Funded Research Projects

1.       Development of A Mobile Modularized System for Simultaneous Methane-Emission Reduction and Produced-Water Treatment at Oil-Well Heads (Project 1.4), co-funded by Petroleum Technology Research Centre and MITACS, 2024 - 2026.

2.       Development of An Integrated Oil Separation and Water Treatment System for On-site Produced Water Reuse (Project 1.5), co-funded by Petroleum Technology Research Centre and MITACS, 2024 - 2026.

3.       Socio-Economic and Environmental Impact Analysis of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Projects in Saskatchewan (Project 2.11), co-funded by Petroleum Technology Research Centre and MITACS, 2024 - 2026.

4.       Nature-Based Air Purifier Integrated with Biochar-Cellulose Aerogels with Long-Term Durability and Multi-Pollutant Removal Capacity, funded by North Forge Technology Exchange and Mitacs Accelerate Grant, 2024 - 2025. (Sole Principal Investigator)

5.       Development of a Low-Cost Clay Water Filter for Disinfection of Livestock Drinking Water, funded by ADF - Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, 2024 - 2026. (Sole Principal Investigator)

6.       Integrated Mobile System for Methane Utilization and Produced-Water Treatment, co-funded by Clean Resource Innovation Network, 2024 - 2026.

7.       Development of an Integrated Mobile System for Methane Utilization and Produced-Water Treatment, co-funded by Petroleum Technology Research Centre (Hornet Program), 2024 - 2026.

8.       Travel awards for VESPERS (36G12747 and 38G13616), funded by Canadian Light Source, 2024.

9.       Gravity-Driven Water Filtration System with Long-Term Durability and Multi-Pollutant Removal Capacity, funded by NSERC and Lab2Market Program, 2023. (Sole Principal Investigator)

10.   Development of an Integrated Land-Based System for Wastewater Treatment for Remote and Rural Communities, funded by North Forge and Mitacs Accelerate Grant, 2023 - 2024. (Sole Principal Investigator)

11.   Development of Self-Powered Nanocomposite Filters for Point-of-Use Drinking Water Treatment at First Nations Communities, funded by New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration, 2023 - 2025. (Principal Investigator)

12.   Academic Conference Fund for 2024 International Conference on Environmental Science and Development, funded by University of Regina, 2023 - 2024. (Sole Principal Investigator)

13.   Travel awards for MID-IR, HXMA and VESPERS (38G13646 and 38G13616), funded by Canadian Light Source, 2023.

14.   Travel awards for HXMA, VESPERS, MID-IR and HXMA (34G12029, 36G12747, 34G11974 and 36G12730), funded by Canadian Light Source, 2023.

15.   Development of a Functionalized Clay-Biochar from Agricultural Waste for Improving Crop Water-Use Efficiency, funded by Manitoba Association Inc. and Mitacs Accelerate Grant, 2022. (Sole Principal Investigator)  

16.   Development of pH-Tunable Biochar for Enhanced Phytoremediation of Salt Contamination, funded by TransGas and Mitacs, 2022 - 2023. (Sole Principal Investigator)

17.   Development of Self-Powered Portable Devices for Simultaneous Water Disinfection and Pollutant Removal Through Piezophotocatalysis, funded by North Forge and Mitacs Accelerate Grant, 2022. (Sole Principal Investigator)  

18.   Development of Low-footprint Brine Remediation Technology at Melville Compressor Station, funded by SaskEnergy and MITACS, 2021 - 2022. (Sole Principal Investigator)

19.   Research of Ecotoxicological Effects of Microplastics in Saskatchewan Watersheds, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada (Increasing Knowledge on Plastic Pollution Initiative), 2021 - 2022. (Sole Principal Investigator)

20.   Advanced Ensemble Optimization Methods and Optimization-Based CGE Modeling for Supporting the Management of Clean-Energy Transition, funded by VPR Discretionary Application Fund, 2021 - 2022. (Sole Principal Investigator)

21.   Assessing Clean Energy Technologies for Canadian Communities, funded by Tyler Lewis Clean Energy Research Foundation, 2020. (Sole Principal Investigator)

22.   Development of Ensemble Optimization Approaches for Managing Nested Multilevel Environmental Risks, funded by Canada Research Continuity Emergency Fund, 2020. (Sole Principal Investigator)

23.   COVID-19 Supplement to Support Trainees and Research Support Personnel, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), 2020 - 2021.  (Sole Principal Investigator)

