PCIGR welcomes NSERC President

May 26, 2022

PCIGR Director Dr. Dominique Weis, along with team members and graduate students, welcomed NSERC President Dr. Alejandro Adem and an entourage of UBC Science and Applied Science faculty members for a tour of the labs and a discussion about research, HQP support and funding.

The entourage included Mark MacLachlan (Chemistry; Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies), Rachel Fernandez (Microbiology; Associate Vice President Research and Innovation), Matthew Evenden (Geography), Purang Abolmaesumi (Electrical Engineering), Warren Poole (Materials Engineering), Walter Merida (Mechanical Engineering), and Megan Griffith (NSERC Pacific regional office).

Photo of PCIGR members with NSERC President Alejandro Adem during a tour of PCIGR
L-R: Marg Amini, Dave Daquioag, Brooke Hoppstock-Mattson (PhD candidate), Alice Chang, Corey Wall, President Alejandro Adem, Dominique Weis, Kathy Gordon, Vivian Lai, Dylan Spence (PhD candidate).
Photo of Dominique providing a brief history of PCIGR during a VIP tour
Dominique provides a brief history of PCIGR.
Photo of Marg explaining how laser ablation and quadrupole ICP-MS works during a VIP tour
Marg explains how the laser ablation and quadrupole ICP-MS works.
Photo of Dave discussing sample preparation for radiogenic isotopic analyses during a VIP tour
Dave illustrates the fine details of preparing samples for radiogenic isotopic analyses.
Photo of Brooke discussing her research project during a VIP tour of PCIGR
Brooke highlights her research project involving trace elemental and isotopic analyses of honey.
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