Below is a sample of research projects that you can consider as part of your graduate degree program. Please ensure to review the departmental websites of all potential faculty members by using the supervisor search.
Last name |
First name | Research Interest | Desired start dates: | Project areas | Financial support options: |
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| Abdul-Mageed | Muhammad | Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Computational Linguistics, Social Media Mining, Arabic | Any time / year round |
Deep learning of natural language. |
Some financial support is available |
| Abrutyn | Seth | Suicide, Adolescent Suicide, Sociological Theory, Mental Health, Social Psychology, Emotions | Any time / year round | ||
| Al-Kassim | Dina | Artistic and Literary Theories, Arts, Literature and Subjectivity, Arts and Cultural Traditions, Artistic and Literary Movements, Schools and Styles, Identity and Transnationality, Sexuality, Philosophy, History and Comparative Studies, Gender Relationship, postcolonial , anti-colonial, feminist, queer theory, psychoanalysis, subjectivity, comparative literature: Arabic, English, French | 2018, 2019, 2020 | Some financial support is available | |
| Allen | Susan Elizabeth | Oceans and Inland Waters, Prediction and Climatic Modeling, physical oceanography, coastal oceanography, forecast models, coupled bio-physics and chem-physics and all three models | 2019, 2020 | Outstanding candidates can expect a full funding package offer | |
| Aloni | Erez | Law, law and sexuality, family law | Any time / year round | ||
| Altshuler | Douglas | flight control, visual guidance, visual neuroscience, neuroethology, avian biomechanics, aerodynamics, wing morphing, motor control | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 | Some financial support is available | |
| Alvarez-Moreno | Raul | Literary or Artistic Works Analysis, Artistic and Literary Movements, Schools and Styles, Artistic and Literary Theories, Literary or Artistic Work Dissemination or Reception Contexts, Language, Knowledge, Significance and Thought Building, Medieval and Early Modern Iberian Literature and Culture (Celestina, picaresque novel, short story), Economy and Medieval Literature and Culture , Visual Culture in Medieval and Early Modern Spain, Relations between Language and Ideology, Travel Writing | Any time / year round | ||
| Anderson | David | Cultural Institutions (Museums, Libraries, etc.), Museum Education, Visitor Studies, Informal Learning, Metacognition, Science Education, Long-term Memory, Nostalgia | 2017, 2018, 2019 | Applicants need to be self-funded | |
| Angert | Amy | Biodiversity and Biocomplexity, Biogeography, Ecological and Ecophysiological Processes, evolutionary ecology, population biology, biological responses to climate change, conservation biology | 2018, 2019, 2020 | Applicants need to be self-funded | |
| Anglesio | Michael | Cancer of the Reproductive System, Host-Tumour Interaction, Endometriosis, Cancer Diagnosis and Detection, microenvironment, endometriosis associated cancers, immunology, genomics, gene-expression and transcriptomics, cancer prevention, ovarian cancer etiology, early detection biomarkers, animal models of endometriosis and cancer | Any time / year round |
1. Clinical and Genomic Determinants of Early Metastasis in Synchronous Endometrial and Ovarian Cancers (MSc or PhD) |
Applicants need to be self-funded |
| Ansermino | John Mark | Global Health and Emerging Diseases, Health Information Systems, Biomedical Technologies, Technological Innovations, Global Health, Physiological Monitoring, Precision Health, Mobile Health, Outcome prediction, Sepsis in children, Artificial Intellegence, Automation in healthcare | Any time / year round |
Global health |
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| Arbel | Efrat | Law, Refugee Law, Constitutional Law, Prison Law and Policy, Tort Law, Legal and Critical Theory , Gender and Law | Any time / year round | ||
| Arcese | Peter | Ecology, Conservation Biology, Evolutionary Biology | 2017, 2018 | ||
| Ashe | Maureen | Rehabilitation Care and Services, Social Aspects of Aging, older adults, physical activity, tele-rehabilitation, systematic reviews | Any time / year round | Applicants need to be self-funded | |
| Auld | Vanessa | Cell, Neurogenesis and Gliogenesis, Developmental Genetics, Molecular Genetics, development, nervous system, permeability barriers, glia , cell biology , genetics, in vivo imaging, epithelia | 2019 |
development of the nervous system with a focus on how glia and neurons interact during the development of the peripheral nervous system |
Some financial support is available |
| Av-Gay | Yossef | Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, Drug discovery, Macrophage biology | 2018, 2019, 2020 | Outstanding candidates can expect a full funding package offer | |
