News and events
News
- Frank van Veggel - Chemistry - May, 2013We are pleased to announce that Dr. Frank van Veggel, Department of Chemistry, has received the 2013 Craigdarroch Award for Excellence in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Congratulations!
- Pauline van den Driessche - Mathematics and Statistics - May, 2013
Pauline van den Driessche was recently awarded the 2013 Craigdarroch Gold Medal for Career Achievement (in research). This is thought to be Uvic's most prestigious internal research award. Congratulations Pauline!
- Alexandre Brolo & Francis Nano - April, 2013
SFU hopes to put 'lab on a chip' tests onto smartphones
The Vancouver Sun is reporting on recipients of Grand Challenges Canada grants. The funding recipients include UVic researchers Alexandre Brolo and Francis Nano, who are developing innovative disease diagnostics and preventions. Read More.
- 2012-13 Faculty of Science award winners
The 2012-13 Faculty of Science Award winners were recently announced:
Faculty of Science Award for Excellence in Teaching Dr. Scott McIndoe, Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science Award for Excellence in Research Dr. Pavel Kovtun, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Faculty of Science Award for Excellence in Service Dr. Jody Spence, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
A reception will be held in the fall to honor these recipients.
- Sarah Thornton - Earth and Ocean Sciences - March, 2013
UVic teacher among 18 educators doing research aboard ocean drilling ship
Sarah Thornton is one of two Canadian educators aboard a scientific vessel. The “School of Rock” is a professional development program hosted aboard the JOIDES Resolution, where 18 teachers are using the same laboratories, tools, samples and data as researchers aboard the ship. UVic News
- Pauline van den Driessche - Mathematics and Statistics - March, 2013Pauline van den Driessche was recently elected SIAM Fellow, Class of 2013. Click here to read more.
- Andrew Weaver - Earth and Ocean Sciences - March, 2013It's coal, stupid
A columnist for the Toronoto Sun has written an opinion piece about how the media is obsessed with oil and how it affects climate change, but that the far bigger threat to global warming is coal. The columnist mentions the UVic study released last year. Toronto Sun. - Michael Whiticar - Earth and Ocean Sciences - March, 2013
Trustworthy information on energy issues
From fuel cells to fracking, tailpipes to pipelines, debates both public and political are raging acrossthe province over energy issues. Recognizing a need for an easily accessible, independent source ofinformation on energy, Dr. Michael Whiticar (earth and ocean sciences) set out to create anextensive, comprehensive assemblage of unbiased information on BC energy sources, types andissues. He believes he’s accomplished that with the new website: www.energybc.ca. Read More
- Higgs boson research takes another step forwardAn Associated Press article that is appearing around the world is reporting that scientists are confident the particle discovered last summer at the Large Hadron Collider is a Higgs boson. Although scientists have identified more properties of the new particle, more analysis is required to verify if it is the predicted Higgs boson. Data analysis is being conducted at UVic. Read More
Events
Featured news and Events
Faculty of Science Honours Fest
The Faculty of Science recently hosted the 2nd annual Honours Fest. Fifty-one particiants displayed posters and welcomed questions from the general public, staff, students and faculty. After careful deliberation, the following winners were chosen:
| 1st Place | Jennifer Evancio | Biochemistry-Microbiology |
| 2nd Place | Connor Bottrell | Physics-Astronomy |
| 3rd Place | Johanna Berry | Biology |
| Honourable Mention | Rob Mackenzie | Biochemistry-Microbiology |
| Honourable Mention | Debra Wertman | Biology |
| Honourable Mention | Jessamyn Logan | Chemistry |
| Honourable Mention | Stephanie Yurchak | Mathematics-Statistics |
| Honourable Mention | Andrew Robertson | Physics-Astronomy |
| Honourable Mention | Pearce Luck | School of Earth and Ocean Sciences |
Congratulations to all for a job well done! Please enjoy these photos from this event. Read More
Dean Rob Lipson with Jennifer Evancio
Dean with Connor Bottrell

Dean Rob Lipson with Johanna Berry
Dean Rob Lipson with Rob Mackenzie

Dean Rob Lipson with Debra Wertman
Dean Rob Lipson with Jessamyn Logan

Dean Rob Lipson with Stephanie Yurchak
Dean Rob Lipson with Andrew Robertson

Dean Rob Lipson with Pearce Luck
Poster Session

Poster Session
Poster Session

Poster Session
