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PrintWater and Environmental Engineering Facilities
Laboratory space is available for conducting bench-scale
experimental studies, including temperature-controlled chambers. A
range of analytical equipment supports both in-house and field investigation,
gas chromatographs, ion chromatograph, total carbon analyzer, TRAACS
auto-analyzer, scanning UV spectrophotometer, Hach portable laboratory,
refrigerated centrifuge, etc. The laboratory has both bench- and pilot-scale
unit processes for water and wastewater treatment and is equipped
for a range of wet chemistry analyses. Extensive experimental facilities
and support are available through Environment Canada's National Water
Research Institute and Wastewater Technology International Corp. in
Burlington.
In addition to the University-based computing resources, graduate students have access to a variety of specialized computational tools. Hardware consists of Sun Sparcstations, Macintoshes and IBM-compatible personal computers, all of which are linked to the campus Ethernet. In addition, a state-of-the-art hardware/software video imaging system is utilized in studies of environmental hydraulics. There are also microcomputer and workstation facilities for the application of environmental information systems (EIS) methodologies to water resources and global climate change problems, and GIS modeling approaches are used to develop decision support systems for municipal solid waste management planning and for the design of sustainable communities.
In addition to the University-based computing resources, graduate students have access to a variety of specialized computational tools. Hardware consists of Sun Sparcstations, Macintoshes and IBM-compatible personal computers, all of which are linked to the campus Ethernet. In addition, a state-of-the-art hardware/software video imaging system is utilized in studies of environmental hydraulics. There are also microcomputer and workstation facilities for the application of environmental information systems (EIS) methodologies to water resources and global climate change problems, and GIS modeling approaches are used to develop decision support systems for municipal solid waste management planning and for the design of sustainable communities.
Professors with Expertise in Water and Environmental Engineering
- Brian W. Baetz: Environmental Engineering, Sustainable Communities, Knowledge-based Systems.
- Paulin Coulibaly:
Water Resources Systems Analysis and Modeling, Climate Variability/Change and Hydrologic Variable, Dynamic Data-Driven Methods in Hydrology,High-Resolution Soil Moisture Monitoring, Analysis and Modeling.
- Sarah Dickson: Hydrogeology, Source Zone Characterization and Remediation.
- Yiping Guo: Environmental Hydrology; Water Resource Engineering; Storm Water Management; Reliability, Risk and Uncertainty Analysis.
- Gail Krantzberg: Great lakes remediation and protection; Source water protection; Sediment assessment and remediation; Aquatic ecotoxicology; Public policy; Community capacity building.
- Ioannis Tsanis: Environmental Engineering, Environmental Information Systems (EIS), Water Resources.
