Adjuncts
Masonry and reinforced concrete structures: seismic design and retrofitting
Seismic risk assessment
Seismic isolation and passive energy dissipation devices
Technical communication
Municipal engineering
Hydraulic structures, river engineering, physical and numerical modelling
Infrastructure Project Teams
Infrastructure Delivery Methods
Alternate Methods for Project Conceptualization
Equity and Diversity in the Construction Field
Process Management
Key Performance Indicator (KPI)
Project Management
Sustainable Development Management
Sustainable Development Indicators
Standardization and Frameworks
Performance Analysis/Management
Complete streets design to create behavior change to more sustainable modes.
Using new technologies to deal with sustainability, mobility and general transportation challenges at UBC.
Computational mechanics
Multi-physics simulation
Fracture mechanics
Reduced Order Models and Machine Learning
Hydraulics, hydraulic structures (spillways, energy dissipators, intakes), river engineering, jets, air entrainment, hydrodynamics, turbulence, physical and numerical modelling, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), experimental methods and instrumentation, hydropower, pump stations
Hydrology, urban wet-weather flow processes, storm-water quality, municipal infrastructure planning and modelling, storm-water management, low impact development, environmental monitoring, smart infrastructure.
2D and 3D hydrodynamic modelling including dam breach and flood wave propagation for water and tailings dams, non-Newtonian flows, effluent mixing, hydrology
Building durability, constructability, cost-effectiveness, hygrothermal performance, airtightness, energy efficiency, and sustainability; multi-unit residential building ventilation; innovative façade design including modular, panelized, and mass timber construction; advanced glazed facades.
Law relating to engineering and construction practice including contracts, torts (negligence), insurance, bonds, builders liens, employment law and civil rights. Current research includes engineering ethics.
Urban Systems Engineering (Master of Engineering Leadership Program)
Geotechnical and earthquake engineering for design
Construction and retrofit/remediation of transportation infrastructures
Water and wastewater facilities, water retention dams, and mine tailings dams.
3D computer graphics, CAD/CADD, automated building codes, and asset management
Construction Management and Infrastructure Asset Management to graduate and undergraduates.
Engineering and Construction Litigation
Insurance and Professional Liability
Infrastructure systems and services: planning, management, operations, asset management, water main condition assessment, funding, service delivery, and policy.