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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Dr. Sanad developed tools and techniques to design relay communication satellite constellations for servicing Earth observation satellite constellations. This will allow for the fast delivery of Earth images to the end-users, which is significant in natural disaster and national security situations. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2020 | Dr. Mandal studied welding of steels during construction of pipelines for safe energy transportation. She identified the critical weld regions to improve the mechanical and fracture behavior of the welded joints. Her findings will guide steel producers and pipeline constructors to choose welding parameters for better weld strength and toughness. | Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Engineering (PhD) |
| 2020 | Dr. Oveisi Fordiie analyzed the complexity of industrial gasification systems. He describes an industrial gasification system where solid woody biomass is converted to non-condensable gases. His research will help to reduce uncertainties in utilizing urban biomass feedstock for a full scale bioenergy facility. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD) |
| 2020 | Optoelectronic links in datacenters connect servers across vast distances in order to communicate and carry a massive amount of data. Dr. Ahmed's research demonstrates different techniques for enhancing the energy efficiency and improving the performance of such links in order to support higher data throughput. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2020 | Dr. Paz studied the use of Direct Current (DC) microgrids in the integration of renewable power and energy storage. He developed an efficient method to detect the changing characteristics of DC microgrids, which will improve their performance and accelerate their deployment in renewable energy applications. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2020 | Dr. Gao's research investigated the use of ultrasonic vibration-assisted cutting in milling and drilling applications. He developed a novel ultrasonic vibration tool holder and a corresponding sensorless control system. This research will benefit the manufacturing industry in machining advanced material such as composites and titanium alloys. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD) |
| 2020 | Dr. Han studied how organic and inorganic water solutes affect the formation of nitrite, a byproduct in water treatment that is harmful to human health. Her research will impact the application of Vacuum-UV, a UV-based advanced oxidation process, for treating micropollutants in water, and will act as a guide to control the formation of nitrite. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD) |
| 2020 | Dr. Galiano Zurbriggen developed tools to improve the performance of power converters used in applications such as renewable energies, electric vehicles, and battery chargers. His contributions can be directly implemented in commercial products, creating significant benefits towards the de-carbonization of the energy and transportation sectors. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2020 | Dr. Saket solved a long-standing trade-off in the design of high-frequency transformers for power supplies and battery chargers. His approach makes it possible to design transformers that are highly efficient and have a minimal noise emission. This proposed method will lead to a new era of compact and efficient power converters. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2020 | Dr. Barrero carried out a multi-scale study on the cyclic liquefaction of granular soils. He analyzed the mechanisms involved in the loss of grain contacts and developed a model for reliable simulation of liquefaction-induced deformations. His findings improve our ability to predict the behaviour of granular materials during liquefaction. | Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD) |