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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.

Mission
We shape the people and the professions that shape the world.
 

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Name Academic Unit(s) Research Interests
Brown, Helen Jean School of Nursing Maternal-infant and women
Browne, Annette School of Nursing Health inequalities, indigenous peoples, women's health, cultural safety, primary health care interventions to improve health outcomes, marginalized populations, health policy
Bungay, Vicky School of Nursing sexuality, sex work, harm reduction, drug use, intersectionality, ethnography, communication technologies, community based research, Health inequities affecting men and women working in the commercial sex industry and people who are street-involved, leadership, public health nursing, mental health, sexual health, HIV, and harm reduction programming
Bushe, William Kendal Department of Mechanical Engineering Numerical modelling and mechanical characterisation; Automotive combustion and fuel engineering (including alternative and renewable fuels); Hypersonic propulsion and hypersonic aerodynamics; Aerospace engineering, n.e.c.; Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Combustion; Reacting Flows; Energy Conversion Systems; clean energy
Byrne, Fionn School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture Landscape architecture; Design innovation; Landscape studies (except architecture); Landscape design; Landscape ethics
Caggiano, Holly School of Community and Regional Planning
Campbell, Heather School of Community and Regional Planning Urban and regional planning; how academics can work more effectively with non-academics to enhance impact of research; how academics can work more effectively with non-academics to enhance the relevance of research; how ethical values can be incorporated into public policy relating to city and regional planning
Cao, Yankai Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering Chemical engineering; Machine Learning; optimization; Renewable energy systems; Process Control
Chang, Stephanie School of Community and Regional Planning, Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability All other social sciences, n.e.c.
Chen, Yu Christine Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Engineering and technology; energy systems; Electric power system modelling, control, and operation; Renewable energy sources; electricity markets
Chiao, Mu Department of Mechanical Engineering MEMS, Micro Sensors, Micro Actuators, BioMEMS, Nanotechnology, Bioengineering, Electronic Packaging, Nanoscience, Energy sources for micro-electro-mechanical systems
Chrostowski, Lukas Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Electrical engineering, computer engineering, and information engineering; Optics and Photonics; Micro and Nanoelectronics; Nanotechnologies; Manufacturing Processes; biophotonics; biosensors; optics; optoelectronics; photonics; quantum computing; semiconductor lasers; silicon photonics
Clare, Adam Department of Mechanical Engineering Manufacturing technologies and approaches for a sustainable future; Additive manufacturing (materials, processes, design and application); Electrical discharge machining, electrolyte jet machining, electron beam and laser processes; Stochastics in engineering design and manufacture; Machine design and build; Manufacturing for high value and high integrity applications (aerospace, biomedical, tool & nuclear)
Clark, Drew School of Nursing Health sciences; healthcare ethics; Health Equity; healthcare decision making; transgender health
Clifton, Kelly School of Community and Regional Planning transport and land use interactions, travel behaviour, pedestrian modeling, equity in transportation policy
Cockcroft, Steven Department of Materials Engineering Clean Energy Research, Physical phenomena in non-ferrous casting, hot tearing, Optimization of industrial casting processes, Mathematical modeling
Condon, Patrick Michael School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture Sustainable urban design, landscape architecture, sustainable communities
Connolly, James John Timothy School of Community and Regional Planning
Cretu, Edmond Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Nano-technology; Electronics; Medical and biomedical engineering; microsystems and nanotechnology; sensor clusters and networks; Signal processing and control; Ultrasound Imaging; Microinstrumentation; Inertial measurement units; wearable systems
Currie, Leanne School of Nursing Nursing; Health Care Technologies; Health information systems; Biomedical and Health Informatics
Dahinten, Susan School of Nursing Social determinants and processes of child development, identification, intervention and the prevention of developmental problems
Dahmen, Joseph School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture technical methods and cultural effects of resource use at the scales of architecture and territory.
de Silva, Clarence Wilfred Department of Mechanical Engineering Engineering and technology; Multi-robot Systems and Applications, Automation, Machine Learning, Mechatronics, Health Monitoring; Robotics, Sensor Fusion for Machine Health Monitoring, Instrumentation, Computer vision applications
Desjardins, Adrien Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering Imaging and sensing, Robotics, Photonics, Ultrasound, Machine learning, Marine and biomedical applications, Development of imaging and sensing modalities and autonomous robotics, Biomedical Technologies, Emerging Micro/Nano Technologies
Dev, Rubee School of Nursing Pediatrics and reproductive medicine, n.e.c.; Nursing; women's health; maternal & child health; sexual & reproductive health; chronic disease prevention & management; health system & services

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Graduate Student Stories

Juri Kim

Doctor of Philosophy in Planning (PhD)

Examining the impacts of barriers and facilitators on post-pandemic economic recovery in Vancouver neighbourhoods

Melanie Mackay

Doctor of Philosophy in Mining Engineering (PhD)

Critical elements in the coalfields of British Columbia

Rubaiya Rumman

Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD)

Wood fly ash-based self-healing concrete using encapsulated chemical agents

Ian Hill

Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD)

