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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.

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

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Name Academic Unit(s) Research Interests
Gutierrez Monroy, Tania School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture Identity intersection
Gyenge, Elod Lajos Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering Electrochemical engineering, fuel cells, batteries, electrodes
Haase, Kristen School of Nursing Nursing, n.e.c.; oncology; Older Adults; Geriatric oncology; Health systems research; Mixed Methods Research; Qualitative research; Self-management; E-health
Harten, Julia School of Community and Regional Planning
Hatzikiriakos, Savvas Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering Polymer melt and suspension rheology, food rheology, polymer melt processing, superhydrophobicity, surface science, winter sports expert, ski/skate performance and snow/ice friction.
Haukaas, Terje Department of Civil Engineering Structural engineering; Earthquake engineering; Structural Reliability; Sensitivity Analysis; Earthquake Engineering; Nonlinear Structural Analysis
Havaei, Farinaz School of Nursing Nursing; factors that influence nurses’ ability to provide effective patient care; health human resource optimization
Herrington, Susan School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture Children’s outdoor play environments, Playgrounds, Natural play environments, Risky play, Landscape architecture, Landscape architecture history, landscape theory, Comtemporary theory, globalization and contested theory, design and history of landscapes
Hill, Jane Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Hirani, Saima School of Nursing Psychosocial, sociocultural and behavioral determinants of health; Mental health nursing; Social sciences; mental health; Mental health promotion; psychosocial interventions; Vulnerable Groups; social support; resilience
Hodgson, Antony Department of Mechanical Engineering Image guided surgery systems; computer assisted orthopaedic surgery; Medical Imaging; surgical navigation; orthopaedics; biomechanics; surgical robots; Image Processing; Machine Learning
Holuszko, Maria Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering minerals characterization as it applies to mineral processing; recovery of metals from industrial and municipal waste streams
Hooper, Michael School of Community and Regional Planning Social sciences; Urban planning; Urban Policy; Comparative Politics; Spatial Planning and Policy; International development; Disasters; Displacement; Densification; Organizations
Howard, Fuchsia School of Nursing health service needs of vulnerable, high-risk survivors of acute life-threatening illness, specifically, cancer survivors and survivors of critical illnesses; hereditary cancer prevention and risk management and psychosocial and ethnocultural factors that shape health and illness experiences
Hung, Lillian School of Nursing Geriatric nursing; Medical and biomedical engineering; Impact of technology and environment on the care experiences of persons with dementia; dementia education; quality improvement; Participatory action research
Ivanov, Andre Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering microelectronics; integrated circuits, computer chip design, smart grid, engineering curriculum, Computer and Software Systems, Emerging Micro/Nano Technologies
Jacobs, Sara School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Jaeger, Nicolas A Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Integrated-optics, fiber-optics, optical sensors, optical measurement of voltage and current in power substations, ultrahigh-speed electro-optic modulators, ultrahigh-speed measurement techniques
Jaiman, Rajeev Department of Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering; Bluff-body flows and flow-induced vibration; Computational methods and numerical analysis; Data-driven computing; Flow control and drag reduction; Fluid-structure interaction; Model order reduction; Multiphase Flows
Jatskevich, Juri Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Power and energy systems, smart energy grids, power electronic systems and converter circuits, electrical machines and drives, controls, electromagnetic transients, computer modeling and simulation, distributed and parallel simulation
Jelovica, Jasmin Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering Civil engineering; Mechanical engineering; Finite element analysis; Machine Learning; Metals and Alloys; Production and Process Optimization; Sandwich structures; Solid Mechanics; Stress Analysis; Structural optimization; Ultimate, fatigue and impact strength; Welding and joining of metals
Jenkins, Emily School of Nursing optimizing mental health and substance use outcomes; collaborative mental health promotion strategies; health services and policy development and redesign; knowledge translation approaches; healthy public policy development
Jin, Xiaoliang Department of Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering; Manufacturing Processes; Solid Mechanics; Machining Mechanics and Dynamics; Manufacturing Processes for Advanced Materials; Material Characterization; Surface Integrity; Vibration Assisted Machining
Kalyan, Bavisha Department of Civil Engineering Environmental justice; Environmental Health and Engineering; Urban and Industrial water and soil contamination
Kamizaki, Kuni School of Community and Regional Planning Architecture; Community development / social planning; Displacement; EDI perspectives and practice; housing; Planning theory

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Graduate Student Stories

Olivia Maracle

Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD)

Indigenous leadership, LGBTQIA2S+ leadership, Indigenous nurses, LGBTQIA2S+ nurses

Meghna Mohandas

Doctor of Philosophy in Planning (PhD)

Private space as political ‘genderscape’: How social and political contexts shape the rental housing experiences of Indigenous migrant women in Bengaluru, India

Ahmed Kabil

Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering (PhD)

Development and functional diversity of innate lymphoid cells

Musanna Galib

Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD)

Dendrite inhibition strategy using hetero-epitaxy in thin film deposition mechanics

Keisha Maloney

Doctor of Philosophy in Planning (PhD)

Navigating transitions: Remaking the planning engagement table with/by/for Indigenous peoples in Toronto (Tkaronto)
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Zitao Chen

Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD)

Making machine learning reliable, secure and private

Neha Suvindran

Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering (PhD)

MELMET: A stable and sustainable Neural Interface (NI) to help neuroscientists understand the workings of the human brain and develop potential cures in chronic brain disease studies

Sammy Iammarino

Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD)

Complex health systems and power: responding to the toxic drug poisoning crisis through harm reduction and overdose prevention and response in nursing practice.
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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.

