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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Dr. Abadir elucidated the interaction mechanisms between carbon nanotubes and amino acids through molecular dynamics and ab initio simulations, and showed that semi-metallic tubes can be used to selectively detect charged biomolecules. He also established rules for the choice of basis sets used in carbon-nanotube simulations. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Chan examined the relationship between hydrodynamic conditions and fouling control in gas-sparged submerged hollow fiber membrane modules. Effective fouling control depended on the type of shear profile imposed on the membrane surface. These findings have implications on the optimal design of membrane systems. | Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Duran developed a computational model for simulating reactors that use UV radiation for decontaminating water. This computational tool will help design engineers to improve the performance of such reactors, and ultimately, it will contribute to the aim of giving everyone access to safe drinking water. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Stamboulides developed solutions to reduce friction on snow and ice. The ultimate goal of his work was to provide an engineering edge to Canadian athletes at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games. The materials he developed were implemented by cross-country, biathlon and snowboard teams with great success. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Hacihaliloglu developed state of the art algorithms in order to use three dimensional ultrasound imaging in orthopaedic surgery applications to detect fractures. He subsequently applied his method in clinical trials on patients with wrist and pelvis fractures. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Sousa demonstrated solutions for artisanal and small-scale gold mines, which have helped in improving gold recovery rates, preventing and mitigating impacts associated with the use of mercury and cyanide. His research was based on a Brazilian case study and shed light on strategies for dissemination of best practices in the sector worldwide. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mining Engineering (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Mueller developed two novel techniques for improving the timing performance of synchronous circuits. He proposed a simple yet effective implementation of these methods that is applicable to the majority of integrated circuits in production today. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Khorasany studied the linear and nonlinear vibrations of spinning disks. He developed a new computational method to show the large deformations improve the stability characteristics of disks spinning at very high speeds. He also conducted an extensive amount of experiments to validate his numerical results. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Sengupta developed a new low power methodology that would reduce the power consumption and hence increase the battery life of future generation chips used in hand held devices such as cell phones, PDAs and laptops. His work would enhance the drive towards "green" system-on-chip design. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Nezampour analyzed and designed wireless communication systems that are robust to non-Gaussian noise and interference. The results of his research pave the way for more reliable wireless devices. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |