Annual Report May 1, 2017 to April 30, 2018
Contents Message from TISED’s Director .................................................................................................... 2 Year-in-Review .............................................................................................................................. 3 Staff................................................................................................................................................. 5 Membership .................................................................................................................................. 7 Mission & Goals ............................................................................................................................. 9 Governance .................................................................................................................................. 9 Partnerships ................................................................................................................................. 10 Research and Policy .................................................................................................................. 11 Outreach ..................................................................................................................................... 19 Student Support Funding ........................................................................................................... 23 Education and Training ............................................................................................................. 28 A Look Ahead ............................................................................................................................. 33 Appendix A: TISED Members ..................................................................................................... 35 Appendix B: TISED Members’ Funded Research Projects ..................................................... 37 Appendix C: TISED Members’ Publications ............................................................................. 44
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Message from TISED’s Director Welcome to our 2017-2018 Annual Report! Thank you to our TISED members and staff for all their contributions over the past year. TISED’s research capacity has been significantly enhanced by our new Endowed Chair, Dr. Laxmi Sushama. As the Trottier Chair in Sustainable Engineering and Design, Dr. Sushama has been actively coordinating several research initiatives with TISED members and sustainability researchers across campus, such as our partners at the McGill Sustainability Systems Initiatives (MSSI). Our research capacity was further enhanced by our Scholars-in-Residence Dr. Stefan Grimberg and Dr. Pedro Alvarez. They were engaged in several activities at TISED, and most notably offered two thought provoking and successful research workshops: Quebec’s Resource Recovery Potential in June 2017, and Opportunities and Challenges for Advanced Materials in Water Treatment and Reuse: Targeting Contaminants in August 2017. These workshops brought together distinguished researchers and experts from industry and government to advance emerging technological and policy solutions for sustainability. We also hosted the 5th Annual Trottier Symposium on Sustainable Engineering, Energy and Design in April. This year’s theme, Planning for Resiliency in the Face of Climate Change, brought in leading speakers from academia, industry, and government, and drew in hundreds of interested researchers, students, and professionals. In our continuing committement to train and educate students, we offered three forcredit courses for graduate and upper-level undergraduate students (Energy Analysis, Sustainable Urban Communities, and Life Cycle-Based Environmental Footprinting) and ran our SEDTalks program to train graduate students in communicating their sustainability-related research to the public. Thank you to the TISED Academic Committee for their work on course and educational program development, and thank you to the SEDTalks Selection Committee for their contributions to the program. Thank you to all our donors for their continued support of TISED and our mission. This year we received major gifts from John M. Bishop and family and Ram Panda to offer a new Faculty Scholar Award and fund innovative and interdisciplinary research on Planetary Health, respectively. You’ll find more details about our achievements and progress in advancing sustainability through engineering and design in this report. We look forward to a successful 20182019 with you!
Subhasis Ghoshal Professor and Director, Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design
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Year-in-Review Advancing Scholarly Research Excellence: With the added expertise of Dr. Laxmi Sushama, TISED’s new Trottier Chair in Sustainability in Engineering and Design, TISED has been able to expand its research capacity and priority research areas. Dr. Sushama’s expertise, the research interests of many TISED members, and the theme of this year’s Annual Trottier Symposium on Planning for Resiliency in the Face of Climate Change, led TISED to add ‘Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience’ to its priority research areas.
Supporting Intellectual Leadership: A generous donation from John M. Bishop and his family created the John M. Bishop and family Faculty Scholar Award in Sustainability in Engineering and Design. The appointment will go to a TISED member with an outstanding track record in research and scholarly activities. In addition, alumnus Ram Panda continued his generous financial support of TISED’s Panda Faculty Scholar in Sustainability in Engineering and Design. The awards help financially support the Scholar’s doctoral students.
Furthering Interdisciplinary Research and Policy Impact: TISED and the Global Health Program (GHP, Faculty of Medicine) joined forces to introduce the “TISED/GHP Innovative Solutions for Planetary Health Seed Grants” program, with funding from Ram Panda and the Steinberg Fund for Interdisciplinary Global Health Research. The grants facilitate collaboration between faculty members in Engineering and Medicine working on new and innovative research that advances sustainability, solutions to global environmental issues, and improving planetary health. TISED further extended our commitment to collaborative research efforts through our continued investment in our Scholar-in-Residence program and Research Workshop Program. These programs bring renowned researchers and scholars from around the globe to share and enrich TISED’s and the Faculty of Engineering’s research and teaching endeavours. Our invited scholars conducted collaborative research with TISED members and other faculty that was presented in seminars and research workshops, taught in courses, and interacted closely with graduate and post-grad researchers.
Encouraging Student Research and Training: TISED was active in sponsoring events, including the McGill Engineering Research Showcase (MERS), and hosting the poster showcases integrated into our Research Workshop Programs and Annual Trottier Symposium, featuring research from students in the Faculty of Engineering. TISED provided funding and awards for 21 SURE (Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering) projects, and funding to graduate students through the TISED MEDA Fellowships and the Faculty Scholar Awards. TISED offered sustainability-related courses to students in the Faculty of Engineering. “Energy Analysis” in Fall 2017, and “Sustainable Urban Communities” and “Life CycleBased Environmental Footprinting” in Winter 2018, were designed to lay out and exam-
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ine existing challenges relating to sustainability and provide the knowledge and problem-solving skills to enable students to engineer comprehensive solutions. The first two courses were offered thanks to financial support from Fondation 3E. TISED also expanded the ‘SEDTalks!’ program to benefit more students. SEDTalks is a training program and platform for graduate students to learn valuable communication skills and share their sustainability-related research with academia, industrial partners, and the public. This year we allowed all of the students who applied to SEDTalks to take part in professional coaching sessions. Of these students, three finalists received personalized training and presented their research to academic and industrial participants.
Promoting Public Education and Stakeholder Engagement: The electricity system of the provinces and states of the Northeastern region of North America — known as the Northeastern Power Coordinating Council or NPCC — can play a significant role in decarbonizing the region, given the abundant wind power resources and Quebec’s vast hydro system. Researchers from TISED, in collaboration with IET (l’Institut de l'énergie Trottier)and HEC Montréal, asked the question: What would be the benefits of regional power system integration for deep decarbonization of the NPCC in the presence of large hydropower? The team partnered with stakeholders from Hydro-Québec, Nergica, Ouranos, and the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory to start answering this question. A first report detailing the results of the project will be released in June 2018 at a large public launch event held at HEC Montréal. With its partner IET, TISED hosted the Fifth Annual Trottier Symposium on Sustainable Engineering, Energy and Design on the theme Planning for Resilience in the Face of Climate Change. The flagship event brought in expert speakers on ‘Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience’, TISED’s newest priority research area. We welcomed two local policymakers, the mayors of the St-Laurent and Verdun boroughs, as well as industry professionals in various fields, students from different disciplines, and members of the general public. It was also an opportunity to showcase TISED’s research, student research posters, and the Solar Decathlon project co-sponsored by TISED, provide volunteering opportunities for students, and engage stakeholders. TISED’s Research Workshop Program further promoted meaningful public and stakeholder engagement on sustainability issues. Collaborating with our partners, students, international experts, and local decision-makers is beneficial in further developing a culture and community of sustainability-minded people while also influencing policy and engaging the public.
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Staff Subhasis Ghoshal, Director
Subhasis Ghoshal is a Professor in Civil Engineering and is a respected authority on water quality, nano- and bio- technologies for soil and groundwater remediation, and on the sustainable use of nanomaterials. Professor Ghoshal joined McGill University after completing his Ph.D. at Carnegie Mellon University and postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Michigan. He served as McGill's Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education in the Faculty of Engineering from 2006 to 2012. Professor Ghoshal has been the Director of TISED since 2013.
Laxmi Sushama, Trottier Chair in Sustainable Engineering and Design
Laxmi Sushama is a Professor of Civil Engineering and the Trottier Chair in Sustainable Engineering and Design since 2017. Her research focuses on the climate-sustainability nexus with a special emphasis on urban environments, climate resilience of infrastructure, and sustainability in engineering and design. Prof. Sushama is also the principal investigator for the NSERC-funded Canadian Network for Regional Climate and Weather Processes and works closely with federal labs such as Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Jeffrey Bergthorson, Associate Director
Jeffrey Bergthorson is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at McGill University, where he leads the Alternative Fuels Laboratory. As the Panda Faculty Scholar in Sustainability in Engineering and a William Dawson Scholar, he leads a team conducting research on the combustion and emissions properties of alternative and sustainable fuels and the impact of these properties on their performance in current and future engine technologies. Professor Bergthorson became the Associate Director of TISED in 2016.
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Stéfanie Kibsey, Interim Manager
Specializing in advancing sustainability research, education, and industry best practices, Stéfanie joined TISED as interim manager in 2017. She holds a Bachelor degree from McGill University and an interdisciplinary Master of Environmental Studies from the University of Waterloo. Stéfanie is a published author and editor on sustainable investing, financial systems, and real estate, and her interests include environmental change, water, and the science-practicepolicy interface.
Lauren Penney, Manager
Lauren holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Public Policy and Public Administration and, for over ten years, she has worked for various community groups, government agencies, and universities. Lauren has been TISED’s Manager since 2013, coupling her experience in program design and stakeholder consultation with applied strategic communications, marketing, and project management.
David Harlander, Academic Project Manager
David holds a Master's of Architecture from the University of British Columbia and a post-professional Master's in Urban Design and Housing from McGill University. He is a recipient of the "Louis B. Magil Fellowship in Housing” and the "Norbert Schoenauer / David Farley Fellowship in Architecture”. His research explores housing in northern Canada. He joined TISED as an academic project manager in 2017, assisting in the development of the Masters in Sustainable Engineering & Design program.
Irene Toffolo, Administrative Coordinator
Irene is an administrative professional with more than 15 years of experience in general administration, including coordination, logistics, customer services, public relations and finance. Irene holds a BA in Sociology from Concordia University and a Certificate in Public Relations Management from McGill University.
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Membership TISED added several new members to its growing membership, including: Sharmistha Bhadra, Electrical and Computer Engineering Low-power sensors and medical implants, flexible electronics
Larry Lessard, Mechanical Engineering Sustainable uses of composite materials and ecofriendly materials
Noemie-Manuelle Dorval Courchesne, Chemical Engineering Eco-friendly and biologically-derived materials and technology
Siva Nadarajah, Mechanical Engineering Algorithms used in aerospace design for sustainable aviation
Salmaan Craig, School of Architecture Green buildings and reducing buildings’ emissions
Sidney Omelon, Mining and Materials Engineering Carbon capture and phosphorous re-use
Pascal Hubert, Mechanical Engineering Environmental impacts of composite materials manufacturing
Ipek Tureli, School of Architecture Urban infrastructure and development, social aspects of sustainability
Mary Kang, Civil Engineering & Applied Mechanics Environmental impacts of energy development on groundwater
Theodora Vardouli, School of Architecture New ways of conceptualizing sustainability and design
Our membership base now includes 63 tenure or tenure-track faculty members from the Faculty of Engineering at McGill University, see Appendix A: TISED Members. These members span across all departments and schools in McGill’s Faculty of Engineering and carry out important sustainability-related research projects, included in this report, see Appendix B: TISED Members’ Funded Research Projects. For our members’ publications from this past year, see Appendix C: TISED Members’ Publications.
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TISED Members’ Meetings TISED held Members’ Meetings in October 2017 and February 2018. Members took the opportunity to share their input regarding TISED activities and priorities for the upcoming year. For instance, we discussed TISED’s plans for a master’s program in sustainability and for increasing TISED’s capacity for policy-related research. We encouraged our members to apply for and participate in our Scholars-in-Residence and Research Workshop programs. We received feedback on past and upcoming TISED events and activities, including SEDTalks and the Annual Trottier Symposium. And we informed our members of the call for applications for the TISED/GHP Innovative Solutions for Planetary Health Seed Grants, as there was much interest in this innovative funding program.
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Mission & Goals TISED’s Mission
The Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design (TISED)’s mission is to produce innovative engineering and design solutions and intellectual capacity that enables us to protect and nurture Earth and its inhabitants to meet the needs of current and future generations.
TISED’s Goals
Catalyze interdisciplinary and inter-institutional research that provides solutions to local and global sustainability challenges Inform and advance public policy with governments, industry and other organizations, particularly as relating to engineered and designed systems Educate current and future generations of engineers, urban planners and architects to be leaders in sustainability in their professions Create and participate in forums for sustainability through inspired critical thinking and action by engaging the university community, decision-makers, and the public
Governance TISED creates ad hoc committees and working groups established for project and event-specific initiatives. We’ve also benefited from continual input from the Dean of Engineering, our benefactors, and our professoriate across the University on various initiatives and programming. TISED has also been working towards establishing a permanent governance structure, including a Board of Directors, to guide the strategic direction of TISED and approve the operations of the Institute. The Board will include representation from key internal and external stakeholder groups.
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Partnerships The activities listed below serve as only a few examples of partnerships that TISED built this past year and that we consider an integral part of our foundation. We rely on strong partnerships among researchers, industry, and student groups. Through our ongoing partnership with IET (L’Institue de l’énergie Trottier), we collaborated on a number of projects and events, including our Annual Symposium, the IGEE Summer School, and policy initiatives such as the Northeast Electricity Modelling Project. A scoping study report on the latter, led by TISED members and HEC Montreal, and with collaboration from IET and other partners, investigates the value of regional integration to decarbonize the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) power systems and will be released in June 2018. Our continuing partnership with the Fondation 3E enabled us to once again offer two for-credit courses in the 2017-2018 academic year (more information in the Education Section below). This year we also collaborated with the Global Health Program (GHP) in the Faculty of Medicine to launch a seed grant initiative that funds interdisciplinary research in Engineering and Medicine (more about the TISED/GHP Innovative Solutions for Planetary Health Seed Grants in the Research Section below). In addition, TISED actively participated, sponsored, or advertised in these events organized by our partners: EWB-Week (Engineers without Borders Week) hosted by Engineers Without Borders McGill Chapter IGEE Summer School 2018 hosted by IGEE (Institut en génie de l'énergie électrique) McGill Engineering Research Showcase hosted by McGill’s Faculty of Engineering McGill Open House hosted by McGill University Meetings and Events of the Northeast Power Coordinating Council co-hosted by TISED, IET (Institue de l’énergie Trottier), HEC Energie, and other partners
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Research and Policy High-calibre researchers and practitioners play vital roles in our institute. The past year saw TISED make tremendous progress in growing its research activities and initiatives through the appointment of a new endowed Chair, a new research funding program, and a new Faculty Scholar Award. We’ve also continued to expand our expertise and network of researchers with the collaboration of two scholars-in-residence and a visiting scholar.
Innovative Solutions for Planetary Health Seed Grants
TISED partnered with the Faculty of Medicine’s Global Health Program (GHP) to create a new funding initiative for interdisciplinary research. Jointly funded by the Steinberg Fund for Interdisciplinary Global Health Research and a gift to TISED from our benefactor Ram Panda, the TISED/GHP Innovative Solutions for Planetary Health Seed Grants program provides seed funding for research at the interface of global health and sustainable development. Eligible research project proposals must be led by one researcher from the Faculty of Medicine and one researcher from the Faculty of Engineering. The program seeks to fund bold and high-risk research projects at the nexus between disease, rapid environmental degradation and climate change. Two 18-month grants of $75,000 and $100,000 were awarded to one project on water pollution and another on air pollution, respectively:
High speed, portable PCR system for rapid and in-situ water quality testing Dr. Andrew Kirk, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering (TISED member) Dr. Mark Trifiro, Department of Endocrinology in the Faculty of Medicine A pilot study of the acute cardiovascular impacts of exposure to traffic-related air pollution and its oxidative potential among adults in urban Colombia Dr. Jill Baumgartner, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health in the Faculty of Medicine Dr. Omid Rouhani, Department of Civil Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering (TISED member)
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Trottier Chair in Sustainability in Engineering & Design The endowed Trottier Chair in Sustainability in Engineering and Design plays a critical role in advancing TISED’s goals through their leadership in research, teaching, and outreach. Chairs are internationally recognized scholars who have excellent track records of collaborative research and policy insights, helping position TISED as a leading institute and encouraging collaboration with others at our university and beyond.
Dr. Laxmi Sushama assumed the the Trottier Chair in Sustainable Engineering and Design position in August 2017, and her appointment has propelled TISED’s research to a new echelon of public influence. Dr. Sushama is a leading expert on climate change modelling, urban environments, infrastructure, climate resilience, and informed climate change planning. She also teaches in the department of Civil Engineering. Conducting first-rate climate research, Dr. Sushama previously held a Tier II Canada Research Chair in Regional Climate Modeling, leveraging her research excellence in engineering hydrology, water resources, engineering climate science and earth systems dynamics, at the Centre ESCER (Centre pour l'étude et la simulation du climat à l'échelle régionale). She was an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Quebec at Montreal (UQÀM). Prior to that, Dr. Sushama worked at Ouranos Consortium on Regional Climatology and Adaptation to Climate Change in Montreal as a climate specialist, and at UQÀM as a research associate and post-doctoral fellow in the area of regional climate modelling with an emphasis on climate change and the regional hydrologic cycle. Before moving to Canada, she was a post- doctoral fellow in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles, soon after completing her PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Melbourne, Australia.
The adjacent figure is an example of Dr. Sushama’s research on the weather and climate factors contributing to the 2017 Montreal flood, performed with the Canadian Regional Climate Model. The figure shows that events such as the precipitation accumulation over the Ottawa River Basin that led to the Montreal flood are between two and three times more likely to occur in the present-day climate than in the pre-industrial climate. Source: Teufel B, Sushama L, Huziy O, Diro GT, Jeong DI, Winger K, Garnaud C, de Elia R, Zwiers FW, Matthews HD, Nguyen VTV, 2018: Investigation of the mechanisms leading to the 2017 Montreal flood. Climate Dynamics (accepted).
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Faculty Scholar Awards
TISED members are eligible to apply for the Faculty Scholar Awards, which are funded by our generous donors. The Faculty Scholar Awards support research in sustainability and enrich the teaching and research programs launched by TISED; partly by funding the Scholar’s doctoral students’ research, and partly by providing opportunities for outreach and policy work within the Institute. The Panda Faculty Scholar Award in Sustainability in Engineering and Design was established through an endowed gift to the Faculty of Engineering from alumnus Ram Panda. TISED Associate Director Jeffrey Bergthorson held the appointment from Jan 2015 to December 2017, and his appointment was renewed for another three year term ending December 2020. A call for applications to the John M. Bishop and family Faculty Scholar Award in Sustainability in Engineering and Design, created by a gift from John M. Bishop and his family and intended for research that will reduce society’s dependency on nonrenewable resources, was recently launched for the first time; an announcement of the new appointment will be made in the next fiscal year.
Scholars-in-Residence Program & Visiting Professors
Leading scholars around the world apply to TISED to conduct collaborative research with TISED members through our Scholars-in-Residence Program. During their residency, the Scholars also organize research workshops focusing on policy, deliver public and course lectures, and prepare publications to advance sustainability policy. In 2017-2018, Dr. Pedro Alvarez of Rice University participated in a six-month residency with TISED. Dr. Alvarez researches environmental applications and implications of nanotechnology, water treatment and reuse, and antibiotic resistance control. TISED also hosted Dr. Stefan Grimberg of Clarkson University until June 2017. In addition, TISED welcomes visiting professors from universities around the world. TISED invited Dr. Mark O’Malley, a professor from University College Dublin, as a Flaherty Visiting Professor, an award created by the Ireland Canada University Foundation on a competitive basis. Dr. O’Malley worked alongside TISED members during the summer of 2017.
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Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Pedro Alvarez, Professor, Rice University In residence at TISED from May 2017 to October 2017
Dr. Pedro J.J. Alvarez is the George R. Brown Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rice University, where he also serves as Director of the NSF ERC on Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT). His research interests include bioremediation, fate and transport of toxic chemicals, water footprint of biofuels, water treatment and reuse, antibiotic resistance control, and environmental implications and applications of nanotechnology. Dr. Alvarez is a McGill alumnus, having received a B. Eng. Degree in Civil Engineering from McGill University. He also obtained MS and Ph.D. degrees in Environmental Engineering from the University of Michigan. He is the 2012 Clarke Prize laureate (commonly known as the American Nobel Prize for Water) and also won the 2014 AAEES Grand Prize for Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science. Dr. Alvarez is a Fellow of AAAS, ASCE, IWA, WEF and the Leopold Leadership Foundation, and a founding member of the Nicaraguan Academy of Sciences. He serves as Associate Editor of Environmental Science and Technology, and as honorary professor at Nankai University in Tianjin and the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, China, and as adjunct professor at the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina in Florianopolis, Brazil; he recently completed service on the EPA’s Science Advisory Board. During his time as a Scholar-in-Residence, Dr. Alvarez worked with TISED on two interrelated areas of research: safe and sustainable nanotechnology, and the resilience of water systems for safe and sustainable water supplies. He also hosted a Research Workshop Program on “Opportunities and Challenges for Advanced Materials in Water Treatment and Reuse: Targeting Contaminants”, more information below. Dr. Alvarez also gave a public lecture on the “Proliferation and Control of Multi-Drug Resistant 'Superbugs' in Municipal Wastewater Treatment” on September 18th 2017. In his lecture, Dr. Alvarez discussed how antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) pose an imminent threat to global health, and wastewater treatment plants may serve as breeding grounds and point sources for their dissemination. He examined the behaviour and replication of ARBs, and explored novel approaches to mitigate their spread.
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Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Stefan Grimberg, Professor, Clarkson University In residence at TISED from January 2017 to June 2017
Anaerobic digestion researcher Dr. Stefan Grimberg collaborated with TISED and others to study the environmental, economic and associated policy implications of diverting source-separated organic waste from landfills to wastewater treatment plants. Additionally, Dr. Grimberg worked with TISED to assess and develop policies that minimize impact on the environment while realizing their energy and nutrient recovery potential. Dr. Grimberg is a Professor and former Chair of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Clarkson University. He has published more than 50 journal articles, conference proceedings, and reports and has delivered more than 90 professional talks at academic conferences or universities around the world. Dr. Grimberg has been the investigator on research grants from the National Science Foundation, United States Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy, NYSERDA and other funding agencies. His research most recently has focused on anaerobic digestion of agricultural or other high-strength wastes for the generation of energy. In particular, his research group investigated the anaerobic digestion of sand-laden dairy manure for a midsize dairy farm in Northern New York. Dr. Grimberg also has been actively involved in the New York Water Environment Association as the Chair of the university committee and the Advisor to student chapters. At a TISED seminar in June 2017, Dr. Grimberg spoke about organic solid and municipal waste, including how share resource recovery processes can lead to a more circular resource economy, reducing environmental impact and using resources from waste. More on the Research Workshop Program, including the workshop on Quebec’s Resource Recovery Potential hosted by Dr. Grimberg, is described below.
