Cities are responsible for almost 1/5th of the global methane emissions caused by human activities. But most cities don’t capture information about the full range of sources of this powerful greenhouse gas. In 2020, a team led by McGill University, measured methane emissions from various sources across the city of Montreal.
Three projects will fill knowledge gaps about the environmental and economic impacts of greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen Canada's capacity to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
(read full announcement here: American Center for Life Cycle Assessment (ACLCA) 2022 LCA Awards)
Professor Sarah Jordaan has joined the Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design (TISED) and the Department of Civil Engineering. Dr. Jordaan's research quantifies the environmental and economic trade-offs related to energy decisions. Her research group, Energy Technology and Policy Assessment (ETAPA), focuses on life cycle assessment, techno economic analysis, and technology innovation.
Two new professors of structural engineering have arrived in the Department of Civil Engineering, adding expertise in the areas of tall wood buildings and ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) structures.
The Canadian Geotechnical Society recognized Professor Mohamed Meguid of the Department of Civil Engineering by presenting him with the “2022 Geosynthetics Award”. This prestigious award is presented biannually by the Society for outstanding publications in the application of geosynthetics to civil, geotechnical or geoenvironemental engineering. The Awards Ceremony took place October 5th during the 75th Canadian Geotechnical Conference in Calgary.
Professor Mary Kang served as an expert witness at a U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Hearing on climate and environmental impacts of abandoned and orphaned oil and gas wells.
Evelyn Zhang, a U2 Civil student, and Èvane Amico a U2 Civil student qualified to the Canadian Engineering Competition (CEC) 2021 last January after winning the Innovative Design category at the Quebec Engineering Competition.
We were proud to represent McGill at the first virtual edition of CEC this weekend. We had the chance to present our innovative green roofs design in front of 6 amazing judges with international repute alongside 6 others team.
By Katherine Gombay, McGill Newsroom
McGill is proud to announce that five researchers have been awarded over $2.4 million in NSERC Strategic Partnership Grants for 2016.
