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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Dr. Azizi examined designing new microstructures for low-carbon steels suitable for car bodies. He proposed a new approach to refine the structure of these steels resulting in improved properties. These improvements can potentially reduce weight and gas emission in automotives. | Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Engineering (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Foist developed several methods that enhance the quality of data which come from spectroscopic measurements used to study biomolecules, such as DNA. His methods were demonstrated to be generally superior to other popular methods and will benefit researchers in a broad range of disciplines that utilize spectral analyses. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2011 | During strong earthquakes, shaking soils can behave like liquids and flow. Dr. Naesgaard's study of these phenomena and his development of engineering design procedures and computer models for analysis, will assist in building safer soil structures. | Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Sanin examined the cyclic and post-cyclic behavior of natural silts with low plasticity. She found that liquefaction with sudden loss of strength would not occur in such silts under earthquake loading. Her research work also led to an approach to estimate the settlements due to earthquake. | Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr Rosario developed an innovative high-pressure-grinding-roll circuit for metal mining. He demonstrated the circuit's potential for significant energy savings and thus a more sustainable way to process hard-rock for the liberation of valuable minerals. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mining Engineering (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Colley developed a model to predict the microstructure and strength evolution in an aluminum casting alloy during heat treatment. The model can be used as a tool to optimise industrial heat treatment processes, thereby improving the cost-effectiveness of large-scale production of high-quality lightweight aluminum automotive components. | Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Engineering (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Ghafghazi validated an analytical method for in-situ density measurements of granular soils from the Cone Penetration Test using laboratory and field data. He proposed a new hypothesis to explain particle breakage of granular soils and tested its applicability with laboratory testing of Fraser river sand. | Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr Hoesli developed methods to mass-culture pancreatic cells in 3D alginate matrices. These methods could be used to generate insulin-producing cells or protect them from immune rejection, overcoming some of the major hurdles of islet transplantation as a treatment for type 1 diabetes. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD) |
| 2011 | Cell phones, game boxes, and large-screen TVs are each built around their own custom-designed logic chips. Dr. Ahmed found that all of these chips can share up to 90% of their design and manufacturing, reducing the cost by a factor of 3 to 10. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Kaligineedi developed techniques to improve the security of the cooperative spectrum sensing in cognitive radio networks. By designing efficient algorithms to enhance performance, his research adds crucial insights into issues for successful deployment of cognitive radio networks. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |