This project will investigate the presence of links between mid-latitude large-scale atmospheric waves (Rossby waves) and the occurrence of extreme rainfall events in Europe. These links would be in the form of spatial and/or temporal co-occurrence of the Rossby waves and the rainfall events. It is expected that there may be connections between the occurrence […]

Landfill emissions can continue for decades after biogas extraction systems have been turned off. The possibility of land reclamation projects, such as turning an old landfill into a park, depends of passive, low-maintenance, technologies that can cope with these emissions. The main goal of this research is to design, construct and monitor a pilot-scale passive […]

Community science, the public participation and collaboration in monitoring and research, is rapidly emerging as an effective means to collect vast quantities of data in a cost-efficient manner. This may prove invaluable to conservation efforts, as using crowd-sourced data to inform decisions can allow managers to redirect limited funds towards action rather than monitoring. My […]

Structure and composition of plant cell walls are crucial in development. Especially important are the surface walls of the organ, which are the stiffest and separate plant from the outside world. Surface of these walls is a film of waxes and fatty acids called the cuticle. An interesting phenomenon related to properties of the organ […]

Interest in Arctic shipping is growing as sea ice is melting and as other industries are developing. An increase in shipping presents risks to both the natural environment (from the movement of ships and the products that they carry) and to the local communities that rely on those healthy environments for food and other products. […]

Meeting our national and global commitments to emission reductions requires the increasing utilization of clean technologies. The demand for the minerals needed in clean-tech (such as nickel, copper, zinc, and cobalt) is expected to grow by at least fivefold in the coming years. At the same time, the mineral resource industry needs to reduce its […]

In warm climates warm temperatures cause thermal stratification in hydropower reservoirs inhibiting mixing and leading to deoxygenation of waters at depth (hypolimnium). Turbines withdrawing water at depth result in low dissolved oxygen (DO) in the downstream flow having a large negative impact on the downstream riverine ecosystem. Legislation in the USA and elsewhere now requires […]

The intensity and frequency of earthquakes in Korea have increased in the past few years. Thus, the need for seismic retrofit of many middle- or low-rise buildings has increased which were designed without seismic design provisions. Nonlinear time history analyses need to be performed for accurate seismic performance evaluation and for appropriate retrofit of structures. […]

Ascophyllum is a perennial brown seaweed that is an important economic resource in eastern Canada in which hundreds of people are employed in the harvesting, processing and marketing of this alga. Growth of the vegetative parts of plants occurs mainly in the summer and fall, whereas growth and maturation of reproductive structures (i.e. receptacles) occurs […]

The objective of this project is to find new ternary compounds rich in Mg. More specifically, we will study the ternary compounds Mg-TM-RE through where TM is a transition metal and RE is a rare earth. It has been recently shown that alloys of this composition have interesting hydrogen storage properties. The intern will synthesize […]

I will examine the limits of evolution by investigating morphological and genetic variation of threespine stickleback populations in real time, under the supervision of Dr. Eric Palkovacs at the University of California, Santa Cruz. According to evolutionary theory, organisms experience selective pressures, which can result in adaptation and evolution. Since strong selection events are frequently […]