Past Research

Equipment grants

• Canadian Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund: “State-of-the-art equipment for the “Wood Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory” (WIRL)  $2,170,000

• Canadian Foundation for Innovation Leaders Opportunity Fund: “Computer-numerically-controlled timber processor” $475,469

• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Canada Research Tools and Instruments: “Robotic Milling Cell” $251,927

Grants with Industry Partners

  • NSERC Alliance grant: “Continuous-moment connection for CLT floor panels” $45,000 2022 Fast+Epp
  • NSERC Alliance grant: “High-performance cross-laminated timber shear walls” $45,000 2021 Aspect Structural Engineers and MTC Solutions
  • MITACS Elevate Post.Doc. Program: “Displacement-based Design of Hybrid Steel-timber Structures” $110,000 2018 Fast+Epp
  • NSERC Engage grant: “Design guidance for carpentry-type timber joints” $25,000 2018 ISL Engineering
  • BC Innovate Ignite grant: “Innovative Hold-Down Solutions for Mass Timber in Multi-Storey Residential Buildings” $325,000 (including matching funds) 2017 FPInnovations
  • MITACS Elevate Post.Doc. Program: “Development of Design Guidance for Tall Wood-based Hybrid Buildings” $110,000 2017 Equilibrium
  • NSERC Engage grant: “Displacement-based design of cross-laminated timber structures” $25,000 2017 RJC
  • NSERC Engage grant: “Truss-plate connected timber-concrete-composite floors” $25,000 2016 West Coast Truss Ltd.
  • NSERC Engage grant: “Performance of nail-laminated composite floors” $25,000 2016 WHM Engineers
  • MITACS Accelerate Ph.D. Program: “Design guidance for tall-timber structures” $90,000 2015 FPInnovations
  • MITACS Elevate Post.Doc. Program: “Design of connections for seismic force resistant cross-laminated-timber walls” $110,000 2015 FPInnovations
  • MITACS Accelerate MASc Program: “Lateral load carrying capacity of self-tapping screw assembly” $15,000 2015 MyTiCon
  • NSERC Engage grant: “Ductile glued moment-resisting timber connections” $25,000 2015 Leung Structural Engineering
  • NSERC Engage grant: “Long-term performance of timber-concrete-composites” $25,000 2015 Equilibrium
  • MITACS Accelerate Ph.D. Program: “Design guidance for cross-laminated timber structures using self‐tapping screws” $90,000 2014 MyTiCon
  • NSERC Engage grant: “Laminated-strand-lumber in timber-concrete-composite floors” $25,000 2014 Weyerhaeuser
  • NSERC Engage grant: “Ductile glued timber connections” $25,000 2014 Nicola Logwork
  • NSERC Engage grant: “Performance of timber rivets in laminated veneer lumber” $25,000 2013 Timber Systems
  • NSERC Engage grant: “Seismic analysis of novel timber-steel-hybrid-system” $24,800 2013 FPInnovations
  • NSERC Engage grant: “Timber joints with glued-in FRP rods” $24,600 2012 Structurlam

Individual Grants

  • NSERC Discovery grant: “Design guidance for balloon framed CLT structures” $330,000 2022
  • British Columbia Forestry Innovation Investment Wood First framework: “Seismic performance of multi-storey CLT shear walls” $58,000 (including matching funding) 2022
  • British Columbia Forestry Innovation Investment Wood First framework: “Design guidance for cross-laminated timber shear walls” $58,000 2021
  • British Columbia Forestry Innovation Investment Wood First framework: “High Performance Connections for Cross-laminated Timber” $42,000 2020
  • British Columbia Forestry Innovation Investment Wood First framework: “Full-scale testing of shear-walls” $42,000 2019
  • British Columbia Forestry Innovation Investment Wood First framework: “Development of high-capacity hold-down for mass-timber buildings” $27,000 2018
  • Government of Canada Canada Research Chair Tier II: “Hybrid Wood Structures Engineering” $500,000 2017
  • NSERC Discovery grant: “Wood-based hybrid construction” $170,000 2017
  • British Columbia Forestry Innovation Investment Wood First framework: “Development of high-capacity hold-down for mass-timber buildings” $25,000 2017
  • British Columbia Forestry Innovation Investment Wood First framework: “Serviceability Performance of Timber-Concrete-Composite Floors” $26,000 2017
  • University of Northern British Columbia Start-up fund $100,000 2016
  • British Columbia Forestry Innovation Investment Wood First framework: “Digital design and fabrication using automated heavy timber processor” $34,000 2015
  • British Columbia Forestry Innovation Investment Wood First framework: “Investigation of timber-concrete composites” $42,000 2014
  • NSERC NewBuildS network grant: Analysis of “FFTT” Timber-steel-hybrid-system $49,000 2013
  • British Columbia Forestry Innovation Investment Wood First framework: “Seismic analysis of novel timber-steel-hybrid system” $40,000 2013
  • NSERC Discovery grant: “Probabilistic design of timber joints” $120,000 2012
  • The University of British Columbia Martha Piper Research Grant: Sustainable disaster relief housing $23,000 2012
  • The University of British Columbia Start-up fund $75,000 2011

Co-applicant to Group Grants

  • British Columbia Forestry Innovation Investment Wood First framework: “Point-supported CLT–concrete-composite floor systems” $46,000 (including matching funding) 2022 J. Zhou
  • British Columbia Forestry Innovation Investment Wood First framework: “Vibration serviceability performance of mass timber floors” $23,000 (including matching funding) 2022 J. Zhou
  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Grant: “Diversity in practice: immigrants and knowledge transfer in engineering and healthcare” $142,469 2019 H. Shan
  • Australian Research Council “Research hub for advanced solutions to transform tall timber buildings” $1,575,000 2016 J. Torero Cullen
  • International Joint Research Lab of Earthquake Engineering “Innovative solution for hybrid wood-concrete tall buildings“ $180,000 2016 C. Ventura
  • British Columbia Forestry Innovation Investment Wood First framework: “UBC tall wood building case study” $65,000 2015 A. Cayuela
  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Canada Insight Development Grant “Learning as boundary crossing practice” $74,975 2014 H. Shan
  • British Columbia Forestry Innovation Investment Wood First framework: “Shell structures in wood” $62,000 2014 A. Meyboom, T. Tannert
  • Hampton Research Grant “Constitution of transnational social space: Migrant women managing careers in engineering” $24,949 2014 H. Shan
  • Swiss National Science Foundation NRP66 Resource Wood “Design tool for adhesively bonded timber joints” 353,000CHF 2012 A. Vasilopoulos
  • NSERC Research Tools and Instruments: “Fatigue rated dynamic materials test system” $132,415 2012 N. Banthia