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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
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Congratulations to our Graduates!
SFU's Spring 2020 Virtual Convocation ceremony will take place June 11! You can view the Geography convocation video and congratulatory messages from the Department and Faculty, along with student features and award information on the FENV Convocation page (page goes live - June 11 at 6pm (PDT)).
On behalf of the department, we wish you all the very best!
Convocation Medal Recipients
Taylor Anderson
SFU GOVERNOR GENERAL'S GRADUATE GOLD MEDAL AWARD
Ruby Barnard
SFU DEAN'S SILVER MEDAL + CANADIAN ASSOCIATE OF GEOGRAPHER'S UNDERGRADUATE AWARD
Geography Book Prize & Memorial Award Winners
Amanda Camillo
KIM FOFONOVE MEMORIAL BOOK PRIZE
Ana Mendez
WARREN GILL MEMORIAL AWARD
Mathew Dodds
PETER SCHAUB MEMORIAL BOOK PRIZE
Graduate (MA, MSc, PhD) Program
Doctor of Philosphy
Germaine Tuyisenge
Trevor Wideman
Master of Science
Mike Curran
Samantha Romano
Nesha Wright
Jin Zhang
Master of Arts
Anika Vassel
Undergraduate Program
Bachelor of Arts (Geography Major)
Matthew Bond
Inderpreet Brar
Minh Bui
Vanessa Cheng
Jeanine De Guzman
Yana Dimitrova
Mathew Dodds
Taylor Einhorn
Kirby Frost
Joycelyn Guan
Rebecca Hughes
Granaz Ismailzai
Jonas Kozicynas
Finn Leahy
Emily Lewis
Jiayi Liu
Ana Mendez
Karyn Nelson
Athena Pun
Edward Ross
Tracy Ruhiu
Natalie Rycroft
Anne Slater-Kinghorn
Devin Sripathy
Lisa Swaffield
Tristan Tam
Martina Todorova
Rogelio Valdez
Vienna Watt
Wai Yuk Wong
Chirstopher Yee
Margaret Yip
HongYi Zeng
Bachelor of Science (Physical Geography Major)
Adrienne Arbor
Rosemary Langford
Zijun Ma
Ian Michel
Natasha Romalo
Riley Smith
Stuart Stahl
Kelsey Voss
Yunjia Wang
Justine Wilko
Bachelor of Science (Geographic Information Science Major)
Kexuan Ding
Han Hao
Ryan Lai
Wen Tang
Bachelor of Arts (Environmental Specialty Major)
Veronica Brindamour
Joseph Chan
Cole Gjerdalen
Shiyin He
Zhi Lin
Jiahua Liu
Briana Magnuson
Kaitlyn Neff
Bachelor of Education (Geography Major)
Matthew Montgomery
Bachelor of Environment (Global Environmental Systems Major)
Kassandra Bloxham
Giselle Bonney
Yutong Chen
Maggy Corrado
Rachel Ebbett
Paige Freeman
Emma Frostad
Grace Geneau
Natasha Kimathi
Perry Le
Tracy Lissner
Jewel Mugambi
Christine Ong
Afua Poku
Dina Sadeghi
Patricia Sarroca
Alexander Thrower
Alexandra Van Emmerik
Isabela Wang
Tiffany Wong
Weng Yeong
Sicheng Zhao
Certificate Programs
Certificate in Urban Studies
Emma Adams
Elizabeth Cain
Vanessa Cheng
Mathew Dodds
Denise Lambier
Jiayi Liu
Ana Mendez
Tracy Ruhiu
Joy Russell
Devin Sripathy
Tiffany Wong
Geographic Information Science Certificate
Oghenetano Abote
Abiye Adoki
Adrienne Arbor
Giselle Bonney
Yesheng Chen
Jiu Deng
Rachel Ebbett
Daniel Ficon
Perry Le
Jiayi Liu
Dina Sadeghi
Patricia Sarroca
Devin Sripathy
Matthew Tang
Alexander Thrower
Spatial Information Systems Certificate
Minh Bui
Dana Christie
Kexuan Ding
Andrew Garnett
Mengheng Guo
Han Hao
Shiyin He
Natasha Kimathi
Ryan Lai
Zhi Lin
Jewel Mugambi
GuangXiu Ran
Riley Smith
Paula Soto
Wen Tang
Jamie-Lynne Varney
Yunjia Wang
Christopher Yee
Please keep in touch. Graduates can join us on LinkedIn or visit our Alumni page to learn more about upcoming Geography alumni events and activities.