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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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Dr. Sarathy investigated the impacts of advanced oxidation treatment on characteristics of organic matter in raw drinking water. His research illuminates how advanced oxidation treatment breaks down organic matter and the subsequent implications on drinking water quality. This better understanding of drinking water quality will contribute to improvement of public health. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD) |
| 2009 | Dr. Ghassemi studied the efficient utilization of surveillance or tracking systems. Given a network of sensors which monitor the parameters of an environment, his research shows us how to identify the most informative sensor or how to control the movement of the sensors to obtain the maximum amount of information about the environment. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2009 | Dr. Li developed a combined quantitative and experience-based causal modeling diagnostic approach to help explain construction performance deviations. In this approach, data collected in support of ongoing management functions are made use of as supporting evidence, and practitioners' experience-based diagnostic knowledge can be expressed, revised and repeatedly used for current and future projects. | Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD) |
| 2009 | Dr. Jens Heymer developed a novel method to measure heterogeneity of mechanical treatment of fibres in refiners used to enhance pulp for paper production. By applying a novel comminution theory approach to .fibre length changes, he identified key factors that effect heterogeneity in mill-scale refiners. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD) |
| 2009 | Dr. Wei studied the access control infrastructures in distributed enterprise systems. He developed three techniques to improve the availability and performance of authorization processes. The results will help an enterprise to build cost-effective and reliable access control solutions. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2009 | Dr. Khalighi developed a new test technique for evaluating the mechanical bond between fiber reinforced polymer coatings and concrete. The bond was then studied under quasi-static and impact conditions. The results are useful for designing rehabilitation and strengthening solutions for concrete structures under different loading conditions including earthquakes. | Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD) |
| 2009 | Dr Farahmand developed an automatic control system to coordinate computerized measurements with the location of actuators across the sheet of modern paper-making machines. His scheme gives good results even in noisy or uncertain situations, and its effectiveness has been confirmed in different industrial trials. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2009 | Dr. Mansour studied video transmission over wireless networks. He developed methods that efficiently utilize shared resources to deliver high-quality video streams to multiple users. He successfully demonstrated that his algorithms improve the received video quality in applications such as mobile TV and internet video streaming. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2009 | Dr. Tomim was able to considerably speed up the numerical simulations of large electric systems, by means of parallel computers. His contributions, in turn, may help electric utilities all over the globe improve their service quality and, ultimately, prevent blackouts. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2009 | Dr. Tate examined how communicative planning theory affected growth management in Greater Vancouver, applying both communicative planning criteria and a critical actor network theory lens. Her results will help future theorists make major changes to this theory or develop a new post-communicative theory which will improve growth management practice. | Doctor of Philosophy in Planning (PhD) |