Celebrating the Class of 2025!
We caught up with a few exceptional graduates to hear about their experiences and what’s next.
Class of 2025: Jiawen Chen, BSc in Food, Nutrition and Health
Class of 2025: Jiawen Chen, BSc in Food, Nutrition and Health Jiawen Chen (she/her/hers)Program: BSc in Food, Nutrition and Health How did you hear about LFS at UBC? I was looking into food and nutrition degrees around the world, and UBC stood out as one of the top universities. That’s when I first heard the […]
Class of 2025: Vora Kim, BSc in Applied Biology
Class of 2025: Vora Kim, BSc in Applied Biology Vora Kim (she/her/hers)Program: BSc in Applied Biology How did you hear about LFS at UBC? When I was in 10th grade, my sister got accepted into LFS’s FNH program (where she later graduated with a major in Food Sciences); this was when I first heard about […]
Class of 2025: Joseph Al Rahmani, BSc in Global Resource Systems
Class of 2025: Joseph Al Rahmani, BSc in Global Resource Systems Joseph Al Rahmani (he/him/his)Program: BSc in Global Resource Systems How did you hear about LFS at UBC? My first memory of UBC is when my sister received her acceptance letter when I was just 5 years old; I remember seeing the email on her […]
Class of 2025: Claire Ma, BSc in Food, Nutrition and Health
Class of 2025: Claire Ma, BSc in Food, Nutrition and Health Claire Ma (she/her/hers)Program: BSc in Food, Nutrition and Health How did you hear about LFS at UBC? I always knew I wanted to study somewhere warm in Canada, so UBC was my top choice. I first heard about the Faculty of Land and Food […]
Class of 2025: Donglin Li, BSc in Food and Resource Economics
Class of 2025: Donglin Li, BSc in Food and Resource Economics Donglin Li (he/him/his)Program: BSc in Food and Resource Economics How did you hear about LFS at UBC? I first heard about the Faculty of Land and Food Systems (LFS) at UBC through my high school counselor, who recommended it based on my interest in […]
Mahshid (Michelle) Heydarirad
Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science with…Mahshid (Michelle) Heydarirad BSc Applied Biology 2026 | Major: Applied Animal Biology What excites you about science? I believe the thing that most excites me and keeps me intrigued about science is the fields’ ability to constantly be evolving. There is always a world of unknown and […]
Shaina Alize Sequeira
Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science with…Shaina Alize SequeiraBSc Food, Nutrition and Health 2026 | Major: Food Science When did you realize science was for you? Ever since I can remember, food has always fascinated me. As a 5-year-old, my favourite pastime was conducting bizarre kitchen experiments and concocting barely-edible ‘snacks’ from […]
Gulbahar Mammetgurbanova
Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science with…Gulbahar MammetgurbanovaBSc Global Resource Systems 2026 What excites you about science? One thing that excites me about science is its ability to answer questions while simultaneously raising even more. It’s a never-ending cycle of curiosity and discovery that continually pushes boundaries. Science not only helps us […]
Emiko Araki
Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science with…Emiko ArakiBSc Food and Resource Economics 2025 What excites you about science? Environmental economics really caught my attention because it provides us with data-driven insights that shape better decisions. I’m especially interested in how policies like carbon pricing and cap-and-trade internalize externalities, ensuring businesses and individuals […]