Dr. Andrew Robertson has been awarded the 2023 CNSC Innovation Grant. The Innovation Grant is funded by Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and administered by the Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists in order to enhance the safe use of ionizing radiation in medicine and to support the creation of tools that address radiation safety and security issues. Dr. Robertson’s project will address radiation shielding for ultra-high dose rate electron FLASH radiation therapy at BC Cancer Vancouver and beyond. Congratulations Andrew!
Congratulations to Graduate Students Jakob Marshall and Lorna Tu for receiving two of the 2023 BC Cancer Rising Stars Awards! This is a fantastic achievement that acknowledges the hard work of these very talented medical physics researchers. We can’t wait to see what’s next!
Congratulations for Jakob Marshall! Jakob was awarded 3rd Place at this year’s COMP Young Investigators Symposium in Montreal for his presentation, “Trajectory VMAT optimization using a 4π intensity map.” A fantastic way to acknowledge a fantastic researcher. Well done!
Aria’s 3 Minute Thesis presentation, In your breast interest: A surface level talk about preventing skin toxicity, proceeded through the semi-finals yesterday and she will be part of the UBC 3 Minute Thesis Finals tomorrow, Thursday, March 16th at 12pm in the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre (Jack Poole Hall South). If you can’t make it to campus, there is also an online option. Register to attend here, and cheer Aria on to the Regional Finals in Saskatchewan!
Congratulations to Aria Malhotra on her People’s Choice win during this week’s Graduate Physics & Astronomy heat of the UBC 3 Minute Thesis. If you missed it the first time, you can catch her presentation, In your breast interest: A surface level talk about preventing skin toxicity, on Tuesday, March 14th, 4-6pm in Dodson Room (302) on Level 3 of the Irving K. Baber Learning Center, 1961 East Mall. In person attendance is recommended. Registration and details available here.
