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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Dr. Kietzig studied ways to reduce friction of metals sliding against ice. Imitating the super-hydrophobic lotus leaf, she used micro-structured metallic surfaces with a femtosecond laser and thereby reduced ice friction. Her findings were directly implemented by the Canadian Speed Skating Teams for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Baghani developed a high frame rate ultrasound medical imaging system which produces images of tissue stiffness. Such images help clinicians in the diagnosis and treatment of pathology such as cancer which changes the stiffness of tissue. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Zaman used theoretical and experimental methods to investigate molybdenum phosphide as a new catalyst for syngas conversion to alternative fuels such as ethanol and other oxygenates. The new catalyst had higher selectivity to alcohols and lower selectivity towards the undesired product, methane, compared to other molybdenum-based catalysts. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Wang has developed advanced models of electrical machines for the next generation of electromagnetic transient simulation tools. The new models significantly improve accuracy and efficiency, and as a part of tools widely used in the power industry, will enable development of the future smart electric grid. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Loewen developed an analytical methodology that allows engineers to estimate the influence of design decisions on the probability of a successful design outcome. The method was subsequently applied to industrial case studies involving complex structures, and was used to estimate the probability of meeting performance and cost targets. | Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Zahiri developed fast and accurate methods for the estimation of tissue movement in ultrasound images, enabling many novel techniques to estimate tissue elasticity. His methods, which he implemented on commercial ultrasound machines, have been used on hundreds of patients at several clinical sites to detect and classify cancerous tissue. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Hoskinson developed a method to triple the peak brightness, contrast and dynamic range of projection displays. The projector's light is reallocated and directed away from dark regions towards bright regions of the image being displayed by using a custom-designed array of steerable micromirrors and novel image-processing algorithms. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Huang developed robust three-dimensional statistical and geometric models to analyze brain tissues from magnetic resonance images. He subsequently applied his methods to study both normal tissues and white matter lesions in patients with multiple sclerosis pathology, thus enabling fully automated quantitative brain volumetric analyses using conventional structural MRI. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Ye developed a framework for improving information integration in the construction industry. The research shows how the framework can leverage existing information technologies to move beyond current system interoperability towards information aggregation and a much higher level of construction management integration. | Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Goksel developed a computational framework for the simulation of medical procedures, enabling the rapid generation of anatomical models and the simulation of medical images. For procedures such as biopsies and prostate brachytherapy, Dr. Goksel's techniques will allow physicians to train in a virtual environment in which they can practice the insertion of needles under ultrasound guidance. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |