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 | NID |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Dr. Randles studied the psychological processes underlying the experience of uncertainty. He discovered that feeling uncertain may best be described as a form of painful distress, where pain medication such as acetaminophen can reduce people's defensive reactions to anxiety-inducing events and inhibit their ability to monitor their own mistakes. | Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology (PhD) |
| 2014 | Dr. Elahimehr's research at UBC's Pulp and Paper Centre was funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada through the support of 11 industrial partners in Canada. Dr. Elahimehr established a new method to optimize the process of mechanical pulping. This new method can save up to 2% of BC's electrical energy consumption. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD) |
| 2014 | Dr. Nogueira studied aspects of a surprising connection between Quantum Mechanics and Gravity called Holographic Principle, a novel framework that allows for a better understanding of the nature of gravity. The research builds upon what was previously known and furthers our understanding of the behaviour of objects such as Black Holes and Boson Starts. | Doctor of Philosophy in Physics (PhD) |
| 2014 | Dr. Persson studied Old English literature in the Department of English at UBC. His work demonstrates that Biblical commentaries on Job and Ecclesiastes are relevant contexts for interpreting Old English wisdom poetry. It benefits scholars of English and Theology, as well as those interested in how wisdom is handed down within cultures. | Doctor of Philosophy in English (PhD) |
| 2014 | Dr. Khouj proposed an artificial intelligence system to help disaster managers and responders to make optimal decisions, to save human lives in situations of catastrophic natural or man-made disasters. This system combines human expert knowledge and complex system modelling to understand the interdependencies among critical national infrastructures. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2014 | Dr. Kerr conducted her research as a Settler-Scholar, meaning she considered the implications of her scholarly work as a person who has settled on lands that are the longstanding home of Indigenous peoples. Dr. Kerr developed a theory to help teachers in K-12 schools and in programs of teacher education who prioritize social equity in education. | Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Studies (PhD) |
| 2014 | Dr. Smith studied natural diamonds that contain small droplets of fluid from the Earth's mantle, below Earth's crust. He characterized the oldest known samples of fluid from the mantle and discovered inclusions containing liquid nitrogen. This research provides valuable insight into the behaviour of the deep Earth through geologic time. | Doctor of Philosophy in Geological Sciences (PhD) |
| 2014 | Dr. Golding's research on the sedimentology and fossil record of Triassic rocks from northeastern British Columbia has allowed him to determine the age, provenance and tectonic setting of these important, hydrocarbon-bearing sediments. | Doctor of Philosophy in Geological Sciences (PhD) |
| 2014 | Dr. Gurney constructed the first marine ecosystem model of the Subantarctic Prince Edward Achipelago. The model captured the food web of marine life and was able to reproduce past population dynamics and forecast potential effects of climate change. The model provides a tool for fisheries and conservation research at the islands. | Doctor of Philosophy in Oceanography (PhD) |
| 2014 | Dr. Joty developed automatic methods for analyzing written conversations in asynchronous media, for example blogs and emails. These methods assist us in understanding conversations, as well as improving automatic language processing applications such as text summarization, text generation, sentiment analysis, question answering and machine translation. | Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science (PhD) |
| 2014 | Dr. Bao studied the uptake of maltose, a malt sugar, into the E. coli bacterium. His research revealed how maltose import is regulated by cellular proteins. His findings provide significant insights into the way maltose is transported into cells and the implications for multi-drug resistance. | Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PhD) |
| 2014 | Dr. King conducted research using particle physics data delivered by the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, in Geneva. He searched for evidence of two promising hypothetical models of new physics: super-symmetry and universal extra dimensions. New constraints were placed on these models, thereby providing insight into their possible properties. | Doctor of Philosophy in Physics (PhD) |
| 2014 | Dr. Mashayekhi studied the physics of interacting ultra-cold quantum gases. The new framework he developed helped reveal how these systems are strongly driven by the interaction among a few particles. His work will help in devising techniques to unveil the secrets of fundamental physical phenomena, occurring on scales from sub-atomic to galactic | Doctor of Philosophy in Physics (PhD) |
| 2014 | Dr. Hasselfield made measurements of the Cosmic Microwave Background to find distant clusters of galaxies. Counting galaxy clusters and measuring their mass tells us how in-homogeneous the matter distribution was in the very early Universe. This helps us to understand what physical phenomena were at play in the moments after the Big Bang. | Doctor of Philosophy in Physics (PhD) |
| 2014 | Dr. Hosseini-Farahabadi discovered the important roles of a secreted protein called Wint5a during normal beak development in chickens. She showed how changes in the amount of this protein in chickens can cause several facial defects, such as loss of skeletal tissues.The findings of this study can benefit biological science and clinical studies. | Doctor of Philosophy in Cell and Developmental Biology (PhD) |
| 2014 | Dr. Chu studied the effect of inflammation on white blood cell behaviour in cardiovascular disease. He discovered that inflammatory conditions decrease the ability of white blood cells to remove cholesterol from the surroundings. This research furthers our understanding of how inflammation can affect the progression of cardiovascular disease. | Doctor of Philosophy in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (PhD) |
| 2014 | Dr. Catacoli proposed a simplified approach to predict the effect of earthquakes on bridges. He studied the rotations induced by earthquakes on skewed bridges. His recommendations will help improve the seismic design of new bridges, and retrofit of existing bridges, and provide practical guidelines for the seismic assessment of these structures. | Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD) |
| 2014 | Dr. Mundel studied two provincial health programs that intersect with BC's food movement. She demonstrated different strengths and limitations in the collaboration between provincial health institutions and grassroots actors in service of this movement's social, health and ecological goals. She also suggested ways to improve such collaboration. | Doctor of Philosophy in Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems (PhD) |
| 2014 | Dr. Kramer worked with Iraqi children to study how writing, poetic imagination, and creative processes are all integral to the building of peace. She revealed that peace-building is supported by intellectual and creative processes that invite us to listen with the heart. Dr. Kramer's research contributes new perspectives on transformative education. | Doctor of Philosophy in Language and Literacy Education (PhD) |
| 2014 | Dr. Leung discovered two reactions which employ ultraviolet light, for example sunlight, to transfer fluorine atoms to organic molecules. He also discovered a safer source-equivalent of atomic fluorine. These contributions might provide a new and reliable strategy for scientists to synthesize fluorine containing drugs. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (PhD) |
| 2014 | Dr. Fraser studied collective and personal love in Latin American poetry of the Cold War. She found that, contrary to the stereotype of the "passionate Latin American poet/lover/revolutionary", the coexistence of these two loves was tense and required creative strategies of resolution. Her work challenges assumptions about the region's literature. | Doctor of Philosophy in Hispanic Studies (PhD) |
| 2014 | Dr. Polanco studied Filipino migrant workers at Canadian Tim Horton`s restaurants. She traced the cultural and structural dimensions of work and labour market regulation under migrant worker schemes. One implication is Canada's introduction of a new guest worker scheme that is both ambiguous and risky with regard to transitioning to permanent status. | Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology (PhD) |
| 2014 | The Northwest Coast bentwood box acted as a metaphor to frame this study. Dr. Parent examined four Aboriginal Early University Promotion Initiatives and three Aboriginal University Transition Programs at universities in British Columbia. Her findings will help us understand how universities can be wholistically transformed for Indigenous learners. | Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Studies (PhD) |
| 2014 | Dr. Zhou developed a new kind of biomedical ceramic cement: calcium phosphate silicate cement. Its properties are an improvement on existing bio-cements. Biomaterials based on this new cement are currently used in dentistry and can be potentially used in orthopaedics. His research contributed new knowledge and materials to the biomedical community. | Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Engineering (PhD) |
| 2014 | Dr. Surendradoss investigated the mechanism of drug-induced liver injury. He focussed on the liver injury caused by a commonly used drug called valproic acid, which is used to treat seizures. The findings of his research enabled a greater understanding of the role of various pathways of biotransformation in the liver injury caused by valproic acid | Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences (PhD) |