Future ships will be greener and safer, because they will be self-driving. But testing self-driving ships in the ocean is complicated and dangerous. For that reason, we invented a new way of building smaller models of ships, to safely tests these new technologies. Building ships our way is cheaper and easier than older methods and […]

We are hoping to explore the market potential and customer base for the Antifouling and Anti-corrosive Marine Coating. There is a need for durable antifouling and anti-corrosive coating for marine applications which are made within Canada (doesn’t have supply chain issue), could be easily scale-up in production and industrial application, are economically viable, confirms to […]

Contamination of water and soil with heavy metals, particularly with mercury (Hg) and lead (Pb), is a huge problem of modern society. Rigorous monitoring of levels of Hg and Pb in water and renewable resources including food, natural and naturopathic products and/or cosmetics, is drastically important. Therefore proper methodologies for the express detection and effective […]

This project will determine if underground detention systems provide an equivalent level of service for stormwater treatment as stormwater management ponds. This will be achieved through water quality measurements collected from a StormTrap system and through the development of a pollutant-transfer model. The intern will work with both the Toronto Region Conservation Authority and Con […]

It’s estimated that more than half of all fish species in Canada are threatened by anthropogenic pressures, including pollution. Two chemical classes that are ubiquitous in freshwater ecosystems- polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and benzotriazole ultraviolet stabilizers (BUVSs) – can cause toxicity to early life-stages of fishes by activating of the aryl hydrocarbon (Ah) receptor protein. […]

In this project, a microfluidic sensor will be developed for bacteria detection in water. The microfluidic device enables in-situ synthesis of molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) membranes with bacteria imprinted cavities. The sensor works based on bounding the target bacteria to the MIP membrane, thereby altering the electrochemical signal which will be measured using in-situ fabricated […]

This project aims to monitor the movement of the Nevados glacier, a small mountain glacier resting above an old volcano from the central-south of Chile, using satellite radar interferometry (INSAR) to obtain velocity values for the glacier surface over the last decade. This data will be compared to a previous study on crevasse patterns to […]

The trees surrounding the source drinking water lakes in Cape Breton Regional Municipality influence the pH and electrical conductivity of throughfall water in preliminary studies, particularly conifers like black spruce. The Kelly Lake Watershed that provides drinking water to the community of Louisbourg suffers from an acidity pulse each spring, potentially influenced by overland flow […]

My project is a comparative history of water development in Chile and British Columbia during the twentieth century. It explores how different societies conceptualized and responded to climatic uncertainty by comparing how Chilean and Canadian engineers involved in water infrastructure projects – namely, hydroelectric and irrigation development schemes – anticipated and dealt with extreme floods […]

The dissertation title is “Optimization of Interventions to Reduce Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) (Quebec City as a Case Study)”. For cities where combined sewer systems are designed to transport both wastewater and stormwater flows in a single pipes network, during wet weather conditions, the volume of runoff may exceed the system capacity which results in […]

Keeping the lights on for over 4 million people across the province takes a lot of talented people doing many different jobs, from working deep in a generating station, atop a power pole, or behind a desk. We’re working on upgrading transmission lines, building new substations, and investing in our hydroelectric generation facilities. It’s our […]

Metal contamination in inland waters is of key concern for lake and human health. Unfortunately, our present understanding of metal contamination in lakes across the world is fragmented, as long-term monitoring programs are rare. The study of lake sediments offers an opportunity to address this gap, as sediments preserve a record of the environmental dynamics. […]