Current Research Positions Available in Civil Engineering
Degree |
Topic |
Supervisor |
MASc |
Can we protect buried pipes from landslides with rounded river gravel? |
Dr Geoff Eichhorn |
MASc & PhD |
Can we sustainably mine critical minerals so Canada can be to electric vehicle batteries what Switzerland is to watches |
Dr Fady Abdelaal |
MASc |
Geo-environmental management of northern industrial sites subjected to climate change |
Dr Jamie Van Gulck |
MASc |
Can we extend the life of arctic infrastructure using modeling, experiments, and fieldwork? |
Dr Greg Siemens & Dr Ryley Beddoe |
MASc & PhD |
Can we extend the life of arctic infrastructure using modeling, experiments, and fieldwork? |
Dr Greg Siemens & Dr Ryley Beddoe |
MASc |
Can we stop expansive soil damage to infrastructure using centrifuge modelling? |
Dr Greg Siemens |
MASc or PhD |
Numerical modelling of seepage failure of dams using meshless methods (MPM/SPH) |
Dr Andy Take |
MASc |
Can we stop bridge piers in Canada’s North from frost jacking? |
Dr Andy Take |
MASc |
Capturing the air-blast produced in front of a landslide / snow avalanche in large scale experiments |
Dr Andy Take |
Degree |
Topic |
Supervisor |
MASc or PhD |
Fire Performance of Low Carbon Sustainable Concrete |
Dr Mark Green |
MASc or PhD |
Resilience to Wildland Fires in Indigenous Communities |
Dr Mark Green |
MASc or PhD |
Fire Performance of Low Carbon Sustainable Concrete |
Dr Mark Green |
MASc or PhD |
Low Carbon Concrete with Bioresins |
Dr Mark Green |
MASc |
Can we speed up bridge construction & reduce traffic disruption? Corrosion-resistant FRP stay-in-place structural forms replace steel rebar |
Dr Amir Fam |
MASc |
How long can a bridge last? Simulate 75 yrs in just 3-4 months using Canada’s 1st and only Rolling Load Simulator (ROLLS) for fatigue test |
Dr Amir Fam |
MASc |
Climate change resilient bridges: Ultrahigh performance concrete (UHPC) overlays for bridge deck protection and jackets for columns |
Dr Amir Fam |
MASc |
Energy efficient buildings: Insulated sandwich concrete walls with ultra-thin UHPC facings: low carbon by means of low volume due to superior strength |
Dr Amir Fam |
MASc |
Energy efficient/climate change resilient buildings: Balcony slabs with new Thermal Break Devices for low thermal bridging |
Dr Amir Fam |
MASc |
Can we design sustainable mass timber structures so they are safe during earthquakes? |
Dr Josh Woods |
Degree |
Topic |
Supervisor |
MASc |
GEOEnvironmental: How do we protect the environment from PFAS (forever chemicals) in our landfills? |
Dr Kerry Rowe |
MASc |
How do changes in permafrost lead to changes in hydrology? |
Dr Élise Devoie |
PhD |
Can we predict how much ice is in permafrost globally? |
Dr Élise Devoie |
PhD |
How does climate change and wildfire affect fish health in the North? |
Dr Élise Devoie |
MASc |
Subsurface Carbon Sequestration in Eastern Canada-Field Investigations |
Dr Novakowski |
MASc or PhD |
Help stop forever chemicals from contaminating our groundwater |
Dr Kevin Mumford |
MASc |
How are methane gas bubbles contaminating oil sands tailing ponds? |
Dr Kevin Mumford |
MASc & PhD |
Biofilms are the bane of our existence: Why do microbes grow inside water pipes? |
Dr Yves Filion |
Degree |
Topic |
Supervisor |
PhD |
Improving lake-ice models in a changing climate |
Dr Jason Olsthoorn |
MASc |
Where does lake-ice melt first? |
Dr Jason Olsthoorn |
MASc |
Modelling Nature-Based Infrastructure Design in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia |
Dr Ryan Mulligan |
MASc |
Dam Breach: Effect of erodibility, reservoir volume & dam height on peak outflow |
Dr Andy Take |