| Avramidis | Stavros | wood physics, momentum, heat and mass transfer in wood, wood dielectrics, wood drying optimization, dielectric heating, drying, phytosanitation, wood thermodynamics, non destructive evaluation, NIR wood species ID , application of neural networks to properties prediction, modeling of wood drying, cell-wall architecture, sorption characteristics of wood | 2018, 2019, 2020 | Outstanding candidates can expect a full funding package offer | |
| Babel | Molly | Phonetics, Recognition of Speech, Perception and Representation, Acoustics, Dialects, speech perception, acoustics of speech production, spoken word recognition, phonetic variation | 2018 | ||
| Bachmann | Sven | Mathematical Analysis, Quantum Phenomena, Mathematical physics, Quantum statistical physics, Topological states of matter | 2018 | Outstanding candidates can expect a full funding package offer | |
| Bamji | Shernaz | synapse biology, primary neuronal cultures, transgenic mouse models, neurodevelopmental disease | 2017, 2018 |
genetic causes of autism and intellectual disability |
Outstanding candidates can expect a full funding package offer |
| Barbic | Skye | Mental Health and Society, mental health, measurement , recovery, community integration, Rasch Measurement Theory, Implementation Science, Patient Engagement, Supported Employment, Individual Placement Support, assessment, health and well-being, metrology, occupational therapy, youth | Any time / year round | Some financial support is available | |
| Baum | Bruce | Political Culture, Society and Ideology, critical social theory, feminist theory, critical hermeneutics, issues of cross-cultural interpretation, American political thought and cultural politics, political theories of Mill and Marx, philosophy of political inquiry, liberal and democratic theory | Any time / year round | ||
| Bayrampour Basmenj | Hamideh | Perinatal Period, Maternal Mental Health, Pregnancy Outcomes, Perinatal Anxiety | Any time / year round, 2018 |
Perinatal health |
Some financial support is available |
| Beatty | John | Bacteria, Molecular Genetics, Regulation, Molecular Structure and Sizing, Gene transfer mediated by virus-like particles, Light-driven reactions in photosynthesis proteins, Applications of photosynthesis proteins to solar energy | Any time / year round |
Gene transfer mediated by virus-like particles; light-driven reactions in photosynthesis proteins; applications of photosynthesis proteins to solar energy. |
Some financial support is available |
| Beauchamp | Mark | Social Determinants of Health, Health Promotion, Quality of Life and Aging, Mental Health and Society, Physical Activity, Health Psychology, Exercise Psychology, Sport Psychology, Group Processes, Leadership, Intervention, Social Cognition, Older Adults, Children | Any time / year round, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
Peer-Leadership and Physical Literacy Intervention with Children |
Some financial support is available |
| Bedi | Robinder | Educational Counselling, Substance use counselling, Counselling/psychotherapy in India, Counselling/mental health with Indo-Canadians, Counselling psychology disciplinary and professional issues | Any time / year round | Applicants need to be self-funded | |
| Bedke | Matthew | Philosophy, History and Comparative Studies, Foundations of Ethics, Social Organization and Political Systems, Ethics and Fundamental Issues of Law and Justice, metaethics, ethics, political philosophy, philosophy of law, epistemology | Any time / year round |
The nature of normativity, expressivism, moral epistemology, moralism |
Some financial support is available |
| Belliveau | George | Theatre, Arts-based research | 2019 |
research-based theatre, applied theatre |
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| Bena | Jan | Finance and Accounting, Financial Assets Evaluation, R&D and Innovation, Technological Innovations, Investments, Stock Market, International Capital and Products Markets, Finance and innovation, Finance and product markets, Corporate innovation, Corporate ownership structure, Access to external finance, Financial constraints | 2018, 2019, 2020 | Some financial support is available | |
| Benedet | Janine | Penal Law, Labor Standards and Laws, sexual violence against women, prostitution and pornography, sexual harassment in employment and education | 2019, 2020 |
Criminal justice system responses to sexual assault of women across the lifespan |
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| Berbee | Mary | Evolution and Phylogenesis, Microorganisms, Taxonomy and Systematics, systematics, molecular phylogenetics, fungi, mycology | 2018, 2019 | Outstanding candidates can expect a full funding package offer | |
| Berciu | Mona | condensed matter theory, strongly correlated systems, polarons, bipolarons | 2018 | Outstanding candidates can expect a full funding package offer | |
| Berlinguette | Curtis | CO2 conversion and utilization, clean energy , advanced solar cells, electrochromic windows, dynamic windows, hydrogen fuels production, catalysis | Any time / year round |
See this site for more information: https://groups.chem.ubc.ca/cberling/research/ |
Applicants need to be self-funded |
