UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 29/09/2026 🧑🔬 The Scientist | The Science 🔬 Spenser Platt, Oceanography In this series we are showcasing some of the incredible graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the EOAS department, along with a taste of what they're working on right now. 001
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 23/09/2026 🧑🔬 The Scientist | The Science 🔬 Caroline Webber, Atmospheric Sciences In this series we are showcasing some of the incredible graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the EOAS department, along with a taste of what they're working on right now. 000
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 18/09/2026Just published in Nature Water: Associate Professor of Hydrology Ali Ameli and co-authors discovered that most rivers in the world don't respond to rainfall the same way twice. But BC's West Coast rivers are a global outlier! www.eoas.ubc.ca/news/1789582149 @ali-ameli.bsky.social 001
Reposted by UBC EOASUBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 14/09/2026A global analysis of catchments underscores the complexities of modelling river fun off and flooding—and provides new tools for hydrologists. @eoas.ubc.ca science.ubc.ca/news/2026-09...science.ubc.caWhy most rivers don’t respond to storms the same way twiceA global analysis of catchments underscores the complexities of modelling river run off and flooding—and provides new tools for hydrologists. 001
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 16/09/2026 🧑🔬 The Scientist | The Science 🔬 Maxwell Porter, Geological Sciences In this series we are showcasing some of the incredible graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the EOAS department, along with a taste of what they're working on right now. 000
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 15/09/2026Atmospheric Sciences PhD Student Missy Westland is halfway through an expedition to The Arctic Ocean onboard the Oden icebreaker! You can follow the experiences of the meteorology team onboard on their blog: www.su.se/english/divi...su.seThe AO26 Blog: The expedition Arctic Ocean 2026 - Stockholms universitet 020
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 09/09/2026 🧑🔬 The Scientist | The Science 🔬 Rossana Borelli, Geological Sciences In this series we are showcasing some of the incredible graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the EOAS department, along with a taste of what they're working on right now. 000
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 04/09/2026We're hiring! EOAS at UBC is seeking a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in U-Pb Geochronology. Join Canada's top-ranked Earth Sciences department! Applications close Oct 14, 2026. ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ub… 000
Reposted by UBC EOASBecca Beutel @bbeutel.bsky.social · 17/08/2026That’s a wrap on my 3rd year co-teaching @eoas.ubc.ca's Vancouver Summer Program! From 15 students in year 1 to 42 this year, from all over the world and varied programs, + developing a new Sustainability course — it’s been a great way to develop my teaching 🧑🏫🌎 Exhausting, but very rewarding. 131
Reposted by UBC EOASUBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 17/08/2026Mercury is the only known planet other than Earth that has both a global magnetic field and a field created by magnetized rocks in the crust. New research by UBC Earth scientists is detangling Mercury’s magnetic mysteries. In @pnas.org @eoas.ubc.ca doi.org/10.1073/pnas... 033
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 02/09/2026 🧑🔬 The Scientist | The Science 🔬 Taylor Moon, Geophysics In this series we are showcasing some of the incredible graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the EOAS department, along with a taste of what they're working on right now. 001
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 26/08/2026 🧑🔬 The Scientist | The Science 🔬 Dana Halay, Oceanography In this series we are showcasing some of the incredible graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the EOAS department, along with a taste of what they're working on right now. 011
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 19/08/2026 🧑🔬 The Scientist | The Science 🔬 Pablo Chang Huang Arias, Geophysics In this series we are showcasing some of the incredible graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the EOAS department, along with a taste of what they're working on right now. 000
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 12/08/2026 🧑🔬 The Scientist | The Science 🔬 Marisa Edocia, Geological Engineering In this series we are showcasing some of the incredible graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the EOAS department, along with a taste of what they're working on right now. 000
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 05/08/2026 🧑🔬 The Scientist | The Science 🔬 Ben Eaton, Geological Sciences In this series we are showcasing some of the incredible graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the EOAS department, along with a taste of what they're working on right now. 000
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 29/07/2026 🧑🔬 The Scientist | The Science 🔬 Helen Weierbach, Geological Sciences In this series we are showcasing some of the incredible graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the EOAS department, along with a taste of what they're working on right now. 000
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 22/07/2026 🧑🔬 The Scientist | The Science 🔬 Parth Pokar, Geophysics In this series we are showcasing some of the incredible graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the EOAS department, along with a taste of what they're working on right now. 000
