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- Scientists dig deep and find a way to accurately predict snowmelt after droughts
- Cracking the Case of Missing Snowmelt After Drought
- 2023 Esri Canada GIS Scholarship for SFU
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Daniel Murphy
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Kyle Kusack
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Matthew Taylor
- Anke Baker Wins Staff Achievement Award
- Spring 2023 Virtual Geospeaker Event with Ginger Gosnell-Myers
- CAG Paper Presentation Award - Congratulations to Alysha van Duynhoven!
- Informing & Engaging Urban Youth on Public Hearings: GEOG 363 Final Showcase
- Research Talk: Modeling Urban Wetland Complexities
- Highlight Paper: Quantifying land carbon cycle feedbacks under negative CO2 emissions
- Bright Addae winner of the 2023 SFU ECCE GIS Scholarship Award
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Jonny Cripps
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Diandra Oliver
- 2023 Geospeaker Presentation with Dr. Pauline McGuirk
- Congratulations to Our Graduates - October 2023
- Evaluating the impact of educational goals at SFU
- The Belongings of Precariously Housed People - A Report
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Takuma Mihara
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Adrienne Arbor
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Claire Shapton
- 2023 Distinguished Speaker Presentation with Dr. Deb Cowen
- Cheers to Paul Degrace and his well-earned retirement!
- 2024 Archives
- Professor Nicholas Blomley Honored with the Community-Engaged Research Achievement Award
- Graduate Students Claire Shapton and Marina Chavez Honored with the Community-Engaged Graduate Scholar Award
- Applications now open: 2024 ESRI Canada GIS Scholarship for SFU
- Associate Professor Rosemary Collard achieves 13th place on SFU Altmetric List
- The PEAK feature: GSU hosts inaugural RANGE conference
- Gabrielle Wong wins First Prize in 2023 Student Learning Commons Writing Contest
- Gabrielle Wong receives Warren Gill Memorial Award
- Professor Nick Blomley receives Warren Gill Memorial Award for Community Impact
- Geography Student Union recipient of the FENV 2024 Changemaker Awards
- Senior Lecturer Tara Holland reveals the secret sauce of great teaching
- Senior Lecturer Tara Holland Receives SFU 2023 Excellence in Teaching Award
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Bright Addae
- GIS undergraduate students participate in the Canada-wide 2024 AppChallenge competition
- Senior Lecturer Andrew Perkins Receives SFU 2024 Dean's Award of Excellence in Teaching
- Congratulations to Alysha van Duynhoven, Canada's 2024 ESRI Young Scholar
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Robert Ehlert
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Stephan Nieweler
- Eugene McCann writes on "livable cities" in The Tyee
- Tiana Andjelic wins the 2024 SFU ECCE GIS Scholarship Award
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Marina Chavez
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Mia Fitzpatrick
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Lan Qing Zhao
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Tyler Cole
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Benjamin Lartey
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Olivia Nieves
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Max Hurson
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to John Sykes
- Farewell to Robert "Bob" Horsfall, Associate Professor
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to André Araújo
- SFU Geography welcomes ethnobotanist, Leigh Joseph, as professor of Indigenous geographies
- Physical Geography September: What is Physical Geography?
- Alysha Van Duynhoven communicates award-winning research at international GIS conference
- How Dr. Tracy Brennand’s visionary leadership shaped the Department of Geography - a heartfelt thank-you
- Dr. Tracy Brennand honoured with the Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG) Award
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Jay Matsushiba
- Human Geography October: What is Human Geography?
- MA Student Joy Russell featured on CBC Vancouver
- Human Geography October: What is Urban Worlds?
- Ajay Minhas Receives 2024 Warren Gill Award
- Dr. Nadine Schuurman featured in SFU news article on Runnability
- GIS Month: What is Geographic Information Science (GIS)?
