This research proposes a new recovery model for addressing issues with container ship disruptions. To minimize the negative impact of these disruptions, the model formulates a mixed-integer programming approach that simultaneously considers three recovery strategies, namely vessel speeding-up, port skipping, and alternative routes. The study clusters call-ports and utilizes port hubs to minimize transshipment costs […]

The increasing demand for low-carbon energy has begun to amplify the development and usage of nuclear power. However, the generated nuclear waste is radiotoxic mainly due to the presence of heavy nuclei, such as actinides along with other fission products. This rises the need for selective remediation and storage of all radioactive actinides using non-toxic […]

The floral composition, including algae, of the Qazvin basin, is poorly known. This basin is located on a mountain range that is a very important place in the world for its biodiversity and endemism, generated by the geological and topographic complexity. In this project we will identify the diatoms (silica algae) that inhabit the Shahroud […]

The proposed research project aims to explore a cost-effective and eco-friendly method for recycling lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) used in electric devices and electric vehicles. Lithium, cobalt, nickel, and copper, which are considered critical metals, are present in LIBs, and they are essential to the operation of electric vehicles and devices. After their lifetime, these batteries […]

Agricultural biomass (such as wheat, flax, hemp straw, cereal straws) could be a low-cost feedstock for the production of valuable bioproducts. This will require fractionation of different components of biomass and the conversion of the fractionated components into various bioproducts. The intern will work on optimizing the fractionation process and characterization of bioproducts with an […]

Le projet dans lequel s’insère l’étudiant-stagiaire a pour objectif une étude sur la perception des citoyens quant aux changements survenus dans l’espace public de la ville de Montréal dans le cadre de politiques d’aménagements éphémères de l’espace urbain. Ces politiques font suite à la volonté de Montréal de se positionner en tant que ville créative, […]

Even at end of life, automotive rubber is a very resilient product as shown by the difficulty in recycling/reusing rubber tires. Based on a technology to dissolve rubber tires developed in our lab, this project will seek to use “less chemistry” to create siliconized rubber crumb from used tires. The original quality of the automotive […]

Wildland fires in western Canada are increasing in intensity and the area burned due to extensive climate warming and drying. This has caused fires to become less predictable for fire management agencies, with up to $1 billion per year spent on fire mitigation strategies. As such, the methods used for fire reduction in Canada in […]

As we continue in the new geological epoch entitled the Anthropocene dominated by human activities, habitat degradation and loss put fish populations in jeopardy. Ecological restoration is the process of assisting the recovery of damaged ecosystems with the goal of conserving biodiversity. With limited resources available for ecological restoration, it is crucial that these efforts […]

Non-sewered sanitation (NSS) technologies are common forms of improved and primarily onsite sanitation technology. It is estimated that globally, 40% of the population is served by these onsite sanitation systems. Research on NSS technologies lags substantially behind that of conventional wastewater treatment. The design and construction of these systems assumes the passive biodegradation of accumulated […]

La croissance de l’urbanisation ces dernières décennies et les besoins de déplacement de personnes et de biens de consommation qui l’accompagnent, entrainent une forte croissance du volume de transport routier de passagers et de marchandises. La croissance du volume de transport de marchandises est en plus boostée par l’essor du commerce électronique qui entraine des […]

This proposal explores the use of optimal transport in statistics and machine learning as well as develop one simple application in chemistry. Optimal transport is a well established mathematical field whose actors have gone to receive the most prestigious recognitions. Its inventor, Leonid Kantorovich, received the Nobel Prize in Economics. Cedric Villani, who wrote the […]