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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Using experimental and modeling methods, Dr. Medrano studied aluminum alloys for automotive applications. His work linked the strength of the alloy to the formation of nanoclusters during processing, and their relationship with the material's defects. This study supports the use of these alloys to produce vehicles with less environmental impact. | Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Engineering (PhD) |
| 2019 | Dr. Ashtari evaluated the performance-based seismic design provisions of the 2014 Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code for reinforced concrete bridges. She identified, for the first time, the challenges of implementing the provisions in practice and addressed them with regards to design framework, performance criteria, analysis, and performance verification. | Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD) |
| 2019 | Dr. Pan developed a novel numerical model to simulate the creping process, a key operation in the manufacturing of tissue paper. The study has helped the industry to better understand the creping process and potentially improve the tissue paper quality. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD) |
| 2019 | Dr. Ebrahimi developed new and computationally efficient models of power-electronic converters which allow faster simulations for studying power systems. These models will be widely used in the simulation software industry and by thousands of engineers around the world to conduct studies of power systems in less amount of time. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2019 | Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) technology is gaining attention in a variety of computer applications, but is challenged by resource intense debugging processes. Dr. Eslami worked on enhancing existing verification and debugging techniques to help designers identify functional bugs and ensure the correct functionality of designs implemented on FPGAs. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2019 | Dr. Hendra developed and tested mathematical models for the simulation of turbulence, chemistry, and their interactions. These models could aid in the development of cleaner and more efficient internal combustion and jet engines. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD) |
| 2019 | Dr. Nguyen studied the fabrication method, the electrochemomechanical properties, and the modeling of ultrathin conducting polymer transducers. This research assists us in understanding the performance and demonstrates the adaptability in microsystems of such a thin beam. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2019 | Water distribution networks are one of the most important elements in urban infrastructure systems and require huge investment for construction. Dr. Moosavian studied several optimization methods and applied multi-objective models for a reliable design of pipe networks. This work will contribute to more efficient evaluation and optimal design of water systems. | Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD) |
| 2019 | Dr. Li studied the planning issues when applying mobile sensing robots in environmental monitoring. He proposed a systematic planning framework for navigating the robots in an environmental survey. His work improves the effectiveness and efficiency of the mobile sensing process and the application in aquatic monitoring. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD) |
| 2019 | Dr. Jiang studied the temperature dependent conductivity and flexibility of large area single layer graphene. She integrated graphene films with charge selective materials to fabricate flexible transparent conductors and subsequently applied them as electrodes in flexible organic photovoltaic devices. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |