The next time you look at the Great Lakes or wonder about Arctic communities, you will think about them a little differently because of the research of engineering students Vrashesh Vipul Karkar and Kwaku Gyau Gyamfi.
Karkar examined the water in Great Lakes Basin watersheds to assess the amount of microplastics that are present in the water. His research focuses on the quantities of microplastics humans are releasing into rivers and the Great Lakes, developing cutting edge modelling tools to quantify the microplastics being released.
Can we repurpose old tires as a buffer to protect buildings from earthquake damage? Professor Niel Van Engelen is leading a project to find out.
Distracted driving is a worldwide problem, says professor Chris Lee, and preventing it is of global importance for improved road safety.
“There has been a startling rise in the number of fatal and seriously injured collisions linked to the widespread use of electronic gadgets in automobiles,” he says.
Dr. Lee, a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Master’s student Larissa Dushime are collaborating with civil engineering professor Nicola Baldo at the University of Udine to compare driver behaviours in Canada and Italy.
Mina Lee wants built infrastructure to adopt sustainable methods.
Engineering professor Tirupati Bolisetti integrates socio-economic factors into strategies to adapt water management to climate change.
Engineering professor Rupp Carriveau and his research collaborators are exploring the use of wind to power agricultural greenhouses.
The Sustaining Shared Futures teach-in series will explore “Women’s Work and Transnational Feminism” on Monday, March 25.