 

A Bayesian framework for quantifying uncertainty in the thermal history of curing composite structures
Publication: Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing
UBC Author(s): Anoshiravan Poursartip (Materials Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science), Reza Vaziri (Civil Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 1359835X
Volume: 193
Publication Date: June 2025

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Tailoring pore structure in nanocellulose cryogels: Enhancing thermal and electromagnetic interference shielding properties
Publication: Carbohydrate Polymers
UBC Author(s): Orlando Rojas Gaona (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 01448617
Volume: 357
Publication Date: 1 June 2025

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Bed-of-Nails effect: Unraveling the insertion behavior of aerosol jet 3D printed microneedle array in soft tissue
Publication: Extreme Mechanics Letters
UBC Author(s): Mattia Bacca (Mechanical Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 77
Publication Date: June 2025

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Optimization of Structural Parameters in Sublevel Caving: Insights from Ore-Waste Rock Movement Patterns
Publication: Mining Metallurgy and Exploration
UBC Author(s): Davide Elmo (Mining Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 25243462
Volume: 42
Page Range: 1677-1691
Publication Date: June 2025

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The Hierarchy of Cycling Needs: Modeling the self-assessed propensity to bicycle
Publication: Journal of Urban Mobility
UBC Author(s): Kelly Clifton (School of Community and Regional Planning / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 7
Publication Date: June 2025

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Influence of pH on copper tailings sedimentation: A systematic approach to analyzing differential settling
Publication: Powder Technology
UBC Author(s): Marek Pawlik (Mining Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 00325910
Volume: 458
Publication Date: 31 May 2025

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Boosting water flux and dye removal: Advanced composite membranes incorporating functionalized AC-PAA for wastewater treatment
Publication: Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
UBC Author(s): Edouard Asselin (Materials Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 1226086X
Volume: 145
Page Range: 705-720
Publication Date: 25 May 2025

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Distributionally Robust Statistical Verification with Imprecise Neural Networks
Publication: Hscc 2025 Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Hybrid Systems Computation and Control Part of Cps Iot Week
UBC Author(s): Souradeep Dutta (Electrical & Computer Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Publication Date: 21 May 2025

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Enhanced Removal of Common Wastewater-Derived Trace Organic Contaminants in Vertical-Flow Constructed Wetlands Amended with Fe(III)-EDTA
Publication: ACS Environmental Au
UBC Author(s): Rachel Scholes (Civil Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 5
Page Range: 319-329
Publication Date: 21 May 2025

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D-semble: Efficient Diversity-Guided Search for Resilient ML Ensembles
Publication: Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Applied Computing
UBC Author(s): Sathish Gopalakrishnan (Electrical & Computer Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Page Range: 1548-1557
Publication Date: 14 May 2025

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The peel strength (cohesive/adhesive) of amine-associating polymers
Publication: Polymer
UBC Author(s): Savvas Hatzikiriakos (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 00323861
Volume: 326
Publication Date: 9 May 2025

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Wood Biomolecules as Agricultural Adjuvants for Effective Suppression of Droplet Rebound from Plant Foliage
Publication: Advanced Science
UBC Author(s): Orlando Rojas Gaona (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 12
Publication Date: 8 May 2025

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Capturing factors associated with frailty using routinely collected electronic medical record data in British Columbia, Canada, primary care settings
Publication: Primary Health Care Research and Development
UBC Author(s): Sabrina Wong (School of Nursing / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 14634236
Volume: 26
Publication Date: 8 May 2025

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Safety Monitoring for Learning-Enabled Cyber-Physical Systems in Out-of-Distribution Scenarios
Publication: Proceedings of the ACM IEEE 16th International Conference on Cyber Physical Systems Iccps 2025 Held as Part of the Cps Iot Week 2025
UBC Author(s): Souradeep Dutta (Electrical & Computer Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Publication Date: 7 May 2025

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Selective Block Copolymerization of Lactide and Methyl Methacrylate with Cationic Indium Catalysts: Exploring the Influence of Noncovalent Ligand Interactions
Publication: ACS Catalysis
UBC Author(s): Savvas Hatzikiriakos (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 15
Page Range: 7588-7600
Publication Date: 2 May 2025

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Strengthening interprofessional and interdisciplinary collaboration in geriatric oncology initiatives: An adapted World Café at the 2024 International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) Annual Conference, a joint initiative of the SIOG Nursing,...
Publication: Journal of Geriatric Oncology
UBC Author(s): Kristen Haase (School of Nursing / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 18794068
Volume: 16
Publication Date: May 2025