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Visiting Professor Dr. Mark O’Malley, Professor, University College Dublin James M. Flaherty Visiting Professorship Visiting from April to September 2017
Dr. Mark O’Malley, a recognized world authority in Energy System Integration (ESI) and Grid Integration of Renewable Energy, assumed a James M. Flaherty Visiting Professorship hosted at TISED. The Professorship was made possible with support and an inkind contribution from TISED, and was awarded to Dr. O’Malley and TISED by the Ireland Canada University Foundation (ICUF). Dr. O’Malley’s expertise, which has already informed ESI programs in Europe, the United States, and China, will help Quebec’s energy sector make a smooth transition to renewable energy. Dr. O’Malley is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at University College Dublin and the founding Director of the Electricity Research Centre, a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional, industry-supported research activity. He is a Member of the Royal Irish Academy and a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers and has received two Fulbright Fellowships. He has active research collaborations in the United States (Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory) and China (Tsinghua University and State Grid China) and is Director and Cofounder of the International Institute for Energy Systems Integration and Coordinator of the European Energy Research Alliance Joint Programme in Energy Systems Integration. From April to September 2017, Dr. O’Malley worked closely with TISED members Dr. François Bouffard and Dr. Geza Joos and other Canadian experts to research topics around Electricity Systems Integration (ESI). TISED facilitating the research collaborations, and hosted a one‐week intensive course with leading energy institutions as well as an ‘ICUF James M. Flaherty Lecture’ called “Energy Systems Integration: a multidisciplinary global imperative for a low carbon society”.
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Research Workshop Program Our Research Workshop Program (RWP) facilitates discussions on cutting-edge advances in technology and design as well as policy frameworks and interventions required to advance sustainability. Each RWP includes a specialized research workshop and a public seminar. During the research workshop, focussed discussions support the development of a timely and topical publication and/or a research funding proposal. The public seminar features external and McGill speakers with distinguished research track-records. TISED invites its members to submit RWP proposals aligned with their research areas. TISED Scholars-in-Residence also deliver a RWP in collaboration with a group of TISED members and external participants.
Research Workshops Quebec’s Resource Recovery Potential June 28 and 29, 2017
Workshop organized by Dr. Stefan Grimberg, Clarkson University (Scholar-in-Residence). Experts shared resource recovery processes leading to a more circular resource economy, reducing environmental impact and using resources from waste. McGill’s Dominic Frigon (Civil Engineering, TISED Member) moderated the panel. The presentations were: Resource recovery from a regional perspective: new and unexpected opportunities and synergies for local business, Simon Barnabé, UQTR (An)aerobic microbial platforms for resource recovery - Kartik Chandran, Columbia University Organic Solid and Municipal Waste: Opportunities for Resource Recovery, Stefan Grimberg, Clarkson University Decision-support tool for setting up optimal organic waste valorization chains in Québec, Céline Vaneeckhaute, Université Laval
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Opportunities and Challenges for Advanced Materials in Water Treatment and Reuse: Targeting Contaminants August 28 and 29, 2017
Workshop organized by Dr. Pedro Alvarez, Rice University (Scholar-in-Residence). Core questions discussed were: • • • •
What are the opportunities and challenges for advanced materials in water treatment and reuse? What technical barriers should be a fundamental research priority? Which novel advanced material properties could be exploited to significantly improve the efficiency and reduce the life-cycle cost to remove priority pollutants? When and where does it make sense to use clean technologies enabled by advanced materials?
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Outreach In 2017-2018, TISED hosted and supported events to actively share expertise from sustainability leaders with the academic community, students, and general public. These events promote knowledge production and discussion with decision-makers, industry, researchers, students, and the public to increase engagement on sustainability-based solutions and science-informed policy.
TISED hosted & co-hosted events
Green Chemistry/CREATE Workshop (May 2017) Energy Systems Integration: A multidisciplinary global imperative for a low-carbon society, by Dr. Mark O’Malley, TISED Visiting Professor (May 2017) Design Informed Assessment: Innovative Examples from Water, Energy, and Chemical/Material Systems, by Dr. Julie Zimmerman, Yale University (June 2017) Quantification and Identification of Nanoparticles in Consumer Products and the Environment, by Dr. Frank von der Kammer, University of Vienna (June 2017) Insights into the Role of the Electrode Surface in Solar-Driven Pyridine-Catalyzed CO 2 Reduction, by Dr. Bruce Koel, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University (June 2017) Changing weather extremes: why it isn’t an “alternative fact”, by Dr. Francis Zwiers, Director the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium, University of Victoria (August 2017) Proliferation and Control of Multi-Drug Resistant ‘Superbugs’ in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants, by Dr. Pedro Alvarez, Rice University & TISED Scholar-inResidence (September 2017) Sustainability in Engineering Teaching Seminar and Workshop, by Susan Powers, Clarkson University (February 2018) SEDTalks!, by the 2018 SEDTalks ChangeMakers (March 2018) 5th Annual Trottier Symposium on Sustainable Engineering, Energy, and Design (April 2018)
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Event Highlight: Annual Trottier Symposium on Sustainable Engineering, Energy and Design How can our cities be more resilient to climate change? What is resilience, and how do we achieve it? Engineering and design for sustainability are an essential part of a multi-faceted response to climate change particularly in urban centres, which includes robust solutions for increasing our resiliency in the face of extreme weather events, changing our water management practices, or adapting our cities and infrastructure to an unpredictable future.
Planning for Resiliency in the Face of Climate Change was the theme of the 5th Annual Trottier Symposium on Sustainable Engineering, Energy, and Design, hosted by TISED on April 4th and 5th 2018. The symposium featured 5 speakers over two evenings who presented the latest research and solutions for making our cities, buildings, and infrastructure resilient to the threats of climate change. The symposium was also an opportunity for graduate students to display posters of their sustainability-related research and projects, and for other students to volunteer with event logistics. The event attracted our largest audience yet!
Hosted by TISED and our partner IET (Institut de l'ĂŠnergie Trottier) on alternate years and made possible by a generous gift from the Lorne Trottier Family Foundation, the symposium is a forum for students, professors, government and industry professionals to connect with the general public on advancements for sustainability through engineering and design.
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Symposium Speakers & Presentations Guy Nordenson, Professor of Structural Engineering and Architecture, Princeton University School of Architecture CLIMATE ADAPTATION BY DESIGN Guy Nordenson was the structural engineer for the Santa Fe Opera House, the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC and over 200 other projects. He was Commissioner of the NYC Public Design Commission and is a member of the NYC Panel on Climate Change.
Pippa Brashear, Director of Planning and Resilience, SCAPE DESIGNING FOR RESILIENCE: ECOLOGY + ENGINEERING + ENGAGEMENT Translating the ideas of resilience into realizable actions and implementable designs is challenging. Ms. Brashear’s presentation explores the process taken by an innovative coastal resilience project and the lessons learned about integrating and implementing physical, ecological, and social resilience.
Alan De Sousa, Borough Mayor of St-Laurent CHARTING A COURSE TO RESILIENCE IN MONTREAL A member of the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities network, Montreal is charting a course to resilience by anticipating, preventing and adapting to the problems and risks that could affect all Montrealers.
Karen Seto, Professor of Geography and Urbanization Science, Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies HOTTER, WETTER, DRIER: GLOBAL TRENDS IN URBANIZATION AND CHALLENGES FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE The overarching objective of Dr. Seto’s research is to understand how urbanization will affect the planet. She highlights extreme climate events—bomb cyclones, wildfires, floods, droughts—and how future urbanization may increase risk and vulnerability to these hazards.
Philippe Gourbesville, Professor Hydroinformatics and Water Engineering, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis RESILIENCE: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR CITIES The increasing size of cities and vulnerability to extreme weather requires engineers to rethink current concepts and approaches. Dr. Gourbesville addresses a diversity of situations and resilience solutions for engineering and design.
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Symposium’s Impact on Research, Policy, and Outreach The symposium began by outlining climate change as a ‘wicked problem’ - one that is difficult to solve because of its complexity, unpredictability, and the need to constantly find new, systems-level solutions to address it. The five speakers listed on the previous page presented us with both a theoretical understanding of the nature of climate change resilience, as well as concrete solutions. We were taken on a trip through time to ancient civilizations that, through the evidence left in their archaeological record, were shown to have developed early climate resilient solutions in the world’s first urban areas. As modern urban centres do not exist in isolation but as parts of larger complex systems, we were introduced to the concept of systems thinking as a paradigm on which to build resilience-based solutions. We were also made aware of the need to understand human behavior as we develop and design technological solutions, emphasizing the need for interdisciplinary collaborations to build resilience. The speakers described in detail the resilience projects they had led and been a part of, including major coastal resilience projects in New York City, other resilient infrastructure projects around the United States, local resilience projects in Montreal, modelling urbanization trends, and modelling climate change-related flood risks. The above infrastructure and modelling projects were described in depth, from both the theoretical and practical perspectives. While the solutions discussed at the symposium are unique, they all have one key point in common: they require collaborative, interdisciplinary efforts between different stakeholders, including researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and the public. They require input from engineers, architects, urban planners, geographers, ecologists, economists, social scientists, the public and private sectors, and decision-makers at every level of government, among others. Climate change may be a global, wicked problem, but the symposium is evidence that our understanding of climate change is growing, the science-policy gap is closing, and bold new resilience-based solutions are being imagined, developed, tested, and implemented. TISED is well positioned to play a role in addressing climate change through adaption and resilience by contributing to reimagining and redesigning urban systems. The work of TISED and our collaborators in this research area will ultimately impact our future in the face of climate change. More information and videos at www.trottiersymposium.org.
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Student Support Funding TISED Matching Funds Program
TISED’s generous benefactor, alumnus Lorne Trottier, with support from the McGill Faculty of Engineering, set aside funding as matching funds to encourage other named donors to support initiatives that benefit students, such as: • • • •
Faculty Scholar Awards Graduate Fellowships Undergraduate Internships (SURE) Education enhancement initiatives
Recognition and gratitude are extended to the many generous donors participating in the matching funds program who have already enabled the creation of endowed graduate fellowships, undergraduate research awards and education enhancement initiatives.
