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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
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 Heat Transfer, Fluid Flow, Stress, Microstructure Materials processing models employed for process control
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 Computer and Software Systems; 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
Molina Hutt, Carlos Department of Civil Engineering Earthquake engineering, performance-based seismic design, seismic resilience, risk analysis, high-rise buildings, innovative structural systems
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
Nikolic-Brzev, Svetlana
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
Ollivier-Gooch, Carl Department of Mechanical Engineering Aerodynamics (except hypersonic aerodynamics); Computational fluid mechanics; Algorithm Development for Computational Fluid Dynamics; Applied Aerodynamics; Numerical analysis; Unstructured Mesh Generation; Error and Stability Analysis for Unstructured Mesh Methods; Computer Sciences and Mathematical Tools; Fluid mechanics

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Graduate Student Stories

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

Bingxin Zhou

Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD)

Development of High Energy Density Anodes for Lithium Metal Batteries

Pan Deng

Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD)

Neutrophil inflammatory responses: neutrophil reverse migration and NETosis

Megha Kalia

Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD)

Making Augmented Reality Feasible for Robot Assisted Surgery

Preetish Kakoty

Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD)

Impacts of M9 Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquakes and Basin Amplification on the Seismic Risk of Vancouver’s Tall Reinforced Concrete Shear Wall Buildings and Implications on Community Resilience

Pranav Shrestha

Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD)

Affordable and portable microscopy for screening sickle cell disease in rural/remote communities

Athanasios Kritharis

Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD)

A new technological paradigm for low-cost, decentralized vaccine manufacture
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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.

 

Monolithically integrated 940 nm VCSELs on bulk Ge substrates
Publication: Optics Express
UBC Author(s): Lukas Chrostowski (Electrical & Computer Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 32
Page Range: 6609-6618
Publication Date: 12 February 2024

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Suppressing Chemical and Galvanic Corrosion in Anode-Free Lithium Metal Batteries Through Electrolyte Design
Publication: Advanced Functional Materials
UBC Author(s): David Wilkinson (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 1616301X
Volume: 34
Publication Date: 12 February 2024

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Occlusion-robust FAU recognition by mining latent space of masked autoencoders
Publication: Neurocomputing
UBC Author(s): Zhen Wang (Electrical & Computer Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 09252312
Volume: 569
Publication Date: 7 February 2024

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Reinforcement bond performance in 3D concrete printing: Explainable ensemble learning augmented by deep generative adversarial networks
Publication: Automation in Construction
UBC Author(s): Nemkumar Banthia (Civil Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 09265805
Volume: 158
Publication Date: February 2024

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Effect of Silicon on Machinability in AlSi6, AlSi12 and AlSi18 Alloys
Publication: Silicon
UBC Author(s): Yusuf Altintas (Mechanical Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 1876990X
Volume: 16
Page Range: 1467-1479
Publication Date: February 2024

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Computational models and their applications in biomechanical analysis of mandibular reconstruction surgery
Publication: Computers in Biology and Medicine
UBC Author(s): Antony Hodgson (Mechanical Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 00104825
Volume: 169
Publication Date: February 2024

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Probing the CP nature of the top–Higgs Yukawa coupling in tt¯H and tH events with H→bb¯ decays using the ATLAS detector at the LHC
Publication: Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
UBC Author(s): Wai-Shuen Vincent Wong (Electrical & Computer Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 03702693
Volume: 849
Publication Date: February 2024

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Mixed reality human teleoperation with device-agnostic remote ultrasound: Communication and user interaction
Publication: Computers and Graphics (Pergamon)
UBC Author(s): Septimiu Salcudean (Electrical & Computer Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 00978493
Volume: 118
Page Range: 184-193
Publication Date: February 2024

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Shear-triggered coalescence
Publication: Physical Review Fluids
UBC Author(s): John Frostad (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 9
Publication Date: February 2024

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An a priori analysis on principal component analysis based conditional source-term estimation model for Sandia jet flames
Publication: Combustion and Flame
UBC Author(s): William Kendal Bushe (Mechanical Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 00102180
Volume: 260
Publication Date: February 2024

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Multiplexed-Stack Converter With DC-Fault Ride-Through Capability and High Compactness
Publication: IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics
UBC Author(s): Juri Jatskevich (Electrical & Computer Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 21686777
Volume: 12
Page Range: 718-730
Publication Date: 1 February 2024

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Monolithically Integrated 940 nm Half VCSELs on Bulk Ge Substrates
Publication: IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
UBC Author(s): Lukas Chrostowski (Electrical & Computer Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 10411135
Volume: 36
Page Range: 203-206
Publication Date: 1 February 2024

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A solid-phase fluorescence sensor for measuring chemical species in water
Publication: Water Research
UBC Author(s): Fariborz Taghipour (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 00431354
Volume: 249
Publication Date: 1 February 2024

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Arc-to-line frame registration method for ultrasound and photoacoustic image-guided intraoperative robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy
Publication: International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery
UBC Author(s): Septimiu Salcudean (Electrical & Computer Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 18616410
Volume: 19
Page Range: 199-208
Publication Date: February 2024

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A role of chain flexibility of polyacrylamide-based flocculants in flocculation of fine quartz
Publication: Journal of Water Process Engineering
UBC Author(s): Marek Pawlik (Mining Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 22147144
Volume: 58
Publication Date: February 2024

