Aparna Vijayan

Education

MSc, 2018: Physics, Kannur University, Kerala, India.

BSc, 2015: Physics, Kannur University, Kerala, India.

Experience

2026-present: Research Program Administrator, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA.

2023-2026: Administrative Assistant, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA.

2022-2025: Administrative Assistant, Indigenous Maternal Child Wellness Research, Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA.

Short Bio

Hi, I am Aparna! I am the Research Program Administrator for Dr. Martyn Clark’s CAPE Research Team at the University of Calgary. I provide administrative, financial, and operational support for research projects, helping to coordinate activities, manage funding, support reporting requirements, and facilitate collaboration across the team. With a background in Physics and research administration, I am passionate about supporting innovative research. I value diverse and inclusive environments and enjoy working with teams that foster collaboration, innovation, and community. I take pride in connecting people, processes, and resources to support impactful research.

Aparna Vijayan

Research Program Administrator and Operations Coordinator

About CAPE: We bring together observations, models, and data science to improve understanding and prediction of hydrological processes across scales from hillslopes to continents.

Land and Water Acknowledgement: We respectfully acknowledge that we live and work on Treaty 7 Territory and the Homeland of the Métis, Tsuut'ina, Stoney, and Blackfoot. We thank these nations for their care and stewardship over this land and water, and we pay respect to the ancestors of these places.