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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.
| Name | Academic Unit(s) | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Ma, Hongshen | Department of Mechanical Engineering | Microfluidics; Instrumentation; Cell Sorting; Cell Biomechanics; Circulating Tumor Cells; Malaria and Red Blood Cell Deformability; Single Cell Technologies; Cell Migration and Chemotaxis |
| Madden, John | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | Electrical engineering, computer engineering, and information engineering; Medical and biomedical engineering; artificial muscle; electrochemical devices; electronic skin; Functional and Intelligent Materials; medical devices; smart materials; supercapacitors; wearables |
| Madiseh, Ali | Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering | Mining engineering; Numerical modelling and mechanical characterisation; Heat and mass transfer operations; energy systems; Renewable energy systems; Energy storage; Energy decarbonization; Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer |
| Maijer, Daan | Department of Materials Engineering | Metals and alloy materials engineering; Liquid metal processing; Casting processes; additive manufacturing; Directed Energy Deposition; Powder Bed Fusion; Light Metals Processing; Aluminum Alloys; Titanium Alloys; Mathematical Process Modeling: Heat Transfer, Fluid Flow, Mechanical Deformation |
| Marti, Jose | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | Computer modelling of response to disasters, Infrastructures Interdependencies Simulation (I2Sim) project, electric power, Energy systems |
| Martinez, Mark | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering | Chemical engineering; Complex fluids; Flow visualization; Fluid mechanics |
| Mérida, Walter | Department of Mechanical Engineering | Clean energy, Electrochemical energy conversion, Thermodynamics, Low carbon fuels, Fuel cells and hydrogen |
| Mesbah, Ali | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | Electrical engineering, computer engineering, and information engineering; Programming languages and software engineering |
| Meyboom, Annalisa | School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture | Transportation Infrastructure and Public Space; use of structural behaviour algorithms in the generation of architectural form |
| Michelson, David | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | wireless communications, Propagation and channel modeling, low profile antenna design, wireless communication system performance, EMI/EMC |
| Militzer, Matthias | Department of Materials Engineering | Multi-scale modelling of microstructure evolution, Physical metallurgy of advanced high strength steels |
| Mirabbasi, Shahriar | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | Analog and mixed-signal intergrated circuits and systems design, intergrated circuit design with an emphasis on high-speed data communication and signal processing applications |
| Miskovic, Sanja | Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering | Mining engineering; Mineral Processing; multiphase systems; Production and Process Optimization; Optimization, Control and Operations Research; Prefeasibility and Pilot Scale; R&D and Innovation; Technological Innovations; Sensors and Devices; Computational Fluid Dynamics; Critical Elements Extraction; Embedded Sensors; Experimental Fluid Dynamics; High performance computing; IIoT; Industrial Big Data; Minerals Processing; Multiphase Flows |
| Miskovic, Ilija | Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering | Multi-physics of Geo-materials, Big Data |
| Mohseni, Madjid | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering | Chemical engineering; Water quality engineering; Drinking Water; Chemical Pollutants; Used Water; Clean Technologies; Advanced oxidation; Drinking water quality and treatment; Electrochemical water treatment processes; UV based water purification and treatment; Water re-use; Per- and Poly-fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) |
| Molina Hutt, Carlos | Department of Civil Engineering | Earthquake engineering, performance-based seismic design, seismic resilience, risk analysis, high-rise buildings, innovative structural systems |
| Murphy, Enda | Department of Civil Engineering | Hydraulic engineering; Marine engineering, n.e.c.; Nearshore processes and coastal oceanography; Estuarine oceanography; Coastal and estuarine system dynamics; Nature-based solutions; Whole system thinking; Coastal systems engineering; Transdisciplinary research; Numerical modelling; Physical modelling; Coastal flood and erosion hazard risk |
| Nagamune, Ryozo | Department of Mechanical Engineering | Systems control and automation; Manufacturing engineering; control engineering; data-driven modeling and control; robust and linear parameter-varying control; modeling and control of floating offshore wind turbines and wind farms; modeling and control of metal additive manufacturing processes; modeling and control of solar themal systems; modeling and control of automotive engines; optimization |
| Nair, Prashant | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | Electrical engineering, computer engineering, and information engineering; Reliability, security, and performance-power efficient memory systems; System-level and architecture-level optimization to enable efficient and practical quantum computers |
| Nasiopoulos, Panos | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | Interactive multimedia (eg, iDTV, DVD), video broadcasting and streaming, multimedia middleware, video indexing and retrieval, digital video watermarking, next generation video and audio processing and compression |
| Neumann, Oliver | School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture | Digital Fabrication, Concepts of Context, Wood Construction, Contemporary Architecture Discourse, Digital technology in the building process, contemporary fabrication technologies |
| Noder, Jacqueline | Department of Materials Engineering | |
| Nojeh, Alireza | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | Nanostructures (esp based on carbon nanotubes), controlled nanofabrication, electron emission phenomena, electron microscopy, modeling and simulation of nanoscale systems |
| Ojukwu, Emmanuela | School of Nursing | Health sciences; Social sciences; Humanities and the arts; Racial and gender health disparities and inequities; African, Carribbean and Black Immigrant Health; Women, Maternal-Infant, Youth Health; Psycho-social and Socio-ecologic determinants of health; Mental health, HIV/AIDS and other STIs; intersectionality |
| Oliffe, John | School of Nursing | Care; Sociology and related studies; Men's Health Promotion; Male Depression and Suicide; Psychosocial Prostate Cancer Care; Smoking Cessation |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dr. Fukuda developed advanced supported liquid membranes for the efficient recovery of medium-chain fatty acids from organic waste. His work enhances sustainable waste management by converting waste into valuable biochemicals, providing a practical solution to environmental pollution and supporting the circular economy. | Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD) |
| 2024 | Dr. Kritharis developed a novel cell-free protein synthesis system (CFPS) for the production of vaccines. He demonstrated that life-saving components can be produced with CFPS. In addition, he significantly reduced the cost of CFPS paving the way for cheaper vaccines with greater access for the developing world. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD) |
| 2024 | Dr. Besworth conducted a mixed methods study evaluating nurse practitioners' perceptions of the quality of virtual care. Contributions included development of a novel instrument measuring quality of virtual care, and key findings that characterized virtual care as being of high quality and supporting a tailored approach to patient care. | Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD) |
| 2024 | Endoscopic optical imaging uses optical fibers to reach and detect early cancer in the deep organs of the body. Dr. Tanskanen focused on manipulating the physics of optical fibers to improve these devices. His research resulted in a clearer, and more holistic visualization of early lung cancer, and set the foundation for novel devices in the future. | Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering (PhD) |
| 2024 | Dr.Yacoubian studied the history of humanitarianism at the beginning of the 20th century, focusing on the Armenian Genocide. He explored the intersections between humanitarianism, humanitarian relief work, genocide, nursing, and healthcare delivery. His research highlights the socio-political roles of nurses and relief workers, revealing the modern aspects of humanitarianism during this period. | Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD) |
| 2024 | Dr. Zhu investigated the fabrication, characterization and modeling of porous Ge (PGe). Dr. Zhu’s work achieved PGe in both n- and p-type Ge-on-Si by bipolar electrochemical etching method, studied the impact of threading dislocations, and first demonstrated uniaxial optical anisotropic property in PGe, enabling its applications in optoelectronics. | Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Engineering (PhD) |
| 2024 | Dr. Abouali advanced the numerical simulation of progressive damage and failure in composites by developing a physics-informed neural network for calibration of a damage-plasticity material model. Her research enhances the accuracy of damage predictions and improves the reliability of composite structure designs. | Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD) |
| 2024 | Dr. Alizadeh studied the role of physicochemical properties of polymers in solid-liquid separation. He showed that polymers with flexible chains will produce stronger aggregates with improved settling rates. His research highlighted the influence of polymer chain flexibility in behavior of mineral slurries during dewatering process. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mining Engineering (PhD) |
| 2024 | Dr. Shadi focused on developing a novel method to measure and simulate the use of microwaves to weaken rocks. His research demonstrated that the energy effectiveness of this process could be increased up to 10 times. This approach has the potential to significantly reduce energy consumption, contributing to both environmental and economic benefits. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mining Engineering (PhD) |
| 2024 | Dr. Mehajabin's research advances Light Field technology by addressing key challenges in video compression, refocusing, and quality assessment. Her innovative contributions enhance immersive media and virtual reality experiences, and provide more accurate and reliable visual data for the self driving car industry, camera guided surgeries, and microscopy. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |