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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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Dr. Zhuang developed adaptive methods to improve the visualization of the human spine in ultrasound imaging. This research benefits real-time, ultrasound-guided, spinal needle injection procedures, such as Epidural. His work also furthers our understanding of connecting ultrasound with other imaging modalities to get the benefits from each. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2018 | Electronic devices that are designed to have long term industrial, space, and military use, suffer from aging and degradation in performance over time. Dr. Sheikholeslam has identified how some chemical processes lead to nano-electronics aging. He investigated various strategies to make sensitive electronics more reliable. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2018 | Dr. Pan's PhD dissertation is the first detailed study of the effects of long duration earthquakes on the collapse risk of timber buildings. This research is very timely for building developments in southwestern British Columbia. The study is expected to have a significant impact on future building codes for timber structures. | Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD) |
| 2018 | Dr. Sanjuan studied project management best practices in construction projects and their relationship with project outcomes. He developed an integrated framework of standards to build an assessment tool. Results show that the stronger the adherence to best practices the better the projects' outcomes in terms of scope, cost, time and client satisfaction. | Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD) |
| 2018 | Several microorganisms use elasticity to creep around, evade a predator, and to interact with their environment in fluids. Using mathematical models, Dr. Nasouri examined the effects of elasticity on the behaviors of microorganisms and showed that, indeed, elasticity can play a key role in motion of a cell in fluids. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD) |
| 2018 | Dr. Zhao developed methods to design switching gain-scheduled controllers for dynamic systems with significant dynamic variations in their operating range. He subsequently applied the developed methods to engineering systems such as optical image stabilizers and offshore wind turbines, resulting in improved control system performance. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD) |
| 2018 | Dr. Gerardo developed the world's first ultrasound transducer for biomedical imaging using inexpensive polymer materials. His new transducer design competes in performance with current ultrasound transducers for a fraction of the cost. This research illuminates the way for the creation of wearable cardiac monitoring systems. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2018 | Dr. Forughi developed novel optical measurement methods to quantify moisture content in paper at high spatial and temporal resolution. He used these methods to investigate the effect of different parameters on paper drying, with the goal of improving the energy efficiency of papermaking. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD) |
| 2018 | Dr. Yuen studied precision manufacturing machines. He developed novel algorithms to plan the motion, control the precision, and the accuracy for a machine tool that combines a micro-milling machine and magnetically levitated actuator. Results can be used to manufacture high precision parts found in various high tech industries. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD) |
| 2018 | Dr. Zhang studied micro direct liquid fuel cells for portable power devices, using experimental and computational methods. Her results show the design of catalyzed channel walls is a feasible approach to enhance the maximum power density. Her model will aid in the design of fuel cells with catalyzed channel walls. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD) |