With over 400 faculty investigating sustainability-related topics at UBC, it can be hard to know where to start. We’ve curated a list of researchers with expertise across a wide range of disciplines.

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Ritland, Kermit

Forestry (Vancouver)
Forest and Conservation Sciences
Beaty Biodiversity Research Centre; cofounder of Treenomix (a foundation of genomics knowledge; promotes forest health and sustainable forest stewardship for future generations)
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Mawani, Renisa

Arts (Vancouver)
Sociology
Colonial Legal History; Critical Theory; Race and Racism; Oceans and Maritime Worlds; Focused on global food production, climate change, and forms of war, this project draws from anticolonial...

Sheppard, Stephen

Forestry (Vancouver)
Forest Resources Management
Climate change planning, outreach, and community engagement; visioning methods and visualization of climate change causes, impacts, and mitigation/adaptation; low-carbon future scenarios visualized...

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Mickelson, Karin

Peter A. Allard School of Law (Vancouver)
Peter A. Allard School of Law
Environmental law; international environmental law; international human rights; impact of developing countries on the evolution of international environmental law; International law of North-South relations; Third World Approaches to International Law

https://allard.ubc.ca/about-us/our-people/karin-mickelson

Milani, Abbas

Engineering (Okanagan)

Miller, Bruce

Arts (Vancouver)
Anthropology
Anthropology of Law, ethnography, ethnohistory of Coast Salish of BC and Washington, Indigenes worldwide, state-Indigenous relations

https://anth.ubc.ca/faculty/bruce-miller/

Milne, Tamar

Sauder School of Business (Vancouver)
Commerce and Business Administration
Marketing, sales, communications, and sustainability in a wide variety of sectors, including natural resources, consumer products manufacturing, tourism, and transportation

https://www.sauder.ubc.ca/people/tamar-milne

Mirabbasi, Shahriar

Applied Science (Vancouver)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits and systems design

https://www.ece.ubc.ca/faculty/Shahriar-Mirabbasi

Mirenda, Pat

Education (Vancouver)
Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Applied Behaviour Analysis, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Developmental Disabilities, Positive Behaviour Support

https://ecps.educ.ubc.ca/person/pat-mirenda/

Miskovic, Sanja

Applied Science (Vancouver)
Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Optimization and control of mineral processing units and circuits for increased plant availability, increased productivity and reduction of water and energy consumption; address the world's needs through the development of innovative solutions, new technologies and processing pathways that will enable efficient and environmentally sound concentration, extraction, and refinement of minerals, metals, fuels and waste.

https://mining.ubc.ca/sanja-miskovic/

Mohn, Bill

Science (Vancouver)
Microbiology and Immunology
Pollutant biodegradation, pollutant bioremediation, biological treatment of forest industry effluents and wastes, environmental biotechnology, forest soil microbial ecology

http://lsi.ubc.ca/person/william-mohn/

Mohseni, Madjid

Applied Science (Vancouver)
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Water treatment; Ultraviolet (UV), ozone, and Advanced oxidation technologies; Environmental pollution control; bioenergy from waste, Environmental bioprocesses engineering, biofiltration, biological wastewater treatment, advanced oxidation

https://www.chbe.ubc.ca/profile/madjid-mohseni/

Momer, Bernard

FASS (Okanagan)
CCGS
sustainability of cities

https://ccgs.ok.ubc.ca/about/contact/bernard-momer/

Mooney, Patrick

Applied Science (Vancouver)
School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Sustainable development; urban biological diversity; environmental restoration; wetland restoration; therapeutic landscapes; urban ecosystems; environmental management in urban planning; birds in urban environments; habitat management; Japanese gardens; habitats, Sustainable landscape planning, ecological restoration, design studio, evironmental issues

https://sala.ubc.ca/people/faculty/patrick-mooney

Moore, Alex

Science (Vancouver)
Botany
Applied community and ecosystem ecology research; impact of predator-prey interactions on the health and functioning of coastal wetland ecosystems; role of cultural values and knowledge in ecosystem restoration conservation

https://botany.ubc.ca/pub/people/alex-moore

Moore, Dan

Arts (Vancouver)
Geography
Influence of climate variability and change, in conjunction with forest and glacier dynamics, on hydrological processes and the patterns of streamflow and water quality. environmental monitoring, management and policy.

https://www.geog.ubc.ca/persons/dan-moore/

Moreau, Tara

Science (Vancouver)
UBC Botanical Garden
Climate change, food systems, sustainability education, agriculture, biodiversity, pest management and food policy across multiple jurisdictions

https://botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/tara-moreau/

Morgan, Steve

Medicine (Vancouver)
School of Population and Public Health
Health economist whose work promotes universal access to appropriately prescribed, affordably priced, and equitably financed medications

https://www.spph.ubc.ca/person/steve-morgan/

Muehlmann, Shaylih

Arts (Vancouver)
Anthropology
Environmental politics, indigeneity, water scarcity

https://anth.ubc.ca/faculty/shaylih-muehlmann/

Murch, Susan

FoS (Okanagan)
Chemistry
metabolomics for environmental testing, plant chemistry for food security

https://chemistry.ok.ubc.ca/about/contact/susan-murch/

Nagamune, Ryozo

Applied Science (Vancouver)
Mechanical Engineering
Robust Control, System Identification, Optimization, Hard Disk Drives Servo, Automotive Engine Control, Machine Tool Servo Control, Analytic Interpolation, Spectral Estimation, Wind turbine control, Automotive engine control, Hard disk drive track-following control

https://mech.ubc.ca/ryozo-nagamune/

Nan, Ning

Sauder School of Business (Vancouver)
Commerce and Business Administration
Complex adaptive systems; Multi-agent modeling; Post-adoptive IT use; Online community; Dispersed teamwork; IT infrastructure

https://www.sauder.ubc.ca/people/ning-nan

Nardizzi, Vin

Arts (Vancouver)
English Language and Literatures
Ecotheory, plant studies, queer studies, and disability studies.

https://english.ubc.ca/person/vin-nardizzi/

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