Graduate Student Profiles
Why UBC Physics & Astronomy?
Hear what these students say, and click on each profile to explore the student's experience. Also, learn more about why people choose grad school at UBC - visit the UBC graduate school website.
Félix Cormier
I was drawn to the strong research team in the UBC group of the ATLAS experiment, as well as to the beautiful province of British Columbia which I get to enjoy whenever I am not working
Jonathan Doucette
As someone who was born and raised in Vancouver, UBC was always on my mind as a potential university which I would like to study at. I was sold on UBC during high school when I attended an Engineering Physics open house session, and the rest is history.
Deborah Good
My program, and in particular my research group, is an excellent opportunity to do some of the best and most exciting science in my field. It’s not an exaggeration to say that CHIME/FRB is totally changing the face of the fast radio burst field and very few places can say that.
Adam Dvorak
[It was] the challenging, supportive, collaborative research environment that really made me want to stay (in UBC) after my undergraduate degree.
Helena Koniar
The medical physics faculty have a very wide range of research interests...The medical physics program is very well connected with lots of external institutions including TRIUMF, BC Cancer Agency, and Vancouver General Hospital, and has many collaborations with other universities
Xunyu Liang
My research requires a broad knowledge of miscellaneous subfields in physics including cosmology, particle physics, and condensed matter physics. In additional to its prestigious cosmology team, UBC also has close collaboration with TRIUMF and QMI
Cassandra Miller
I have to admit that I was initially attracted to the beautiful campus and the possibility of spending my graduate degree hiking and studying at the beach! UBC is also a world-renowned institution and is performing cutting edge research in my field, so the choice was easy for me
Sarah Morris
UBC has a Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs (CAMPEP) accredited Medical Physics program, one of only a few in Canada
Mengxing Na
The University of British Columbia is one of the best schools in Canada, and as such, it attracts many members from the international community of academics. Alongside an excellent education, one receives rich opportunities to network and collaborate with academics around the world
Andrew Robertson
Everyone told me that as a graduate student, your relationship with your supervisor was the most important thing. I really took that to heart. The calibre of faculty here is very high
Dominique Trischuk
I chose UBC because the ATLAS group is one of the best in Canada and has an amazing team of professors, post-docs and graduate students all working together to make important contributions to the ATLAS collaboration
David Wakeham
My supervisor is a leading scholar in the field, and part of the Simons Foundation It From Qubit collaboration, an international/interdisciplinary network with nodes all over the world and opportunities for travel and research