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

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Research Supervisors in Faculty

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Name	Academic Unit(s)	Research Interests
Hill, Jane	Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Hirani, Saima	School of Nursing	Sociology and related studies; Health sciences; Nursing; mental health; Mental health promotion; psychosocial interventions; Vulnerable Groups; social support; resilience
Hodgson, Antony	Department of Mechanical Engineering	Bioengineering, Biomechanics, Medical or Surgical Robotics, Medical Engineering, Electoral Reform, Single Transferable Vote, STV, Citizens’ Assembly, Fair Voting
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
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
Isaacson, Michael D	Department of Civil Engineering	Coastal and offshore hydrodynamics, with a particular emphasis on ocean waves and their effects on structures.
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; 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, Xiao Liang	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
Kellett, Ronald	School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture	Environmental quality, urban form, development of tools for urban design, green neighbourhoods
Kim, Amy	Department of Civil Engineering	Land transportation systems engineering, n.e.c.; Traffic and highway engineering
Kirchen, Patrick	Department of Mechanical Engineering	Thermochemical Energy Conversion, Combustion, Internal Combustion Engines, Ion Transport Membranes, Emissions, Fuel Injection
Klein, Bern	Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering	processing of precious minerals; processing of industrial metals, Ultrafine grinding, high pressure grinding rolls, hydraulic transport of non-Newtonion mineral slurries, industrial minerlas, mine-mill integration, continuous centrifugal gravity concentration, improved technologies for artisinal andsmall scale gold miners, metal leaching from waste rock, rheology of mineral suspensions
Ko, Frank	Department of Materials Engineering	Textile Structural Composites
Kravchenko, Sergii	Department of Materials Engineering	Polymers and polymer composites, Multi-functional composites, High-throughput manufacturing process modelling of composites, Multi-scale, multi-physics, probabilistic computational modelling of composites, Manufacturing-informed performance simulation of composites, Machine learning methods in composites manufacturing and performance analysis, Composite structures for renewable energy & unmanned vehicles, Additive manufacturing
Lampe, Lutz	Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering	Communication Systems, Wireless Communications, Mobile Communications, , Communication and information theory, Smart Grid, Grid diagnostics, Ultra-wideband (UWB), Wireless sensor networks, Localization and tracking, RFID, Cognitive radio, Power line communications, Compressed sensing, Machine Learning
Lau, Anthony K	Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering	Environmental engineering, waste-to-resource recycling, composting, odor control, biohydrogen energy
Laval, Bernard	Department of Civil Engineering	Civil engineering; Oceanography; Environmental Fluid Mechanics; Physical Limnology

Graduate Student Stories

Khadija Anjum

Doctor of Philosophy in Planning (PhD)

Planning for Food Security in South Asia amid Growing Food Price Vulnerabilities among Low Income Groups

Prashant Pandey

Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering (PhD)

Ultrasound-based Surgical Navigation For Iliosacral Screw Insertions In Pelvic Fractures

Sara Hosseinirad

Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD)

Automated Closed-Loop System of Anesthesia

Sherry Kiafar

Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Engineering (PhD)

Physical Aging in Thermoset Composites

Archita Borah

Master of Applied Science in Civil Engineering (MASc)

Biological Ion Exchange (BIEX) for small and remote communities: Assessing BIEX behaviour under intermittent flow

Calvin Zhuhan Qiao

Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD)

Investigating Vestibular Changes After Subconcussive Head Impacts

Uuganbadrakh Oyunkhishig

Master of Applied Science in Mining Engineering (MASc)

Critical analysis of Canadian environmental voluntary approaches in terms of protecting biodiversity: in case of Toward Sustainable Mining Initiative

Paul Boniface Akaabre

Doctor of Philosophy in Planning (PhD)

Leasehold of Urban Land: Conceptions on Tenure, Practices and Influence on Housing Delivery

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.

Metameric failure assessment and reduction between RGB and laser phosphor projectors

Publication: Journal of the Society for Information Display
UBC Author(s): Panos Nasiopoulos (Electrical & Computer Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 10710922
Volume: 30
Page Range: 292-308
Publication Date: April 2022

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Precipitation on grain boundaries in Al-Mg-Si alloys: The role of grain boundary misorientation

Publication: Scripta Materialia
UBC Author(s): Warren Poole (Materials Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 13596462
Volume: 211
Publication Date: 1 April 2022

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Australian men's initial pathways into mental health services

Publication: Health Promotion Journal of Australia
UBC Author(s): John Oliffe (School of Nursing / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 10361073
Volume: 33
Page Range: 460-469
Publication Date: April 2022

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Flex-circuit resonant chip with Y5V multilayer capacitor for wireless temperature tracking

Publication: Electronics Letters
UBC Author(s): Kenichi Takahata (Electrical & Computer Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 00135194
Volume: 58
Page Range: 318-320
Publication Date: April 2022

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Simple and Robust Microfabrication of Polymeric Piezoelectric Resonating MEMS Mass Sensors

Publication: Sensors
UBC Author(s): Edmond Cretu (Electrical & Computer Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 14248220
Volume: 22
Publication Date: April-2 2022

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Preparation and characterization of PVA/PVP conductive hydrogels formed by freeze–thaw processes as a promising material for sensor applications

Publication: Journal of Materials Science
UBC Author(s): Mu Chiao (Mechanical Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 00222461
Volume: 57
Page Range: 8029-8038
Publication Date: April 2022

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Evaluation of methods to distinguish trips from activities in walking and cycling GPS data

Publication: Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies
UBC Author(s): Alexander York Bigazzi (Civil Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 0968090X
Volume: 137
Publication Date: April 2022

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Suicide by hanging: A scoping review

Publication: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
UBC Author(s): John Oliffe (School of Nursing / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 14458330
Volume: 31
Page Range: 278-294
Publication Date: April 2022

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Quantification of energy dissipation demand for buckling-restrained braces

Publication: Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
UBC Author(s): Tsung-Yuan Yang (Civil Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 02677261
Volume: 155
Publication Date: April 2022

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Workplace Predictors of Quality and Safe Patient Care Delivery Among Nurses Using Machine Learning Techniques

Publication: Journal of nursing care quality
UBC Author(s): Farinaz Havaei (School of Nursing / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 37
Page Range: 103-109
Publication Date: 1 April 2022

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Neuromorphic photonic circuit modeling in Verilog-A

Publication: APL Photonics
UBC Author(s): Sudip Shekhar (Electrical & Computer Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 7
Publication Date: 1 April 2022

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Development of a Sexual Quality of Life Questionnaire for Men-Who-Have-Sex-With-Men With Prostate Cancer

Publication: Sexual Medicine
UBC Author(s): John Oliffe (School of Nursing / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 10
Publication Date: April 2022

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A self-adhesion criterion for slanted micropillars

Publication: Extreme Mechanics Letters
UBC Author(s): Mattia Bacca (Mechanical Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 52
Publication Date: April 2022

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Examining Rock Engineering Knowledge through a Philosophical Lens

Publication: Geosciences (Switzerland)
UBC Author(s): Davide Elmo (Mining Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 12
Publication Date: April 2022

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The Clean Energy Research Centre (CERC)

Publication: Clean Energy
UBC Author(s): Xiaotao Bi (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 25154230
Volume: 6
Page Range: 1003-1011
Publication Date: 1 April 2022

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Addressing anti-Indigenous racism in Canadian health systems: multi-tiered approaches are required

Publication: Canadian Journal of Public Health
UBC Author(s): Annette Browne (School of Nursing / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 00084263
Volume: 113
Page Range: 222-226
Publication Date: April 2022

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Global Interprofessional Therapeutic Communication Scale© Short Form (GITCS©): Feasibility Testing in Canada

Publication: Clinical Simulation in Nursing
UBC Author(s): Suzanne Campbell (School of Nursing / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 18761399
Volume: 65
Page Range: 7-17
Publication Date: April 2022

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Attention-Based Sequence-to-Sequence Learning for Online Structural Response Forecasting under Seismic Excitation

Publication: IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems
UBC Author(s): Carlos Estuardo Ventura (Civil Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science), Clarence Wilfred de Silva (Mechanical Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 21682216
Volume: 52
Page Range: 2184-2200
Publication Date: 1 April 2022

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International trends in cancer incidence in middle-aged and older adults in 44 countries

Publication: Journal of Geriatric Oncology
UBC Author(s): Kristen Haase (School of Nursing / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 18794068
Volume: 13
Page Range: 346-355
Publication Date: April 2022

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Effect of speed ratio on shear angle and forces in elliptical vibration assisted machining

Publication: Journal of Materials Processing Technology
UBC Author(s): Xiao Liang Jin (Mechanical Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 09240136
Volume: 302
Publication Date: April 2022

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Interactive visualization for diagnosis of industrial Model Predictive Controllers with steady-state optimizers

Publication: Control Engineering Practice
UBC Author(s): Bhushan Gopaluni (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 09670661
Volume: 121
Publication Date: April 2022

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Deep reinforcement learning with shallow controllers: An experimental application to PID tuning

An automated operational modal analysis algorithm and its application to concrete dams

Publication: Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
UBC Author(s): Carlos Estuardo Ventura (Civil Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 08883270
Volume: 168
Publication Date: 1 April 2022

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A novel UV-LED hydrogen peroxide electrochemical photoreactor for point-of-use organic contaminant degradation

Publication: Chemosphere
UBC Author(s): Fariborz Taghipour (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 00456535
Volume: 292
Publication Date: April 2022

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Biochar as a sustainable and renewable additive for the production of Poly(ε-caprolactone) composites

Publication: Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy
UBC Author(s): Savvas Hatzikiriakos (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 25
Publication Date: April 2022

