To celebrate, we’re highlighting the incredible research our
CivMin faculty and students are leading to preserve and value water.
Professor Mohammed Basheer is trying to create approaches and instruments to facilitate effective human interventions in river basins.
“My group works on planning and managing water resources and hydrology systems to help meet agricultural, hydropower, municipal, and industrial water demands while minimizing environmental impacts. We do this using three iterative phases: developing computer simulators for water resource and hydrology systems; connecting the simulators to Artificial Intelligence to search for the best intervention and management plans; and interacting with stakeholders for co-production, capacity building, and implementation.”
Ezinne Ndubueze is a PhD candidate currently working under the supervision of Professor Brent Sleep on a project looking into the removal of forever chemicals (poly and perfluoroalkyl substances – PFAS) from groundwater using colloidal activated carbon (CAC).
The project seeks to understand how CAC removes PFAS in groundwater when placed in the subsurface. In addition, it is looking into understanding how CAC behaves in the subsurface before and after the adsorption of PFAS.
PhD Candidate Mennatallah Alnahas' research is focused on monitoring harmful alga, and then using machine learning to predict upcoming blooms, so the utilities can be alarmed to put emergency plans in action to prevent water intoxication.
Maeva Che's doctorate research focuses on removing taste and odour compounds from drinking water, primarily using granular activated carbon (GAC) filtration and explores alternative mechanisms, particularly biodegradation.