Total Shoulder Arthroplasty (TSA) is a surgical procedure to restore overall comfort and function of the affected shoulder. Traditional methods of TSA are highly invasive, and result in 68% of patients developing future complications post operation. Therefore, F. Rodriguez & J. Giles developed two paradigm shifting surgical methods to reduce the invasiveness of the surgery […]

The use of natural gas as a fuel for on-road commercial vehicles offers significant benefits, including lower greenhouse gas emissions. Methane, the main component of natural gas, has many virtues as a fuel. One of these benefits is that it is a very stable molecule. This stability does introduce a challenge: it is hard to […]

Porphyry Cu-Au-Mo systems, especially those formed along continental active margins, are generally considered to have formed in contractional tectonic environments of crustal thickening, surface uplift and rapid exhumation (e.g., Sillitoe, 2010). The tectonic environment of porphyry systems formed in island arcs, such as those located within the Stikine terrane of northwestern BC, are not as […]

E-mental health, which is an emerging field that utilizes technology to improve access to care, has shown strong potentials to address the overwhelming demand for mental health services. Australia is currently undertaking an unified effort between clinicians, researchers, private sector, the government, and the users to provide a rigorously evaluated digital platform through Project Synergy. […]

Inspired by needs for haptic support of large motions on a surface in applications like embodied conceptual learning, commercial design, and 2D virtual/augmented reality, we at SPIN lab at the University of British Columbia made a ballpoint drive system called Magic Pen [1]. This novel approach circumvents conventional constraints by imposing a new one: motion […]

Recreational cannabis was legalized on Oct 17th, 2018. Internationally, some countries have already legalized or are going to legalize the recreational/medical cannabis products. Unfortunately, there are not much data available for stakeholders to make decisions in a data-driven way. However, the government, industry and community are hungry to obtain statistical data to understand the impact […]

Carbon nanotubes are a tubular carbon-based material with extreme properties at the nanoscale. Scaled up production of macroscopic carbon nanotube materials is still expensive, and the bulk material falls short of the impressive nanoscale material properties. The aim of this project will be to mathematically characterize the structure of carbon nanotube aerogels produced using floating […]

Coastal communities and fishermen in British Columbia are facing a suite of issues, that can challenge the continuity of the livelihoods of individual fishers and influence community development outcomes. Some of the challenges facing fishers in BC include changing markets, climate, ecological and governance conditions. One significant and growing challenge that has been identified in […]

I will build a scenarios tool to simulate the impacts of transportation electrification on India’s energy system, including the environmental and economic impacts. I intend to ensure that there is a focus on the environmental outcomes associated with such electrification, as opposed to a sole focus on the purely macroeconomic effects. Stakeholders from the government […]

Parkinson’s disease is most highly recognized by tremors of the hands that occur in those afflicted with the disease. Though the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease involving motor function begin with very slight tremors of the hands, they further develop into issues such as difficulty swallowing, severe postural problems and extremely limited mobility. In this proposal, […]

By making life skills education more game-like, we propose to help young adults improve valuable life skills and feel empowered in their choices. There is a growing body of evidence to show that adding game elements into non-game contexts, a persuasive strategy known as gamification, is effective at improving students’ motivation and skill learning. In […]

Indigenous communities, especially those in remote locations, experience much higher rates of energy poverty than the rest of British Columbians. Energy poverty occurs when an individual allocates a disproportionately high percentage of their income towards household energy costs. The negative repercussions of energy poverty are not only economic, but also social, physical and environmental. Activities […]