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The applied sciences – architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, nursing, and planning – change society's conception of what is possible as a matter of course. Applied scientists make dreams real, turn ideas into practice. We embody the interface between present and future.
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.
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| Name | Academic Unit(s) | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Sayed, Tarek | Department of Civil Engineering | transportation engineering, Transportation, Full Bayes safety models, Automated safety analysis using computer vision techniques, Safety evaluations, Traffic conflicts techniques, Pedestrian modeling, and ITS |
| Schajer, Gary | Department of Mechanical Engineering | Solid mechanics; optical metrology; residual stress measurement; ESPI; DIC; wood mechanics |
| Scholes, Rachel | Department of Civil Engineering | Environmental chemistry; Trace contaminants; Water reuse; Nature-based treatment systems; Stormwater treatment; Green Chemistry |
| Senbel, Maged | School of Community and Regional Planning | Urban design, environmental planning, climate change planning, public engagement, urban agriculture, multi-media, social media and youth engagement |
| Servati, Peyman | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | Energy Systems, Emerging Micro/Nano Technologies |
| Shahrad, Mohammad | Computer engineering; cloud computing; serverless computing; Resource Management; data center efficiency | |
| Shahrad, Mohammad | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | cloud computing; serverless computing; Resource Management; data center efficiency |
| Sharafianardakani, Amir | Heat and mass transfer operations; Catalytic process engineering; Mechanical characterization (including modeling, testing, and monitoring); Hydrogen; Natural gas; Decarbonization; climate change; Greenhouse gas reduction | |
| Shekhar, Sudip | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | Chip design, radio communication, mobile communication, data links, integrated circuits, photonics, CMOS, wireless, electronics, Internet of Things. |
| Sinclair, Chadwick | Department of Materials Engineering | Predicting the correlation between the structure of alloys, at the microstructural and atomic scale, and their mechanical behaviour |
| Smith, Kevin | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering | Catalysis, biofuels |
| Soules, Matthew | School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture | relationship between contemporary capitalism and the built environment; three interrelated topics that collectively constitute a significant constellation within capitalism |
| Srebnik, Simcha | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering | Chemical engineering; Bioinspired engineering and biomimetic design; Carbon nanotubes; Developing models for interfacial polymerization membraned; Diffusion in nanostructured materials; Functional materials; Hierarchical modeling; Mechanical properties of polymers melts and polymer networks; Molecular simulation of polymers and composite materials; Molecular simulations; Optimization of protein-imprinted polymers; Polymers and biopolymers; Protein folding and stability; Statistical thermodynamics of polymers and biopolymers; Understanding polymer-carbon nanotube interactions |
| Staub-French, Sheryl | Department of Civil Engineering | Virtual Design and Construction (VDC), Building Information Modeling (BIM), collaboration and integrated project delivery, design and construction coordination, 4D (3D + time) visualization, interactive workspaces |
| Steen, John Thomas | Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering | Strategy; Innovation; Network analysis; Projects; Mining industry |
| Stevens, Mark | School of Community and Regional Planning | evaluating the effectiveness of local and regional government land use planning efforts, with a goal of producing new knowledge that can help communities anticipate and adapt to changes according to the principles of sustainable development; plan-making and implementation, growth management, natural hazard mitigation, and legal issues in planning; (1) a study of municipal climate change planning in BC, (2) a meta-analysis of environmental policy adoption, (3) a plan evaluation study of award-winning plans, and (4) a study on the content and delivery of quantitative methods courses in urban planning programs |
| Stevens, Sara | School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture | history and theory of architecture and urban design, urban history, economic theory, and the history of infrastructure |
| Stoeber, Boris | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | Microelectromechanical Systems, MEMS, Microfluidics, Sensor Technology, Biomedical Microdevices, Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS), Microflow Phenomena, Sensor technology, Integrated microsystems for biomedical applications and for environmental control |
| Swei, Omar | Department of Civil Engineering | Asset Management, Life Cycle Modeling, Optimization Methods, Real Options, Reinforcement Learning, Risk Analysis, Sequential Decision-Making, Stochastic Modeling, Sustainable Infrastructure Management, Time-Series Methods, Uncertainty Estimation and Propagation |
| Taghipour, Fariborz | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering | Artificial Photosynthetic Systems, UV Photoreactors, Modeling of Chemical and Biochemical Reactors, Computational Fluid Dynamics |
| Taiebat, Mahdi | Department of Civil Engineering | Geomechanics; Geotechnical engineering; theoretical and computational geomechanics; constitutive modeling of engineering materials; physics and mechanics of granular materials; geotechnical earthquake engineering; seismic soil-structure interaction |
| Takahata, Kenichi | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | Biomedical Technologies, Emerging Micro/Nano Technologies |
| Tang, Shuo | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | Biophotonics, biomedical optics, optical tissue imaging instrumentation, optical coherence tomography, multiphoton microscopy |
| Tavasoli, Alex | Department of Mechanical Engineering | Chemical engineering; Materials engineering; Mechanical engineering; industrial decarbonization; community-based and/or distributed infrastructure; chemical and materials manufacturing processes; carbon dioxide capture and conversion; photocatalysis |
| Thrampoulidis, Christos | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
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Recent Publications
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.
Publication: Journal of Power Sources
UBC Author(s): David Wilkinson (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 03787753
Volume: 591
Publication Date: 30 January 2024
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UBC Author(s): David Wilkinson (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 03787753
Volume: 591
Publication Date: 30 January 2024
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Publication: Optics Express
UBC Author(s): Sudip Shekhar (Electrical & Computer Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 32
Page Range: 3085-3099
Publication Date: 29 January 2024
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UBC Author(s): Sudip Shekhar (Electrical & Computer Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 32
Page Range: 3085-3099
Publication Date: 29 January 2024
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Publication: Journal of Manufacturing Processes
UBC Author(s): Xiaoliang Jin (Mechanical Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 15266125
Volume: 109
Page Range: 481-500
Publication Date: 17 January 2024
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UBC Author(s): Xiaoliang Jin (Mechanical Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 15266125
Volume: 109
Page Range: 481-500
Publication Date: 17 January 2024
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Publication: Chemical Engineering Journal
UBC Author(s): Madjid Mohseni (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 13858947
Volume: 480
Publication Date: 15 January 2024
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UBC Author(s): Madjid Mohseni (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 13858947
Volume: 480
Publication Date: 15 January 2024
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Publication: Geoscientific Model Development
UBC Author(s): Gregory Lawrence (Civil Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 1991959X
Volume: 17
Page Range: 321-333
Publication Date: 15 January 2024
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UBC Author(s): Gregory Lawrence (Civil Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 1991959X
Volume: 17
Page Range: 321-333
Publication Date: 15 January 2024
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Publication: Carbohydrate Polymers
UBC Author(s): Orlando Rojas Gaona (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 01448617
Volume: 324
Publication Date: 15 January 2024
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UBC Author(s): Orlando Rojas Gaona (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 01448617
Volume: 324
Publication Date: 15 January 2024
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Publication: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
UBC Author(s): Edouard Asselin (Materials Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 19448244
Volume: 16
Page Range: 1659-1674
Publication Date: 10 January 2024
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UBC Author(s): Edouard Asselin (Materials Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 19448244
Volume: 16
Page Range: 1659-1674
Publication Date: 10 January 2024
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Publication: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
UBC Author(s): Yankai Cao (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 08885885
Volume: 63
Page Range: 345-357
Publication Date: 10 January 2024
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UBC Author(s): Yankai Cao (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 08885885
Volume: 63
Page Range: 345-357
Publication Date: 10 January 2024
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Publication: ACS Omega
UBC Author(s): Edouard Asselin (Materials Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 9
Page Range: 1265-1277
Publication Date: 9 January 2024
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UBC Author(s): Edouard Asselin (Materials Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 9
Page Range: 1265-1277
Publication Date: 9 January 2024
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Publication: Biomacromolecules
UBC Author(s): Orlando Rojas Gaona (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 15257797
Volume: 25
Page Range: 282-289
Publication Date: 8 January 2024
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UBC Author(s): Orlando Rojas Gaona (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 15257797
Volume: 25
Page Range: 282-289
Publication Date: 8 January 2024
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Doctoral Citations
A doctoral citation summarizes the nature of the independent research, provides a high-level overview of the study, states the significance of the work and says who will benefit from the findings in clear, non-specialized language, so that members of a lay audience will understand it.
| Year | Citation | Program |
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| 2023 | Electric vehicles reduce carbon emissions, but the efficiency of power conversion matters. Dr. Hsu's research proposes practical ways to improve the efficiency of battery chargers, which saves your electricity bills. His research also explains the modeling of EV chargers, providing insights into high-performance battery charging for the future. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2023 | Dr. Xie studied the geochemical processes in the rhizosphere during the successful establishment of phytostabilization at sulfidic mine tailings. This work reveals the role of soil acidification and neutralization affecting the metal mobility for the phytostabilization, and how amendments can be combined to increase neutralization capacity and enhance the metal stabilization. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mining Engineering (PhD) |
| 2023 | Dr. Dutta's research focussed on the recovery of Molybdenum and separation of impurity metal ions from acidic molybdenum solutions. She developed different flowsheets evaluating extraction techniques to recover pure molybdenum metal. Her findings contribute to the advancement of existing processes of molybdenum separation in the mining industry. | Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Engineering (PhD) |
| 2023 | Dr. Zeng introduced a new method of imaging the human liver with 3D ultrasound. The method quantitatively determines liver tissue stiffness in a large 3D volume. This will enable more accurate evaluation of chronic liver disease, in an accessible and inexpensive manner, suitable for the large percentage of the population. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2023 | Dr. Huang studied users' perceptions of sharing private information via several technologies, such as smart speakers. Her findings improve understanding of users' concerns, mental models, and risk mitigation strategies. Subsequently, she developed recommendations for protecting users' online privacy and improving their experiences. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2023 | Dr. Mohammad addressed challenges related to the automatic configuration of software systems, specifically in the context of the Internet of Things. Modern applications may have a million or more possible configurations and Dr. Mohammad's research provides engineers with tools to identify good configurations efficiently. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2023 | Dr. Abdelaal's work aims to augment the surgeon skills in robot-assisted surgery. He designed novel interfaces that can use collected data in this surgical setting to improve surgical training and skill assessment. He also designed autonomous systems to help surgeons with their repetitive tasks so that they can focus on the more demanding ones. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2023 | Dewatering of slurries and sludge is a critical industrial process. Dr. MacIver's research developed an approach to analyzing 3D X-ray images of flocs and sediments to provide new insights into how floc structure and composition change during the dewatering proces. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mining Engineering (PhD) |
| 2023 | With a goal of developing and validating a scalable methodology to construct lab-made brain tissue, Dr. Vaez Ghaemi has successfully generated three-dimensionally structured tissue from a special cell population that are able to develop into many different cell types. De. Vaez Ghaemi's research confirms the suitability of these tissue-constructs for drug screening purposes. | Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering (PhD) |
| 2023 | Dr. Louie developed a new optical device to quickly and painlessly detect melanoma. This technology breaks new ground in analyzing polarization speckle, a complex pattern that lasers make when they illuminate the skin. | Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering (PhD) |