Evan Bowness, University of the Fraser Valley

Research

cellular agriculture social implications food systems sustainability emerging technologies future of food

Latest funding

Conceiving the Future: Dystopia and Reproductive Politics
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$37,366
Decolonial Systems Literacy for Confronting 'Wicked' Social and Ecological Problems
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$55,581
The Social Implications of Cellular Agriculture and the Future of Food
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$25,000

Conceiving the Future: Dystopia and Reproductive Politics

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Latimer, Heather D.

Keywords: dystopia; reproduction; futurism; migration; climate; borders; race; sexuality; gender; abortion; speculative; science fiction

$37,366

Decolonial Systems Literacy for Confronting 'Wicked' Social and Ecological Problems

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Stein, Sharon

Keywords: systems change; decolonization; social and global change; social innovation

$55,581

The Social Implications of Cellular Agriculture and the Future of Food

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Bowness, Evan W.

Keywords: cellular agriculture; social implications; food systems sustainability; emerging technologies; future of food

$25,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: cellular agriculture Dear Professor Bowness, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on cellular agriculture connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "The Social Implications of Cellular Agriculture and the Future of Food" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]