| Bernatchez | Pascal | Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular System, Genetic Diseases, Hypertension, Atherosclerosis, Angiogenesis, Muscular Diseases, Neuromuscular Diseases, Lipid/Lipoprotein analysis, Lipid Disorders, Pharmacokinetics, Cell Signaling and Infectious and Immune Diseases, angiogenesis, endothelium, nitric oxide, muscular dystrophy, atherosclerosis, endothelial dysfunction, lipoproteins, Marfan syndrome, vascular disease, inflammation | 2018, 2019, 2020 | Outstanding candidates can expect a full funding package offer | |
| Berryman | Sylvia | Philosophy, History and Comparative Studies, Ancient Greek natural philosophy, Aristotle's ethics, ethics and global poverty | 2018 | ||
| Bertram | Allan | Atmosphere (Including Chemical Aspects), Physical and analytical chemistry of atmospheric aerosols | Any time / year round | Some financial support is available | |
| Beschastnikh | Ivan | cloud computing, distributed systems, software engineering, software analysis | Any time / year round | Outstanding candidates can expect a full funding package offer | |
| Bettinger | Julie | Epidemiology, Infectious disease epidemiology, vaccine clinical trials, vaccine safety, vaccine programs | 2018, 2019 | Some financial support is available | |
| Beznosov | Konstantin | usable security and privacy, mobile security and privacy, computer security and privacy, online social networks security and privacy | Any time / year round |
Security and privacy for mobile devices, privacy for online teenagers, enterprise security and privacy. |
Outstanding candidates can expect a full funding package offer |
| Bi | Xiaotao | Biomass and Bioenergy, Multiphase Chemical Reactors, Fluidization, Particle technology, Electrostatics of Powders, Life Cycle Analysis, Green Engineering, Industrial Symbiosis, Fuel Cells Water Management | 2018, 2019, 2020 |
Biomass catalytic pyrolysis and torrefaction in pilot fluidized bed reactors. |
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| Bigazzi | Alexander York | Transportation Systems | Any time / year round | ||
| Bizzotto | Dan | Electrochemical Systems, Surface Characterization, Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Layers, Sensors and Devices, Electrochemical and Fuel Cells, electrochemistry, interfacial analysis, biosensors, spectroelectrochemistry, electrocatalysis, self assembled monolayers, fluorescence microscopy | Any time / year round |
Characterizing modified electrochemical interfaces |
Outstanding candidates can expect a full funding package offer |
| Black | Jennifer | Community Health / Public Health, nutrition, public health, food environments, social determinants of health, food banks | 2019, 2020 | Some financial support is available | |
| Black | Thomas Andrew | Biometeorology, Soil physics, Microclimate modification | Any time / year round |
Measurement of greenhouse gas fluxes in agricultural systems |
Some financial support is available |
| Blouin | Jean-Sebastien | Sensorimotor Integration, Motor System, Robotics and Automation, Trauma / Injuries, Physiology, Sensorimotor physiology, Standing balance, Balance robot, Sensory virtualisation, Computational approaches, Head and neck, Whiplash injuries | Any time / year round | Applicants need to be self-funded | |
| Bowers | Katherine | Arts, Literature and Subjectivity, Arts and Cultural Traditions, Arts and Technologies, Arts and Literary Policies, Russian literature, Russian culture, literary culture, genre, narrative, imagined geography, digital media, Dostoevsky, gothic literature | Any time / year round |
Russian literary studies; comparative literary studies; literary culture; genre; narrative |
Applicants need to be self-funded |
| Boyd | Lara | Plasticity / Neuronal Regeneration, Stroke, Learning and Memory, Physiology, Motor learning, Plasticity / Neuronal Regeneration , Motor System, Learning, Neurophysiology | 2019 | ||
| Brauer | Michael | Environmental Health, Community Health / Public Health, air pollution, environmental health, built environment, environmental epidemiology | 2018, 2019 | Some financial support is available | |
| Brondani | Mario | Community Health / Public Health, Dental Health, Social Determinants of Health, Health Policies, Quality of Life and Aging, Adult Education and Continuing Education, Dental Public Health , Health Policy, Dental Education, Dental Geriatrics , Access to care | Any time / year round |
Dental Public Health (Underseerved-access to care, Marginalization, Community-based participatory research, Stigma and Discrimination); Health Policy; Dental Education (Community Service Learning, Reflective Journaling, Teaching Pedagogies, Social Responsibility); Dental Geriatrics (Undergraduate and Graduate Education, Frailty, Access to care). |
Some financial support is available |
| Brooks-Wilson | Angela | human genetics, cancer genetics, cancer families, longevity, Super seniors, genetic susceptibility | Any time / year round |
Genetics of healthy aging. Genetics of lymphoid cancers in families. |
Some financial support is available |