EDUCATION
2007- Present Doctor of Philosophy (Microbiology)
Hallam Laboratory, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
My research focuses on understanding the structure and function of microbial communities in the low oxygen regions of the Subarctic Pacific Ocean. I am specifically interested in describing the metabolic capacities of these communities, how this capacity varies from the coast to the open ocean, and how this metabolism impacts the cycling of climatologically active gases such as methane, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and dimethylsulfide. The results of this research could have major implications for global climate modeling and for coastal resource management decisions in Canada and other coastal regions of the world.
2002-2006 BSc. Environmental Science (Specializing in Biology)
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
AWARDS
University of British Columbia, Faculty of Science Achievement Award ($1 000), 2011
University of British Columbia President’s Student Leader Recognition, 2011
University of British Columbia, Graduate Teaching Assistant Award for Excellence in Teaching ($1 000), 2010
Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council Doctoral Award ($63 000), 2008-2011
Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council Masters Award ($17 500), 2007-2008
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Coordinator, instructor, and course designer, Grade 9 Bioinformatics Workshop (Genes, Genomes, Proteins!) (UBC, Vancouver) May 2009 – Present
Course design team member and teaching assistant, SCIE113 First Year Seminar in Science, (UBC, Vancouver) June 2010 to December 2011
Teaching Assistant, Microbiology 301: Microbial Ecophysiology (UBC Vancouver) September – December 2010
Teaching Assistant, Microbiology 300: Microbial Ecology (UBC Vancouver) September – December 2009
Teaching Assistant, Microbiology 409: Microbial Genetics (UBC Vancouver) January – April 2009
Instructor and course designer, Science Creative Literacy Symposium (Microbes in the Environment) (UBC Vancouver) December 2009 & April/May 2010
Instructor and course designer, Organic Chemistry 282 Review Sessions (SFU Burnaby) December 2006
Teaching Assistant, Environmental Science 200: Introduction to Environmental Science (SFU Burnaby) September-December 2005
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Science Fair Project Mentor, Michael Knowles, Collingwood School, Spring 2012
Assistant, Michael Smith Laboratories Science Education Teachers Conference (UBC Vancouver) October 22, 2010
Project Leader, UBC Reading Week Projects, Learning Exchange & Let’s Talk Science (UBC Vancouver/Queen Victoria Annex) October 2009 – February 2010
Science Fair Project Mentor, Kelsey Knoych, Coquihalla Middle School: Bioremediation of Petroleum (Online Mentoring to Merrit BC) Spring 2010
Tour Guide, Innovation Exploration Visits the MSL Labs (UBC Vancouver) September 29 2008
Workshop designer and presenter, Student Learning Conference 2008: Activation Energy! (UBC Vancouver) January 12, 2008
Mentor, UBC Tri-Mentoring Program (UBC Vancouver), November 2007-March 2008
Mentor, SFU Faculty of Science Scholars (SFU Burnaby) 2003-2006
** For a more detailed account of each of these activities and the responsibilities they entailed, please see Teaching Experience & Responsibilities
Contact me: jjwright49[at]me[dot]com
