Tanya Bennet
Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering (PhD)
Airway-On-A-Chip: Development and In Vitro Validation of a Microfluidic Cell Culture Model For Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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The Faculty of Applied Science comprises a unique constellation of professional disciplines including; Architecture & Landscape Architecture, Engineering, Nursing and Community & Regional Planning. The core purpose shared across all of our four disciplines is to discover, create and apply knowledge, provide unwavering top-tier education and champion a community of responsible professionals devoted to serving a thriving, sustainable and healthy society. Our work and the professions which our graduates represent span the entire human-centred built environment.
The disciplines within the Faculty of Applied Science are celebrated for the scope, strength and impact of their research activities. Our Faculty claims the spotlight in the global arena for our research in clean energy, communication and digital technologies, health and health technology among many others. We offer disciplinary-specific research based graduate programs as well as a range of professional graduate programs and pride ourselves on our ability to open doors of opportunity to students beyond their time within our Faculty.
Name | Academic Unit(s) | Research Interests |
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Madden, John | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | Electrical engineering, computer engineering, and information engineering; Medical and biomedical engineering; artificial muscle; electrochemical devices; electronic skin; Functional and Intelligent Materials; medical devices; smart materials; supercapacitors; wearables |
Madiseh, Ali | Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering | Mining engineering; Numerical modelling and mechanical characterisation; Heat and mass transfer operations; energy systems; Renewable energy systems; Energy storage; Energy decarbonization; Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer |
Maijer, Daan | Department of Materials Engineering | Heat Transfer, Fluid Flow, Stress, Microstructure Materials processing models employed for process control |
Marti, Jose | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | Computer modelling of response to disasters, Infrastructures Interdependencies Simulation (I2Sim) project, electric power, Energy systems |
Martinez, Mark | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering | Chemical engineering; Complex fluids; Flow visualization; Fluid mechanics |
Mérida, Walter | Department of Mechanical Engineering | Clean energy, Electrochemical energy conversion, Thermodynamics, Low carbon fuels, Fuel cells and hydrogen |
Mesbah, Ali | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | Computer and Software Systems; software engineering |
Meyboom, Annalisa | School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture | Transportation Infrastructure and Public Space; use of structural behaviour algorithms in the generation of architectural form |
Michelson, David | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | wireless communications, Propagation and channel modeling, low profile antenna design, wireless communication system performance, EMI/EMC |
Militzer, Matthias | Department of Materials Engineering | Multi-scale modelling of microstructure evolution, Physical metallurgy of advanced high strength steels |
Mirabbasi, Shahriar | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | Analog and mixed-signal intergrated circuits and systems design, intergrated circuit design with an emphasis on high-speed data communication and signal processing applications |
Miskovic, Sanja | Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering | Mining engineering; Mineral Processing; multiphase systems; Production and Process Optimization; Optimization, Control and Operations Research; Prefeasibility and Pilot Scale; R&D and Innovation; Technological Innovations; Sensors and Devices; Computational Fluid Dynamics; Critical Elements Extraction; Embedded Sensors; Experimental Fluid Dynamics; High performance computing; IIoT; Industrial Big Data; Minerals Processing; Multiphase Flows |
Miskovic, Ilija | Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering | Multi-physics of Geo-materials, Big Data |
Mohseni, Madjid | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering | Chemical engineering; Water quality engineering; Drinking Water; Chemical Pollutants; Used Water; Clean Technologies; Advanced oxidation; Drinking water quality and treatment; Electrochemical water treatment processes; UV based water purification and treatment; Water re-use |
Molina Hutt, Carlos | Department of Civil Engineering | Earthquake engineering, performance-based seismic design, seismic resilience, risk analysis, high-rise buildings, innovative structural systems |
Nagamune, Ryozo | Department of Mechanical Engineering | Systems control and automation; Manufacturing engineering; control engineering; data-driven modeling and control; robust and linear parameter-varying control; modeling and control of floating offshore wind turbines and wind farms; modeling and control of metal additive manufacturing processes; modeling and control of solar themal systems; modeling and control of automotive engines; optimization |
Nair, Prashant | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | Electrical engineering, computer engineering, and information engineering; Reliability, security, and performance-power efficient memory systems; System-level and architecture-level optimization to enable efficient and practical quantum computers |
Nasiopoulos, Panos | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | Interactive multimedia (eg, iDTV, DVD), video broadcasting and streaming, multimedia middleware, video indexing and retrieval, digital video watermarking, next generation video and audio processing and compression |
