##  [Faculty Directory](/our-program/faculty-directory) 

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 ![A profile picture of Warren Poole](/sites/default/files/styles/original_image/public/2024-07/warren_profile.jpg.webp?itok=mc_EtQea)

 





### Dr. Warren Poole

*Professor and Director of Manufacturing Engineering Program*

[*warren.poole@ubc.ca*](mailto:warren.poole@ubc.ca)

**Research Interests:**Advanced aluminum alloys, high strengths, high formable steel, metal matrix composites, microstructure/property models

[Warren's Profile](https://mtrl.ubc.ca/warren-poole/)









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 ![Portrait_Adam Clare](/sites/default/files/styles/original_image/public/2024-12/headshot_-_clare_adam_original_1.jpg.webp?itok=8tzZKlcn)

 





### Dr. Adam Clare

*Professor and Associate Director of Manufacturing Engineering Program*

[*aclare@mech.ubc.ca*](mailto:aclare@mech.ubc.ca)

**Research Interests:** Electrical discharge machining, electron beam melting, laser processing of materials, process monitoring and control, joining technologies, electrolyte jet machining, and additive manufacturing techniques

[Adam's Profile](https://mech.ubc.ca/adam-clare/)









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 ![Portrait of Ben Britton](/sites/default/files/styles/original_image/public/2025-06/1.jpg.webp?itok=n5EaWZPj)

 





### Dr. Ben Britton

*Professor*

[*ben.britton@ubc.ca*](mailto:ben.britton@ubc.ca)

**Research Interests:** Materials characterization & microstructure, metallurgy, electron diffraction & microscopy, deformation, microstructure/property models, manufacturing

[Ben's Profile](https://mtrl.ubc.ca/ben-britton/)









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 ![A profile picture of Casey Keulen](/sites/default/files/styles/original_image/public/2024-07/ck_headshot.jpg.webp?itok=n5TFnxZ3)

 





### Dr. Casey Keulen

*Undergraduate Student Advisor and Assistant Professor of Teaching*

[*casey.keulen@ubc.ca*](mailto:casey.keulen@ubc.ca)

**Research Interests:** Polymer matrix composite materials, Educational Leadership Interests: Multi-campus course instruction, continuing professional development

[Casey's Profile](https://mtrl.ubc.ca/casey-keulen/)









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 ![A profile picture of Christoph Sielmann ](/sites/default/files/styles/original_image/public/2024-07/christoph_sielmann_headshot.jpg.webp?itok=ijerZqO3)

 





### Dr. Christoph Sielmann

*Assistant Professor of Teaching*

[*christoph.sielmann@ubc.ca*](mailto:christoph.sielmann@ubc.ca)

**Research Interests:** Instrumentation, Nanofabrication technology, MEMS, Clean energy, General artificial intelligence

[Christoph's Profile](https://mech.ubc.ca/christoph-sielmann/)









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 ![Portrait of Yasmine Abdin](/sites/default/files/styles/original_image/public/2025-06/2.jpg.webp?itok=z7RMfpMn)

 





### Dr. Yasmine Abdin

*Assistant Professor*

[*yasmine.abdin@ubc.ca*](mailto:yasmine.abdin@ubc.ca)

**Research Interests:** Polymer Matrix Composite Materials, Composites Design and Manufacturing, Optimization, In-Service Performance behaviour, Damage, Durability, Structural Reliability, Multi-Scale Modelling, Characterization Methods, Finite Element Analysis, Machine Learning, and Industry 4.0.

[Yasmine's Profile](https://mtrl.ubc.ca/yasmine-abdin/)









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 ![A profile picture of Kefei Wen](/sites/default/files/styles/original_image/public/2024-07/kefei-wen_heahshot.jpg.webp?itok=A_7u6h9J)

 





### Dr. Kefei Wen

*Assistant Professor*

[*kwen@mech.ubc.ca*](mailto:kwen@mech.ubc.ca)

**Research Interest:** Design, kinematics, dynamics, and control of rigid and continuum robotic manipulators for industrial applications

[Kefei's Profile](https://mech.ubc.ca/kefei-wen/)









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 ![Portrait_Yuan Yao cropped](/sites/default/files/styles/original_image/public/2025-06/3_0.jpg.webp?itok=qmkeo0FC)

 





### Dr. Yuan Yao

*Assistant Professor*

[*yuan.yao@ubc.ca*](mailto:yuan.yao@ubc.ca)

**Research Interest:** Biomaterial manufacturing and engineering, Nano/microfabrication and 3D bioprinting, Tissue engineering and organ regeneration, Therapeutic strategies for cardiovascular disease, Biomimetic hydrogel scaffold

[Yuan's Profile](https://mech.ubc.ca/yuan-yao/)









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 ![Potrait_Jacqueline_Noder](/sites/default/files/styles/original_image/public/2025-08/headshot_jn-e1748386232588.jpg.webp?itok=lzpbxxTz)

 





### Dr. Jacqueline Noder

*Assistant Professor*

[*j.noder@ubc.ca*](mailto:j.noder@ubc.ca)

**Research Interest:** High-performance Lightweight Metals, Material Characterization, Finite-element Analysis, Multi-scale Modeling, Bending Mechanics, Formability, Fracture Mechanics, Plasticity Modeling, Machine Learning, Smart Manufacturing

[Jacqueline's Profile](https://mtrl.ubc.ca/jacqueline-noder/)