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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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Research Supervisors in Faculty

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Name Academic Unit(s) Research Interests
Gyenge, Elod Lajos Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering Electrochemical engineering, fuel cells, batteries, electrodes
Haase, Kristen School of Nursing Nursing, n.e.c.; oncology; Older Adults; Geriatric oncology; Health systems research; Mixed Methods Research; Qualitative research; Self-management; E-health
Harten, Julia School of Community and Regional Planning
Hatzikiriakos, Savvas Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering Polymer melt and suspension rheology, food rheology, polymer melt processing, superhydrophobicity, surface science, winter sports expert, ski/skate performance and snow/ice friction.
Haukaas, Terje Department of Civil Engineering Structural engineering; Earthquake engineering; Structural Reliability; Sensitivity Analysis; Earthquake Engineering; Nonlinear Structural Analysis
Havaei, Farinaz School of Nursing Nursing; factors that influence nurses’ ability to provide effective patient care; health human resource optimization
Herrington, Susan School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture Children’s outdoor play environments, Playgrounds, Natural play environments, Risky play, Landscape architecture, Landscape architecture history, landscape theory, Comtemporary theory, globalization and contested theory, design and history of landscapes
Hill, Jane Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Hirani, Saima School of Nursing Psychosocial, sociocultural and behavioral determinants of health; Mental health nursing; Social sciences; mental health; Mental health promotion; psychosocial interventions; Vulnerable Groups; social support; resilience
Hodgson, Antony Department of Mechanical Engineering Image guided surgery systems; computer assisted orthopaedic surgery; Medical Imaging; surgical navigation; orthopaedics; biomechanics; surgical robots; Image Processing; Machine Learning
Holuszko, Maria Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering minerals characterization as it applies to mineral processing; recovery of metals from industrial and municipal waste streams
Hooper, Michael School of Community and Regional Planning
Howard, Fuchsia School of Nursing health service needs of vulnerable, high-risk survivors of acute life-threatening illness, specifically, cancer survivors and survivors of critical illnesses; hereditary cancer prevention and risk management and psychosocial and ethnocultural factors that shape health and illness experiences
Huemoeller, James School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Hung, Lillian School of Nursing Geriatric nursing; Medical and biomedical engineering; Impact of technology and environment on the care experiences of persons with dementia; dementia education; quality improvement; Participatory action research
Ivanov, Andre Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering microelectronics; integrated circuits, computer chip design, smart grid, engineering curriculum, Computer and Software Systems, Emerging Micro/Nano Technologies
Jacobs, Sara School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Jaeger, Nicolas A Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Integrated-optics, fiber-optics, optical sensors, optical measurement of voltage and current in power substations, ultrahigh-speed electro-optic modulators, ultrahigh-speed measurement techniques
Jaiman, Rajeev Department of Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering; Bluff-body flows and flow-induced vibration; Computational methods and numerical analysis; Data-driven computing; Flow control and drag reduction; Fluid-structure interaction; Model order reduction; Multiphase Flows
Jatskevich, Juri Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Power and energy systems, smart energy grids, power electronic systems and converter circuits, electrical machines and drives, controls, electromagnetic transients, computer modeling and simulation, distributed and parallel simulation
Jelovica, Jasmin Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering Civil engineering; Mechanical engineering; Finite element analysis; Machine Learning; Metals and Alloys; Production and Process Optimization; Sandwich structures; Solid Mechanics; Stress Analysis; Structural optimization; Ultimate, fatigue and impact strength; Welding and joining of metals
Jenkins, Emily School of Nursing optimizing mental health and substance use outcomes; collaborative mental health promotion strategies; health services and policy development and redesign; knowledge translation approaches; healthy public policy development
Jin, Xiaoliang Department of Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering; Manufacturing Processes; Solid Mechanics; Machining Mechanics and Dynamics; Manufacturing Processes for Advanced Materials; Material Characterization; Surface Integrity; Vibration Assisted Machining
Kamizaki, Kuni School of Community and Regional Planning Architecture; Community development / social planning; Displacement; EDI perspectives and practice; housing; Planning theory
Kellett, Ronald School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture Environmental quality, urban form, development of tools for urban design, green neighbourhoods

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Graduate Student Stories

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Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD)

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Social Justice in Nursing Education

David Black

Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD)

Novel approaches to teleoperation and human computer interaction in medical robotics

Wenwen Zhang

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

Pathological gait pattern analysis

Cynthia Lam

Master of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering (MEng)

Mohammad Zandsalimy

Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD)

Stability analysis and improvement of finite volume methods

Catherine Liao

Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD)

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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.

 

Recognition of local fiber orientation state in prepreg platelet molded composites via deep learning
Publication: Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence
UBC Author(s): Sergii Kravchenko (Materials Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 09521976
Volume: 133
Publication Date: July 2024

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Towards spatio-temporal prediction of cavitating fluid flow with graph neural networks
Publication: International Journal of Multiphase Flow
UBC Author(s): Rajeev Jaiman (Mechanical Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 03019322
Volume: 177
Publication Date: July 2024

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Entrained air and freeze-thaw durability of concrete incorporating nano-fibrillated cellulose (NFC)
Publication: Cement and Concrete Composites
UBC Author(s): Nemkumar Banthia (Civil Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 09589465
Volume: 150
Publication Date: July 2024

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Drainage flows in oil and gas well plugging: Experiments and modeling
Publication: Geoenergy Science and Engineering
UBC Author(s): Ian Frigaard (Mechanical Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 238
Publication Date: July 2024

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Physics based models for characterization of machining performance – A critical review
Publication: CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology
UBC Author(s): Yusuf Altintas (Mechanical Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 17555817
Volume: 51
Page Range: 161-189
Publication Date: July 2024

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Self-supervised anatomical continuity enhancement network for 7T SWI synthesis from 3T SWI
Publication: Medical Image Analysis
UBC Author(s): Zhen Wang (Electrical & Computer Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 13618415
Volume: 95
Publication Date: July 2024

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Optimizing energy efficiency in brackish water reverse osmosis (BWRO): A comprehensive study on prioritizing critical operating parameters for specific energy consumption minimization
Publication: Science of the Total Environment
UBC Author(s): Sara Beck (Civil Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 00489697
Volume: 932
Publication Date: 1 July 2024

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Evolution of GeSi islands in epitaxial Ge-on-Si during annealing
Publication: Applied Surface Science
UBC Author(s): Guangrui Xia (Materials Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 01694332
Volume: 659
Publication Date: 30 June 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
Page Range: 1720
Publication Date: 27 June 2024

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Repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on the HIV care continuum and related factors in economically disadvantaged nations: an integrated analysis using mixed-methods systematic review
Publication: European journal of medical research
UBC Author(s): Emmanuela Ojukwu (School of Nursing / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 29
Page Range: 346
Publication Date: 26 June 2024

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Ultra-Stretchable and Environmentally Resilient Hydrogels Via Sugaring-Out Strategy for Soft Robotics Sensing
Publication: Advanced Functional Materials
UBC Author(s): Orlando Rojas Gaona (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science), Mu Chiao (Mechanical Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 1616301X
Volume: 34
Publication Date: 26 June 2024

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An activation mechanism for cyclic degradation of clays in bounding surface plasticity
Publication: International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics
UBC Author(s): Mahdi Taiebat (Civil Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 03639061
Volume: 48
Page Range: 2303-2319
Publication Date: 25 June 2024

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A theory of hydrogel mechanics that couples swelling and external flow
Publication: Soft Matter
UBC Author(s): James Jingtao Feng (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 1744683X
Volume: 20
Page Range: 5389-5406
Publication Date: 25 June 2024

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Development of Carbon Consuming Concrete (CCC) using CO<inf>2</inf> captured nanobubble water
Publication: Construction and Building Materials
UBC Author(s): Nemkumar Banthia (Civil Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 09500618
Volume: 432
Publication Date: 21 June 2024

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Charge Protection in Electret Air Filtration Nonwoven Materials
Publication: Advanced Materials Technologies
UBC Author(s): Orlando Rojas Gaona (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 9
Publication Date: 18 June 2024

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Force decomposition and toughness estimation from puncture experiments in soft solids
Publication: Soft Matter
UBC Author(s): Mattia Bacca (Mechanical Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science), Boris Stoeber (Mechanical Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 1744683X
Volume: 20
Page Range: 5377-5388
Publication Date: 17 June 2024

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A finite element framework for fluid–structure interaction of turbulent cavitating flows with flexible structures
Publication: Computers and Fluids
UBC Author(s): Rajeev Jaiman (Mechanical Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 00457930
Volume: 277
Publication Date: 15 June 2024

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Shaking table test of a dry-connection fully precast frame structure system
Publication: Journal of Building Engineering
UBC Author(s): Tsung-Yuan Yang (Civil Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 87
Publication Date: 15 June 2024

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Analyzing the effect of elliptical vibration assistance in machining of Zr-based BMG
Publication: Journal of Manufacturing Processes
UBC Author(s): Xiaoliang Jin (Mechanical Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 15266125
Volume: 119
Page Range: 156-168
Publication Date: 15 June 2024