TISED Graduate Fellowships The graduate students who received the 2017-2018 TISED named Fellowships through the MEDA program are: Genevieve Boisjoly, Urban Planning Supervised by: Ahmed El-Geneidy Impacts of car-oriented transport systems on disadvantaged populations; land use and transportation planning from a social equity perspective; measurements of accessibility by transit in North American cities Andrea Gabor/Urban Strategies TISED Fellowship in Sustainable Urban Planning and Design
Marzuq Ajani, Electrical and Computer Engineering Supervised by: Francois Bouffard Cooperative Fast-Charger Constellation Management for the Electrification of Road Transport in Remote Grids Kauser Family Grad TISED Fellowship
Ilias Zenelis, Electrical & Computer Engineering Supervised by: Xiaozhe Wang Developing efficient tools for voltage stability analysis of power systems with renewable energy sources John M. Bishop and family Fellowships for Sustainability in Engineering and Design
Claire Gibson, Civil Engineering & Applied Mechanics Supervised by: Dominic Frigon Control of the dissemination of antimicrobial resistance in sewer environment (or in anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge) Ciro Robert Martoni Fellowship in Sustainable Engineering
Yee Wei Foong , Mining and Materials Engineering Supervised by: Kirk Bevan Electrochemical modeling of electron transfer in renewable energy materials Mike Zahn Fellowship
Sanja Dzeletovic, Electrical and Computer Engineering Supervised by: Francois Bouffard & Geza Joos Multiband/Multi-Mission Energy Storage System Management and Design for Microgrids Ciro Robert Martoni Fellowship in Sustainable Engineering
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Rana Sahebjam, Civil Engineering & Applied Mechanics Supervised by: Susan Gaskin Fabrication and evaluation of light-chargeable lithium batteries ACDEG Fellowship in Sustainable Engineering
Agil Azimzada, Chemical Engineering Supervised by: Nathalie Tufenkji Examining nanomaterials release from building materials and coatings Mike Zahn Fellowship
Wooseok Do, Civil Engineering & Applied Mechanics Supervised by: Omid Rouhani Social welfare systems analysis of road capacity expansion options Redwood Graduate TISED Fellowship
Cecelia Cobb, Urban Planning Supervised by: Julian Agyeman Andrea Gabor/Urban Strategies TISED Fellowship in Sustainable Urban Planning and Design
Vinicius Bueno, Civil Engineering & Applied Mechanics Supervised by: Subhasis Ghoshal Development of sustainable, low toxicity, functional nanomaterials Redwood Graduate TISED Fellowship
Eric Pitre, Urban Planning Andrea Gabor/Urban Strategies TISED Fellowship in Sustainable Urban Planning and Design
Yee Wei Foong , Mining and Materials Engineering Supervised by: Kirk Bevan Electrochemical modeling of electron transfer in renewable energy materials Uma and Mahesh Sharma Graduate TISED Fellowship
Since the TISED MEDA Fellowships were first awarded, a total of 27 fellowships have been dispersed. In the next fiscal year, we anticipate granting 13 more fellowships. The total funding awarded through the TISED MEDA Fellowship program is summarized below:
Total TISED MEDA Fellowship Funding per Fiscal Year $64,474
$39,667 $27,400
$3,905 2015
2016
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TISED Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering (SURE) awards
These awards enable undergraduate students to get exposure to research in their discipline and learn more about the graduate school experience through paid summer research traineeships. The 2017 TISED SURE projects are: Md Mahdi Salehin Feroze, Chemical Engineering Supervised by: Jean-Luc Meunier Thermal plasma generation and testing of graphene nanomaterials for platinum replacement in PEM fuel cells John M. Bishop family SURE Awards for Sustainability in Engineering and Design
Farnood Faraji, Electrical and Computer Engineering Supervised by: Michael Rabbat Empirical Comparison of Multi-Agent Distributed Optimization Methods William Harker SURE Award in Sustainability in Engineering & Design
Michael Verrecchia, Electrical and Computer Engineering Supervised by: Meyer Nahon Flight Testing of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles John M. Bishop family SURE Awards for Sustainability in Engineering and Design
Michael Kerr, Mechanical Engineering Supervised by: Jeffrey Bergthorson Chemistry reduction for efficient prediction of pollutants William Harker SURE Award in Sustainability in Engineering & Design
Yanqing Liu, Chemical Engineering Supervised by: Viviane Yargeau Baseline studies for environmental exposure and pre-treatment conditions Boersma SURE Award
Tao Zhou, Mechanical Engineering Supervised by: Francois Barthelat Fabrication and testing of high-performance bioinspired materials Brian Hirst SURE Award in Sustainable Engineering
LoĂŻc Chaubet, Mechanical Engineering Supervised by: Adam Hendricks Regulation of motor proteins in intracellular transport and cell division Jerry and Norma Farnell SURE Award
Kyungmin John Jung, Mechanical Engineering Supervised by: Larry Lessard Recycled Composite Materials Jerry and Norma Farnell SURE Award
Yi Jiang, Mining and Materials Engineering Supervised by: Hani Mitri Laboratory investigation into pressure-induced rock fracturing Claudia Macedo Memorial SURE Award in Sustainable Engineering
Su Su, Mining and Materials Engineering Supervised by: In-Ho Jung Thermodynamic modeling of metallic and ceramic systems for advanced materials Claudia Macedo Memorial SURE Award in Sustainable Engineering
Alice Brais, Mechanical Engineering Supervised by: Siva Nadarajah Development of Numerical Methods for the Design of the Next-Generation of Environmental Friendly Aircraft Jerry and Norma Farnell SURE Award
Lysandre Gagnon, Chemical Engineering Supervised by: Milan Maric Block copolymers via controlled radical polymerization derived from renewably sourced monomers Harry Marksfield SURE Award
Cem Gormezano, Mechanical Engineering Supervised by: Siva Nadarajah
Chloe Grosdidier, Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Aeroelastic Solutions of Aircraft Wings in ThreeDimensional Viscous Flow Jerry and Norma Farnell SURE Award
Supervised by: Daniel Varrรณ Live models and queries for designing and optimizing smart buildings Harry Marksfield SURE Award
Bo Kong, Mechanical Engineering Supervised by: Damiano Pasini Reconfigurable materials with tailored thermal expansion for aerospace Jerry and Norma Farnell SURE Award
Amro Al Baali, Mechanical Engineering Supervised by: Daniel Varrรณ Integration of rule-based design space exploration and multidisciplinary design optimization Harry Marksfield SURE Award
Ji Hyun (Jenny) Kim, Mechanical Engineering Supervised by: Jeffrey Bergthorson Metal-water reactions for hydrogen production Jerry and Norma Farnell SURE Award
Neil Lui, Mechanical Engineering Supervised by: Xinyu Liu Force-Controlled Robotic Manipulation of Small Biological Organisms Harry Marksfield SURE Award
Philippe Dallemagne, Civil Engineering Supervised by: Michael Jemtrud Solar Decathlon China Competition - Deep Performance Dwelling David Selby SURE Award Sustainable Engineering
Antonia Butler, Electrical and Computer Engineering Supervised by: Franรงois Bouffard Microgrid Controller Performance Assessment Mr. & Mrs. Lee Hee Chong and Mr. & Mrs. David Su Toye SURE Award
Trevor Wo, Civil Engineering Supervised by: Michael Jemtrud Solar Decathlon China Competition - Deep Performance Dwelling Allan & Linda Stephens SURE Award in Sustainability Engineering
Jordan Roneold Lentchou Tamnou, Mechanical Engineering Supervised by: Arun Misra Space Debris Removal Using Tethers Mr. & Mrs. Lee Hee Chong and Mr. & Mrs. David Su Toye SURE Award
Giancarlo Szymborski, Mechanical Engineering Supervised by: Adam Hendricks Optical tweezers for single-molecule studies of motor proteins and cell mechanics Allan & Linda Stephens SURE Award in Sustainability Engineering
TISED SURE Awards per year 22
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TISED Educational Enhancement
In addition to the above Fellowships and internships, we also provide student support through our Education Enhancement initiatives. These include: • • • •
The Ken and Lois Radcliffe Endowment for Educational Enhancements in Sustainability The Peter and Karen MacKinnon Endowment for Educational Enhancements in Sustainability and Design The Tom Pavlasek Education Enhancement Fund The Michael Paidoussis Education Enhancement Fund
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Education and Training TISED educates future engineers, urban planners, and architects by offering training opportunities, new courses, integrating sustainability into programs, and enhancing education 'outside the classroom'. Teaching focusses on effective, practical, cutting-edge theories and strategies relevant to the development of sustainable engineers, architects, and planners' career paths. TISED offers a growing catalogue of interdisciplinary sustainability-focused courses, and a master’s program in Sustainability in Engineering and Design is under development.
TISED Course Offerings
In 2017-2018, TISED offered three courses to upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in the Faculty of Engineering. Two of these courses, ‘Energy Analysis’ and ‘Sustainable Urban Communities’, were offered for the second time. A new course, ‘Life Cycle-Based Environmental Footprinting’, was offered for the first time this year, and more courses are planned for the upcoming academic year. These courses will eventually become part of the master’s program. TISED promotes interdisciplinary education through its course offerings, seeking to enroll students across academic units. Students from seven Faculty of Engineering departments and schools, as well as students in the Faculty of Science, enrolled in TISED courses this past academic year.
Energy Analysis
“Energy Analysis” (listed as FACC 510: Selected topics in the Faculty of Engineering) was sponsored by Fondation 3E and offered by TISED in Fall 2017. Professor Jeffrey Bergthorson, TISED Associate Director and recent teaching award recipient, taught this course in 2016 and continued to inspire his students again this year. The course lays out the economic and environmental challenges that our society faces due to our rapid consumption of fossil fuels. Students assess their energy use and environmental footprint and recognize that the challenge ahead is serious. The course provides students with the knowledge and problem-analysis skills to investigate different solutions for primary clean electricity generation, transport, and backup power generation. To identify and assess potential clean energy options, the course covers the key aspects of energy literacy, including fundamental thermodynamics, energy concepts, and various energy metrics. Students critically analyze and discuss traditional and alternative energy and power systems and why their proposed clean energy solutions are, or are not, viable commercial options. The analysis of alternative power systems uses a multidisciplinary and integrated design approach that includes life-cycle and economic analyses. Students develop their ability to think critically, apply rigorous methodology to complex design problems, and supplement technical design with economic analysis.
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By the end of the course, students learned about: • • • • •
Energy: now and in future Energy metrics Alternative Primary Power-Generation Systems Alternative Energy-Storage and Secondary Power-Generation Critical Analysis and Application of Theory
Sustainable Urban Communities
“Sustainable Urban Communities” (listed as FACC 511: Selected topics in the Faculty of Engineering) is sponsored by Fondation 3E and was offered by TISED again in Winter 2018. The course is a logical sequel to the “Energy Analysis” course above. It was Professor Michael Jemtrud’s first time teaching the course. Prof. Jemtrud is a TISED member from the School of Architecture. The course addresses sustainable design theory and applications in the built environment with students from a variety of fields (architecture, urban planning, engineering, sociology, environmental studies, economics, and international studies). Architecture provides the focus for environmental, socio-cultural and economic issues. The course investigates a holistic interpretation of sustainability and resilience by interrogating the potential of architecture and urban design to affect real change in environmental practice.
By the end of the course, students learned how to: • • • • •
Paraphrase ideas and writing of scholars, scientists, architects, and urbanists in writing synoptic essays of assigned theoretical texts Enact critical thinking skills through discussion, writing, and presentations by acquiring a historical and theoretical foundation of issues addressed in the course Discuss on a knowledgeable level the key issues facing sustainable design practices relative to course context and theoretical framework Engage in cross-disciplinary discourse with colleagues Engage in research-through-design methodologies as a critical mode of inquiry
Life Cycle-Based Environmental Footprinting
“Life Cycle-Based Environmental Footprinting” (listed as FACC 510: Selected topics in the Faculty of Engineering) was offered by TISED for the first time in Winter 2018 and taught by Anne-Marie Boulay. Rooted in engineering and looking at the entire life cycle (from cradle to grave), environmental footprints quantify potential environmental impacts associated with the use of a product, process or service. The course covers the concept of footprint and the different types of footprints which have emerged over time, leading to the lifecycle based environmental footprints: carbon footprint, water footprint, and a complete environmental life-cycle analysis (LCA). The course also explores the political applications and implications of the environmental footprints and the related ISO standards. Environmental footprint communication is also covered, including labels,
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product declaration, and the different rules that apply. Finally, the concept of planetary boundaries and its link with environmental footprints is introduced.
