Two SALA projects awarded SSHRC funds
Two SALA projects awarded SSHRC funds matthew.wattier Fri, 09/13/2024 - 14:35 SALA External This article originally appeared on UBC Research + Innovation. Strategic Priority Areas...
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The applied sciences – architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, nursing, and planning – change society's conception of what is possible as a matter of course. Applied scientists make dreams real, turn ideas into practice. We embody the interface between present and future.
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.
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Recent Publications
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.
Recent Thesis Submissions
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Design recipe automation for silicon photonics (EECE - MASC)
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Energy distribution of thermal electron emission (EECE - PHD)
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Towards a unified electro-optic circuits co-simulation (EECE - MASC)
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Low-cost scanning electron microscope (EECE - MASC)
Doctoral Citations
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 | Program |
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| 2017 | Dr. Stokes investigated how First Nations could benefit from LNG projects in northern B.C., while mitigating any negative impacts. Study results showed that initiatives for education, training, employment, good governance, social historical barriers, environmental protection and other supports are needed to ensure long-term sustainability. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mining Engineering (PhD) |
| 2017 | Dr. Valdés studied how robots and motion-tracking technology improve therapy effectiveness for people post-stroke. Through realtime force and visual feedback, findings showed reduced undesirable trunk compensation during upper-limb exercise. His results support the idea of using technology for the rehabilitation of people with stroke. | Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering (PhD) |
| 2017 | Dr. Yuan tackled a longstanding problem of understanding the evolution of acid during hydrolysis of xylan and successfully posed a mathematical model, with experimental evidence, to explain this behavior. Dr. Yuan also developed a bio-refinery concept for implementing bamboo into the kraft pulping process to produce dissolving pulp and ethanol. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD) |
| 2017 | Dr. Serban created advanced solar power converters. His contribution includes higher efficiency, better stability, and improved safety for the next generation solar and energy storage power systems. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2017 | Dr. Kay's work has established a scientific understanding of how gasses flow during the production of composite materials. This understanding will help engineers to create processes that can produce high quality composite parts at reduced costs compared to current methods. | Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Engineering (PhD) |
| 2017 | Dr. Lu developed high-performance data switches based on integrated optics technology. His research demonstrated that integrated optical switches can provide low-cost, high-speed, and high-capacity data switching service for next generation optical communication networks. This work will help to meet the rapid growth of data traffic. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2017 | Dr. Xia developed a systematic approach to apply machine health monitoring in design optimization of mechatronic systems. He improved the approaches of machine health monitoring with deep learning methods. The research enhances continuous and on demand design improvement of mechatronic systems. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD) |
| 2017 | Dr. Moon designed robots to move in communicative ways so they can better coordinate their actions with people. She developed a way for robots to hesitate in human-inspired ways when they encounter conflicts with people. Her work demonstrates that robots can be designed to negotiate with people in an intuitive, efficient, and safe manner. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD) |
| 2017 | Dr. Beikahmadi studied solid-state radiation detectors, devices that measure the level of an ion charge. He developed a methodology for designing low-power and low-noise readout circuits of these detectors. His work has broad application in several areas including the field of gamma ray and x-ray spectrometry. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2017 | Dr. Winter studied Nanofiltration, a technology that can treat drinking water from polluted sources in a single step. His research identified optimal design and operating conditions that make this advanced technology economically attractive. | Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD) |