Faculty of Applied Science

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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Mission

We shape the people and the professions that shape the world.

1680

Master's Students

(2021)
656

Doctoral Students

(2021)
653

Graduate Degrees Awarded

(2021)
255

Full-Time Faculty

(2021)
73.2

million in Research Awards

(2020/2021)

Research Centres

Schools / Departments

School

Department

Graduate Degree Programs

Research Supervisors in Faculty

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Name	Academic Unit(s)	Research Interests
Di Matteo, Olivia	Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering	Quantum computing: compilation, circuits and algorithms, Tomography and characterization, Open-source quantum software
Dixon, David	Department of Materials Engineering	Fixed-bed leaching
Dreisinger, David	Department of Materials Engineering	Hydrometallurgy industry, iron, copper
Dumont, Guy A	Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering	biomedical engineering; automatic drug delivery; mobile health; global health; anesthesia; physiological monitoring;, Adaptive control, predictive control, control of distributed parameters systems, advanced process control, applications of wavelet analysis, biomedical applications of control, pulp and paper process control
Dunbar, W Scott	Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering	Industrial biotechnology; Economics and business administration; biotechnology applications in mineral resources; mining industry business model innovation
Elfring, Gwynn	Department of Mechanical Engineering	Theoretical Fluid Mechanics, Complex Fluids, Cell Biomechanics, Capillary Phenomena, Applied Mathematics
Ellis, Naoko	Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering	Chemical engineering; Chemical Processes; CO2 capture and utilization; Interdisciplinary teaching and learning; multiphase systems; thermochemical conversion of biomass
Elmo, Davide	Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering	rock mechanics and rock engineering design; advanced numerical modelling of block cave mining and discrete fracture networks, interaction between surface and underground mining, numerical simulations of the mechanical behaviour of hard rock pillars, slope stability analysis, applications of synthetic rock mass modelling and discrete fracture network modelling.
Englezos, Petros	Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering	Carbon capture engineering; Natural gas hydrates and other clathrates: science, engineering and novel applications; CO2 capture & storage; Novel materials from forest bio-resources, High-value papermaking
Fannin, R Jonathan	Department of Civil Engineering	Shear wave velocity for the detection of fines loss in soils, internal erosion in earth dams, seepage-induced instability in gap-graded soils, grain shape and the strength of sands, filtration compatibility of woven and nonwoven geotextiles, pullout resistance of geogrids in static and dynamic loading, debris flow travel distance on steep mountainous terrain, slope stability in engineering practice
Fedorova, Alexandra	Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering	design of system software: the software that manages the hardware and decides how to allocate its resources to applications; building better performance tools.
Fels, S Sidney	Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering	Human computer interaction, human 3D biomechanical modeling, speech synthesis, medical applications of modeling, computer vision, interactive arts and music
Feng, James	Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Department of Mathematics	Chemical engineering; Mathematics and statistics; Biophysics; Complex fluids; Fluid mechanics; Mathematical biology
Feng, Steve	Department of Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical engineering; Modelization and Simulation; Software (Tools); Machining and Assembling; Milling; Prototyping; 3D Laser Scanning; 3D Printing; Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing (CAD/CAM); Geometric Modeling; Machining Simulation; Multi-Axis CNC Machining
Foster, Johan	Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering	Chemical engineering; 3D Printing; Biomaterials; Biomedical Devices; Bioproducts; Cellulose Nanomaterials; Fibers; Polymers
Frigaard, Ian	Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mathematics	Fluid mechanics (visco-plastic fluids)
Frostad, John	Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering	Chemical engineering; Food sciences (including food engineering); Emulsions; Fluid mechanics; Foams; Functional Foods; Interfacial Phenomena; Interfacial Rheology; Novel Instrumentation; Physics of Soft Matter; Agricultural Sprays
Fujita, Mari	School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture	Globalization and contested territory, urbanism, contemporary theory, spatial and cultural effects of globalism, material studies, wearables, gallery installations, interiors, building designs, urban proposals
Garbi, Rafeef	Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering	Bioinformatics; Electrical engineering, computer engineering, and information engineering; Medical and biomedical engineering; Artificial Intelligence; Biomedical Engineering; Biomedical Technologies; Computer Vision; Deep Learning; image analysis; Imaging; Machine Learning; Medical Image Computing
Garrett, Bernard Mark	School of Nursing	Nursing; Health Care Technologies; Ethics and Health; Media Influence on Behavior; Alternative Medicine; Augmented reality; Deception in Healthcare; Evidence-basedPpractice; Healthcare Regulation; Virtual Reality (VR)
Girling, Cynthia	School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture	Other Arts; Sustainable neighbourhood design; Vizualization and community engagement; Public realm design and planning
Gopalakrishnan, Sathish	Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering	computer and software systems, real-time and embedded computing (computer systems as part of the real world); cyber-physical systems, Real-time systems, distributed systems, resource management
Gopaluni, Bhushan	Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering	Modelling and experiment design, identification for control
Grecov, Dana	Department of Mechanical Engineering	Rheology, Rheometry, Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, Computational Fluid Mechanics, Liquid Crystals, Biolubricants, Lubricants, Journal Bearings, Multi-Phase Flow, Synovial Joints, Synovial Fluid, Arthrithis, Liquid crystals and nanomaterials, Biofluid Mechanics
Green, Sheldon	Department of Mechanical Engineering	Fluid Mechanics; Biological and Biochemical Mechanisms; building ventilation; railroads; papermaking