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Electric field-modulated evaporative thin film deposition of bio-particles for piezoelectric applications
Publication: Nanoscale
UBC Author(s): Orlando Rojas Gaona (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 20403364
Volume: 16
Page Range: 12611-12623
Publication Date: 13 June 2024

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Proton Exchange Membranes from Sulfonated Lignin Nanocomposites for Redox Flow Battery Applications
Publication: Small
UBC Author(s): Elod Lajos Gyenge (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 16136810
Volume: 20
Publication Date: 12 June 2024

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Chitin Nanofibers Enable the Colloidal Dispersion of Carbon Nanomaterials in Aqueous Phase and Hybrid Material Coassembly
Publication: ACS Nano
UBC Author(s): Orlando Rojas Gaona (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 19360851
Volume: 18
Page Range: 14954-14967
Publication Date: 11 June 2024

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Teen pregnancy involvement among African, Caribbean and Black adolescent boys and girls: A scoping review
Publication: BMJ open
UBC Author(s): Emmanuela Ojukwu (School of Nursing / Faculty of Applied Science), Elizabeth Saewyc (School of Nursing / Faculty of Applied Science)
Volume: 14
Page Range: e078085
Publication Date: 4 June 2024

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Driving next generation manufacturing through advanced metals characterisation capability
Publication: Scripta Materialia
UBC Author(s): Adam Clare (Mechanical Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 13596462
Volume: 246
Publication Date: 1 June 2024

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Towards elevated perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) enrichment in water: Sequential liquid-liquid extraction pretreatment for ion chromatography detection
Publication: Chemosphere
UBC Author(s): Madjid Mohseni (Chemical & Biological Engineering / Faculty of Applied Science)
ISSN: 00456535
Volume: 358
Publication Date: June 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. Cao focused on using artificial intelligence (AI) to develop interpretable and robust data-driven technologies. His work offers innovative frameworks for enhancing the monitoring, control, and optimization of industrial processes, leading to improved environmental sustainability and modernizing industrial applications. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD)
2024 Dr. Kunitskaya worked to advance economical and robust manufacturing of cancer treatments that are based on genetically modifying patient immune cells to target cancer cells. She studied the impact of process conditions on T-cells, a type of immune cells, and applied these findings to improve bioprocess operations and manufacturing technologies. Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering (PhD)
2024 Dr. Setayesh utilized machine learning techniques for resource allocation in wireless communication systems. He proposed a deep learning framework for network slicing in radio access networks, a federated learning algorithm to address data and device heterogeneity issues, and a novel 360-degree video streaming approach in terahertz wireless systems. Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD)
2024 Exposure to environmental pollutants such as forest fire smoke poses a significant health risk. Dr. Bennet developed a microengineered in vitro model of the human small conducting airways that mimics the 3D ECM that can be used as a tool to advance our understanding of smoke-related risks to respiratory health and aids in the advancement of the organs-on-chip field. Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering (PhD)
2024 Dr. Karimi developed a physics-based digital model of machining thin wall blades enabling the development of optimization algorithms that autonomously adjust cutting parameters. This approach ensures both stability and precision in the machining process. These advancements significantly enhance the efficiency of blade machining. Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD)
2024 Dr. Everard examined three natural convective flows, showing that ice onset near lake shores is delayed due to horizontal convective processes, that a temperature-dependent viscosity fundamentally changes boundary layer free convection dynamics, and that turbulence in organised canopies can be better described using a new approximation method. Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD)
2024 Dr. Innis investigated the role of mining stakeholders in mitigating tailings storage facility failures through interdisciplinary research approaches. She developed a high-level empirical tailings flow model to improve transparency, risk communication and the state of mine tailings management at a global scale. Doctor of Philosophy in Mining Engineering (PhD)
2024 Dr. Valverde developed a methodology using X-ray micro-computed tomography to characterize silt-size soil particles and their spatial arrangement at the micro-scale. The findings lay the groundwork for refining geotechnical engineering designs by considering the influence of micro-level particle organization on the macro behavior of silty soils. Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD)
2024 Dr. Omidvar developed a way to make flexible ultrasound sensors using inexpensive polymers that can be rapidly produced in various shapes and sizes. His work opens a path for making new types of ultrasound devices to improve diagnosis and monitoring of a range of medical conditions. Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering (PhD)
2024 Dr. Kakoty investigated amplification effects of earthquake shaking in Metro Vancouver due to deep sedimentary basins and collapse risk of older concrete buildings in Vancouver, which have implications in future seismic policy of the city. Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD)

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