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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Dr. Yoldemir developed novel mathematical techniques to investigate the architecture of the human brain. By analyzing anatomy and function of the brain in a combined framework, Dr. Yoldemir advanced our understanding of the highly complex brain connectivity patterns which enable the emergence of coherent cognitive and behavioral states. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2016 | Dr. Arab Loodaricheh studied two communication technologies, namely cooperative relaying, and energy harvesting systems. She designed efficient resource allocation techniques for wireless systems based on these two communication technologies. Her findings will contribute to the future generation of wireless communication networks. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2016 | Our carbon-fuelled transportation infrastructure drives global warming and climate change. Dr. Todd studied hydrogen fuel cells as a sustainable alternative to power our vehicles. He developed new methods to manufacture and characterize fuel cell transport layers. His research supports integration of renewable energy with society's mobility needs. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD) |
| 2016 | Cloud gaming is a future form of digital entertainment that enables gamers to play the latest computer games anywhere and anytime. Dr. Cai completed his research in optimizing the quality of service delivery including video encoding and software decomposition. His research provided insightful ideas for designing next generation cloud gaming systems. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2016 | Dr. de Vaucorbeil studied the origin of strengthening in certain aluminum alloys during room temperature aging. Even if this mechanism was discovered more than a century ago, the mechanisms by which it happened remained uncertain. He found that this strengthening comes primarily from the difference of size between the atoms constituting the alloys. | Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Engineering (PhD) |
| 2016 | Dr. Reichert studied the microstructures of high-strength steels. She developed tools to help predict the mechanical properties of critical structural parts. Findings from her research will be used to establish structure-property relationships for commercial line pipe steel. | Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Engineering (PhD) |
| 2016 | Dr. Bazri investigated the feasibility of using a novel treatment technology to remove naturally occurring precursors for carcinogenic disinfection by-products from various drinking water sources. The significance of his research will contribute to the development of robust treatment solutions to improve the quality of drinking water. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD) |
| 2016 | Dr. Hu created a crowdsensing platform which addresses the research challenges in the overall workflow of crowdsensing in vehicular social networks (VSNs) in terms of task allocation and task execution. This platform supports the creation of different context-aware mobile crowdsensing applications and facilitates their real-world deployments in VSNs. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2016 | Dr. Hamdi employed statistical learning, signal processing, and graph-theoretic tools to analyze and develop algorithms that are aimed at estimation and learning problems in social networks. His research focused on building information aggregation protocols that improve the performance of social sensors in online social networks. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2016 | In this age of digital technology, the information content of the display and how we present it can have an impact on our health and safety. Dr. Eskandari studied the effectiveness of displayed information. Her research will contribute to safer and more efficient methods for designing user-interfaces. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |