Two SALA projects awarded SSHRC funds
Two SALA projects awarded SSHRC funds matthew.wattier Fri, 09/13/2024 - 14:35 SALA External This article originally appeared on UBC Research + Innovation. Strategic Priority Areas...
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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.
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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.
Recent Thesis Submissions
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Design recipe automation for silicon photonics (EECE - MASC)
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Energy distribution of thermal electron emission (EECE - PHD)
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Towards a unified electro-optic circuits co-simulation (EECE - MASC)
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Low-cost scanning electron microscope (EECE - MASC)
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 |
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| 2015 | Dr. Niu's doctoral research focused on optimizing the allocation of radio resources for wireless communication systems. He designed several resource allocation mechanisms which achieved high speed wireless data services for cellphone users. His research provided insightful ideas for designing next generation wireless communication systems. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2015 | Dr. Fekri Moghadam's research focused on balancing power generation with consumption in electric power systems. He proposed the integration of advanced control and communication technologies into existing power systems, to achieve higher generation efficiency. His results provide utilities like BC Hydro with new methods to save millions of dollars. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2015 | Dr. Chae studied nano-composite materials for bone tissue regeneration in UBC's Department of Materials Engineering. He designed new strategies to produce bone-like materials and structures for better interaction between those materials and bone cells. This research offers new ideas to regeneration scientists treating patients with bone defects. | Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Engineering (PhD) |
| 2015 | Dr. Sharifi's doctoral studies focussed on the flow of gas through off-shore pipelines. He developed a method of evaluating the performance of water-soluble additives that improve gas flow and prevent blockages. His findings contribute to energy management, and address global warming and environmental threats, through improved gas transmission. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD) |
| 2015 | Dr. Wang focused on the interaction between homecare robots and the human receiving the care. He designed a new adaptive robust observer to reconstruct the interaction force and make it safer. This interaction force observer could reduce the cost of the homecare system significantly, and also guarantee safe interaction between robot and human. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD) |
| 2015 | Dr. Fung developed enhancements to Graphics Processing Units, known as GPUs. GPUs have evolved from specialized computer graphics processors into a new type of parallel processor, found on most PCs, smartphones and tablets, and widely used in scientific and big-data computing. Dr. Fung's advances boost GPU efficiency and ease GPU software development. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2015 | Dr. Buckley studied nurses in rural practices. She investigated the ways in which rural healthcare policies and processes affect the nurses' ability to offer equitable, safe and ethical care. She found major issues, which can place rural populations at risk, and concluded that collaboration is needed to improve the quality of rural healthcare. | Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD) |
| 2015 | Dr. Yue developed a model to predict the chemistry of iron in sulfate-containing solutions. The model was then used to investigate the extraction of copper from copper-bearing minerals in these solutions. His work allows for new optimization studies of industrial processes for the extraction of copper and other metals from their minerals and ores. | Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Engineering (PhD) |
| 2015 | Dr. Jacobs developed a Mineral Carbonation Parameter. This system inexpensively processes chemical data from rocks, to estimate the amount of carbon dioxide that might be stored in a mineral form. Mining companies can use this calculator to evaluate the potential to implement an industrial-scale mineral carbonation operation at their mining sites. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mining Engineering (PhD) |
| 2015 | Dr. Ahmadi spent three years completing doctoral research in the area of power and energy systems. His main contributions include improving the reliability and efficiency of electricity distribution through automation. To this end, he developed novel mathematical methods. Outcomes of this research are being adopted by utilities including BC Hydro. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |