Raju Ahmed Receives 2024 Sandy Lapsky Award
We are pleased to announce the recipient of the 2024 Sandy Lapsky Award is hydro-geomorphology Masters student Raju Ahmed.
Congratulations to our 2024 Teaching Assistant Award recipients
The UBC Department of Geography extends its enthusiastic congratulations to three exceptional Teaching Assistants receiving the 2024 TA Award: David Puhl, Erika Siao and Rachel Stern.
Cutting edge river science and engineering tools in action: The Hassan lab’s LegoFlume launches
Dean Clare Haru Crowston recently attended the unveiling of the LegoFlume, the latest accomplishment of the research group in Dr. Marwan Hassan’s geomorphology and hydrology laboratory. The first-of-its-kind in Canada, this artificial river channel will serve as a crucial tool for research furthering the understanding of the effects of climate change and land management on river systems.
Geography technicians Rick Ketler and Katrin Tanner get set to launch LegoFlume
Flume lab Research Project Manager Rick Ketler and Engineering Technician Katrin Tanner are close to seeing two years of design and prototyping come together into the operational launch of the “Lego” flume.
Suman Bhattacharyya receives 2023 Sandy Lapsky Award
We are pleased to announce that PhD candidate Suman Bhattacharyya is the recipient of the 2023 Sandy Lapsky Award. Established in 2022, this award honours outstanding international graduate students in UBC’s Geography department.
Dr. Marwan Hassan named 2023 AGU Fellow
Dr. Marwan Hassan, esteemed geomorphologist and faculty member, has been named a Union Fellow by the American Geophysical Union (AGU). A long-standing faculty member and former Director, Dr. Hassan (he/him) has been with the Department of Geography since 2003. A specialist in the routing of water and sediment and their associated channel characteristics, Dr. Hassan’s […]
BC Knowledge Development Fund invests in river project
Led by Dr. Marwan Hassan, the experimental Fluvial Landscapes Platform (LegoFlume) will explore the impact of climate change on waterways.
Marwan Hassan awarded international prize
The Qian Ning International Prize for Erosion and Sedimentation Technology was awarded in September.
What is Geography? with Dr. Marwan Hassan
“Geography means to me landscape, human-physical environment, working on the interface between human and physical geography.”
Marwan Hassan’s Extension of Headship to 2017
Professor Marwan Hassan’s appointment as Head of the Department of Geography has been extended to June 2017! Since his appointment in July 2012, Marwan Hassan has garnered immense support from students, staff, and faculty for his enthusiastic involvement in running the department.