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Recent Thesis Submissions

Development of molecularly imprinted fluorescence sensor chips (Chemical and Biological Engineering - MASC)
Platform technology for selective single cell RNA sequencing of transient events (Mechanical Engineering - PHD)
Fundamental study of the chemical stability and oxidation of thiourea in acidic ferric media (Materials Engineering - MASC)
Low-cost scanning electron microscope (Electrical and Computer Engineering - MASC)
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances : removal from recycled and impaired waters using ion exchange process (Chemical and Biological Engineering - PHD)
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)
Micro-electro-discharge machining of carbon nanotube forests for thermionic emission and MEMS applications (Electrical and Computer Engineering - PHD)
Fatigue mitigation for position controlled floating offshore wind turbines (Mechanical Engineering - MASC)
Induction heating for in-situ recovery of oil sands (Electrical and Computer 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)
Evaluation of stability and performance of an air-processed all-inorganic perovskite solar cell (Electrical and Computer Engineering - MASC)
Development of a point-of-use water treatment system for organic contaminant degradation (Chemical and Biological 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)
Attention-based deep neural networks for the forecasting and reconstruction of an environmental image series (Mechanical Engineering - MASC)
Gain-scheduling and preview control of selective catalytic reduction systems in diesel engines (Mechanical Engineering - PHD)
Development and evaluation of UV-LED coupled ceramic-based photocatalytic membrane reactor for water treatment (Chemical and Biological Engineering - MASC)
Streamflow modelling over a range of complexities and inputs for two steep coastal mountainous catchments in Canada (Civil Engineering - MASC)
Modeling of flow liquefaction and large deformations in tailings dams using material point method (Civil Engineering - MASC)
Design, modeling and fabrication of polymer-based Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers (polyCMUTs) (Electrical and Computer Engineering - PHD)
Concentration and mass deposition measurements in two-phase jet flow with applications to railroad friction management systems (Mechanical Engineering - MASC)
MEMS-enabled drug delivery through wirelessly controlled pumping and valving actuation (Electrical and Computer Engineering - MASC)
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)
Kinetics of total dissolved selenium removal in a chemostat (Chemical and Biological Engineering - PHD)
Application of machine learning and information theory to monitor and predict environmental signals (Civil Engineering - PHD)
Modelling contributing factors to heat trapping in carbon nanotube forests (Electrical and Computer Engineering - PHD)
Nonlinear model predictive control for the suppression of the COVID-19 pandemic based on an agent-based model (Mechanical Engineering - MASC)

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
2021	Dr. Ramezan studied approaches to decentralize communication networks using blockchain. Dr. Ramezan introduced a new approach in designing communication protocols, named software-defined protocols. These studies assist us to connect billions of devices in emerging communication networks.	Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD)
2021	Dr. Aljalai developed novel signaling schemes to improve the performance of 5G cellular networks and beyond. He invented the Dual Pilot Scheme and its extended version to enhance the estimation of communication channels. His research improves Quality-of-Service by advancing telecommunication systems through practical and economic engineering solutions.	Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD)
2021	Dr. Soysa examined the shear behavior of sand-silt mixtures through an extensive experimental research program. He developed a new laboratory criterion to assess the seismic resistance of soils. His study advances the current state of knowledge and understanding of the strength and stiffness of soils.	Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD)
2021	Dr. Ibrahim demonstrated that mobile automated speed enforcement increases safety by reducing collisions and crime incidence, and identified that changing the number of times an enforcement is visited can change the safety outcome. These novel findings can allow road agencies to maximize safety benefits by strategically deploying limited resources.	Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD)
2021	Dr. Abdi introduced novel machine learning methods for clinical diagnosis and planning of jaw reconstructive surgeries and cardiovascular interventions. His designs and ideas enable clinicians in decision making via AI-generated insights from echocardiograms, multimodality information fusion, generative modelling, and object tracking.	Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD)
2021	Dr. Adhikari examined the synergy between pedestrian design features and neighbourhood walkability to explain physical activity in children, teens, and older adults. His findings can be used to design cities with better pedestrian environments by retrofitting existing urban infrastructure and harnessing neighbourhood walkability for health benefits.	Doctor of Philosophy in Planning (PhD)
2021	Dr. Mohtajeb used open MRI to study anterior femoroacetabular impingement, a condition that occurs with subtle bony abnormalities within the hip. She developed and validated a hip model using MRI and motion data and used it to predict impingement during level walking, helping us understand how bony deformities cause hip pain and osteoarthritis.	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering (PhD)
2021	Dr. Heikkinen developed a laser-based method for remotely tracking microscopic motions of objects and structures. His technique can measure motions much less than the diameter of a human hair at distances of several tens of meters. His method has great potential for safely assessing the integrity of structures located in hazardous environments.	Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD)
2021	Dr. Mahmoodi studied the engineering of high-rise buildings. She investigated irregularities and discontinuities in concrete shear wall buildings. By understanding the complex nonlinear mechanics, she was able to develop design methods that will assist structural engineers to make high-rise buildings safer in earthquakes.	Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD)
2021	Dr. Ronquillo examined how Implementation Leadership Characteristics influenced nurses' use of mobile health technologies in clinical practice, and found that stronger implementation leadership among first-level leaders had a larger impact on younger nurses and nurses with diploma and bachelors degrees compared to nurses with graduate degrees.	Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD)

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