The proposed research consists of two tiers to understand the volume change behaviour of problematic geomaterials. Engineered structures have been distressed by expansive soils because of heaving and subsidence. Likewise, mine waste tailings from mineral beneficiation process must be contained in-pit storage facilities to minimize environmental impacts. This research is divided into investigation of volume […]

Fly ash, a power station by-product, is currently stored in an ash lagoon. The chemical components of fly ash include heavy metals and radioactive elements that may be released to the environment through biogeochemical processes, threatening the surrounding environment, food chain, and human health. Leakage risks to the aquifer may also exist, impacting groundwater safety […]

Current environmental risk assessment approaches rely on animal tests which are tedious, expensive, and of ethical concerns. This is constituting a significant problem for governments and industries as they are mandated to test the tens-of-thousands of chemicals currently used by society globally. This serves as impetus to develop novel alternative approaches that enable high-throughput testing […]

The project intends to adopt a graphical technique called Carbon Emissions Pinch Analysis (CEPA) to develop an energy planning model for Canada in renewable energy utilization. This project is driven by the commitment made by Canada in Copenhagen 2015, which is carbon reduction targets of 17%, 30% and 80% for the years of 2020, 2030 […]

Recently, more researchers and developers are looking towards HTML5 mobile applications as a solution for targeting multiple devices and platforms. This is because the browser is becoming the default platform and its de facto standards are HTML5 and JavaScript. In the enterprise, compelling HTML5 mobile web applications that promise to offer the same functionality as […]

The shortage and quality of food to feed the existing and growing population is an issue of global concern. There is also serious problem with the fungal and bacterial pathogens which result in losses of billions of dollars of annual loss of agricultural products. This project is an attempt to mitigate this with the use […]

ITER is the model designed to scale down the sun on earth. However, for this fusion reaction very high temperature is required. Despite of magnetic confinement of plasma in reactor, the edge plasma results into damage of the first wall or divertors. Dense plasma focus (DPF) provides the similar conditions or heat load as that […]

We envision a future where it will be possible to lavish the same attention on individual plants in a large prairie crop farm as one might on those in a backyard garden. As camera sensors shrink in size, and self-driving vehicles continue to improve, such an idea is no longer the realm of science fiction. […]

This project will use ethnographic and community-based participatory research methods to develop a cross-cultural, community-driven ethical model for caribou research, management, and conservation in and around La Ronge, SK. The project will contribute to caribou work already underway between the partner organization, Prince Albert Model Forest (PAMF), and Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB), e.g. […]

Phosphorus is vital not only for food production but also for other agricultural commodities such as ethanol, biofuels, and any biorenewable chemicals. The annual worldwide production of elemental phosphorus reaches 850,000 tons, from which 18% is transformed by addition of chlorine gas into 700,000 tons/year of PCl3, the industrial precursor to most phosphorus derivatives. Significant […]

My research project will involve completing vital preparation work for two upcoming high impact experiments at a world leading research facility. I will take a lead role in preparing analysis software and equipment for these upcoming experiments at Jefferson Lab which will run towards the end of my project. I will ensure these experiments run […]

Canada possesses vast resources of heavy oil, which is oil that is too thick to flow through porous sandstone reservoirs and into production wells at economic rates when conventional operating practices are used. Since the mid 1980’s, heavy oil operators have demonstrated their ability to increase heavy oil production rates by encouraging the creation of […]