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TRUSWorthy: toward clinically applicable deep learning for confident detection of prostate cancer in micro-ultrasound
Publication: International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery
UBC Author(s): Purang Abolmaesumi (Electrical & Computer Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 18616410
Volume: 20
Page Range: 981-989
Publication Date: May 2025

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Deep and Superficial Dyspareunia Questionnaire: a patient-reported outcome measure for genito-pelvic dyspareunia
Publication: Journal of Sexual Medicine
UBC Author(s): Amanda Howard (School of Nursing / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 17436095
Volume: 22
Page Range: 767-777
Publication Date: 1 May 2025

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Financing clean technologies within Canada's Indigenous communities: Perspectives on sustainable energy transition from practitioners and academics
Publication: Energy
UBC Author(s): Naoko Ellis (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 03605442
Volume: 322
Publication Date: 1 May 2025

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Boosting biodegradation and mineralization efficiencies of chlorinated VOCs: The synergy of H<inf>2</inf>O<inf>2</inf> and biotrickling filtration
Publication: Chemosphere
UBC Author(s): Madjid Mohseni (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 00456535
Volume: 377
Publication Date: May 2025

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Machine learning for real-time green carbon dioxide tracking in refinery processes
Publication: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
UBC Author(s): Yankai Cao (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 13640321
Volume: 213
Publication Date: May 2025

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Exercise interventions for older adults with advanced cancer: A scoping review
Publication: Journal of Geriatric Oncology
UBC Author(s): Kristen Haase (School of Nursing / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 18794068
Volume: 16
Publication Date: May 2025

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Modelling post-earthquake building recovery under human resource constraints
Publication: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
UBC Author(s): Carlos Molina Hutt (Civil Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 22124209
Volume: 122
Publication Date: May 2025

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Seismic performance of reinforced concrete (RC) shear walls with and without damped outriggers and controlled rocking
Publication: Engineering Structures
UBC Author(s): Tsung-Yuan Yang (Civil Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 01410296
Volume: 330
Publication Date: 1 May 2025

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Flow-induced vibration of flexible tapering hydrofoils with and without sheet cavitation
Publication: International Journal of Multiphase Flow
UBC Author(s): Rajeev Jaiman (Mechanical Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 03019322
Volume: 186
Publication Date: May 2025

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Recent Thesis Submissions

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
2025 Perthes’ disease is a rare condition in children that can permanently change the shape of the hip joint. Dr. Johnson used advanced medical images and computer models to explore how hip joint shape and movement results in damage to the joint’s cartilage, which can lead to pain, early-onset arthritis, and reduced quality of life during adulthood. Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering (PhD)
2025 Dr. Forouzandeh explored the role of real-world urban sustainability experimentations in addressing urgent challenges like affordable housing. Through diverse case studies across Canada, she identified key dynamics and dimensions shaping their success and developed frameworks to enhance their impact in connection to broader urban transformations. Doctor of Philosophy in Planning (PhD)
2025 Dr. Jbara's worked on modeling systems of particles and fluids. Using computational methods and machine learning, she developed advanced models that enhance the accuracy of predicting particle-fluid dynamics. Her work pushes the boundaries of traditional simulations, offering solutions with profound implications for engineering and industry. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD)
2025 Dr. Mirzaee developed an accurate and efficient method for simulating three-dimensional turbulent flows, widely seen in aerospace and automotive industries. His work on higher-order finite volume solvers reduces computational costs while preserving accuracy. Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD)
2025 In her thesis, Dr. Ma explored the integration of edge intelligence in 6G networks to enable AI-driven applications. She proposed solutions to accelerate federated learning training, enable dynamic content caching, and achieve privacy-aware image transmission, which has the potential to enhace the capacity and intelligence of future 6G services. Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD)
2025 Dr. Bednar developed and investigated devices for actively controlled drug delivery via temperature. His work facilitates future research involving drug delivery systems. Material choices, fabrication, and experimental techniques were carefully determined, hoping to inspire similar environmentally conscientious work. Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD)
2025 Dr. Hendy developed computational frameworks to design novel materials for green energy applications. His work advances the optimization of material properties for radiation resistance and catalytic performance, contributing to the development of next-generation materials that support sustainable energy solutions and environmental resilience. Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD)
2025 Dr. Black developed a novel method for tele-ultrasound exams, to improve healthcare access for remote communities. Instead of using an expensive and complex robot, he built and studied a system in which a novice person is remotely guided with similar precision and efficiency, but much improved practicality, through mixed reality and haptics. Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD)
2025 Dr. Badihi's research focused on improving how developers detect and explain issues in software, known as regression failures, which occur when updates unintentionally break functionality. She developed methods to help developers identify relevant code quickly, saving time during debugging. This work will improve software debugging efficiency. Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD)
2025 Dr. Rostam developed a new method to improve the accuracy of control systems, especially in situations with unpredictable factors. This method, tested on a domestic solar energy system, could lead to more efficient energy use Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD)

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