Faculty of Applied Science

Orlando Rojas, PhD

Orlando Rojas, PhD

Professor and Canada Excellence Research Chair in Bioproducts

Scientific Director, Bioproducts Institute

Director, Pulp and Paper Center

Biobased Colloids and Materials, Renewable Nanomaterials, Bioproducts

Charles Haynes, PhD

Charles Haynes, PhD

Professor and Department Head

Biotechnology, genomics, translation, biophysics, bioengineering, biomolecular engineering, enzymology, computational modeling, cell delivery, macromolecular biochemistry, protein chemistry, biomaterials and biomechanics, catalysis, drug delivery, protein design

Dr. Johan Foster, PhD

Dr. Johan Foster, PhD

Professor

NSERC Canfor Industrial Research Chair in Advanced Bioproducts

mask, masks, biodegradable, fibers, biomaterials, bioproducts, polymers, plastics, implantable materials, wound healing, materials, engineering, fibre, pulp, packaging, extrusion, foreign body response, lightweight materials, bio-sourced materials, compostable, filtration, drug delivery, smart materials, stimuli responsive, composites, breathability,

Michael Hooper

Michael Hooper

Associate Professor

Urban planning, displacement, disasters, densification, participatory planning, post-disaster reconstruction, comparative politics, urban politics, public policy,

Adam Rysanek, PhD

Adam Rysanek, PhD

Assistant Professor

green building design, construction and operation

Purang Abolmaesumi, PhD

Professor

medical imaging, machine learning on data at scale, and image-guided diagnosis and interventions

Lillian Hung, RN, PhD

Lillian Hung, RN, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Impact of technology and environments on care experiences of persons with dementia; using robotics, iPads and other technologies to improve care of dementia patients

Maggie Low, PhD

Maggie Low, PhD

Assistant Professor

Co-chair, Indigenous Community Planning program

Indigenous-state relations, Indigenous community planning, Indigenous-led reconciliation efforts, Indigenous sovereignty and jurisdiction

John Steen

John Steen

Associate Professor

Innovation, industrial change, mining, critical metals, economic development, social license to operate, mega projects,

Dr. Kristen Haase, RN, PhD

Assistant Professor

older adults, cancer, aging, chronic illness, seniors health, rapid testing, rapid antigen testing, COVID-19

Dr. Omar Swei

Assistant Professor

Improving the design and maintenance of infrastructure systems

Rajeev Jaiman

Rajeev Jaiman

Associate Professor

Fluid-Structure Interaction, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Numerical Methods,

Kees Lokman, MDesS, MSc

Kees Lokman, MDesS, MSc

Associate Professor

coastal adaptation, planning and design of infrastructure to address climate risk and sustainability

Dr. Ryan Ziels, PhD

Dr. Ryan Ziels, PhD

Assistant Professor

Sustainable biological wastewater treatment, resource recovery, microbial ecology, multi-omics, anaerobic digestion, biological nutrient removal, microbial biotechnology

Dr. Ruth Derksen, PhD

Senior Instructor Emerita

Philosophy of language, rhetoric, logic, critical thinking, linguistic pragmatics, genre theory, communication theory,

Dr. Jane Hill, PhD

Associate Professor

applications and limits of breath analysis and blood transcriptional profiling to understand respiratory infections and other diseases

Prof. Anna Blakney, PhD

Prof. Anna Blakney, PhD

Assistant Professor

RNA, messenger RNA, self-amplifying RNA, vaccines, therapeutics, protein replacement, immunology, antibody, lipid nanoparticles, polyplex, polymer, drug delivery, biomaterials, nucleic acid, gene therapy, gene delivery, immunoengineering,

Dr. Leah Lambert, PhD, RN

Dr. Leah Lambert, PhD, RN

Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Nursing

Executive Director and Senior Scientist, Nursing and Allied Health Research and Knowledge Translation, BC Cancer

oncology, cancer, survivorship, health equity, health care equity, nursing, qualitative, mixed methods, health services research, medication adherence, breast cancer,

Matthew Soules

Matthew Soules

Associate Professor

Licensed Architect

Dr. Saima Hirani, PhD

Dr. Saima Hirani, PhD

Assistant Professor

Mental health promotion, Mental health, Vulnerable populations, Social support, Community based research,