Waste paper is considered to have no value, destined for landfills. There is significant potential to process this waste and convert it to value added carbon-based products that will be developed, tested, and produced, namely Biochar, activated carbon, and carbon electrodes. Biochar is used in the agriculture industry for soil remediation to promote plant growth, […]

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My Ph.D. research with Prof. Hanan focuses on developing first-row (3d) transition metal complexes as photosensitizers for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (PHER). This is crucial due to the depletion of fossil fuel reserves. PHER is crucial in global material, physical, and chemical science research. We are designing organic ligands to fine-tune the coordination sphere of […]

Carbon dioxide (CO2) atmospheric concentration has increased by 50% (from 280 ppm to 420 ppm) in the last century. Despite efforts to reduce emissions, industries vital to our economy, such as mining, marine transportation, and aviation, remain dependent on fossil fuels for their operations. These sectors are considered hard-to-decarbonize because they lack viable alternatives to […]

This project aims to quantify defects in the probability framework for 2-dimensional (2D) materials with superior performance using optical techniques, primarily focusing on molybdenum disulfide (MoS2). Additionally, defects are an important factor influencing the performance of single-photon emitters (SPEs), a type of quantum device. This project will directly relate the SPE performance with defect concentration. […]

This internship, in collaboration with the Public Actions Group of ICESI University (GAPI), focuses on the critical study of climate change’s impact on human migration and human rights. Our investigation will cover seven key topics: natural phenomena driving human mobility, the effects of climate-induced migration on human rights, the vulnerabilities of migrating groups, livelihood losses […]

Les cornières en carton sont des produits d’emballage. L’entreprise Abzac et l’Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières travaillent conjointement à rendre ces produits plus écoresponsables et à développer des essais pour évaluer leur performance. La norme actuelle pour évaluer les cornières en compression présente une lacune majeure en négligeant le flambement, sous-estimant ainsi la performance réelle […]

Notre projet vise à développer un mécanisme formel d’aide à la décision, permettant aux développeurs de systèmes informatiques d’optimiser la stabilité de leurs systèmes en considérant leur durabilité économique et environnementale. Ce mécanisme se basera sur les objectives de stabilité des systèmes, les composantes disponibles pour réutilisation et le contexte de développement. Cela permettra d’améliorer […]

Tailings produced by oil sands mining operations are a long-term liability. Separation of water from fine solids is a critical operational and environmental challenge for tailings management and reclamation. Current methods have ongoing challenges to meet geotechnical performance criteria, and require expensive processes and movement of very large amounts of fluids and solids. Electrokinetic Solutions […]

This project will contribute to research that helps address a problem with two key components: 1) how metropolitan areas throughout Canada and the OECD can optimize multi-jurisdictional governance practices and processes to address complex issues in contemporary & post-pandemic contexts; and 2) using an example from the Victoria Census Metropolitan Area (CMA), Canada’s 16th largest […]

Cette étude vise à analyser les stratégies de propriété intellectuelle durable adoptées par les startups œuvrant dans le domaine des technologies propres au Canada. L’objectif est de mieux comprendre les défis auxquels elles sont confrontées ainsi que les solutions qu’elles mettent en place. Pour ce faire, nous comparerons ces stratégies aux mécanismes gouvernementaux existants, tels […]

Soil and groundwater pollution with harmful petroleum contaminants such as BTEX is a global concern. BTEX has carcinogenic and mutagenic properties, therefore, it is essential to remove such contaminants for a healthy ecosystem. Microorganism-mediated bioremediation is an extremely promising technique that is cost-effective, efficient, and safe for the environment. However, limited biological knowledge about the […]