Optimal experiment design for accelerated testing of integrated circuit wear-out reliability

Yas Oloumi Yazdi

Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering (PhD)

Alignment of magnetic microstructures in an injectable spinal cord injury treatment: Simulation and generation of configurable magnetic fields

Erin Anker

Master of Nursing - Nurse Practitioner (MN)

Grady Thompson

Master of Applied Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering (MASc)

Analysis of stochastic directed acyclic graphs

Brent Peekeekoot

Master of Architecture (MARCH)
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Alumni on Success

Jorge Octavio Virues Delgadillo

Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD) [2008]

Job Title
Full Time Professor

Employer
Facultad Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Veracruzana

Bernard Ng

Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) [2011]

Job Title
Research Associate

Employer
Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics

Arash Takshi

Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) [2007]

Job Title
Associate Professor

Employer
University of South Florida

Freddy Pina

Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD) [2011]

Job Title
President

Employer
PBRV Consulting Ltd.

Hooman Rezaei

Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD) [2013]

Job Title
Senior Research Scientist

Employer
FPInnovations

Heather McDonald

Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD) [2011]

Job Title
Health Director

Employer
Seabird Island Band

Sandra Lauck

Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD) [2013]

Job Title
Clinician Scientist

Employer
St. Paul's Hospital

Lauren Irving

Master of Nursing - Nurse Practitioner (MN) [2013]

Job Title
Family Nurse Practitioner

Employer
Northern Health, Central Interior Native Health Society, UNBC (part-time 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.

 

Sex-specific blood-derived RNA biomarkers for childhood tuberculosis
Publication: Scientific Reports
UBC Author(s): Jane Hill (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 14
Publication Date: December 2024

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Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on antibiotic use in Canadian primary care: a matched-cohort study using EMR data
Publication: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
UBC Author(s): Sabrina Wong (School of Nursing / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 13
Publication Date: December 2024

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AI-based histopathology image analysis reveals a distinct subset of endometrial cancers
Publication: Nature Communications
UBC Author(s): Purang Abolmaesumi (Electrical & Computer Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 15
Publication Date: December 2024

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Oblique radiographic measurement of knot position and orientation in logs
Publication: Journal of Wood Science
UBC Author(s): Gary Schajer (Mechanical Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 14350211
Volume: 70
Publication Date: December 2024

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Physics to system-level modeling of silicon-organic-hybrid nanophotonic devices
Publication: Scientific Reports
UBC Author(s): Lukas Chrostowski (Electrical & Computer Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science), Sudip Shekhar (Electrical & Computer Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 14
Publication Date: December 2024

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Polymeric piezoelectric accelerometers with high sensitivity, broad bandwidth, and low noise density for organic electronics and wearable microsystems
Publication: Microsystems and Nanoengineering
UBC Author(s): Edmond Cretu (Electrical & Computer Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 10
Publication Date: December 2024

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Deep Generative Models for Fast Photon Shower Simulation in ATLAS
Publication: Computing and Software for Big Science
UBC Author(s): Wai-Shuen Vincent Wong (Electrical & Computer Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 8
Publication Date: December 2024

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Auto-amplification and spatial propagation of neutrophil extracellular traps
Publication: Communications Biology
UBC Author(s): Hongshen Ma (Mechanical Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 7
Publication Date: December 2024

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Validation of machine learning models for estimation of left ventricular ejection fraction on point-of-care ultrasound: insights on features that impact performance
Publication: Echo Research and Practice
UBC Author(s): Purang Abolmaesumi (Electrical & Computer Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 11
Publication Date: December 2024

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One-year trial evaluating the durability and antimicrobial efficacy of copper in public transportation systems
Publication: Scientific Reports
UBC Author(s): Edouard Asselin (Materials Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 14
Publication Date: December 2024

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Biobased and biodegradable films exhibiting circularly polarized room temperature phosphorescence
Publication: Nature Communications
UBC Author(s): Orlando Rojas Gaona (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 15
Publication Date: December 2024

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What factors are associated with the research productivity of primary care researchers in Canada? A qualitative study
Publication: BMC Health Services Research
UBC Author(s): Sabrina Wong (School of Nursing / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 24
Publication Date: December 2024

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Parameters and surrounding rock control of gob-side driving under double key stratum after roof cutting
Publication: Scientific Reports
UBC Author(s): Davide Elmo (Mining Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 14
Publication Date: December 2024

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Longitudinal effectiveness of a woman-led, nurse delivered health promotion intervention for women who have experienced intimate partner violence: iHEAL randomized controlled trial
Publication: BMC Public Health
UBC Author(s): Annette Browne (School of Nursing / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 24
Publication Date: December 2024

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Roadmapping the next generation of silicon photonics
Publication: Nature Communications
UBC Author(s): Lukas Chrostowski (Electrical & Computer Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science), Sudip Shekhar (Electrical & Computer Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 15
Publication Date: December 2024

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A novel methodological approach to participant engagement and policy relevance for community-based primary medical care research during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand
Publication: Health Research Policy and Systems
UBC Author(s): Sabrina Wong (School of Nursing / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 22
Publication Date: December 2024

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“Shared experience makes this all possible”: documenting the guiding principles of peer-led services for people released from prison
Publication: BMC Public Health
UBC Author(s): Helen Jean Brown (School of Nursing / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 24
Publication Date: December 2024

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Contextualizing the revised Patient Perception of Patient-Centeredness (PPPC-R) scale in primary healthcare settings: a validity and reliability evaluation study
Publication: BMC Primary Care
UBC Author(s): Rubee Dev (School of Nursing / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 25
Publication Date: December 2024

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Perspectives on the representation of frailty in the electronic frailty index
Publication: BMC Primary Care
UBC Author(s): Jennifer Baumbusch (School of Nursing / Faculty of Applied Science), Sabrina Wong (School of Nursing / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 25
Publication Date: December 2024

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Residual stress development in lattice mismatched epitaxial thin films via atomic and molecular layer depositions
Publication: Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
UBC Author(s): Mauricio Ponga de la Torre (Mechanical Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 00225096
Volume: 193
Publication Date: December 2024

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Digital dynamic modeling and topology optimized design of shell face mills
Publication: CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology
UBC Author(s): Yusuf Altintas (Mechanical Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 17555817
Volume: 55
Page Range: 308-321
Publication Date: December 2024

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The use of digital thread for reconstruction of local fiber orientation in a compression molded pin bracket via deep learning
Publication: Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing
UBC Author(s): Sergii Kravchenko (Materials Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 1359835X
Volume: 187
Publication Date: December 2024

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Understanding the deformation creep and role of intermetallic compound-microstructure in Sn-Ag-Cu solders
Publication: Materials Science and Engineering: A
UBC Author(s): Thomas Benjamin Britton (Materials Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 09215093
Volume: 918
Publication Date: December 2024

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“Put your personality into the call”: A qualitative interview study illuminating strategies for improving men’s engagement on crisis helplines
Publication: BMC Public Health
UBC Author(s): John Oliffe (School of Nursing / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 24
Publication Date: December 2024

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Shaking Table Test and Numerical Analysis of a Precast Frame Structure with Replaceable Box Connectors
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering (United States)
UBC Author(s): Tsung-Yuan Yang (Civil Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 07339445
Volume: 150
Publication Date: 1 December 2024

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Recent Thesis Submissions

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
2024 Dr. Cetin studied the ore sorting potential of a block cave mine. He developed an evaluation method applicable to other cave mining operations, exploring sensor-based pre-concentration. His findings contribute to reducing the environmental impact of the mining industry and facilitating its digital transformation. Doctor of Philosophy in Mining Engineering (PhD)
2024 Dr. Sallinen developed a computational model for analyzing data about evolving activities on networks, like social media interactions or financial transactions. His work advances the capabilities of real-time investigation and analysis into large scale data. Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD)
2024 Dr. Askari has developed a minimally invasive near-infrared spectroscopy sensor for spinal cord hemodynamic assessment in spinal cord injury patients. This innovative sensor aids in managing hemodynamics and has been successfully implemented and implanted. The sensor was able to provide the regional hemodynamic metrics of the spinal cord. Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD)
2024 Dr. Iworima optimized differentiation protocols to produce stem cell-derived islets, offering a potential therapy for type 1 diabetes. She addressed manufacturing bottlenecks and identified key parameters associated with the generation of pancreatic cell types. Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering (PhD)
2024 Dr. Gupta investigated the rheology and flow dynamics of wormlike micellar gels. His experiments revealed previously unknown complex features in the flow of such fluids and will aid the synthesis, design and manipulation of similar soft matter. Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD)
2024 Dr. Hasan studied the electrodeposition, corrosion, and catalytic behavior of molybdenum coatings. Despite the challenges associated with molybdenum and water, the work has produced nanostructured molybdenum coatings which demonstrates good corrosion resistance and catalytic performance. Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Engineering (PhD)
2024 Dr. Tai developed a hybrid physics and data-driven method for spindle health monitoring. He combined digital spindle twins with a machine-learning method to make machine tools more intelligent in health diagnosis. These comparative studies assist machine tool manufacturers or spindle repair companies in increasing their maintenance efficiency. Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD)
2024 Dr. Shrestha studied the insertion of needles into soft solids, the injection of fluid through microneedles and the detection of diseases like sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia. The findings can help optimize drug or vaccine delivery through microneedles, and can provide a low-cost automated tool to detect diseases in low-resource settings. Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD)
2024 Dr. Baidya's research explored the potential of flue gas injection in mine wastes for large-scale carbon capture. His innovative approach optimized energy usage and proposed a cost-effective solution, advancing sustainable practices in the mining industry. Doctor of Philosophy in Mining Engineering (PhD)
2024 Dr. Kalia devised computer vision techniques for augmented reality in robotic surgery, aligning patients' MRI or Ultrasound images with the surgical camera view. This enables clinicians to do a real-time assessment of cancer margins and anatomy, to optimize clinical decisions and thus, reducing the incidents of incomplete cancer removal. Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD)

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