By the end of the course, students learned to: • • • • •
Understand such essential concepts as life cycle, inventory, impact assessment, water footprint, carbon footprint Be able to understand and assess the relevance of environmental information communicated in a paper, label or website Understand the implications that environmental information can have on policies and the directions in which international governance may be going Understand the key concepts associated with sustainable products and manufacturing Reflect on the impacts of his/her decisions as both an engineer and consumer
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Education highlight: SEDTALKS! In 2016, TISED launched ‘SEDTalks!’, a platform for student researchers to share their sustainability research, develop professional skills in public-speaking and communication, expand their academic and industrial networks, and work with other researchers to make an impact on sustainability through engineering and design. In the pilot program, three of the student applicants were selected to receive specialized training. In 2017-2018, we made changes to SEDTalks and increased the number of students benefitting from the program. Nine graduate students, all working on sustainability-related research in different disciplines across the Faculty of Engineering, applied to the program and participated in a series of training sessions aimed at improving their research presentation skills. The applicants were then invited to participate in a mock 3 minute thesis competition in front of a Selection Committee panel. The competition required students to present their research in non-technical terms. From these competitors, three were selected by the Committee to move on to the second phase of the SEDTalks program and receive personalized and intensive training. The three selected students, or ‘ChangeMakers’, turned their 3 minute thesis competition presentations into 18 minute ‘SEDtalks’. The ChangeMakers worked with trainers, who included professional coaches and TISED Associate Director Jeff Bergthorson, to develop talks that would showcase their great work on sustainability and reach a diverse audience. The program culminated with an event where each ChangeMaker gave an engaging talk about their sustainability-related research to a captivated audience, followed by a networking cocktail. Invited guests included industry professionals, faculty members, students, alumni, and others. In addition to training, the ChangeMakers receive in-laboratory portraits, networking materials, and a bursary award. Watch the 2018 SEDTalks! Videos on our YouTube channel.
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Meet our 2018 SEDTalks ChangeMakers: Sara Imbriglio
PhD candidate in Mining and Materials Engineering Supervised by Richard R. Chromik Clean Manufacturing: Cold Spraying High Performance Surfaces
From improving the performance of surfaces to expanding the use of ceramics in advanced technologies; metal/ceramic interfaces are the answer. Unfortunately, joining metals and ceramics typically involves expensive reaction joining techniques. Cold spray is a clean additive process with promising potential for production of protective metal/ceramic coatings and ceramic metallization. Sara’s research investigates the key factors involved in adhesion of these cold sprayed interfaces. The applications are endless, ranging from aerospace and automotive, to biomedical and electrical industries.
Shuaishuai Yuan
PhD candidate in Mining and Materials Engineering Supervised by Kirk H. Bevan Designing Energy Materials From The Atomic Scale: The Role Of Polarons
Advanced materials are essential to delivering high-performance clean energy technologies. In many energy materials, such as LiAir batteries, low conductivity is caused by the formation of polarons and this limits battery performance. Shuaishuai’s research explores the initial stages of polaron formation in the operation of Li-Air batteries down to the atomic scale using state-of-the-art simulation methods. Atomic-scale engineering studies of polaron formation are a necessary step to improve the electronic or optoelectronic properties of different energy materials and their entry into the energy marketplace.
Keena Trowell
PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering Supervised by Jeffrey Bergthorson & David Frost Replacing Fossil Fuels: Metal-Water Reactions for Clean Power
In the fight against climate change, new fuels are needed to replace fossil fuels. Metals store energy during the refining process and are a novel way of transporting and stockpiling renewable energy. Keena’s research is focused on releasing that stored energy, in the form of heat and hydrogen, by reacting the metal with water. The result is instant access to clean power with no release of greenhouse gasses.
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A Look Ahead Research and Policy
TISED will continue to move forward on becoming a nationally and internationally recognized institute in sustainability research and policy implications. We will likely recruit more TISED Scholars-in-Residence this coming year. They will collaborate with our researchers, as well as partners in public outreach and policy, all while interacting with McGill students and the university community at large. We will be announcing the first recipient of the John M. Bishop and family Faculty Scholar Award in the year ahead. We also continue to build partnerships and collaborative initiatives with key institutions locally, across Canada, and abroad. Our thematic priorities, which include Sustainable Infrastructure and Urban Development, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, and Sustainable Industrial Processes and Manufacturing, have been expanded to add Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience. There is no denying that addressing climate change through adaptation projects and improving resilience has become front of mind for many researchers, engineers, designers, urban planners, and policymakers. Several TISED members work on this important topic, including our new Trottier Chair in Sustainability in Engineering and Design, Dr. Laxmi Sushama. The 5th Annual Trottier Symposium on Sustainability in Engineering, Energy, and Design brought in 5 speakers who shared their expertise on the topic, including 2 professionals, 2 researchers, and municipal policymakers. TISED looks forward to advancing both research and policy on climate change adaptation and resilience in the coming years. In addition, TISED will continue to lead research and inform policy in our other priority areas.
Climate Change Adaptation & Resilience
Sustainable Industrial Systems
TISED's 4 Priority Research Themes
Sustainable Infrastructure & Urban Systems
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency
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Outreach
In 2018-2019, we look forward to again hosting a number of educational events, many open to the public, including our Distinguished Visitor Speaker Series. All our public events are advertised on social media and our website so keep an eye open for announcements!
Education and Training
We plan to launch the third installment of SEDTalks by early fall 2018, and aim to attract even more graduate student applicants and expand our training session offerings to continue maximizing the benefit of this program. With every installment of SEDTalks, TISED is helping graduate student researchers develop communication skills and increase the visibility of their sustainability-related research with key stakeholders. We are increasing the number of courses offered in the upcoming academic year. In Fall 2018, we are again offering “FACC 510: Energy Analysis”. In Winter 2019, we will begin listing our courses as SEAD (Sustainability in Engineering and Design) instead of FACC (Selected topics in the Faculty of Engineering). We will be offering “SEAD 515: Climate Change Adaptation and Engineering Infrastructure”, “SEAD 520: Life Cyclebased Environmental Footprinting”, and “SEAD 540: Industrial Ecology and Systems”.
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Appendix A: TISED Members Jorge Angeles Madhav Badami Francois Barthelat Jeffrey Bergthorson Kirk Bevan Sharmistha Bhadra Vikram Bhatt Lisa Bornstein Francois Bouffard Benoit Boulet Andrew Boyd Richard Chromik Sylvain Coulombe Noemie-Manuelle Dorval Courchesne Salmaan Craig George Demopoulos Allen Ehrlicher Ahmed El-Geneidy Raphael Fischler Avi Friedman Dominic Frigon Susan Gaskin Ronald Gehr Subhasis Ghoshal Pascal Hubert Michael Jemtrud Geza Joos Mary Kang Anne-Marie Kietzig Jan Kopyscinski Mustafa Kumral Fabrice Labeau Tho Le-Ngoc Larry Lessard Jinxia Liu Nik Luka Aditya Mahajan Mohamed Meguid Brett Meyer Luis Miranda-Moreno Frank Mucciardi
Mechanical Engineering Urban Planning Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Materials Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Architecture Urban Planning Electrical and Computer Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Civil Engineering Materials Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Architecture Mining and Materials Engineering Bioenginering Urban Planning Urban Planning Architecture Civil Engineering Civil Engineering Civil Engineering Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Architecture Electrical and Computer Engineering Civil Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Mining Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Architecture Electrical and Computer Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Civil Engineering Materials Engineering
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Siva Nadarajah Van-Thanh-Van Nguyen Jim Nicell Dan Nicolau Sasha Omanovic Sidney Omelon David Plant Nathaniel Quitoriano Omid Rouhani Agus Sasmito Patrick Selvadurai Yixin Shao Laxmi Sushama Thomas Szkopek Nathalie Tufenkji Ipek Tureli Theodora Vardouli David Wachsmuth Xiaozhe Wang Kristian Waters Viviane Yargeau Fiona Zhao
Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Bioenginering Chemical Engineering Materials Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Materials Engineering Civil Engineering Mining Engineering Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics Civil Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Chemical Engineering Architecture Architecture Urban Planning Electrical and Computer Engineering Materials Engineering Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering
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Appendix B: TISED Members’ Funded Research Projects
The funding below is self-reported by our TISED members. Members were asked to provide reporting of their funding related to supporting sustainability research. Grants are listed alphabetically according to the reporting member’s last name (bold). These grants were all held at some point from May 1, 2017 to April 30, 2018. Investigators