24.   Earth Sciences: Climate Change Adaptation, funded by ECO Canada (in Climate Change Adaptation), 2020 - 2021. (Principal Investigator)

25.   Development of Emergency Response Technologies and An Eco-Rehabilitation Framework for Brine Spills, funded by The Mosaic Company, 2020 - 2021. (Sole Principal Investigator)

26.   Mitacs Research Training Award (for student research assistantship), funded by Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS), 2021. (Sole Principal Investigator)

27.   Superoleophobic Coating for High-Efficiency Oil and Water Separation, co-funded by Petroleum Technology Research Centre, 2019 - 2021. (Sole Principal Investigator)

28.   Superoleophobic Coating for High-Efficiency Oil and Water Separation, co-funded by MITACS (partnered with PTRC), 2019 - 2021. (Sole Principal Investigator)

29.   Super Hydrophilic Membrane Technology for High-Efficiency Produced Water Treatment, co-funded by Petroleum Technology Research Centre, 2020 - 2023. (Sole Principal Investigator)

30.   Super Hydrophilic Membrane Technology for High-Efficiency Produced Water Treatment, co-funded by MITACS, 2020 - 2023. (Sole Principal Investigator)

31.   Western Canada Clean Energy Initiative, funded by Western Diversification Program, Western Economic Diversification Canada, 2019 - 2022. (Sole Principal Investigator)

32.   Remediation of Salt Contamination at the Site of Melville Compressor Station, funded by TransGas Ltd. (Sole Principal Investigator), 2020 - 2021. (Sole Principal Investigator)

33.   Development of Ensemble Optimization Approaches for Managing Nested Multi-Level Environmental Risks, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Discovery Grant), 2019 - 2024. (Sole Principal Investigator)

34.   Dialogue with Canadian Electricity System Modellers, funded by Nature Resource Canana, 2019 - 2020. (Sole Principal Investigator)

35.   In-Field Treatment of Crop Residue through Physicochemical Degradation, funded by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Engage Grant), 2019 - 2020. (Sole Principal Investigator)

36.   Feasibility Assessment of Fly Ash Recovery Approaches for SaskPower, funded by SaskPower, 2020 - 2021. (Sole Principal Investigator)

37.   Feasibility Assessment of Fly Ash Recovery Approaches for SaskPower, funded by MITACS Accelerate Program (partnered with SaskPower), 2019 - 2021. (Sole Principal Investigator)

38.   Development of Emergency Response Technologies and An Eco-Rehabilitation Framework for Brine Spills, funded by MOSAIC, 2019 - 2021. (Sole Principal Investigator)

39.   Development of Emergency Response Technologies and An Eco-Rehabilitation Framework for Brine Spills, funded by MITACS (partnered with MOSAIC), 2019 - 2021. (Sole Principal Investigator)

40.   Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry for Analyzing the Fates of Heavy Metalsfrom Energy Industry in Western Canada, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Research Tools and Instruments Grant), 2018 - 2020. (Sole Principal Investigator)

41.   CGE Modeling of Saskatchewan Carbon Tax Policies, funded by Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment, 2018 - 2019. (Principal Investigator)

42.   Study of Climate Change over the Canadian Prairies Through the Use of Regcm, funded by MITACS Career Connection Fund, 2018 - 2019. (Principal Investigator)

43.   CGE Modeling Studies, funded by Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment, 2018 - 2019. (Principal Investigator)

44.   Surfactant-Modified Biochar for Slow Release of Phosphorus (preliminary project for AIMday Minerals 2018), funded by International Minerals Innovation Institute, 2018 - 2019. (Principal Investigator)

45.   Development Planning of A Rural Area in China under Conflicting Objectives and Interval Uncertainties, MITACS Globalink, 2018 - 2019. (Sole Principal Investigator)

46.   Data Mining and Statistical Analysis Regarding Carbon Disclosure Project and Darabase and Compustat Database, funded by Saskatchewan Ministry of Environmen, 2017. (Principal Investigator)

47.   Wormhole Network Imaging in Post-Chops Process Using Ground-Penetrating Radar, funded by Petroleum Technology Research Centre, 2017 - 2019. (Sole Principal Investigator)

48.   Laboratory for Environmental Remediation in Energy Industry, funded by Canadian Foundation of Innovation and Innovation Saskatchewan, 2017 - 2019. (Sole Principal Investigator)

