David Rosen
David Rosen
Assistant Professor
IOF Graduate Advisor
Email: d.rosen@oceans.ubc.ca
Office phone: 604-822-8184
Dr. Rosen’s current research primarily investigates the bioenergetics (energy requirements and expenditures) of marine mammals. Its focus is to understand the root causes of population changes by investigating the interactions between the physiology of individual animals and biotic and abiotic environmental changes. Read More
Rashid Sumaila, FRSC
Rashid Sumaila
University Killam Professor
Canada Research Chair (Tier I, Interdisciplinary Ocean and Fisheries Economics)
Email: r.sumaila@oceans.ubc.ca
Office phone: 604-822-0224
Rashid Sumaila’s research focuses on bioeconomics, marine ecosystem valuation and the analysis of global issues such as fisheries subsidies, marine protected areas, illegal fishing, climate change, marine plastic pollution, and oil spills. Read More
Research Area
ocean, fisheries, economics, bioeconomic modeling, subsidies, high seas, valuation, infinity fish, climate change, discounting
Curtis Suttle, FRSC CM OC
Curtis Suttle
Distinguished University Professor
Email: suttle@science.ubc.ca
Office phone: 604-822-8610
Dr Suttle is primarily focussed on viruses and their role in the environment. His current work examines viruses and their roles in the oceans, high Arctic, deep mines, aeolian dust, lakes, and migratory-bird ponds. Read More
Research Area
microbial diversity, marine microbiology, biological oceanography, marine viruses, virus diversity, zooplankton, phytoplankton, bacterioplankton, virioplankton
Andrew Trites
Dr Trites oversees the Marine Mammal Research Unit and a research program that involves captive and field studies of seals, sea lions, whales and dolphins. Read More
Amanda Vincent, FRSC
Dr. Amanda Vincent is driven by a determination to protect our oceans. As well as tackling research on pressing problems, Dr. Vincent also mobilizes conservation action to improve the status of marine species and habitats. Read More