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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. Ebrahimi developed a reproducible fabrication process for polymeric fast actuators, created a web-based tool for modeling and design optimization of these devices, and successfully encapsulated them using a flexible polymer. Her work paves the way to employ these devices in real applications, such as robotics and micro-machines. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2019 | Dr. Prasad designed a full-duplex communication solution for data transfer over existing power lines to enable simultaneous two-way signal flow in the same frequency band. As a result, he doubled the data rate, improved the network operation efficiency, and effectively handled the high-frequency electromagnetic radiation from power line signals. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2019 | Safety is a primary issue of driverless cars. Dr. Alahmad advanced new mathematical models and cost effective methods to enable both safety integrity and timing predictability for real-time computer systems. His work will continue to advance safety in emergent intelligent systems that are becoming ubiquitous in our daily lives. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2019 | Dr. Moradi developed methods and systems for robot-assisted intra-operative photoacoustic imaging of the prostate and tested these in simulation and ex vivo experimental studies. Providing high resolution images of vasculature and blood oxygenation, photoacoustic imaging promises to help surgeons achieve better outcomes during prostate surgery. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2019 | Dr. Eltit explored the mechanisms of medical implants failure. His project described the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which patients develop adverse reactions to metal elements. The conclusions of his work will lead to the introduction of new therapeutic strategies in orthopaedic surgery. | Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering (PhD) |
| 2019 | Dr. Mirvakili's work focused on environmentally benign techniques to fabricate water repellent papers with low gas permeability. She investigated the effect of wood fiber size and drying mechanism on the barrier, optical, and mechanical properties of paper. Such paper is suitable for flexible electronics, paper-fluidics and packaging applications. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD) |
| 2019 | Phosphorus is recovered from wastewater as a compound called struvite. Dr. Fromberg studied how struvite pellets form and how to maximize pellet-formation in UBC's previously pioneered, phosphorus-recovery technology. Maximizing yield increases the value of the technology, and results in greater recovery of this valuable and dwindling resource. | Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD) |
| 2019 | Dr. Rubiano developed a mathematical model and simulation of low consistency refining, a process used in the forest products sector to improve the mechanical properties of paper and other natural materials. His experiments have been used to optimize the papermaking process and have demonstrated large industrial energy savings. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD) |
| 2019 | Dr. Miucin studied the ways in which the programs we write interact with computer memories. His work introduces data-driven techniques which can help programmers improve the performance of the software they write. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2019 | Dr. Wang spent the past four years developing carbide catalysts using petroleum coke. She combined experimental data and theoretical calculations to study the performance of her catalysts during the hydrotreating process. Her work provides a potential way to turn waste from oil sands refinery into a valuable product. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD) |