Solutions Scholars Alumni
2023-2024
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Tiago Bonomo
Solutions Scholar
Alumni, Vancouver School of Economics
I recently earned my PhD from UBC's Vancouver School of Economics. I have obtained my MA and BA degrees in Economics at the Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Brazilian School of Economics and Finance (FGV EPGE). In September 2024, I joined Industrial Economics (IEc) as an Associate. In the…
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Kyle (Kylie) Saira Clark
Masters Student
School of Community and Regional Planning
Kylie Clark is a second-year Master’s of Community and Regional Planning student focusing on urban resiliency to climate change. With an undergraduate and professional background in architecture, Kylie approaches the challenge of climate change adaptation with a human-centered, nature-based design…
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Cuiyi Fei
PhD Student or Candidate
Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
I'm a PhD candidate in atmospheric science supervised by Prof. Rachel White at Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences. In the past three years I've been focusing on the mechanism of quasi-stationary Rossby waves, and how they may drive the persistent extreme weather events in the…
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Kaushal Gnyawali
PhD Student or Candidate
School of Engineering (UBCO)
Kaushal Gnyawali is a Geotechnical engineer. His Ph.D. focuses on mitigating post-wildfire debris flow hazards on fans of small watersheds with deflection berms and ditches. He is partnering with the BC Ministry of Forests, several First Nations in south-central BC, and industry for this research…
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Miah Godek
PhD Student or Candidate
Forest and Conservation Sciences
I'm a second-year PhD student working with Dr. Danielle Ignace in Forest and Conservation Sciences. I am originally from the Seattle area and completed an undergraduate degree in Environmental Science, with a minor in Philosophy, at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta. Afterwards I attended…
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Amir Hassanpour
PhD Student or Candidate
Civil Engineering
Amir Hassanpour is currently a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Civil Engineering at UBC. His primary research interest is the emerging transportation technology and policies to create an equitable and sustainable transportation system. He strongly believes that a multimodal street is a livable…
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Daniel Sax
PhD Student or Candidate
Forest Resources Management (Urban Natures Lab)
Daniel is a PhD student researching at the intersection of urban forestry and environmental justice. Following an undergraduate degree in Sociology and some time working as an arborist and horticulturist, Daniel joined the Urban Natures Lab hoping to learn more about the relationships between…
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Steffani Singh
Masters Student
Biology (UBCO)
I am in the first year of my MSc in Biology at UBC Okanagan under the supervision of Dr. Karen Hodges. My master’s research aims to uncover if and how owls in the Okanagan Valley use burned forests of varying post-fire ages. I'm passionate about wildlife conservation, especially…
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Amit Sinha
PhD Student or Candidate
Civil Engineering
I am a dedicated professional with a strong academic foundation and passion for environmental and civil engineering. Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Hydrotechnical Engineering specialization, at University of British Columbia under the guidance of Prof. Barbara Lence. My research…
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Katherine White
PhD Student or Candidate
School of Population and Public Health
I am a PhD student in the School of Population and Public Health, supervised by Dr. Michael Brauer. My thesis project aims to explore the role of the built environment and housing characteristics, on both indoor heat exposure and social isolation, to better understand vulnerability to adverse heat…