2025/26 Killam teaching awards recognize UBC Applied Science faculty and grad students

Headshots of S. Alireza Bagherzadeh, Gabrielle Lam and Heather Trajano
From left: S. Alireza Bagherzadeh, Gabrielle Lam, Heather Trajano
April 14, 2026

UBC Applied Science is well-represented among the winners of the 2025/26 Killam Teaching Prize and Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. 

The recipients of the Killam Teaching Prize are nominated by students, colleagues, and alumni in recognition of their excellence in teaching. This year's Applied Science recipients are: 

  • S. Alireza Bagherzadeh, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering 
  • Gabrielle Lam, School of Biomedical Engineering 
  • Heather Trajano, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering 

The Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award recognizes graduate students who have made outstanding contributions to teaching and learning. Three Applied Science students were among the recipients: 

  • Shams Al-Anzi, School of Nursing 
  • Genevieve Bonnor, School of Biomedical Engineering
  • Ebrahim Pasbanian, Department of Mechanical Engineering

The Killam Teaching Prize and Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award are two of seven Killam awards and fellowships available at UBC. Established in 1965, the Killam Trusts have awarded 8,400 scholarships and fellowships at five research institutions across Canada. 

Strategic Priority Areas:

UBC is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm people (Musqueam; which means 'People of the River Grass') and Syilx Okanagan Nation. The land has always been a place of learning for the Musqueam and Syilx peoples, who for millennia have passed on their culture, history and traditions from one generation to the next.

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