Research activities in Environmental Engineering focus on sustainable solutions to protect our environment and ensure we have clean water to drink, clean air to breath and clean soil on which to build our infrastructure to support society. Current research areas include the development of advanced technologies to treat water and wastewater for advanced and developing countries, techniques to track the persistence of viruses like COVID in our communities through monitoring wastewater, technologies to convert organics into green energy, advanced simulations to assess air pollution and develop strategies to improve air quality and public health, development of technologies to support sustainable mining and waste management practices, measure and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and design sustainable cities. With a Jarislowsky Chair in Water and Global Health and a Canada Research Chair in Stormwater and Low Impact Development, the department offers a breadth of expertise dedicated to address the challenges facing our environment.
(OCICE) The Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Civil Engineering 