Type | Public |
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Established | 1965 |
Dean | Angela Brooks-Wilson |
Academic staff | 250 |
Undergraduates | 4,100 |
Postgraduates | 581 |
Location | , British Columbia , Canada 49°16′47″N 122°55′08″W / 49.2796°N 122.91875°W (Burnaby campus) |
Website | http://www.sfu.ca/science |
SFU Faculty of Science ("SFU Science") is the second-largest faculty at Simon Fraser University (SFU) with multiple campuses across the Lower Mainland in British Columbia, Canada.
History
editSFU Faculty of Science is one of the three founding faculties of Simon Fraser University. The Faculty was established in September 1965, as mandated by the Universities Act, 1963. c.52 (RS 1979, c. 419)[1] with four charter departments: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Mathematics and Statistics, and Physics.
When did Surrey campus open?
Tech seats announcement 2024
Research
editPrograms
editPublic Outreach
edit- cafe scientifique Science in Action Trottier Observatory and Starry Nights
Notable alumni
edit- Terry Fox, athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist
- Alice L. Pérez Sánchez, organic chemist, medical researcher [2]
- Robert Turner, scientist, director at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
- John G. Webb, interventional cardiologist, performed the first transapical TAVI in 2006
References
edit- ^ "An Act Respecting Universities". BC Laws. Province of British Columbia. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ Parral, Cesar. "Dra. Alice Pérez deja cargo de Vicerrectora de Investigación". Universidad de Costa Rica. Vicerrectoría de Investigación. Retrieved 27 April 2016.