Terramera, a sustainable agriculture cleantech company, was recently recognized with UBC Science Co-op's 2019 Employer Award. The Awards are given to employers to have provided exceptional co-op work experiences for UBC Science Co-op students.
For a full list of employers receiving this year's award, please visit: https://sciencecoop.ubc.ca/employers/award
In accepting the award, Terramera commented on the value of hiring UBC Co-op students:
"Terramera is always impressed with the consistent results, both job-fit and culture-fit, demonstrated by UBC Co-op students. Their knowledge base in science and engineering are vital to our operations and concurrently allows Terramera to uncover best practices given the fresh perspectives from our co-ops. Being a recipient of the UBC Science Co-op Employer award is a testament to Terramera's mission in continuously developing our co-ops' skillset and growth into future leaders, all the while recognizing a direct impact to the company's overall business."
UBC's President, Dr. Santa Ono, was onsite when the award presented to Terramera.
Pictured, from left to right:
- Naghmeh Garmsiri – Senior Robotics Engineer
- Austin Rothwell – Machine Learning Intern
- Vani Guglani – Biology Co-op Student
- Marieke De Vynck – Biology Co-op Student (former)
- Andrew Zlindra – Engineering Co-op Student (former)
- Elizabeth Jeffs - Biology Co-op Student
- Annika Briggs - Biology Co-op Student
- Michael Chung - Biology Co-op Student
- Karn Manhas – CEO
- Dr. Santa Ono – UBC President and Vice-Chancellor