Simard Alley is more than just a newly designated walkway in France—it’s a newly christened landmark named in honour of Dr. Suzanne Simard, renowned UBC Faculty of Forestry ecology professor and one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2024.
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Even after nearly three years, Dr. Amanda Asay’s presence is still deeply felt by friends like Dr. Suzanne Simard, as though she were still with us.
“I think of her often, reflecting on her remarkable contributions to our research. My team continues to miss her and remains dedicated to advancing her groundbreaking work, which could serve as a foundation for future discoveries and inform forest management policy,” says Simard.
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Dr. Suzanne Simard, professor in the Faculty of Forestry at the University of British Columbia, is being honored with the Canadian Institute of Forestry-Institut forestier du Canada’s (CIF-IFC) Canadian Forestry Scientific Award for her groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of forests.
Recently named to Time’s 100 most influential people 2024 list – in the icon category – Suzanne Simard, UBC professor and leader of The Mother Tree Project will also be named Royal Roads University’s Honorary Doctorate recipient at their upcoming spring convocation. Read more
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When UBC Faculty of Forestry professor Suzanne Simard first heard she had been named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world for 2024, she didn’t believe it was real. A couple of days later however the forest ecologist from humble B.C. beginnings realized the distinction was the real thing and her name had been added to a list that included luminaries like actor and advocate Michael J. Fox, fellow Canadian scientist and professor Yoshua Bengio, and Brazilian environment and climate change leader Marina Silva, to name a few.
Earlier this year, researchers in mycorrhizal ecology and various other disciplines from the University of Tartu in Estonia defied the constraints of vast distances by inviting UBC Faculty of Forestry’s Dr. Suzanne Simard to speak to their community. Dr. Simard was encouraged to share insights from her extensive body of research, past and present, and serve as an opponent in a Ph.D. defense of Sanni Färkkilä.
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