H. Guo (PI), K. H. Bevan, P. Grutter
Source FQRNT
Program
FQRNT Team
K. H. Bevan (PI), B. Marsan, P. Grutter
Strategic Project Grant
M. Thomson (PI), J. Wal- NSERC lace, M. Zheng, J. Bergthorson & P. Kirchen J. Bergthorson (PI) NSERC
CREATE
Project Fabrication de matériaux énergétiques verts à faible coût grâce au dépôt électrochimique de couche atomique: une approche ascendante de la conception et la synthèse des matériaux Engineering manufacturable next generation photocatalytic nanomaterials for high efficiency hydrogen fuel generation CREATE program in clean combustion engines
Amount
$54,000/year + $25,000in equipment
Period 20182021
$514,000
20162019
$1,650,000
20132018
An integrated approach to fuelflexible injector design
$468,000
20152018
NSERC
Collaborative Research and Development Grants (CRD) Discovery Grant
Metal Fuels for Zero-Carbon Heat and Power
$330,000
20172022
J.M. Bergthorson (PI) & FQRNT D.L. Frost
Project de Recherche en Equipe
Recherche fondamentale sur la combustion des poudres métalliques pour une application dans le domaine de l'énergie
$212,000
20172020
E. Shafirovich, J.M. U.S. National International ReIRES: US - Canada Collaborative Bergthorson (Co-PI), D. Science Founda- search Experience Research on Combustion of MetFrost tion (NSF) for Students (IRES) als as Clean Energy Carriers
$249,965
20172020
Bergthorson, J, Blais, NSERC André Casault, Pierre Côté, Denise Piché, Émilie Pinard Geneviève Vachon, Michel SSHRC Allard, Vikram Bhatt, Philippe Dahan, Caroline Desbiens, Gérard Duhaime, Patrick Evans, Louis Piccon, Mylene Riva, Thierry Rodon, others G.Lizarralde (PI), L. International Bornstein, D. Labbe, R. Development Bryant, I. Thomas , others Research Centre G.Lizarralde (PI), L. FQRSC Bornstein, D. Labbe, R. Bryant, I. Thomas
J. Bergthorson
Strategic Partnership Grants for Projects
Metal fuels as clean energy carriers for powering the Canadian Arctic
$570,200
20172020
Partnership Grant
Habiter le Nord québécois: Mobiliser, comprendre, imaginer
$2,046,176
2015 2020
Climate change
Climate change adaptation in informal settings: understanding & reinforcing bottom-up initiatives L. America and the Caribbean Controverses théoriques et pratiques liées à la vulnérabilité, la résilience et la reconstruction durable
$1,150,000
20172021
$296,920
20172021
Soutien aux équipes de recherche
38 Investigators
Source
Program
F. Bouffard
NSERC
Discovery Grant
F. Bouffard (PI), M. F. Anjos, and J.-P. Waaub
Institute for Data Valorization (IVADO)
X. Wang (PI), I. Kamwa, FQRNT B.-T. Ooi, G. Joós, and F. Bouffard
Fundamental research project grants
Team Grant
Project
The Electricity Demand Response Potential of the Montreal Metropolitan Community: Assessment of Potential Impacts and Options Planning and Operation of Networks for Flexible Low-Carbon Power and Energy Systems Méthode fondée sur la mesure aux fins de l’établissement de l’équivalence dynamique et du contrôle de l’amortissement
Amount
$150,000
Period 20182020
$155,000
20182023
$160,610
20182021
F. Bouffard (PI)
McGill Universi- William Dawson ty Scholar
Hybrid Energy Storage Systems
$75,000
20162021
G. Joos (PI), F. Bouffard, B. Boulet
InnovÉÉ
Integrated Infrastructure for Renewable Distributed Resources and Electric Transportation
$316,000
20172020
F. Bouffard
Canada Founda- Infrastructure tion for Innova- Operating Fund tion (CFI)
Flexible Operation for LowCarbon Power Systems
$11,900
20152019
Andrew J. Boyd
NSERC
Discovery Grant
Deterioration of Concrete Exposed to Evaporative Transport Conditions
$130,000
20182023
Christian Moreau (PI), Richard R. Chromik, others
NSERC
Strategic Network Green Surface Engineering for Grant Advanced Manufacturing
$ 550,000
20172022
S. Coulombe
$ 150,000
S. Coulombe
Faculty of Engi- Gerald Hatch Facneering ulty Fellowship NSERC Discovery Grant
20152021 20172022
S. Coulombe
NSERC
G.P. Demopoulos
NSERC
Discovery Grant Accelerator Supplement Grant Discovery Grant
G.P. Demopoulos (PI) Brochu, Waters (Co-PI)
NSERC
RTI
G.P. Demopoulos (PI), NSERC R. Gauvin (Co-PI) G.P. Demopoulos (PI), NSERC R. Gauvin (Co-PI)
Strategic Project Grant Hydro-Quebec CRD Grant
G. P. Demopoulos
MITACS
Accelerate Grant
G. P. Demopoulos
McGill Universi- McGill Sustainabilty ity Systems Initiative
Plasma sources and processes for renewable energy and materials Plasma sources and processes for nanomaterial synthesis and reactive species production Plasma sources and processes for nanomaterial synthesis and reactive species production Advanced environmental and energy material processing Nano/micro particle assembly characterization system for advanced material and mineral research Development of light-chargeable lithium ion battery devices Fabrication and characterization of L2(Fe,Mn)SiO4 cathode materials for new generation lithium-ion batteries Direct Recycling Process of Spent Lithium Iron-phosphate Batteries Creating Sustainable Materials for the Future”: This seed fund ($30,000/yr) supports interdiscipli-
$185,000 $120,000
20172020 20172022 20182019 20162019 2014 – 2018
$30,000/yr
2017 – 2020 2018 – 2020
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Source
Program
Noemie-Manuelle FQRNT Dorval Courchesne (PI)
New Researchers Start-Up Program
El-Geneidy, A. (PI), SSHRC Manaugh, K. (Co-PI), and Buliung, R. (Co-PI)
Insight
A. El-Geneidy (PI)
NSERC
Discovery Grant
A. El-Geneidy
Ville de Québec
D. Frigon (PI)
NSERC + InCTRL Solutions Inc.
D.G. Allen (PI), M. NSERC / 7 inBussmann, H.N. Tran, dustry partners Y.H.C Chin, E.A. Edwards, N. Basiliko, D. Frigon, W. Wong D. Frigon, J.F. Lemay NSERC/Air Liquide Canada
$230,621
20172022
$120,000
20132018
$ 20,300
20152017
Linking the population structures of phosphate-accumulating organisms in wastewaters and treatment plants to enhance predictive Enhancing dewatering, drying, combustion and utilization of pulp and paper mill biosludge
$38,200
20162017
$1,817,650
20172022
$1,033,258
20172020
New technologies for wastewater resource recovery by anoxigenic photoheterotrophic biological processes Aeration of hydraulic turbines for increased dissolved oxygen La turbulence environnementale
$160,000
20162021
$15,000
Experimental environmental hydraulics: entrainment and mixing in turbulent flows Engage Plus Engine improvements to reduce NOx. Strategic Partner- Engineered particles at the start of ships Project the food chain – Quantifying their Grant effects on pesticide targeting and contaminant mobility in soils Idea to Innovation Scale-up of a Novel Biphasic Pro– Phase I cess for the Degradation of Waste Chlorinated Solvents using Reactive Iron Nanoparticles Discovery AccelPhysical and chemical transforerator Supplement mations of engineered nanoparti-
$180,000
2017 2018 20152018 20162021
Engage
Collaborative Research and Development
S.J. Gaskin (PI)
MITACS
Accelerate
K. Wilkinson (PI), S. Ghoshal, S. Bayen
NSERC
S. Ghoshal
NSERC
S. Ghoshal
NSERC
Period
Access Across Canada: Measuring vulnerability and accessibility by public transit in major Canadian cities Towards a better understanding of trip satisfaction, behavior and needs among different groups of population over time. Évaluation du réseau cyclable de la Ville de Québec par le biais de mesures d’accessibilité
NSERC
NSERC
Amount
20182019
D. Frigon
S.J. Gaskin
nary research on sustainable energy materials Fabrication de biomatériaux photoactifs à base de protéines
$90,000
Joint application Collaborative Research and Development (McGill) / Applied Research and Development (CNETE) Discovery Grant
L.M Mydlarski, B.R. Balin- FQRNT ga, S.J. Gaskin S.J. Gaskin NSERC
Project
Project de recherche en équipe Discovery Grant
Anaerobic digestion of waste activitated sludge at psychrophilic temperatures with ozonation to reduce biosolids production and enhance energy recovery
$171,842
$12,711 $596,400
20172018 20172020
$125,000
20162017
$120,000
20162019
40 Investigators
Source
Program
Project
S. Ghoshal
NSERC
Discovery Grant
R. Galvez (PI), S. Ghoshal, others
NSERC
Collaborative Research and Development Grant
Physical and chemical transformations of engineered nanoparticles: implications for environmental fate in aquatic environments Lac Mégantic: strategic assessment of the environmental emergency, integrated cumulative impact assessment tools, transformation and transport of contaminants Sustainable Nanomaterials Acceleration Project
Award
$160,000
20152018
$12,000,000
20172022
Promoting a Sustainable Nanotechnology Industry by Evaluating the Environmental Risks of Nanoparticle Release from NanoEnhanced Materials in the Canadian Environment Fluorochemicals in AFFFcontaminated sites: environmental fate, toxicity and treatment Engineered nanoparticles at the start of the food chain
$566,366
20152018
$615,871
20152018
$596,400
20172020
Discovery Grant
Sustainable Manufacturing of Composite Materials
$275,000
20172021
Werner Graupe Chair
Werner Graupe Chair in Sustainable Composites Manufacturing
$150,000
20142018
Strategic Partnerships Project Grant Strategic Project
Pascal Hubert
McGill
Michael Jemtrud
Ministry of Economy, Science, Innovation
Solar Decathlon China 2018 Deep-Performance Dwelling
$50,000 (Total project budget: approx. $1.4 million)
Michael Jemtrud
Hydro Quebec
$250,000
Michael Jemtrud
Solar Decathlon China 2018 Deep-Performance Dwelling Solar Decathlon China 2018 Deep-Performance Dwelling
Le Fonds de solidarité, Fédération des Travailleurs du Québec Colleges and Clean Tech Intern- Solar Decathlon China 2018 Institutes Cana- ship Program Deep-Performance Dwelling da
M. Jemtrud
Period
20162021
Canada Foundation for Innovation S. Ghoshal (PI), K. Wil- NSERC Strategic Project kinson , N. Tufenkji, N. Basu
K. Wilkinson, S. NSERC Ghoshal, N. Tufenkji, S. Bayen Pascal Hubert NSERC
Amount
$178,000
S. Ghoshal, N. Tufenkji, others
J. Liu (PI), S. Ghoshal, S. NSERC Suave
cles: implications for environmental fate in aquatic environments
$15,000
2018
20172018 20172018
$ 24,000
20172018
M. Jemtrud
Lowe’s Innovaion Lab
Solar Decathlon China 2018 Deep-Performance Dwelling
$12,500
20172018
M. Jemtrud
Natural Resources Canada
Solar Decathlon China 2018 Deep-Performance Dwelling
$50,000
20172018
Annual Report 2017-2018 Investigators
Source
M. Jemtrud
Concordia University
Solar Decathlon China 2018 Deep-Performance Dwelling
$135,000
20172018
M. Jemtrud
McGill University
2018 Solar Decathlon China competition
$135,000
20172018
Mary Kang
NSERC
$25,000 per year
20182023
$50,000
20182019
$205,740
20182021
M. Jemtrud
Societé d’habitation du Québec
Program
Project
Solar Decathlon China 2018 Deep-Performance Dwelling
Amount
$13,000
Period 20172018
Discovery Grant
Deep groundwater resources quantity, quality, and protection
Mary Kang, Peter Doug- MSSI las, Yajing Liu, Jeffrey McKenzie
Ideas Fund
The role of induced earthquakes on methane emissions from oil and gas infrastructure in Western Canada
