Dennis Dankwa wins a poster award at CSABE-SCGAB/ASABE 2025
September 18, 2025
Congratulations to Dennis Dankwa, an M.Sc. student in the Ecological Engineering Research Group, on his award-winning poster entitled "A Modified Flux Chamber for Measuring Greenhouse Gas from Composting"! Dennis won his award in the Processing Systems category of the Student Poster Competition at the 2025 Joint Annual International Meeting of the Canadian Society for Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (CSABE-SCGAB) and the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers in Toronto. Dennis' research is part of the Carbon MOWS project (Carbon Footprint of Municipal Organic Waste Systems) funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada. See his poster and conference paper at this link.
Xiaowen Ni wins an Environmental Research & Education Foundation Graduate Scholarship
August 27, 2025
Congratulations to Xiaowen Ni on being chosen as a 2025 EREF Graduate Scholar! Xiaowen is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Ecological Engineering Research Group. She was awarded this honor by the EREF selection committee for her Ph.D. research work entitled "Characterizing geospatial distribution and operational management of food waste in industrial, commercial, and institutional (ICI) sectors". This competitive prize is awarded to full-time graduate students who have a clearly demonstrated interest in solid waste management research. The scholarships recognize excellence in academic performance, relevance of the work to the advancement of solid waste management science, and the potential for success. Doctoral scholarships include a monetary prize of up to $16000 USD. Information about the Foundation and the awards program can be found at these links.
Are Montrealers actually using their compost bins?
August 14, 2025
Dr. Grant Clark is featured in a CBC News Quebec video about the collection of compostable material in the City of Montreal. By the end of 2025, all Montrealers will have a brown bin for compost. But according to a 2024 survey, only about half of the city’s population is using them, and even fewer know what can go in the bins.
EcoEng Research Group attends CSABE-SCGAB/ASABE 2025
July 16, 2025