49.   Energy and Environmental Research, funded by Canada Research Chairs Program (Tier 1), 2017 - 2024. (Sole Principal Investigator)

50.   Development of A Preliminary Project for Aimday Minerals 2017, funded by International Minerals Innovation Institute, 2017. (Principal Investigator)

51.   Improving In-Situ SVE Remediation Process through An Integrated Stochastic Simulation-Optimization System at the Cantuar Site, funded by MITACS Accelerate Program, 2016 - 2017. (Sole Principal Investigator)

52.   Developing a Capacity to Understand Practical and Regulatory Issues of Siting an Advanced Technology, funded by Sylvia Fedoruk Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation, 2016 - 2020. (Co-Investigator and Task Leader)

53.   Enhanced Low-Temperature Anaerobic Digestion of Manure for Biogas Heating at Remote Farms, funded by Agriculture Development Fund, Ministry of Agriculture (partnered with Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute and SaskMilk), 2016 - 2018. (Principal Investigator)

54.   Developing Additional High Resolution Regional Climate Projections and the Ontario's One-Window Climate Data Portal, funded by Climate Change Modelling and Monitoring Research Program, funded by Ontario Ministry of Environment (Climate Change Modelling and Monitoring Research Program), 2016 - 2018. (Sole Principal Investigator)

55.   Management of Clean-Energy Transition and Associated Risks through a Multi-Dimensional Optimization Approach, funded by SaskPower, 2016 - 2019. (Sole Principal Investigator)

56.   Western Canada Integrated Environmental Simulation and Risk Assessment associated with Climate Modeling, funded by Canadian Foundation of Innovation (Operating Fund), 2016. (Sole Principal Investigator)

57.   Nanofiltration for Recycling and Reclaiming of Amine Solvents, funded by SaskPower, 2016 - 2018. (Sole Principal Investigator)

58.   Treatment of Low Level Amine Contaminated Water, funded by SaskPower, 2016 - 2018. (Sole Principal Investigator)

59.   Accelerate Development of New Technologies and Applications for Advanced Water Treatment, funded by Trojan Technologies and MITACS Accelerate Program, 2016. (Sole Principal Investigator) 

60.   Remediation for Petroleum-Contaminated Sites, funded by TransGas Ltd., 2016 - 2017. (Sole Principal Investigator)

61.   Economic Modeling to Support the Development of Climate Change Regulations, funded by Branch of Climate Change, Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment, 2016 - 2017. (Sole Principal Investigator)

62.   Management of Clean-Energy Transition and Associated Risks through a Multi-Dimensional Optimization Approach, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Strategic Project Grant), 2015 - 2018. (Sole Principal Investigator)

63.   Improvements of In-Situ SVE Remediation Management using Integrated Simulation and Risk Assessment Approaches at the Cantuar Site, funded by MITACS Accelerate Program, 2015 - 2016. (Sole Principal Investigator)

64.   Evaluation of Socio-Economic Impact of Clean Coal Technology, funded by SaskPower, 2015 - 2017. (Sole Principal Investigator)

65.   High-Resolution Regional Climate Modeling over Saskatchewan, Canada, funded by ECO Canada, 2015 - 2016. (Sole Principal Investigator)

66.   An Integrated Approach for Water Resources Decision Making under Uncertainty: The Case of the Grand River Watershed, funded by ECO Canada, 2015 - 2016. (Sole Principal Investigator)

67.   Accelerate Development of New Technologies and Applications for Advanced Water Treatment, funded by Trojan Technologies and MITACS Accelerate Program, 2015 - 2016. (Sole Principal Investigator)

68.   The Connection between GHG and Economic Activities, funded by Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment, 2015 - 2016. (Sole Principal Investigator)

69.   Timeseries Data of Ontario CCDP, funded by University of Guelph, 2015. (Sole Principal Investigator)

70.   PRECIS Modelling under Three Boundary Conditions, funded by McMaster University, 2015. (Sole Principal Investigator)

71.   Energy Policy Development for Saskatchewan by Optimization Based CGE Model, funded by ECO Canada, 2015 - 2016. (Sole Principal Investigator)

72.   Development of Membrane Technology for Produced Water Treatment, funded by ECO Canada, 2015 - 2016. (Sole Principal Investigator)

73.   Updating the High Resolution (25 km x 25 km) Probabilistic Climate Projections over Ontario via Dynamic Downscaling using the New IPCC AR5 Data (Grant Number: TP# CCMM-1314-002), funded by Climate Change Modelling and Monitoring Research Program, Ontario Ministry of Environment (Climate Change Modelling and Monitoring Research Program), 2014 - 2015. (Sole Principal Investigator)

74.   Development of Inexact Factorial Optimization Approaches for Managing Compound Environmental Risks under Interactive Uncertainties, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Discovery Grant), 2014 - 2019. (Sole Principal Investigator)

75.   Advanced Technology for Remediation of NAPL Contamination at Cantuar Site, funded by TransGas Ltd., 2014. (Sole Principal Investigator)

76.   Western Canada Integrated Environmental Simulation and Risk Assessment associated with Climate Modeling, funded by Canadian Foundation of Innovation, Saskatchewan Department of Economic and Co-operative Development, and University of Regina, 2013. (Principal Investigator)

77.   Developing Future Projected IDF Curves across the Entire Province and to Make the Project Results and All Associated Data Publicly Available on a Data Portal, funded by Ontario Ministry of Environment (Climate Change Modelling and Monitoring Research Program), 2013 - 2014. (Sole Principal Investigator)

78.   An Investigation of Statistical and Dynamical Downscaling of Model Output for Climate Change Adaptation and Impacts Research, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada (Climate Research Division), 2013 - 2014. (Sole Principal Investigator)

79.   An integrated Yukon Energy System Modeling (YESM) for Optimal Strategies of Regional Energy System Planning and Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction under Uncertainties, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada (Science and Technology Branch), 2013 - 2014. (Sole Principal Investigator)

80.   Development of a Stepwise Cluster Analysis Downscaling Method for Impacts Studies of Regional Climate Change, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada (Science and Technology Branch), 2013 - 2014. (Sole Principal Investigator)

81.   Evaluation of Operating Conditions of Environmental Processes, funded by Saskatchewan Ministry of the Economy, 2013 - 2014. (Sole Principal Investigator)

82.   Inexact Optimization Theory for Resources and Environmental Management, supported by Banff International Research Station for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery, 2013. (Sole Principal Investigator)

83.   Improvements of In-Situ SVE Remediation Management using Integrated Simulation and Risk Assessment Approaches at the Cantura Site, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Engage Grant) and Stantec, 2012 - 2013. (Sole Principal Investigator)

84.   Koenders Windmills Lagoon Monitoring Program, funded by National Research Council and Communities of Tomorrow, 2012. (Principal Investigator)

85.   A GIS-Aided Baseline Emission Level Database for the Province of Saskatchewan, funded by Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment, 2012. (Sole Principal Investigator)

86.   Remediation for Salt-Contaminated Site, funded by Trans Gas Ltd., 2012 - 2013. (Sole Principal Investigator)

87.   Development of An Integrated Mobile System for Oilfield Produced Water Treatment, funded by Petroleum Technology Research Center, 2012 - 2013. (Sole Principal Investigator)

88.   An Integrated Step-wise Cluster Approach for Hydrological Prediction and Water Resources Management in Ontario, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada (Science and Technology Branch), 2012 - 2013. (Sole Principal Investigator)

89.   Developing a Climate Data Portal and Future Projected IDF Curves Based on High Resolution Regional Climate Model Results, funded by Ontario Ministry of Environment (Climate Change Modelling and Monitoring Research Program), 2012 - 2013. (Sole Principal Investigator)

90.   Climate Change Modeling Improvements and Validation over the Canadian Arctic, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2011. (Sole Principal Investigator)

91.   Climate Change Downscaling for Western Canadian Arctic, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2011. (Sole Principal Investigator) 

92.   Producing High-Resolution (25 km x 25 km) Probabilistic Climate Projections over Ontario from Large Ensemble Runs of the UK Providing Regional Climate for Impact Studies (PRECIS) Model, funded by Climate Change Modelling and Monitoring Research Program, Ontario Ministry of Environment, 2011-2012. (Sole Principal Investigator)

93.   Options to Consider the Impacts of Climate Change on Climatic Design Information for the National Building Code of Canada, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2011. (Sole Principal Investigator)

94.   Advanced Remediation Study for Petroleum-Contaminated Sites, funded by TransGas Ltd., 2011 - 2012. (Sole Principal Investigator) 