J.Kopyscinski (PI), CJ Li, FQRNT F. Larachi (Co-PI)
Team
Direct non-oxidative methane conversion via thermo- and photocatalytic routes
J. Kopyscinski
Imperial Oil
University Research Award
Development of a Novel Gallium Nitride based catalyst for the direct nonoxidative methane aromatization
$30,000
20182017
J. Kopyscinski
NSERC
Collaborative Research and Development (CRD)
Power-to-Gas process: Development of a catalytic reactor concept
$270,000
20182021
Recycling of Fiberglass for 3D Printing and for Composite Materials
$50,000
Coproduction In Urban Design And Landscape Planning: Implications For The Training Of Professionals
$4,941
L. Lessard (PI), A. Ak- Centre de Re- Projet Vision barzadeh, P. Hubert, M. cherche sur les Dubé, M.C. Heuzy, A. Ajji Polymères et Composites (CREPEC) Nicolas Luka Villes Régions Regroupements Monde subastratégiques ward (FQRSC)
20182019 (possible 2 year extension) 20172018
M. Meguid
MITACS
Accelerate
Using EPS Geofoam as a Seismic Buffer in Geotechnical Engineering Applications
$ 45,000
20182019
S. Nadarajah (PI)
NSERC
Collaborative Research and Development (CRD)
Industrial Strength Aerodynamic Design Optimization for Complex Geometries
$456,000
20162019
$198,019 USD
2018
$91,800
20172018
Mariano Sanz Alonso (PI), International Sasha Omanovic, oth- Team for Imers plantology Sasha Omanovic
ITI Research Grant Electrochemical treatment of infected titanium, an approach for biofilm obliteration
Hyundai Motors Research agreement
Research on the corrosion mechanism for vehicle parts
42 Investigators
Source
Program
Omid M. Rouhani
Canada Founda- John R. Evans tion for Innova- Leaders Fund tion
Sasmito (PI), Hassani
Jill Baumgartner (PI), Innovative Solu- Seed grants for Omid M. Rouhani (Co- tions for Plane- interdisciplinary PI) tary Health health research
Project
Amount
Period
$100,000
20162021
Advanced Traveler General Information System Laboratory for Sustainable Urban Transportation Systems
$100,000
20182021
Towards 'freezing-on-demand' with closed loop mine-coupled geothermal heating
$274,500
20142017
Determination of the acceptable geothermal resource from open loop systems in active and abandoned mines
$785,890
20142017
Sasmito
Business-Led Ultra-Deep Mining Network Center of Excellence Business-Led Ultra-Deep Mining Network, Center of Excellence NSERC Discovery
Development of multiscale and multiphysics model for energy efficient mine ventilation
$120,000
20152019
Sasmito
CFI
Energy efficient mine ventilation and total air-conditioning in underground mines
$125,000
20152019
Sasmito (PI), Hassani, Madiseh
Computational multiphysics in mining and minerals engineering
$300,042
20172019
Sasmito
Compute Canada Resource Allocation Competition NSERC
Engage
Computational fluid dynamics simulation for some unit operations in Titanium pigment production
$25,000
2017
Sasmito
MITACS
Globalink
Numerical simulation of droplet spray freezing
$5,000
2019
Sasmito
NSERC
Engage
Investigation of cellulose filament for mine backfill
$25,000
2018
Discovery Grant
Multiphysics of FluidSaturated Geomaterials and Chemically Damaged Barriers
$ 300,000
20152020
Geomechanical Characterization of the Cobourg Limestone
$480,000
20132017
Research Grant
$ 105,000
20122019
Strength, microstructure and durability of concretes cured by flue gas vacuum carbonation Turning municipal solid waste incineration into eco-bricks produc-
$140,000
04/201604/2021
$450,000
20142018
Hassani (PI), Sasmito, Madiseh
A.P. S. Selvadurai (PI) NSERC
A.P.S. Selvadurai
A.P.S. Selvadurai Y. Shao
John Evans Leadership Fund
Nuclear Waste Research Grants Management Organization of Ontario McGill Universi- James McGill Rety search Chairs Program NSERC Discovery grant
Y Shao (PI), J. Kozinski, I- NSERC H. Jung
Strategic Project grants
A pilot study of the acute cardiovascular impacts of exposure to traffic-related air pollution
Annual Report 2017-2018 Investigators Y, Shao Adam Monahan, Laxmi Sushama, others Laxmi Sushama Laxmi Sushama T. Szkopek, Z. Mi N. Tufenkji N. Tufenkji
N. Tufenkji, G. Goss (Co-I) Xiaozhe Wang (PI)
Source
Program
Project
tion NSERC Idea to Innovation Production of Slag-Bonded Con(I2I) Phase I Grants struction Blocks by Carbonation MEOPAR Project grants Predicting the future of renewable energy in Canada's North TISED Chair in sustaina- Climate change and sustainability in bility in engineering engineering and design and design Environment Grants and contri- Assessment of physical and biologand climate butions ical regimes using lake-climate change Canada models NSERC SPG Advanced Manufacturing of InN/Si Nanowire Tunnelling Transistors for Energy Efficient Electronics NSERC Canada Research Canada Research Chair in BiocolChair (Tier 1) loids and Surfaces NSERC Discovery Grant Multi-scale Investigations of the Environmental Transformation, Fate and Inhibitory Effects of Engineered Nanoparticles Department of New ContamiMicroplastics in the Canadian Fisheries and nants aquatic environment: Biological Oceans impacts and mechanisms to inform decision-making; NSERC Discovery Grant Impacts of Renewable Energy on Transient and Voltage Stability of Electric Power Systems
Amount $124,000 $250,000/ye ar $50,000/year
Period 20152017 20172019 20172023
$25,000/year
20172020
$ 375,000
20162019
$1,400,000
20162023 20142019
$145,000
$224,950
20172020
$ 155,000
20162021
Xiaozhe Wang
NSERC
Engage Grant
Incorporating Stochastic Dynamics into Real-time Simulation of Power Systems
$24,827
20172018
Xiaozhe Wang
FRQNT
New University Researchers Start Up Program
A Novel Approach to Analyze Electromechanical Oscillations in Power Grids
$40,000
20182020
Xiaozhe Wang
MITACS
Globalink Research Incorporating stochastic dynamics Internship of photovoltaic (PV) generators in power system stability study.
All the stipend of the intern
2018
Appendix C: TISED Members’ Publications
These are the publications relating to sustainability published by our TISED members during 2017-2018. Sources include: Google Scholar, Web of Science, and members’ self-reporting. Publications are listed alphabetically by members’ last name. Roozegar, M., and J. Angeles. "The optimal gearshifting for a multi-speed transmission system for electric vehicles." Mechanism and Machine Theory 116 (2017): 1-13. Roozegar, M., Y. D. Setiawan, and J. Angeles. "Design, modelling and estimation of a novel modular multi-speed transmission system for electric vehicles." Mechatronics 45 (2017): 119-129. Roozegar, Mehdi and Angeles, Jorge. “A two-phase control algorithm for gear-shifting in a novel multi-speed transmission for electric vehicles”, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Vol. 104,(2018) 145-154. Setiawan, Yuhanes Dedy, Mehdi Roozegar, Ting Zou, and Jorge Angeles. "A Mathematical Model of Multispeed Transmissions in Electric Vehicles in the Presence of Gear Shifting." IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology 67, no. 1 (2018): 397408. Zou, Ting, Mathew Shaker, Jorge Angeles, and Alexei Morozov. "An innovative tooth root profile for spur gears and its effect on service life." Meccanica 52, no. 8 (2017): 1825-1841. Sadoway, David, Govind Gopakumar, Vinay Baindur, and Madhav G. Badami. "JNNURM as a Window on Urban Governance." Economic & Political Weekly53, no. 2 (2018): 71. van Lierop, Dea, Madhav G. Badami, and Ahmed M. El-Geneidy. "What influences satisfaction and loyalty in public transport? A review of the literature." Transport Reviews 38, no. 1 (2018): 52-72. Abid, Najmul, Mohammad Mirkhalaf, and Francois Barthelat. "Discrete-element modeling of nacrelike materials: effects of random microstructures on strain localization and mechanical performance." Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids (2017). Malik, I. A., M. Mirkhalaf, and F. Barthelat. "Bio-inspired “jigsaw”-like interlocking sutures: Modeling, optimization, 3D printing and testing." Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 102 (2017): 224238. Malik, Idris A., and Francois Barthelat. "Bioinspired sutured materials for strength and toughness: Pullout mechanisms and geometric enrichments." International Journal of Solids and Structures (2018). Martini, Roberto, Yanis Balit, and Francois Barthelat. "A comparative study of bio-inspired protective scales using 3D printing and mechanical testing." Acta biomaterialia 55 (2017): 360-372. Porter, Michael M., Nakul Ravikumar, Francois Barthelat, and Roberto Martini. "3D-printing and mechanics of bio-inspired articulated and multimaterial structures." Journal of the mechanical
behavior of biomedical materials 73 (2017): 114126. Szewciw, Lawrence, and Francois Barthelat. "Mechanical properties of striped bass fish skin: Evidence of an exotendon function of the stratum compactum." Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials 73 (2017): 28-37 Szewciw, Lawrence, Deju Zhu, and Francois Barthelat. "The nonlinear flexural response of a whole teleost fish: Contribution of scales and skin." Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials 76 (2017): 97-103. Evans, M. D. G., J. M. Bergthorson, and S. Coulombe. "Actuation of a lean-premixed flame by diffuse non-equilibrium nanosecond-pulsed plasma at atmospheric pressure." Journal of Applied Physics 122, no. 17 (2017): 173305. Evans, Mathew DG, Valentin JP Baillard, Pablo DG Maqueo, Jeffrey M. Bergthorson, and Sylvain Coulombe. "Compact nanosecond magnetic pulse compression generator for high-pressure diffuse plasma generation." IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 45, no. 8 (2017): 2358-2365. Jella, Sandeep, Pierre Gauthier, Gilles Bourque, Jeffrey Bergthorson, Ghenadie Bulat, Jim Rogerson, and Suresh Sadasivuni. "Large Eddy Simulations of a Pressurized, Partially-Premixed Swirling Flame With Finite-Rate Chemistry." In ASME Turbo Expo 2017: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, pp. V04BT04A077-V04BT04A077. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2017. Lipardi, Antonio CA, Philippe Versailles, Graeme MG Watson, Gilles Bourque, and Jeffrey M. Bergthorson. "Experimental and numerical study on NOx formation in CH4–air mixtures diluted with exhaust gas components." Combustion and Flame179 (2017): 325-337. Palecka, Jan, Samuel Goroshin, and Jeffrey M. Bergthorson. "Propagation and quenching of dual-front flames in binary-fuel mixtures." Combustion Science and Technology (2018): 1-23. Salusbury, Sean D., Ehsan Abbasi-Atibeh, and Jeffrey M. Bergthorson. "The Effect of Lewis Number on Instantaneous Flamelet Speed and Position Statistics in Counter-Flow Flames with Increasing Turbulence." In ASME Turbo Expo 2017: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, pp. V003T03A009-V003T03A009. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2017. Schiemann, Martin, Peter Fischer, Jeffrey M. Bergthorson, Guenter Schmid, and Dan Taroata. "Experimental investigations on the combustion of lithium particles in CO2 and CO2-N2 mixtures." Fuel 199 (2017): 28-37.