Reposted by UBC EOASUBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 20/05/2026“These early herders didn’t put all their eggs in one basket,” said geochemist Dr. Kendra Chritz of UBC’s Dept of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences. Instead, they kept eating a wide mix of foods—fish, wild animals & plants—alongside livestock for at least 1,000 years. @eoas.ubc.ca bit.ly/4uqWaSGscience.ubc.caEven after adopting cattle, early herders kept hunting and gatheringEastern Africa’s earliest livestock herders continued fishing, hunting and gathering for centuries, which may have helped them adapt to a changing climate. 011
Reposted by UBC EOASUBC Oceans @ubcoceans.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Drs. Villy Christensen, Evgeny Pakhomov, and Curtis Suttle have been awarded a combined $850,000+ in research funding from @NSERC Discovery Research Program. @ecopath.bsky.social @science.ubc.ca @eoas.ubc.ca oceans.ubc.ca/2026/07/07/i...oceans.ubc.caIOF Members Receive NSERC Discovery Grants for Long-Term Research Projects | Institute for the Oceans and FisheriesDrs. Villy Christensen, Evgeny Pakhomov, and Curtis Suttle have been awarded a combined $850,000+ in research funding from the Government of Canada. 022
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 15/07/2026🧑🔬 The Scientist | The Science 🔬 Katia Ossetchkina, Geological Engineering In this series we are showcasing some of the incredible graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the EOAS department, along with a taste of what they're working on right now. 030
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 08/07/2026 🧑🔬 The Scientist | The Science 🔬 Aidan Parfett, Oceanography In this series we are showcasing some of the incredible graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the EOAS department, along with a taste of what they're working on right now. 010
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 01/07/2026 🧑🔬 The Scientist | The Science 🔬 Shannon McClish, Oceanography In this series we are showcasing some of the incredible graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the EOAS department, along with a taste of what they're working on right now. 031
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 24/06/2026 🧑🔬 The Scientist | The Science 🔬 Filippo Cicchetti, Geophysics In this series we are showcasing some of the incredible graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the EOAS department, along with a taste of what they're working on right now. 020
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 17/06/2026 🧑🔬 The Scientist | The Science 🔬 Heather Gordon, Oceanography In this series we are showcasing some of the incredible graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the EOAS department, along with a taste of what they're working on right now. 020
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 10/06/2026 🧑🔬 The Scientist | The Science 🔬 Raul Benjimin Mendoza, Geophysics In this series we are showcasing some of the incredible graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the EOAS department, along with a taste of what they're working on right now. 020
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 03/06/2026 🧑🔬 The Scientist | The Science 🔬 Qi Yang, Oceanography In this series we are showcasing some of the incredible graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the EOAS department, along with a taste of what they're working on right now. 082
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 27/05/2026 🧑🔬 The Scientist | The Science 🔬 Bruno Rodrigues, Geological Engineering In this series we are showcasing some of the incredible graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the EOAS department, along with a taste of what they're working on right now. 010
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 20/05/2026 🧑🔬 The Scientist | The Science 🔬 Kelly Frank, Oceanography In this series we are showcasing some of the incredible graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the EOAS department, along with a taste of what they're working on right now. 010
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 13/05/2026 🧑🔬 The Scientist | The Science 🔬 Zekai Chen, Engineering In this series we are showcasing some of the incredible graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the EOAS department, along with a taste of what they're working on right now. 020
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 06/05/2026 🧑🔬 The Scientist | The Science 🔬 Cara James, Geophysics In this series we are showcasing some of the incredible graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the EOAS department, along with a taste of what they're working on right now. 030
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 29/04/2026 🧑🔬 The Scientist | The Science 🔬 Sacchi Pillai, Biological Oceanography In this series we are showcasing some of the incredible graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the EOAS department, along with a taste of what they're working on right now. 010
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 22/04/2026 🧑🔬 The Scientist | The Science 🔬 Becca Beutel, Physical Oceanography In this series we are showcasing some of the incredible graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the EOAS department, along with a taste of what they're working on right now. 021
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 15/04/2026 🧑🔬 The Scientist | The Science 🔬 Vicente Valenzuela, Physical Oceanography In this series we are showcasing some of the incredible graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the EOAS department, along with a taste of what they're working on right now. 010
