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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Dr. Despres studied the crystalline structure of stainless steel during hot rolling. He showed that the development of crystalline orientation depends on several length scales, and how the process parameters control this development. This knowledge will help make the manufacturing of car components more efficient and less expensive. | Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Engineering (PhD) |
| 2019 | Dr. Zou studied how to efficiently model engineering products using computers. Through his work, he discovered the fundamental issues and challenges of the modeling efficiency problem and presented effective solutions. His findings and solutions could significantly reduce the time and cost in engineering design and improve design productivity. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD) |
| 2019 | Computer simulations are used extensively in scientific modeling and engineering design. Often, this process is iterative and requires meticulous care from a domain expert that can be extremely expensive. Dr. Zangeneh designed a systematic approach for the first time that automatically stabilizes such simulations without any human intervention. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD) |
| 2019 | Dr. Patrick explored what urban Indigenous community planning looks like at the intersection of health and justice. She found that frontline workers in one organization create spaces of belonging for Indigenous peoples through relational practices that emphasize personal accountability, integrity, trust, and the importance of culture and ceremony. | Doctor of Philosophy in Planning (PhD) |
| 2019 | Dr. Tomkovic studied self-responsive polymers. She developed novel self-healing materials with ultra-fast, autonomous recovery of mechanical properties and strong adhesive characteristics. These complex polymeric materials possess reactive functional groups that allow control of their flow and mechanical properties. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD) |
| 2019 | Resonant power converters are widely used in renewable energy and electric vehicle applications. Dr. Mohammadi introduced the homopolarity cycle theory for resonant converters. Using this theory he tackled problems associated with complexity and developed a three-layer control strategy that improves efficiency and performance in resonant converters. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2019 | Upgrading bio-oil to a viable transport fuel requires de-oxygenation. Dr. Liu developed an inexpensive catalyst for removing oxygen in bio-oil. He examined the catalyst both experimentally and theoretically and found that its performance is comparable to customary metal catalysts used in bio-oil upgrading. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD) |
| 2019 | Optical biopsy provides a non-invasive method for delivering tissue images. Dr. Huang developed a novel, handheld multiphoton microscopy system to achieve optical biopsy. Such a compact and portable optical imaging system can potentially help to detect oral cancer at early stage. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2019 | Dr. Maleki studied leakage in oil and gas wells in Canada. Through rigorous mathematical modelling and computational analysis, his research identified the key root causes of well leakage along with several methods to reduce or eliminate this leakage. His work contributes to more environmentally-friendly energy policy development and practices. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD) |
| 2019 | Dr. Sanchez developed methods for constructing and simulating digital biomechanical models of the human body. These models can be used to help plan or guide surgeries and other medical treatments. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |