The Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) represent the largest energy user in Canada. The WWTP’s energy demand is expected to increase due to population’s growing. Approximately 850,000 people die each year from diarrhoea related to unsafe drinking water. In order to increase the quality of the drinking water standards, more energy consumption will be required which […]

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 […]

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 Climate, Land, Energy and Water systems (CLEWs) model allows for representation of the Nexus interactions between different sectors. Applied in Sustainable Development contexts, the CLEWs model enhances policy coherence and supports effective decision making. Over the last few years partners at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden) and Loughborough University (United Kingdom) have […]

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 […]

In mountainous areas the water supply from the ice melting allows the development of critical socioeconomic activities.Depending on this and in the face of rising temperatures, glaciers play a crucial role, maintaining a base water supply during dry periods. In Chile, it has been concluded that there is a widespread trend towards glacial retracement. However, […]

This is a partnership between ABB, an international leader in water quality monitoring, and McGill University, where the objective is to test the reliability of an emerging technology in ion concentration measurement. The technology combines state-of-the-art electronics, composed of the atomically thin material graphene, and ionsensitive polymers, developed in the research group of Prof. Szkopek […]

Je m’intéresse au sujet de la gestion de l’eau, particulièrement à l’époque romaine. La période romaine est l’âge d’or de l’hydraulique urbaine. J’ai choisi de faire une étude comparative entre les systèmes de gestion de l’eau en Grèce, en Égypte et en Syro-Palestine. À la Grèce, je vais me consacrer à deux régions, la Thessalie […]

Ce projet de recherche s’agit de l’étude de la manière dont le nord de la Grèce a traité le problème de la gestion de l’eau pendant les époques archaïque et hellénistique. Cela comprend non seulement la manière dont ces colonies ont obtenu de l’eau pour garantir leur survie, mais aussi sa distribution dans toute la […]

Ce projet de recherche a pour objectif la mise en perspective des villes belges (étudiées dans le cadre de notre projet postdoctoral à l’ULB) et des villes québécoises (principalement Montréal et Québec). A travers cette étude comparative, il s’agit d’explorer et d’éclairer l’histoire matérielle et humaine, complexe et largement méconnue, des infrastructures qui permettent de […]

In my project, I aim to shed light on how the construction of modern nation state in Iran resulted in the environmental marginalization of the indigenous population across the country. The modern state in Iran, I contend, is a product of annexation and plundering of the resources and lands of indigenous populations and minority groups […]

Les estuafres sonfdes ecosystemes complexes et fragiles qu se trouvent a l’lnterface ocean/rivlere: Ils representent donc des zones strategiques pour le commerce maritime et un abris ideal pour les navires. Dans ce contexte, le transport sedimentaire se revele etre un enjeu majeur car les sediments sont a la fois vecteur de pollution et ils peuvent […]