacter and Arcobacter in poultry products in Vancouver and British Columbia Research Topic #2: Development of microfluidic-­‐colorimetric biosensor for the detection of allergens and antibiotic residues in dairy products. ____________________ Supervisor Name: Rick Barichello Email: richard.barichello@ubc.ca Website: http://www.landfood.ubc.ca/directory/faculty/professors-­‐and-­‐instructors/rick-­‐
barichello Research Topic #1: Topic on economic issues related to the dairy sector, including but not restricted to Poland. Research Topic #2: Issues related to labour migration in Poland, from rural to urban areas, or from agriculture to the industrial sector. ____________________ Supervisor Name: Ronaldo Cerri Email: ronaldo.cerri@ubc.ca Website: http://www.landfood.ubc.ca/directory/faculty/professors-­‐and-­‐instructors/ronaldo-­‐
cerri Research Topic #1: Sustainable solutions to improve estrous detection and reproductive efficiency in dairy cows. ____________________ Supervisor Name: Siyun Wang Email: siyun.wang@ubc.ca Website: http://foodsafety.landfood.ubc.ca/ Research Topic #1: The prospective researcher will work in the Molecular Food Safety Laboratory (http://foodsafety.landfood.ubc.ca/ ) to develop innovative strategies to reduce foodborne pathogen contamination on fresh produce. ____________________ Supervisor Name: Tony Farrell Email: tony.farrell@ubc.ca Website: http://www.landfood.ubc.ca/person/anthony-­‐farrell/ Research Topic #1: We are a world leader in understanding why wild fish will suffer in a warmer global climate. We have numerous projects investigating how the heart's tolerance of heat is central to fish survival at high temperature. Supervisor Name: Sean Smukler Email: sean.smukler@ubc.ca Website: http://www.landfood.ubc.ca/person/sean-­‐smukler/ Research Topic #1: Linking high-­‐resolution remote sensing and field data to develop predictive hydrological models of agricultural field drainage for various management practices in the Delta, British Columbia. Supervisor Name: Andrew Black Email: andrew.black@ubc.ca Website: http://www.landfood.ubc.ca/person/andrew-­‐black/ Research Topic #1: CO2 emissions and concentrations associated with the use of plastic film mulches and low tunnels in agricultural crop production systems Research Topic #1: Interannual variability of net ecosystem production and water use in a 28-­‐
year-­‐old Douglas fir forest after nitrogen fertilization Supervisor Name: Simone Castellarin Email: simone.castellarin@ubc.ca Website: http://wine.landfood.ubc.ca/people/simone-­‐castellarin/ Research Topic #1: Effect of irrigation on gene expression and the aromatic components of white wine grapes. Supervisor Name: Rickey Yada Email: lfs.dean@ubc.ca Website: http://www.landfood.ubc.ca/person/rickey-­‐yada/ Research Topic #1: Investigation of membrane interactions of aspartic protease plant-­‐specific insert domains. Supervisor Name: Hannah Wittman Email: Hannah.wittman@ubc.ca Website: http://www.landfood.ubc.ca/person/hannah-­‐wittman/ Research Topic #1: Implementation of newly developed prototype farm management software
for monitoring the socio-ecological outcomes at the UBC farm. Head up development of new
modules for biodiversity and ecosystem service monitoring. Strong fluency in node.js and
Javascript required Research Topic #2: Undertake social surveys, workshops and focus groups with research groups,
field experts, and farmers to identify common needs and requirements for farm management.
Identify key knowledge gaps and knowledge transfer gaps. Design concept and plan for longterm multi-site data collection and management. Strong fluency in social science survey
techniques, user based design, product development and market research required.
_______________________________________________________