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Joy Russell
- Perspectives from students using ChatGPT in a large enrollment fully online GIS Course
- Motivations, Habits and Risks of using ChatGPT in the On-Campus Quantitative Geography course
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Ian McDonald
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Congratulations to Our Graduates - June 2021
SFU's Summer 2021 Virtual Convocation ceremony for students in the Faculty of Environment will take place June 29th, with a Virtual Faculty Celebration beginning at 5:15pm! All graduating students will receive an email invitation with details to register. We look forward to seeing you there!
Visit the SFU Convocation page for additional details and to access your convocation tool kit.
On behalf of the department, we wish you all the very best!
Geography Award Winners
WARREN GILL MEMORIAL AWARD
CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF GEOGRAPHERS UNDERGRADUATE AWARD
PETER SCHAUB MEMORIAL BOOK PRIZE
KIM FOFONOVE MEMORIAL BOOK PRIZE
Graduate (MA, MSc, PhD) Program
Doctor of Philosphy
Christopher Ilori
Claude-Michel Nzotungicimpaye
Master of Arts
Zach Cameron
underGraduate Program
Bachelor of Arts (Geography Major)
Marija Bresan
Holly Butterworth
Christina Chan
Mac Hui
Clayton Keithley
Evie Lapalme
Ashlea Melanson
Chris Mitchell
Mbuluki Nleya
Ken Price
Nicole Quigley
Thea Schoenfelder
Reuben Walker
Shawn Williams
Yutaka Yen
Eric Yong
Bachelor of Arts (Human Geography Major)
James Bytelaar
Nicole Hekl
Grace Sherrell
Dana Winchester
Emily Lengkeek
Bachelor of Science (Physical Geography Major)
Heyu Chen
Crystal Fitzpatrick
Lauren Foote
Leo Hao
Ryan Hayes
Ryu Her
Beth Kamimura
Filip Karwowski
Jay Long
Korina Luo
Diane Lin
Kyle Ni
Peter Scheier
Sarah Skapski
Kyra Stenmark
Amala Thej Francis
Debbie Wong
Emily Wu
Carree Yang
Claire Yang
Ronald Chun Ting Yuen
Bachelor of Environment (Global Environmental Systems Major)
Megan Balog
Maria Beskromnova
Tayler Brown
Yuhuai Cao
Arshpreet Cheema
Esme Fysh
Gary Ip
Taylor Kirkpatrick
Liangjun Liu
Julia McDonald
Sarah McLeod
Natasha Smirnova
Sarah Stackhouse
Caroline Su
Jessy Tam
Gabriella Toffoletto
Wei Wang
Winnie Wu
Gabriel Yanes-Pawlowski
Bachelor of Arts (Environmental Specialty Major)
Kirsten Steenblok
Trevor Thon
Belva Wong
Certificates
Certificate in Urban Studies
Taylor Kirkpatrick
Nicole Hekl
Chris Mitchell
Rebecca Paton
Thea Schoenfelder
Gabriella Toffoletto
Reuben Walker
Yutaka Yen
Geographic Information Science Certificate
Maria Beskromnova
Noah Bircher
Tayler Brown
Heyu Chen
Crystal Fitzpatrick
Gina Gu
Leo Hao
Awaab Haq
Ryu Her
Geographic Information Science Certificate (cont)
Alexis Holmes
Gary Ip
Beth Kamimura
Taylor Kirkpatrick
Evie Lapalme
Ricky Lee
Samuel Lee
Liangjun Liu
Jay Long
Korina Luo
Julia McDonald
Sarah McLeod
Kyle Ni
Peter Scheier
Sarah Skapski
Natasha Smirnova
Caroline Su
Amala Thej Francis
Reuben Walker
Geographic Information Science Certificate (cont)
Chad Williams
Bao Williamson
Belva Wong
Winnie Wu
Rulan Xiao
Gabriel Yanes-Pawlowski
Claire Yang
Carree Yang
Thomas Yoo
Spatial Information Systems Certificate
Stanley Chow
Esme Fysh
Jessy Tam
Emily Wu
Ronald Chun Ting Yuen
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