Faculty Directory
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Patrick Kirchen
Mechanical Engineering
Research/teaching areas
Thermal energy conversion, combustion, internal combustion engines, ion transport membranes
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Bern Klein
Mining Engineering
Research/teaching areas
technology and innovation for improved energy efficiency and reduced environmental footprint in mining.
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Richard Klukas
Engineering (Okanagan campus)
Research/teaching areas
Signal processing for wireless location, indoor positioning, WiFi positioning, optical positioning techniques
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Frank Ko
Materials Engineering
Research/teaching areas
Nanofibre technology, biomaterials, surgical implants, textile structural composites
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Vicki Komisar
Engineering (Okanagan campus)
Research/teaching areas
Assistive technology; aging; fall and injury prevention; biomechanics; motor control, ergonomics; accessible design
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Sergey Kravchenko
Materials Engineering
Research/teaching areas
Polymers and polymer composites; Multi-functional composites; High-throughput manufacturing process modelling of composites; Multi-scale, multi-physics, probabilistic computational modelling of composites; Manufacturing-informed performance simulation of composites; Machine learning methods in composites manufacturing and performance analysis; Composite structures for renewable energy & unmanned vehicles; Additive manufacturing.
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Jennifer Krist
Nursing
Research/teaching areas
Primary care maternity, paediatrics, women's health, IUD insertions, mentorship and leadership.
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Nadja Kunz
Mining Engineering
Research/teaching areas
Transitioning the mining and extractives sector towards more sustainable water management practices. Studies the evolving role of the mining sector in water stewardship and governance.
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Calvin Kuo
Biomedical Engineering
Research/teaching areas
Musculoskeletal modeling of traumatic brain injury; parameter identification; wearable sensors in concussion biomechanics; Bayesian filter for high rate human motion measurements
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Zachary Laksman
Biomedical Engineering
Research/teaching areas
Genetic basis for diseases of the heart muscle, heart rhythm, sudden cardiac death; stem cell models; growing heart cells in vitro; personalized disease modeling and therapy
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Gabrielle Lam
Materials Engineering
Research/teaching areas
Tissue engineering, biomaterials and regenerative medicine; integrating experiential learning in course design; self-regulated and collaborative learning
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Leah Lambert
Nursing
Research/teaching areas
Generate evidence-informed improvements in care, better patient outcomes and increased system performance.