IOF Student Society

The Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF) Student Society works towards creating a stronger sense of community between the various research units in the IOF.

Meetings take place on the first Tuesday of every month in the Hakai Node from 12-1 pm and are open to all students. We are always looking for more students to participate, so feel free to come and share your ideas!

The Student Society plans regular social events throughout the year, including:

Alumni Night: Fishery Centre/IOF Alumni of various career paths are invited to speak about their experiences since leaving, followed by round-table discussions.
Whistler Ski trip: Students escape to the slopes for a weekend of outdoor fun
Fish n’ Chips: An informal seminar where IOF students are invited to give presentations on their current and past work
Deep Sea Data Squad (DSDS): This group meets every Wednesday from 10-12pm in the Hakai Node for a co-working session in R with the idea of helping each other better understand R programming and create a supportive coding community
Semi-regular events: BBQs, beach clean-ups, movie nights, potlucks, and more!

The society also awards several travel grants for students each year and organizes fundraisers for charity. Check out upcoming events on the News & Upcoming Events tab below.

If you have any ideas, questions or concerns, please contact the IOF Student Society at IOFStudentSociety@oceans.ubc.ca.

Graduate Program Information
Graduate Student Awards from IOF
Graduate Student Awards from UBC
IOFSS Travel Grants (See Tab)
Job Opportunities (External & IOF Jobs)
Courses List
UBC Graduate Student Society Resources (GSS)
Graduate Student Handbook (In-Progress)

Photo courtesy of the IOF Student Society.

Co-President	Lian Kwong
Co-President	Sara Cannon
Faculty/Student Representative	Tim Cashion
Treasurer	Jessica Schaub
Equity, Diversity & Wellbeing Committee Representatives	Juliano Abrantes Palacios Sara Cannon Santiago de la Puente Sarah Dier-McComb Lian Kwong Rebecca Schijns Vanessa Fladmark Brett van Poorten (Faculty Rep)
Social Committee Members	Fanny Couture Ravi Maharaj Rebecca Schijns Thomas Smith
Communications Officer	Caroline Graham
LAB REPRESENTATIVES
Cheung Lab	Ravi Maharaj
Christensen Lab	Santiago de la Puente
Donner Lab	Sara Cannon
Harley Lab	Sandra Emry & Amelia Hesketh
Hunt Lab	Jessica Schaub
McAllister Lab
Pakhomov Lab	Lian Kwong
Pauly Lab	Rebecca Schijns
Pitcher Lab	Sahir Advani
Sumaila Lab	Tim Cashion
Trites Lab	Zachary Sherker
Vincent Lab	Tanvi Vaidyanathan
Auger-Méthé Lab	Ron Togunov
Post-doc Representative	Sarah Fortune

Awards & Published Papers

IOFSS Summer Travel Grant Recipients (2019)

Congratulations to Juliano Palacios-Abrantes and Patricia Woodruff as the recipients of the IOF Student Society Travel Grant 2019 – Summer! We would like to thank all applicants for taking the time to apply for the travel grant and we encourage those applicants to apply again in the future.

Upcoming Events

IOF Orientation. Everyone should attend!	Tuesday, September 3, 2019 12:00-4:00pm Location: AERL 107/8
Welcome (Back) BBQ	Tuesday, September 3, 2019 after 4:00pm Location: AERL Foyer
Seminar for Gender Minorities in Science	Wednesday, September 18, 2019 1:00-2:30pm Location: Hakai NodeRSVP: Email l.kwong_at_oceans.ubc.ca

Several times each year, the IOFSS offers the opportunity for students to apply for travel grants. Valued at $500 each, these grants support student research by providing funding for research-related travel.

There are no grant opportunities available at this time. Check back soon!

Previous Grant Recipients

IOFSS Summer Travel Grant Recipients (2019)

Congratulations to Juliano Palacios-Abrantes and Patricia Woodruff as the recipients of the IOF Student Society Travel Grant 2019 – Summer!

We would like to thank all applicants for taking the time to apply for the travel grant and we encourage those applicants to apply again in the future.