Annual Report 2017-2018 Soo, Michael, Samuel Goroshin, Nick Glumac, Keishi Kumashiro, James Vickery, David L. Frost, and Jeffrey M. Bergthorson. "Emission and laser absorption spectroscopy of flat flames in aluminum suspensions." Combustion and Flame180 (2017): 230-238. Vickery, James, Philippe Julien, Sam Goroshin, Jeffrey M. Bergthorson, and David L. Frost. "Propagation of isobaric spherical flames in hybrid aluminummethane fuel mixtures." Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries 49 (2017): 472-480. Bevan, Kirk H. "Electron transfer from the perspective of electron transmission: Biased non-adiabatic intermolecular reactions in the single-particle picture." The Journal of chemical physics 146, no. 13 (2017): 134106. Hossain, Md Sazzad, Bhaskaran Muralidharan, and Kirk H. Bevan. "A General Theoretical Framework for Characterizing Solvated Electronic Structure via Voltammetry: Applied to Carbon Nanotubes." The Journal of Physical Chemistry C121, no. 33 (2017): 18288-18298. Iqbal, Asif, and Kirk H. Bevan. "Simultaneously Solving the Photovoltage and Photocurrent at Semiconductor–Liquid Interfaces." The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 122, no. 1 (2017): 30-43. Mascaro, Aaron, Zi Wang, Pierre Hovington, Yoichi Miyahara, Andrea Paolella, Vincent Gariepy, Zimin Feng, Tyler Enright, Connor Aiken, Karim Zaghib, Kirk H. Bevan, and Peter Grutter. "Measuring spatially resolved collective ionic transport on lithium battery cathodes using atomic force microscopy." Nano letters 17, no. 7 (2017): 4489-4496. Wang, Zi, Casey Brock, Amina Matt, and Kirk H. Bevan. "Implications of the DFT+ U method on polaron properties in energy materials." Physical Review B 96, no. 12 (2017): 125150. Zheng, Husong, Salvador Valtierra, Nana Ofori-Opoku, Chuanhui Chen, Lifei Sun, Shuaishuai Yuan, Liying Jiao, Kirk H. Bevan, and Chenggang Tao. "Electrical Stressing Induced Monolayer Vacancy Island Growth on TiSe2." Nano letters 18, no. 3 (2018): 2179-2185. Alvarado, R. & L. Bornstein, “Assessing the effectiveness of water and sanitation sector governance networks in developing countries: A policy analysis framework,” International Journal of Sustainable Development & Planning 13(3)(2018): 382393. Latendresse, A., L. Bornstein, & J. Reid, "Urban development: cities in the global South," in P. Haslam, J. Schafer & P. Beaudet, eds. Introduction to International Development: Approaches, Actors, Issues, 3d edition. Don Mills: Oxford University Press, 2017 Lizarralde, G., L. Bornstein, D. Labbé, I. Thomas, C. Davidson, K. Gould, & C. Bryant, “Une analyse critique des cadres théoriques,” pp. 53-67 in Isabelle Thomas et Antonio Da Cunha, eds. La Ville Résiliente: Comment la construire? Montreal: Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal, 2017. Steinmetz-Wood, Madeleine, Rania Wasfi, George Parker, Lisa Bornstein, Jean Caron, and Yan Kestens. "Is gentrification all bad? Positive association between gentrification and individual's perceived neighborhood collective efficacy in
Montreal, Canada." International Journal of Health Geographics 16(2017). Nosair, Hussam, and François Bouffard. "Economic Dispatch under Uncertainty: The Probabilistic Envelopes Approach." IEEE Transactions on Power Systems 32, no. 3 (2017): 1701-1710. Quashie, M., F. Bouffard, C. Marnay, R. Jassim, and G. Joós. "On bilevel planning of advanced microgrids." International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems 96 (2018): 422-431. Quashie, Mike, Chris Marnay, François Bouffard, and Géza Joós. "Optimal planning of microgrid power and operating reserve capacity." Applied Energy 210 (2018): 1229-1236. Quashie, Mike, François Bouffard, and Géza Joós. "Business cases for isolated and grid connected microgrids: Methodology and applications." Applied Energy 205 (2017): 105-115. Alizadeh, Hossein Vahid, Mohamed K. Helwa, and Benoit Boulet. "Modeling, analysis and constrained control of wet cone clutch systems: A synchromesh case study." Mechatronics 49 (2018): 92104. Lotfalian, Reza, Sudarshan Martins, Peter Radziszewski, and Benoit Boulet. "Acquisition Cost-Torque Capacity-Reliability Modeling for Spur Gears." Journal of Mechanical Design 140, no. 6 (2018): 064501. Mousavi, Mir Saman Rahimi, Hossein Vahid Alizadeh, and Benoit Boulet. "Estimation of synchromesh frictional torque and output torque in a clutchless automated manual transmission of a parallel hybrid electric vehicle." IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology 66, no. 7 (2017): 5531-5539. Mousavi, Mir Saman Rahimi, Hossein Vahid Alizadeh, and Benoit Boulet. "Estimation of synchromesh frictional torque and output torque in a clutchless automated manual transmission of a parallel hybrid electric vehicle." IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology 66, no. 7 (2017): 5531-5539. Wu, Di, Boyu Wang, Doina Precup, and Benoit Boulet. "Boosting Based Multiple Kernel Learning and Transfer Regression for Electricity Load Forecasting." In Joint European Conference on Machine Learning and Knowledge Discovery in Databases, pp. 39-51. Springer, Cham, 2017. Enjilela, Razieh, Prisciliano F. de J. Cano-Barrita, Andrew Komar, Andrew J. Boyd, and Bruce J. Balcom. "Monitoring steady state moisture distribution during wick action in mortar by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)." Materials and Structures 50, no. 2 (2017): 151. Enjilela, Razieh, Prisciliano F. de J. Cano-Barrita, Andrew Komar, Andrew J. Boyd, and Bruce J. Balcom. "Wet front penetration with unsteady state wicking in mortar studied by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)." Materials and Structures 51, no. 1 (2018): 16. Komar, A. J. K., and A. J. Boyd. "Evaluating FreezeThaw Deterioration with Tensile Strength." In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 216, no. 1, p. 012024. IOP Publishing, 2017. Soleimani, Sayed M., Andrew J. Boyd, and Andrew JK Komar. "Pressure-tension test for assessing fatigue in concrete." In Nondestructive Characterization
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Xiang, Meng, Qunbi Zhuge, Zhenping Xing, Kuo Zhang, Thang M. Hoang, and David V. Plant. "Performance Enhanced IM/DD 112 Gb/s/λ Transmission Using Constellation Switching PAM4." In Optical Fiber Communication Conference, pp. W1J-3. Optical Society of America, 2018. Xiao, Zhuopeng, Qunbi Zhuge, Songnian Fu, Fangyuan Zhang, Meng Qiu, Ming Tang, Deming Liu, and David V. Plant. "Low complexity split digital backpropagation for digital subcarriermultiplexing optical transmissions." Optics Express 25, no. 22 (2017): 27824-27833. Xing, Zhenping, David Patel, Thang M. Hoang, Meng Qiu, Rui Li, Eslam El-Fiky, Meng Xiang, and David V. Plant. "100Gb/s 16-QAM Transmission over 80 km SSMF Using a Silicon Photonic Modulator Enabled VSB-IM/DD System." In Optical Fiber Communication Conference, pp. M2C-7. Optical Society of America, 2018. Xu, Luhua, Yun Wang, Amar Kumar, David Patel, Eslam El-Fiky, Zhenping Xing, Rui Li, and David V. Plant. "Polarization Beam Splitter Based on MMI Coupler with SWG Birefringence Engineering on SOI." IEEE Photonics Technology Letters(2018). Xu, Luhua, Yun Wang, David Patel, Eslam El-Fiky, Zhenping Xing, Rui Li, Md Ghulam Saber, Maxime Jacques, and David V. Plant. "Polarization independent adiabatic 3-dB coupler for silicon-oninsulator." In Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2017 Conference on, pp. 1-2. IEEE, 2017. Xu, Luhua, Yun Wang, David Patel, Mohamed MorsyOsman, Rui Li, Michael Hui, Mahdi Parvizi, Naim Ben-Hamida, and David V. Plant. "UltraBroadband and Ultra-Compact Optical 90 o Hybrid Based on 2x4 MMI Coupler with Subwavelength Gratings on Silicon-on-Insulator." In Optical Fiber Communication Conference, pp. M3I-7. Optical Society of America, 2018. Zhang, Fangyuan, Qunbi Zhuge, Meng Qiu, and David Plant. "Practical Implementation for Fiber Nonlinear Mitigation and Compensation." In Signal Processing in Photonic Communications, pp. SpW2F-1. Optical Society of America, 2017. Zhang, Kuo, Qunbi Zhuge, Haiyun Xin, Hao He, Weisheng Hu, and David V. Plant. "Low-cost WDM fronthaul enabled by partitioned asymmetric AWGR with simultaneous flexible transceiver assignment and chirp management." IEEE/OSA Journal of Optical Communications and Networking 9, no. 10 (2017): 876-888. Zhang, Kuo, Qunbi Zhuge, Haiyun Xin, Mohamed Morsy-Osman, Eslam El-Fiky, Lilin Yi, Weisheng Hu, and David V. Plant. "Intensity-directed equalizer for chirp compensation enabling DML-based 56Gb/s PAM4 C-band delivery over 35.9 km SSMF." In Optical Communication (ECOC), 2017 European Conference on, pp. 1-3. IEEE, 2017. Zhang, Kuo, Qunbi Zhuge, Haiyun Xin, Mohamed Morsy-Osman, Eslam El-Fiky, Lilin Yi, Weisheng Hu, and David V. Plant. "Intensity directed equalizer for the mitigation of DML chirp induced distortion in dispersion-unmanaged C-band PAM transmission." Optics Express 25, no. 23 (2017): 28123-28135.
Annual Report 2017-2018 Zhang, Kuo, Qunbi Zhuge, Haiyun Xin, Zhenping Xing, Meng Xiang, Sujie Fan, Lilin Yi, Weisheng Hu, and David V. Plant. "Demonstration of 50Gb/sÎť Symmetric PAM4 TDM-PON with 10G-class Optics and DSP-free ONUs in the O-band." In 2018 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exposition (OFC), pp. 1-3. IEEE, 2018. Zhang, Kuo, Qunbi Zhuge, Haiyun Xin, Zhenping Xing, Rui Li, Meng Xiang, Sujie Fan, Lilin Yi, Weisheng Hu, and David V. Plant. "Investigation on the Dispersion Tolerance in Dual-drive MZM-based DAC-less Optical PAM4 Transmission." In 2018 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exposition (OFC), pp. 1-3. IEEE, 2018. Zhou, Xingyu, Qunbi Zhuge, Meng Qiu, Fangyuan Zhang, Mohammed Sowailem, Thang M. Hoang, Meng Xiang, Baojian Wu, Kun Qiu, and David V. Plant. "Low-Complexity One-Step Digital BackPropagation for Single Span High-Capacity Coherent Transmissions." IEEE Photonics Journal 9, no. 3 (2017): 1-11. Zhou, Xingyu, Qunbi Zhuge, Meng Qiu, Meng Xiang, Fangyuan Zhang, Baojian Wu, Kun Qiu, and David V. Plant. "Bandwidth variable transceivers with artificial neural network-aided provisioning and capacity improvement capabilities in meshed optical networks with cascaded ROADM filtering." Optics Communications 409 (2018): 23-33. Zhou, Xing-Yu, Qunbi Zhuge, Meng Xiang, Fangyuan Zhang, Baojian Wu, Kun Qiu, and David V. Plant. "Flexible Transceivers: Extracting More Capacity from Elastic Meshed Optical Networks." In Asia Communications and Photonics Conference, pp. S4C-1. Optical Society of America, 2017. Zhuopeng, Xiao, Qunbi Zhuge, Songnian Fu, Fangyuan Zhang, Meng Qiu, Ming Tang, Deming Liu, and David V. Plant. "Low Complexity Single-Step Digital Backpropagation for High-order QAM Subcarrier-Multiplexing Transmission." In Asia Communications and Photonics Conference, pp. Su4B-2. Optical Society of America, 2017. O'Reilly, A. J. and N. Quitoriano (2018). "Asymmetric, compressive, SiGe epilayers on Si grown by lateral liquid-phase epitaxy utilizing a distinction between dislocation nucleation and glide critical thicknesses." Journal of Crystal Growth 482: 15-22. O'Reilly, A. J. and N. J. Quitoriano (2018). "Reduction of threading dislocation density in SiGe epilayer on Si (001) by lateral growth liquid-phase epitaxy." Journal of Crystal Growth 483: 223-227. Beheshtian, Arash, Kieran P. Donaghy, R. Richard Geddes, and Omid M. Rouhani. "Planning resilient motor-fuel supply chain." International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 24 (2017): 312-325. Daher, Nayer, Farhana Yasmin, Min Ru Wang, Ehsan Moradi, and Omid Rouhani. "Perceptions, Preferences, and Behavior Regarding Energy and Environmental Costs: The Case of Montreal Transport Users." Sustainability 10, no. 2 (2018): 514. Rouhani, Omid M., Richard R. Geddes, Wooseok Do, H. Oliver Gao, and Arash Beheshtian. "RevenueRisk-Sharing Approaches for Public-Private Part-
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