Faculty Directory

  • Portrait of Martino Tran

    Martino Tran

    Community and Regional Planning

    Research/teaching areas

    Climate change; Data science; Technology; Transportation; Urban systems;

  • Tom Troczynski

    Tom Troczynski

    Materials Engineering

    Research/teaching areas

    Processing, microstructure and properties of ceramics, refractories, bioceramics, ceramic coatings (sol-gel, thermal sprayed), adhesion of ceramics to metals, ceramic and metal matrix composites, semiconductive and photocatalytic ceramics. ceramics for fuel cells, ceramic sensors, fracture and wear of ceramics, polymer matrix composites

  • Carolina Tropini

    Carolina Tropini

    Biomedical Engineering

    Research/teaching areas

    Human gut microbiome; response of microbial communities to perturbations during disease; imaging, microfluidics, computational techniques; inflammatory bowel disease

  • Robin Turner

    Robin Turner

    Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Research/teaching areas

    Raman and resonance raman spectroscopy of biomolecules, fiber-optic-linked ultraviolet optical spectroscopies, spectroscopic signal processing and analysis

  • Alexander R. Uhl

    Alexander R. Uhl

    Engineering (Okanagan campus)

    Research/teaching areas

    Solar energy conversion; Photovoltaics; Solar fuels; Thin film semiconductors

  • Michael Underhill

    Michael Underhill

    Biomedical Engineering

    Research/teaching areas

    Retinoic acid receptor-mediated signaling in chondrogenesis; skeletal development; transcriptional networks for therapeutic bone and cartilage formation; arthritis; osteoporosis

  • Chester Upham

    Chester Upham

    Chemical and Biological Engineering

    Research/teaching areas

    Heterogeneous catalysis, clean energy, CO2-free chemical conversion, GHGs-to-fuels

  • Jenna Usprech

    Jenna Usprech

    Biomedical Engineering

    Research/teaching areas

    Curriculum design; incorporation of cellular & tissue engineering into undergraduate curriculum; teaching strategies to promote retention of material, critical thought, wellness

  • Machiel Vander Loos

    Machiel Van der Loos

    Mechanical Engineering

    Research/teaching areas

    Research into human-robot interaction in industrial settings; interface design for mobile robots; roboethics; development of mechatronic exercise systems for movement therapy and diagnostic technologies for improved sleep quality; the neurophysiology of standing balance

  • Leslie Van Duzer

    Leslie Van Duzer

    Architecture and Landscape Architecture

    Research/teaching areas

    Design thinking, modern architecture

  • Klaske Van Heusden

    Klaske Van Heusden

    Engineering (Okanagan campus)

    Research/teaching areas

    Data-driven and learning control; system identification; control of robotics and mechatronic systems; emerging applications in agriculture and health care

  • Reza Vaziri

    Reza Vaziri

    Civil Engineering

    Research/teaching areas

    Finite element analysis; Mechanics of composite materials; Constitutive modeling of engineering materials, Plasticity, Damage mechanics; Process modeling of composite structures; Analysis of impact and blast loading of metallic and composite structures

UBC is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm people (Musqueam; which means 'People of the River Grass') and Syilx Okanagan Nation. The land has always been a place of learning for the Musqueam and Syilx peoples, who for millennia have passed on their culture, history and traditions from one generation to the next.

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