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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Dr. Pirmoradi developed a miniature implantable device for drug delivery. Using this device, physicians can deliver precisely controlled dosage of highly potent drugs, thus avoiding adverse side effects. A novel application of this device is through implantation behind the eye to treat retinal damage caused by diabetes. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Grant invented a programmable logic chip consisting of thousands of processors, and a new method for transforming circuits into software for this chip. His method is up to 250 times faster than existing tools. This significantly reduces design costs and improves the time-to-market for new electronic products. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Roufail developed a procedure to analyse the surface fracture features of particles as they break in a high speed stirred mill. She also correlated the results with a computer model using Discrete Element Method which developed an in-depth understanding of particle breakage mechanisms in high speed stirred mills under different operating conditions. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mining Engineering (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Forrest examined the three dimensional nature of physical transport processes in lakes with specific interest in horizontal temperature variability of the water column. His use of unmanned submarines as data collection platforms in this effort allowed unique observations to be made in ice-covered environments that would be otherwise near-impossible. | Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Weerasekara developed analytical methods to determine the condition of buried gas pipelines located in areas prone to landslides, with the goal of improving safety. He further extended these methods to assess the performance of synthetic fabrics used to reinforce earth slopes and walls, resulting in improved design techniques of such structures. | Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Rahmani studied the fluid dynamics of lakes and oceans to characterize mixing and turbulence in these environments. Her work showed how different layers of fluids in large bodies of water are mixed in a model representing the real world phenomena. Particularly, she studied the migration of fluid particles with different densities in lakes and oceans, and the eventual fate of fluid strips after going through many swirls. | Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Chiu investigated how data visualization can assist construction managers in interpreting the large amount of data associated with capital projects. He identified the features managers required in a data visualization tool and demonstrated the ability of this tool to enhance management's analytical reasoning capabilities for management functions. | Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Alrasheed studied the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and suggested some modifications based on Chaos phenomena to enhance PSO's convergence rate and its search capability in general. He Subsequently applied modified PSO methods in thermal management of an electronic cooling system. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Yip investigated the contribution of pelvic muscles and ligament weakness to development of Stress Urinary Incontinence by modeling the behavior of the pelvic support system. The research improves our understanding of the pelvic causes of urinary incontinence and assists in promoting better clinical management for urinary incontinent patients. | Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Carvajal developed a model for calculating the seismic response of Integral Abutment bridges which do not have expansion joints. He considered factors not usually included in design, and revealed that current calculations may underestimate the effect of earthquakes. His model is easily implemented, and has great significance for bridge design. | Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD) |