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Nonlinear two-dimensional transient thermoelastic analysis of functionally graded composite plates subjected to localised cooling loads
Publication: Thin-Walled Structures
UBC Author(s): Jasmin Jelovica (Mechanical Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 02638231
Volume: 195
Publication Date: February 2024

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Chatter Avoidance by Spindle Speed and Orientation Planning in Five-Axis Ball-End Milling of Thin-Walled Blades
Publication: Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering
UBC Author(s): Yusuf Altintas (Mechanical Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 10871357
Volume: 146
Publication Date: 1 February 2024

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Self-calibrated defocused speckle imaging for remote surface motion measurements
Publication: Optics and Lasers in Engineering
UBC Author(s): Gary Schajer (Mechanical Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 01438166
Volume: 173
Publication Date: February 2024

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Flow around a droplet suspended in a yield-stress fluid
Publication: Physics of Fluids
UBC Author(s): Ian Frigaard (Mechanical Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 10706631
Volume: 36
Publication Date: 1 February 2024

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Impact of Elevated Body Mass Index (BMI) on Hedonic Tone in Persons with Post-COVID-19 Condition: A Secondary Analysis
Publication: Advances in Therapy
UBC Author(s): Sabrina Wong (School of Nursing / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 0741238X
Volume: 41
Page Range: 686-695
Publication Date: February 2024

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Dual-Arm Modular Multilevel Converter With a Compact Footprint for VSC-HVDC Applications
Publication: IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
UBC Author(s): Juri Jatskevich (Electrical & Computer Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 08858977
Volume: 39
Page Range: 504-517
Publication Date: 1 February 2024

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Microbiome assembly and stability during start-up of a full-scale, two-phase anaerobic digester fed cow manure and mixed organic feedstocks
Publication: Bioresource Technology
UBC Author(s): Ryan Ziels (Civil Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 09608524
Volume: 394
Publication Date: February 2024

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Perceived urban ecosystem services and disservices in gentrifying neighborhoods: Contrasting views between community members and state informants
Publication: Ecosystem Services
UBC Author(s): James John Timothy Connolly (School of Community and Regional Planning / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 22120416
Volume: 65
Publication Date: February 2024

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Impact of Electrolyte Volume on the Cycling Performance and Impedance Growth of 18650 Li-ion Cells
Publication: Journal of the Electrochemical Society
UBC Author(s): David Wilkinson (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 00134651
Volume: 171
Publication Date: 1 February 2024

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Identification of Neighborhood Hotspots via the Cumulative Hazard Index: Results From a Community-Partnered Low-Cost Sensor Deployment
Publication: GeoHealth
UBC Author(s): Naomi Zimmerman (Mechanical Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 8
Publication Date: February 2024

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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
2023 Dr. Abraham studied how subduction earthquakes influence regional seismic risk assessment in BC. She developed damage and loss functions for main BC building typologies to confirm the impact of subduction events in BC localities. Her study helps better understand the impact of significant earthquakes on regional seismic risk in the province. Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD)
2023 Dr. Seiler developed novel flotation conditions for the selective separation of a nickel mineral, named awaruite, from ultramafic rocks. Awaruite deposits are a promising nickel feedstock to support the transformation to clean low carbon technologies. His research contributes to the development of awaruite deposits into nickel mines. Doctor of Philosophy in Mining Engineering (PhD)
2023 To make a generic version of an antibody protein medicine, Dr. Gupta developed and applied a technology to engineer the genetic code of mammalian cells to produce them with the desired sugar components. This technology is intended to increase the probability of regulatory approval, reducing the cost and time for generic medicine development. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD)
2023 Dr. Liu proposed a model for liquid jet impingement on a moving surface which is the key process in industrial coating. She then applied the model to optimize the coating process in order to improve the quality of the coated liquid film and minimize any waste liquid from spills. Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD)
2023 Dr. Kuyuk investigated cooling systems used in deep underground mines. His research offered renewable alternatives to energy-intensive conventional approaches. He also explored numerical and experimental methods to model these systems for better performance. His work has implications that will advance and improve current mine cooling practices. Doctor of Philosophy in Mining Engineering (PhD)
2023 Could you think about a world where every object is connected to a wireless network? Dr. Rajendran Chandrika designed solutions to address relevant problems related to direct device-to-device communication and satellite connectivity for low-cost devices. These solutions will help us achieve seamless universal connectivity. Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD)
2023 Dr. Alafifi is interested in exploring the effects of innate water constituents on the performance of Advanced Oxidation Processes. She studied the removal of MC-LR toxin in the presence of relatively high levels of halide salts. Her findings provide insights for water utilities on the effects of water constituents on the success of such treatments Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD)
2023 Dr. Edgar developed methods for making immune cells from stem cells. This research contributes to efforts to create cell-based therapies for treating cancer and autoimmune disease. Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering (PhD)
2023 Dr. Abdelhafez studied how to effectively harness the frequency configurability of heterogeneous platforms. He contributed towards variability-aware models that can estimate the impact of frequency configuration choice on performance and energy consumption. This allows for better decision making that reduces the energy footprint of the target applications. Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD)
2023 Dr. Cau explored new strategies for managing non-compressible internal bleeding, which is a leading cause of death in military and civilian trauma. He used a system of self-propelling particles to deliver powerful blood clotting drugs deep into the body, and showed that this technique prevented death in animal models of severe bleeding. Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering (PhD)

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