Graduate Student Stories

Elizabeth Castle

Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering (PhD)

Controlling endothelial cell dynamics to direct blood cell emergence

Meryem Belkadi

Doctor of Philosophy in Planning (PhD)

The gendered impact of a nationwide slum clearance program in Morocco on the interrelationship between housing markets and employment outcomes

Emily Bliven

Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering (PhD)

Femoral augmentation to prevent hip fracture in a sideways fall

Trevor Goodyear

Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD)

Out on the street: A community-based study with homeless 2SLGBTQ+ youth who use drugs

Manpreet Thandi

Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD)

Using primary care electronic medical record data in British Columbia, Canada to implement an electronic frailty index

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

Durjoy Baidya

Doctor of Philosophy in Mining Engineering (PhD)

Numerical and experimental investigation of fluid flow and heat transfer of flue gas carbon sequestration in mine wastes

Pan Deng

Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD)

Neutrophil inflammatory responses: neutrophil reverse migration and NETosis

Alumni on Success

Andreanne Doyon

Master of Arts in Planning (MAP) [2009]

Job Title
Assistant Professor

Employer
Simon Fraser University

Sazid Zaman

Master of Applied Science in Civil Engineering (MASc) [2010]

Job Title
Civil (Hydraulic) Engineer

Employer
SNC-Lavalin

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.

Electron beam surface remelting enhanced corrosion resistance of additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V as a potential in-situ re-finishing technique

Publication: Scientific Reports
UBC Author(s): Edouard Asselin (Materials Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 12
Publication Date: December 2022

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Green gentrification in European and North American cities

Publication: Nature Communications
UBC Author(s): James John Timothy Connolly (School of Community and Regional Planning / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 13
Publication Date: December 2022

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Nurses, physicians and patients’ knowledge and attitudes about nurse prescribing

Publication: BMC Nursing
UBC Author(s): Lydia Wytenbroek (School of Nursing / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 21
Publication Date: December 2022

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Anemia and adverse outcomes in pregnancy: subgroup analysis of the CLIP cluster-randomized trial in India

Publication: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
UBC Author(s): Guy A Dumont (Electrical & Computer Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 22
Publication Date: December 2022

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The mining industry as a net beneficiary of a global tax on carbon emissions

Publication: Communications Earth and Environment
UBC Author(s): John Thomas Steen (Mining Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 3
Publication Date: December 2022

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Internet access is a necessity: a latent class analysis of COVID-19 related challenges and the role of technology use among rural community residents

Publication: BMC Public Health
UBC Author(s): Leanne Currie (School of Nursing / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 22
Publication Date: December 2022

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Data-driven capacity estimation of commercial lithium-ion batteries from voltage relaxation

Publication: Nature Communications
UBC Author(s): Yankai Cao (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 13
Publication Date: December 2022

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Toward equity-oriented cancer care: a Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) protocol to promote equitable access to lung cancer screening

Publication: Research Involvement and Engagement
UBC Author(s): Annette Browne (School of Nursing / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 8
Publication Date: December 2022

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Surface functionalization and size modulate the formation of reactive oxygen species and genotoxic effects of cellulose nanofibrils

Publication: Particle and Fibre Toxicology
UBC Author(s): Orlando Rojas Gaona (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 19
Publication Date: December 2022

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To share or not to share: communication of caregiver-reported outcomes when a patient has colorectal cancer

Publication: Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes
UBC Author(s): Sally Thorne (School of Nursing / Faculty of Applied Science), Amanda Howard (School of Nursing / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 6
Publication Date: December 2022

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Volatile organic compound profiling to explore primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation

Publication: Scientific Reports
UBC Author(s): Jane Hill (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 12
Publication Date: December 2022

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“At the mercy of some of the regulations”: the impact of the residency match and return of service requirement on the early-career decisions of international medical graduates in Canada

Publication: Human Resources for Health
UBC Author(s): Sabrina Wong (School of Nursing / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 20
Publication Date: December 2022

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Aggregation of microplastic and biogenic particles in upper-ocean turbulence

Publication: International Journal of Multiphase Flow
UBC Author(s): Mona Rahmani (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 03019322
Volume: 157
Publication Date: December 2022

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Fundamentals of froth flotation

Publication: ChemTexts
UBC Author(s): Marek Pawlik (Mining Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 8
Publication Date: December 2022

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Study of the influence of sand on rheological properties, bubble features and buildability of fresh foamed concrete for 3D printing

Publication: Construction and Building Materials
UBC Author(s): Nemkumar Banthia (Civil Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 09500618
Volume: 356
Publication Date: 21 November 2022

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Responsive Chiral Photonic Cellulose Nanocrystal Materials

Publication: Advanced Optical Materials
UBC Author(s): Orlando Rojas Gaona (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 10
Publication Date: 18 November 2022

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High-Axial-Aspect Tannic Acid Microparticles Facilitate Gelation and Injectability of Collagen-Based Hydrogels

Publication: Biomacromolecules
UBC Author(s): Orlando Rojas Gaona (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 15257797
Volume: 23
Page Range: 4696-4708
Publication Date: 14 November 2022

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Airline Point-of-Care System on Seat Belt for Hybrid Physiological Signal Monitoring

Publication: Micromachines
UBC Author(s): Peyman Servati (Electrical & Computer Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 13
Publication Date: November 2022

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Occupational and Financial Setbacks in Caregivers of People with Colorectal Cancer: Considerations for Caregiver-Reported Outcomes

Publication: Current Oncology
UBC Author(s): Sally Thorne (School of Nursing / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 29
Page Range: 8180-8196
Publication Date: November 2022

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A robust methodology for output-only modal identification of civil engineering structures

Publication: Engineering Structures
UBC Author(s): Carlos Estuardo Ventura (Civil Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 01410296
Volume: 270
Publication Date: 1 November 2022

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Atlas-guided parcellation: Individualized functionally-homogenous parcellation in cerebral cortex

Publication: Computers in Biology and Medicine
UBC Author(s): Zhen Wang (Electrical & Computer Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 00104825
Volume: 150
Publication Date: November 2022

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Mutual Variational Inference: An Indirect Variational Inference Approach for Unsupervised Domain Adaptation

Publication: IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics
UBC Author(s): Clarence Wilfred de Silva (Mechanical Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 21682267
Volume: 52
Page Range: 11491-11503
Publication Date: 1 November 2022

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Revealing the nature of concrete materials using soft computing models

Publication: Journal of Building Engineering
UBC Author(s): Zhengbo Zou (Civil Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 59
Publication Date: 1 November 2022

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Evaluation of aortic tortuosity as a negative predictor of abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture

Publication: Journal of Vascular Surgery
UBC Author(s): Srikantha Anasavarapu (Mechanical Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 07415214
Volume: 76
Page Range: 1238-1243.e1
Publication Date: November 2022

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Sex and Gender Impact Mental and Emotional Well-Being During COVID-19 Pandemic: A European Countries Experience

Publication: Journal of women's health (2002)
UBC Author(s): Rubee Dev (School of Nursing / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 31
Page Range: 1529-1539
Publication Date: 1 November 2022

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Recent Thesis Submissions

Development and evaluation of UV-LED coupled ceramic-based photocatalytic membrane reactor for water treatment (Chemical and Biological Engineering - MASC)
Modeling of flow liquefaction and large deformations in tailings dams using material point method (Civil Engineering - MASC)
Application of machine learning and information theory to monitor and predict environmental signals (Civil Engineering - PHD)
Interplay between fiber nonlinearity and probabilistic amplitude shaping (Electrical and Computer Engineering - MASC)
Model-based machine learning techniques for fiber nonlinearity compensation (Electrical and Computer Engineering - MASC)
Kinetics of total dissolved selenium removal in a chemostat (Chemical and Biological Engineering - PHD)
On the critical state locus of the Bennett South Moraine sand (Civil Engineering - MASC)
Automation of a broadband infrared hyperspectroscopy apparatus (Electrical and Computer Engineering - MASC)
A mesoscopic cycling energy modelling approach based on emissions modelling principles (Civil Engineering - MASC)
Identification of a novel subtype of endometrial cancer with unfavorable outcome using artificial intelligence-based histopathology image analysis (Electrical and Computer Engineering - MASC)
Development and application of destigmatising design principles in sexual health-related technologies (Nursing - PHD)
Machine learning aided non-linear interference compensation for optical fiber communication systems (Electrical and Computer Engineering - MASC)
Fundamental study of the chemical stability and oxidation of thiourea in acidic ferric media (Materials Engineering - MASC)
Development of molecularly imprinted fluorescence sensor chips (Chemical and Biological Engineering - MASC)
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances : removal from recycled and impaired waters using ion exchange process (Chemical and Biological Engineering - PHD)
Fatigue mitigation for position controlled floating offshore wind turbines (Mechanical Engineering - MASC)
Modeling the degradation of clayey soils subjected to undrained cyclic shearing (Civil Engineering - PHD)
Effects of particle size distribution and particle shape on cyclic liquefaction response of granular materials (Civil Engineering - PHD)
Low-cost scanning electron microscope (Electrical and Computer Engineering - MASC)
Micro-electro-discharge machining of carbon nanotube forests for thermionic emission and MEMS applications (Electrical and Computer Engineering - PHD)
Platform technology for selective single cell RNA sequencing of transient events (Mechanical Engineering - PHD)
Automatic sleep stage classification using multitaper spectral estimation, wavelet transform and neural network (Mechanical Engineering - MASC)
Developing an autonomous haulage system testbed for 5G mobile connectivity evaluation (Mining Engineering - MASC)
Induction heating for in-situ recovery of oil sands (Electrical and Computer Engineering - PHD)
Evaluation of stability and performance of an air-processed all-inorganic perovskite solar cell (Electrical and Computer Engineering - MASC)
Modelling contributing factors to heat trapping in carbon nanotube forests (Electrical and Computer Engineering - PHD)
Development of a point-of-use water treatment system for organic contaminant degradation (Chemical and Biological Engineering - MASC)
Attention-based deep neural networks for the forecasting and reconstruction of an environmental image series (Mechanical Engineering - MASC)
Characterization and management of technology-mediated adverse events in primary and community care (Nursing - PHD)
Efficient frequency synthesis using subsampling and serrodyne techniques (Electrical and Computer Engineering - PHD)

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
2022	Dr. Palmieri focused on the modeling of the degradation of clayey soils during earthquakes. She derived a simplified procedure to predict the strength of this type of soil under different frequencies of loading. Further, she developed a degradation mechanism for an existing model to conduct seismic analysis under different amplitudes of loading.	Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD)
2022	Dr. Shademani developed a remote controlled, implantable drug delivery device for the treatment of osteomyelitis, a condition caused by bacterial infection of bone. This device is controlled by a magnet from outside of the body. He also studied the synergistic interactions between antibiotics and silver particles to enhance antibacterial efficacy.	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering (PhD)
2022	Dr. Banerjee's dissertation studied soil liquefaction under the influence of particle-level factors. He isolated these factors using numerical models to explore micro-macro connections. Fundamental insights from this cyclic loading-based analysis can be applied to the development of geo constitutive modeling and designing of granular materials.	Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD)
2022	Dr. Liu studied machine tools used in the machining of metal. He developed both physics-based, and data-driven methods to identify the vibration behavior of such machines, which affects the quality of the manufactured parts. His work benefits the manufacturing industry in the planning and production of high-quality precision parts.	Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD)
2022	Dr. Wang designed low-power low-voltage CMOS circuits for wirelessly powered smart stent system. The implemented implantable system can be integrated with a medical stent to sense critical data and transmit data out for diagnosis. The wirelessly powered smart stent does not need a bulky battery hence it can be implanted inside narrow blood vessels.	Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD)
2022	Engineers and professionals owe a duty to warn of impending risk. Dr. Taale has innovated a novel platform based on the IoT to transform environmental vibrations into earthquake early warnings. This platform utilizes earthquake engineering and artificial intelligence to warn the public, integrating early warning as a service in our daily lives.	Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD)
2022	Dr. Fairhurst studied the effect of long duration megathrust earthquake motions on the structural response of reinforced concrete shearwall buildings. His work included novel methods of ground motion characterization along with recommendations to ensure new buildings at risk from megathrust earthquakes meet minimum safety standards.	Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD)
2022	Dr. Zhang developed a sensor fusion system in a human-prosthesis-environment loop to recognize the environments, predict the motion intent of different users, and control the motion of prosthesis. The proposed methods increase the intelligence of wearable robots, improve the human-robot interaction, and help amputees walk in complex environments.	Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD)
2022	Dr. Rodrigues established laser ultrasonics as a quantitative measurement technique to in-situ monitor phase transformations in titanium alloys and developed a systematic methodology to quantify different phases from microstructural images. These studies are of relevance to design advanced titanium alloys for biomedical and aerospace applications.	Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Engineering (PhD)
2022	Dr. Kamel mitigated statical issues in modeling bike ridership and safety such as measurement errors and temporal correlation. He assessed the impact of land use, bike network, and demographics on bike ridership and safety. He supported urban planners by developing a zone-based index to represent both biking attractiveness and crash risk.	Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD)

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