Neumann, Oliver | School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture | Digital Fabrication, Concepts of Context, Wood Construction, Contemporary Architecture Discourse, Digital technology in the building process, contemporary fabrication technologies |
Nikolic-Brzev, Svetlana | ||
Nojeh, Alireza | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | Nanostructures (esp based on carbon nanotubes), controlled nanofabrication, electron emission phenomena, electron microscopy, modeling and simulation of nanoscale systems |
Ojukwu, Emmanuela | School of Nursing | Health sciences; Social sciences; Humanities and the arts; Racial and gender health disparities and inequities; African, Carribbean and Black Immigrant Health; Women, Maternal-Infant, Youth Health; Psycho-social and Socio-ecologic determinants of health; Mental health, HIV/AIDS and other STIs; intersectionality |
Oliffe, John | School of Nursing | Care; Sociology and related studies; Men's Health Promotion; Male Depression and Suicide; Psychosocial Prostate Cancer Care; Smoking Cessation |
Ollivier-Gooch, Carl | Department of Mechanical Engineering | Aerodynamics (except hypersonic aerodynamics); Computational fluid mechanics; Algorithm Development for Computational Fluid Dynamics; Applied Aerodynamics; Numerical analysis; Unstructured Mesh Generation; Error and Stability Analysis for Unstructured Mesh Methods; Computer Sciences and Mathematical Tools; Fluid mechanics |
Olson, James | Department of Mechanical Engineering | Application of Physics and Fluid Mechanics to Problems Associated with the Pulp and Paper Industry, Mechanical Energy Reduction in Mechanical Pulping |
This is an incomplete sample of recent publications in chronological order by UBC faculty members with a primary appointment in the Faculty of Applied Science.
Year | Citation | Program |
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2023 | Dr. Abraham studied how subduction earthquakes influence regional seismic risk assessment in BC. She developed damage and loss functions for main BC building typologies to confirm the impact of subduction events in BC localities. Her study helps better understand the impact of significant earthquakes on regional seismic risk in the province. | Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD) |
2023 | Dr. Seiler developed novel flotation conditions for the selective separation of a nickel mineral, named awaruite, from ultramafic rocks. Awaruite deposits are a promising nickel feedstock to support the transformation to clean low carbon technologies. His research contributes to the development of awaruite deposits into nickel mines. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mining Engineering (PhD) |
2023 | To make a generic version of an antibody protein medicine, Dr. Gupta developed and applied a technology to engineer the genetic code of mammalian cells to produce them with the desired sugar components. This technology is intended to increase the probability of regulatory approval, reducing the cost and time for generic medicine development. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD) |
2023 | Dr. Liu proposed a model for liquid jet impingement on a moving surface which is the key process in industrial coating. She then applied the model to optimize the coating process in order to improve the quality of the coated liquid film and minimize any waste liquid from spills. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD) |
2023 | Dr. Kuyuk investigated cooling systems used in deep underground mines. His research offered renewable alternatives to energy-intensive conventional approaches. He also explored numerical and experimental methods to model these systems for better performance. His work has implications that will advance and improve current mine cooling practices. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mining Engineering (PhD) |
2023 | Could you think about a world where every object is connected to a wireless network? Dr. Rajendran Chandrika designed solutions to address relevant problems related to direct device-to-device communication and satellite connectivity for low-cost devices. These solutions will help us achieve seamless universal connectivity. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
2023 | Dr. Alafifi is interested in exploring the effects of innate water constituents on the performance of Advanced Oxidation Processes. She studied the removal of MC-LR toxin in the presence of relatively high levels of halide salts. Her findings provide insights for water utilities on the effects of water constituents on the success of such treatments | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD) |
2023 | Dr. Edgar developed methods for making immune cells from stem cells. This research contributes to efforts to create cell-based therapies for treating cancer and autoimmune disease. | Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering (PhD) |
2023 | Dr. Abdelhafez studied how to effectively harness the frequency configurability of heterogeneous platforms. He contributed towards variability-aware models that can estimate the impact of frequency configuration choice on performance and energy consumption. This allows for better decision making that reduces the energy footprint of the target applications. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
2023 | Dr. Cau explored new strategies for managing non-compressible internal bleeding, which is a leading cause of death in military and civilian trauma. He used a system of self-propelling particles to deliver powerful blood clotting drugs deep into the body, and showed that this technique prevented death in animal models of severe bleeding. | Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering (PhD) |