FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS

1995

(1)        Integrated Environmental Planning for Sustainable Development in the Lake Erhai Basin - with A Diagnostic Study for Local Environmental Concerns, funded by United Nations Environment Programme.

(2)        An Inexact Multiobjective Programming Approach for Environmental Adaptation Planning in Mackenzie Basin, funded by Environment Canada.

(3)        Multiobjective Programming Approaches and their Application to the Planning of Environmental Management Systems under Uncertainty, funded by U of R Natural and Applied Sciences Research Grant Fund.

1996

(4)        Hybrid Inexact Systems Analysis Associated with Fuzzy/Stochastic Approaches for Environmental Decision-Making and Risk Analysis under Uncertainty, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Research Grant).

(5)        Conversion of an Existing Atmospheric Dry Deposition Sampler to Permit Collection of Dry Atmospheric Deposits of Mercury, funded by Environment Canada.

(6)        Improvement of Optimization Routine for the SLURP Hydrological Model, funded by National Hydrology Research Institute.

(7)        GISMS: A Hybrid GIS-Supported Modeling System for Integrated Watershed Environmental Management and Planning, funded by U of R Natural and Applied Sciences Research Grant Fund.

1997

(8)        CO2 Separation Using Activated Carbonate Solvents: Studies of Corrosion, Solvent Stability and Absorption Characteristics, funded by SaskFerco and Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Industrially Oriented Research Grant).

(9)        Development of An Integrated Information and Decision-Support System for Petroleum Waste Management, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Strategic Grant).

(10)     Risk Assessment and Decision Analysis for Site Contamination Problems at Hoosier Gas Plant and Cantuar Field Tank, funded by TransGas and Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Industrially Oriented Research Grant).

(11)     Incorporation of Experimental and Modelling Approaches for Integrated Industrial Pollution Control, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Equipment Grant).

(12)     GC/MS System for Energy and Environmental Research, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Equipment Grant).

(13)     Development of an Air Quality Monitoring System, funded by Environment Canada.

1998

(14)     Risk Assessment for Road Application of Oily Wastes, funded by Sask-Alta Sand Producers Group (SASPG).

(15)     Material Selection for A Sampler to Detect Dry Atmospheric-Mercury Deposits - An Integrated Chemical and Statistical Approach, funded by Environment Canada.

(16)     Flooding Control, Ecological Protection and Sustainable Development, funded by Canadian International Development and Sustainable Development Agency and Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (Project Director).

(17)     Development of a Digitized Odour Control System for Hog Barns funded by National Research Council (Industry Research Assistantship Program).

1999

(18)     Environmental Quality of the Canadian Prairies, funded by Canadian Foundation of Innovation, Saskatchewan Department of Economic and Co-operative Development, and University of Regina.

(19)     Study of Atmospheric Mercury Sampling Technologies, funded by Environment Canada.

(20)     Mission Planning for the CIDA Tier 2 Project, funded by Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada.

(21)     Development of A Resin Column for Sampling Atmospheric Mercury Deposits, funded by Environment Canada.  

(22)     Sustainable Heavy Oil Research Program, funded by Canadian Foundation for Innovation, and Petroleum Technology Research Center.

(23)     Modeling the Pesticide Runoff Loss in the Great Lakes Basin, funded by Environment Canada.

(24)     Simoutaneous Separation of CO2 and SO2 from Industrial Flue Gas, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Strategic Grant).

(25)     Remediation for Petroleum-Contaminated Sites in Western Canada, funded by Petroleum Technology Research Center (PTRC).

2000

(26)     Adaptation Strategy of Petroleum Industries in Western and Northern Canada under Changing Climatic and Economic Conditions, funded by Prairie Adaptation Research Cooperative (PARC).

(27)     Development of a mercury sampling system for its transport/fate analysis and environmental risk assessment, funded by Environment Canada.

(28)     Development of a sampling system for the collection of dry atmospheric deposit of mercury, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Equipment Grant).

(29)     LC with MSD, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Equipment Grant).

(30)     Modeling of uncertainties and risks in petroleum waste management systems an integrated simulation, optimization and risk-assessment approach, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Research Grant).

(31)     Development of enhanced biological technologies for remediation of petroleum-contaminated sites in western Canada, funded by Petroleum Technology Research Center (PTRC).

(32)     Development of an expert system for the selection of remediation technologies at petroleum-contaminated sites in western Canada, funded by Petroleum Technology Research Center (PTRC).

(33)     Development of an information system for supporting climate-change impact studies within the prairie’s energy sector, funded by Prairie Adaptation Research Cooperative (PARC).

(34)     Model for calculating emission factor for Endosulfan, funded by Environment Canada.

(35)     Modeling pesticide runoff from Agricultural ecosystems to the Great  Lakes, funded by Environment Canada Air Toxic Grant.

(36)     An information system for assessing and Managing environmental risks of air Pollution from petroleum industries, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Strategic Grant).

(37)     Impact of climate change on the energy sector in Canada - an integrated software model for examining the effects of climate change and variability on the mix of fuels in the Toronto Niagara Region, funded by Environment Canada.

2001

(38)     Integration of remotely sensed image analysis and web-based GIS for environmental modeling and decision support, funded by U of R Transdisciplinary Project.

(39)     Selection of A Circulating System for an Atmospheric Mercury Dry Deposits Sampler, funded by Environment Canada.

(40)     MARKAL model for Saskatchewan, funded by Saskatchewan Energy and Mines.

(41)     GPC-SEC system for studies on asphaltene and wax precipitation inhibition, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Equipment Grant).

(42)     Remediation of subsurface contaminated by petroleum hydrocarbon, funded by SaskEnergy – TransGas.

(43)     Development of biosurfactant-enhanced technologies for remediation of petroleum-contaminated sites in western Canada, funded by Petroleum Technology Research Center (PTRC).

2002

(44)     Impact of Climate Change on the Energy Sector in Canada - Phase II, funded by Environment Canada.

(45)     Integrated Assessment of Vulnerabilities and Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change in the Western Region of China, funded by Assessments of Impacts and Adaptation to Climate Change in Multiple Regions and Sectors (AIACC) Programme, the United Nations Environment Programme.

(46)     International Test Centre for carbon dioxide capture (ITC), funded by Canadian Foundation for Innovation, Western Economic Diversification, and Saskatchewan Department of Economic and Co-operative Development (Co-Principal Investigator).

(47)     Incorporating climate change impacts and adaptation to GB QUEST in the Georgia Basin in British Columbia, funded by Environment Canada.

(48)     Estimation of pesticides entering the Great Lakes through runoff from agricultural lands in the Great Lakes Basin, funded by Environment Canada.

(49)     Intelligent decision support systems for optimal monitoring and control of petroleum production systems, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Strategic Grant).

(50)     Influence of CO2/Brine Interfacial Properties on the Long-Term Fate of CO2 Injected into Weyburn Reservoir funded by Petroleum Technology Research Center, Saskatchewan Energy &  Mines, Natural Resources Canada, US DOE, PanCanadian Resources, SaskPower, Wascana Energy, BP Inc., Dakota Gasification Co., TransAlta Utilities, TotalFinaElf Inc., Japan Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth, British Geological Survey, BRGM of France, GEUS of Denmark, and ING of Italy.

(51)     Vulnerability mapping for climate change impact and adaptation study, funded by Environment Canada.

(52)     An integrated software model for examining the effects of climate change and variability on the mix of fuels in the Toronto-Niagara Region, funded by Environment Canada.

(53)     Assessment of selected climate change downscaling methodologies for regional modeling and recommendations on a regional scale climate model, funded by Environment Canada.

2003

(54)     Energy and Environmental Research Laboratory, funded by Canadian Foundation of Innovation, Saskatchewan Department of Economic and Co-operative Development, and University of Regina.

(55)     Modeling of energy and environmental systems in the Toronto-Niagara Region, funded by Environment Canada.

(56)     Trace Analysis Facility (TAF) for Environmental Process and Impact Research, funded by Canadian Foundation of Innovation, Saskatchewan Department of Economic and Co-operative Development, and University of  Regina.

(57)     Bioremediation for the Cantuar Gas Plant Site (Phase II), funded by TransGas Ltd.

(58)     Estimation of pesticide losses through surface runoff and quantification of environmental risks to agricultural watersheds, funded by Environment Canada.

(59)     Energy and Environmental Research, funded by Canada Research Chairs Program.

2004

(60)     Integrated Modelling Framework for Supporting Airshed Management in the Windsor-Detroit Pilot Area, funded by Environment Canada.

(61)     Advanced Technologies for Site Remediation at the Colleville Site, funded by TransGas Ltd.

(62)     Planning of Energy System in the Region of Waterloo funded by Regional Municipality of Waterloo and Environment Canada.

(63)     RCM Modeling of national climatic vairiations, funded by Environment Canada.

(64)     Energy and Environmental Research, funded by Saskatchewan Industry and Resources.

(65)     Agricultural odor pollution and policy Responses, funded by Environment Canada.

(66)     Development of Ontario Energy Systems Planning Model, funded by AIRD-Environment Canada.

(67)     Canadian Regional Energy Model, funded by Environment Canada.

(68)     An Optimization-Simulation Approach for Watershed Management under Changing Climate in the Georgia Basin (#A866), funded by Climate Change Adaptation Fund (Natural Resources Canada).

(69)     Development of a multicriteria decision-support system for petroleum waste management under uncertainty, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Discovery Grant).

(70)     An integrated simulation-optimization approach for hydrological and environmental systems in the Hesui Watershed, funded by United Nations Development Program.

2005

(71)     Development of inexact energy planning systems, funded by Environment Canada.

(72)     Development of biosurfactants for subsurface pollution control, funded by Environment Canada.

(73)     Development of biosurfactants for enhanced oil recovery, funded by Petroleum Technology Research Center.

(74)     Characterization and control of modern urban problems, funded by Major Basic Research Program, Ministry of Science and Technology.

(75)     Site remediation technologies for the Colleville Site, funded by TransGas-SaskEnergy.

(76)     Practices and Models for Agricultural Water Conservation, funded by AIRD-Environment Canada.

(77)     Decision Support Systems for Agricultural Odour Management in Canada, funded by Environment Canada.

(78)     The Treatment of Uncertainty in Agricultural Odour Management in Canada, funded by Environment Canada.

(79)     Agricultural Odour Management in Canada, funded by Environment Canada.

(80)     Vulnerability assessment and adaptation  studies to climate variability and change in the South Saskatchewan River Basin of Canada, funded by Environment Canada.

2006

(81)     Development of Biosurfactant-based Technologies for EOR and Sulfide Reduction, funded by Petroleum Technology Research Center.

(82)     Environmental assessment of EOR techniques: water versus CO2 injection, funded by Petroleum Technology Research Center.

(83)     A simulation-optimization aided network modeling system for watershed management under changing climatic conditions, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Strategic Grant).

(84)     Development of a multi-dimensional vulnerability analysis and risk management system for natural and human-induced disasters, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Strategic Grant).

(85)     Protection of water consumers by development of in-situ monitoring capabilities for water distribution systems, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Strategic Grant).

(86)     Improve Water Resources Management and Drinking Water Safety in Rural Regions, funded by United Nationa Development Programme.

(87)     Preliminary Study of Risk Management for Natural and Human-Induced Water Safety Issues for the City of Regina, funded by Communities of Tomorrow.

(88)     Development of a Hybrid Fuzzy-stochastic Airshed Model (HFSAM), funded by Environment Canada.

(89)     A Systematic Approach for Analysis of the Impacts of Climate Change, Sustainable Community Development Measure, Environmental and Energy Policy on Energy Sector in Ontario, funded by Environment Canada.

2007

(90)     Modeling and risk assessment for contaminated sites in Saskatchewan, funded by TransGas-SaskEnergy.

(91)     Methodologies to Incorporate Climate Change Guidance into Rainfall Design Information, funded by Environment Canada.

(92)     GEE Salt Remediation Project (In-Situ Technology), funded by Communities of Tomorrow.

(93)     Development of an Inexact Multiobjective Planning Model for Sustainable Air Quality Monitoring Networks, funded by Environment Canada.

(94)     Life Cycle and Risk Analysis of Energy-Development Alternatives in sectors of Ontario Province, funded by Environment Canada.

(95)     Investigation of Microbial Growth, Community Structures and Their Effects on Drinking Water Quality and the Integrity of Distribution Pipes, funded by Communities of Tomorrow.

(96)     Impact and adaptation research of climate change, funded by Environment Canada (AIRD).

(97)     Environmental Chamber for Evaluating Hydrological and Environmental Effects of Urban Stormwater Runoff, funded by Communities of Tomorrow.

(98)     North-West Acid Deposition Monitoring program, funded by Saskatchewan Environment.

(99)     Establishment of a Test Centre for the Evaluation of Green Roof Performance for Prairie Regions in Canada - Phase 1: Pilot Demonstration, funded by Communities of Tomorrow.

2008

(100)  A hybrid simulation-optimization approach for real-time odor management under uncertainty, funded by Environment Canada.

(101)  Strategies for Managing the Effects of Climate Change on Microbial Contamination of Surface Water Supplies in Small Aboriginal Communities, funded by Canadian Water Network (CWN), National Center of Excellence Program (NCE).

(102)  Sustainable Water Use Model, funded by Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment.

(103)  A traffic management approach for supporting regional air pollution control in Ontario, funded by Environment Canada.

(104)  An integrated approach for extracting and evaluating stream networks in digital elevation models of the Canadian Prairie and Canadian shield, funded by Environment Canada.

(105)  Development of an Innovative Bioremediation technology for Oil-Sands Tailing Waster Treatment, funded by Petroleum Technology Research Center.

(106)  Climate Change Impact and Adaptation Research, funded by Environment Canada (AIRD).