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 08/04/2026 🧑🔬 The Scientist | The Science 🔬 Gwen Farmer, Geological Sciences In this series we are showcasing some of the incredible graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the EOAS department, along with a taste of what they're working on right now. 030
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 01/04/2026 🧑🔬 The Scientist | The Science 🔬 Shumin Li, Physical Oceanography In this series we are showcasing some of the incredible graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the EOAS department, along with a taste of what they're working on right now. 010
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 25/03/2026☀️ Grad students & postdocs — teach Earth & environmental science to international high schoolers in Vancouver this summer! 🌊 July 20 – Aug 14, 2026 💰 $4,000/half-course 🎓 Masters/PhD quals or postdoc required 📩 www.eoas.ubc.ca/about/job-opportunities 🗓 Review begins April 15th 000
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 24/03/2026🌍 UBC grad students — EOAS is hiring 2 GAAs to develop courses for the Vancouver Summer Program! 📚 Earth Systems & Change + Environment & Sustainability ⏱ Apr–Jun 2026 | ~4–5 hrs/week | 50 hrs total 💰 $38.65/hr 📩 www.eoas.ubc.ca/about/job-opportunities 🗓 Review begins March 30th 020
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 24/03/2026🌍 UBC is hiring a Lecturer in Geoscience, Environmental or Atmospheric Science! 📍 Vancouver | 3-year full-time role 💰 $80–95k/year 🎓 Min. Master's required 📅 Deadline: April 12, 2026 Teach at one of the top Earth Science depts in the world! 🔗 academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31781 000
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 20/02/2026PhD candidate Becca Beutel @bbeutel.bsky.social is presenting her research at #OSM2026 🌊 Her work explores how water mass dynamics shape inflow into semi-enclosed seas at the northern edge of the California Current System. 🗓️ Wednesday 24th February | 4–6pm 📍 Poster PI24D-1526 | Hall 4 030
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 20/02/2026PhD candidate Jose Valentí Muelas is presenting at #OSM26 🌊 His research focuses on polyester microfibres and how they move through estuarine environments. 🗓️ Feb 23 | 4–6pm 📍 Poster HC14B-0141 | Hall 4 Have a great presentation, Jose! 031
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 03/12/2025Join PhD Candidate in Oceanography Becca Beutel @bbeutel.bsky.social for her first research cruise on the La Perouse biochemical survey! Spotting whales, dolphins, squid, pteropods... sounds like a pretty great first research cruise experience, even if we agree the night shift sounds a bit scary! 011
Reposted by UBC EOASBecca Beutel @bbeutel.bsky.social · 27/11/2025My paper with Susan Allen, @jilian0717.bsky.social, @jaytcullen.bsky.social, & @tiaanderlini.bsky.social is out! We show how Pacific source waters shape property flux into the Salish Sea, and separate dynamical vs property-driven change—useful for understanding coastal conditions in a changing oceanbg.copernicus.orgWater property variability into a semi-enclosed sea dominated by dynamics, modulated by propertiesAbstract. The biogeochemistry of the Salish Sea is strongly connected to its Pacific Ocean inflow through Juan de Fuca Strait (JdF), which varies seasonally and interannually in both volume and proper... 054
Reposted by UBC EOASUBC News @news.ubc.ca · 14/11/2025The discovery of the first major lithium-bearing pegmatite in B.C. — and the geochemistry behind it — could help make Canada more self-sufficient in #criticalminerals resources. @eoas.ubc.ca mineralogist Dr. Catriona Breasley discusses her discovery via @science.ubc.ca medium.com/ubcscience/b...medium.comWill B.C. get a charge from lithium?How the discovery of the first major lithium-bearing pegmatite in B.C. — and the geochemistry behind it — could help make Canada more… 032
Reposted by UBC EOASUBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 13/11/2025UBC mineralogist Dr. Catriona Breasley has made the first significant discovery of #lithium in B.C. "There could be much bigger deposits out there,” she says. “We just haven't found them yet." @eoas.ubc.ca Learn more: bit.ly/4nPQOvV youtu.be/SV3yY1aaW6Myoutu.beWill B.C. get a charge from lithium?YouTube video by ubcscience 051
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 11/11/2025Congratulations to EOAS Faculty Member Shandin on receiving this award from AGU for his excellent lecture last year. More info on our website: www.eoas.ubc.ca/news/1762200557 010
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 12/09/2025🪨 First geochemical analyses of asteroid Bennu (Nature Astronomy)! UBC’s Dr. Dominique Weis, Dr. Marghaleray Amini & Vivian Lai (PCIGR/EOAS) joined nearly 100 scientists showing Bennu formed >4.5B yrs ago—with grains older than the Sun. www.nature.com/articles/s41550-025-… 141
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 09/09/2025Colloquium is back!! 8 of our profs, with experience from over 20 years to under 2 weeks in the job. Each with 8 minutes to weave a compelling scientific tale - not one to miss! 12pm for snacks, 12:30 for science. Tomorrow in ESB 5104 - see you there! 020
UBC EOAS @eoas.ubc.ca · 04/09/2025🌊 A decade-long mystery solved: UBC-led researchers identified the bacteria behind sea star wasting disease (Vibrio pectenicida FHCF-3), published in Nature Ecology & Evolution. A huge step for marine recovery. 🪸🌍 www.nature.com/articles/s41559-025-… 1146