95.   An Integrated Step-wise Cluster Dynamic Downscaling Approach for Daily Precipitation Prediction and Water-related Policy Support in Saskatchewan, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada (Atmospheric Science and Technology Directorate), 2011 - 2012. (Sole Principal Investigator)

96.   Energy and Environmental Research, funded by Canada Research Chairs Program (Tier 1), 2010 - 2017. (Sole Principal Investigator)

97.   Climate Change Scenarios Network and Evaluating of Emission Reduction Policies, funded by Adaptation & Impacts Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2010 - 2013. (Sole Principal Investigator)

98.   Laboratory of Urban Energy and Environmental Research, funded by Canadian Foundation of Innovation, Saskatchewan Department of Economic and Co-operative Development, and University of Regina, 2010 - 2011. (Sole Principal Investigator)

99.   Modeling Ontario's Climate at High Resolution (10 km x 10 km) using UK PRECIS, funded by Ontario Ministry of Environment, 2010 - 2011. (Sole Principal Investigator)

100.          Impacts of Climate Change on Lake Ecosystems and the Related Management Strategies, funded by United Nations Development Programme, 2010 - 2011. (Co-Principal Investigator)

101.          A Hybrid Inexact Two-Stage Stochastic Energy Systems Optimization Approach for Air Pollution Control and Sustainable Development Planning in Ontario, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada (Atmospheric Science and Technology Directorate), 2010 - 2011. (Sole Principal Investigator)

102.          A Novel Gemini Surfactant Remediation Technology, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada (Atmospheric Science and Technology Directorate), 2010 - 2011. (Sole Principal Investigator)

103.          Remediation for Petroleum-Contaminated Sites, funded by TransGas Ltd., 2010 - 2011. (Sole Principal Investigator)

104.          Energy and Environmental Research with CSEE and CNPC, funded by Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources, 2010 - 2011. (Sole Principal Investigator)

105.          An Optimization-Based Vulnerability and Risk Analysis Approach for Supporting Air and Waste Management under Multiple Uncertainties, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Discovery Grant), 2009 - 2014. (Sole Principal Investigator)

106.          Planetary Pollution with Organic Nitrogen and other Biomolecules: The Emerging Threat to Sustainable Water Quality, funded by Canadian Foundation of Innovation, Saskatchewan Department of Economic and Co-operative Development, and University of Regina, 2009. (Co-Principal Investigator)

107.          Regional Climate Model for the Province of Ontario, funded by Ontario Ministry of Environment, 2009 - 2010. (Sole Principal Investigator)

108.          CCCSN and Its Applications, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada (AIRD), 2009. (Sole Principal Investigator)

109.          Energy and Environmental Research with CSEE and CNPC, funded by Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources, 2009 - 2010. (Sole Principal Investigator)

110.          Environmental and Social Impacts of Biomass Development in Southwestern China, United Nations Development Programme, 2009. (Sole Principal Investigator)

111.          Support for CIPPE Programme, funded by Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources, 2009. (Sole Principal Investigator)

112.          Integrated Solar Thermal & Natural Gas Heating in Process Applications within the Oil & Gas Sector, funded by TransGas Ltd., 2009 - 2010. (Sole Principal Investigator)

113.          Ecological Impacts and their Remediation after Earthquake Events, United Nations Development Programme, 2009.

114.          An Integrated Approach for Supporting Community-Scale Renewable Energy Management in Ontario, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada (Atmospheric Science and Technology Directorate), 2009 - 2010. (Sole Principal Investigator)

115.          Development of an Integrated Modeling System for Supporting Trans-Boundary Air Quality Management under Uncertainty, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada (Atmospheric Science and Technology Directorate), 2009 - 2010. (Sole Principal Investigator)

116.          Strategies for Managing the Effects of Climate Change on Microbial Contamination of Surface Water Supplies in Small Aboriginal Communities, funded by Canadian Water Network (CWN), National Center of Excellence Program (NCE), 2008 - 2012. (Principal Investigator)

117.          Climate Change Impact and Adaptation Research, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada (AIRD), 2008 - 2009. (Sole Principal Investigator)

118.          A Hybrid Simulation-Optimization Approach for Real-Time Odor Management under Uncertainty, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2008 - 2009. (Sole Principal Investigator)

119.          Groundwater Resources Management, funded by SEE Program of the Province of Saskatchewan, 2008 - 2009.

120.          Sustainable Water Use Model, funded by Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment, 2008 - 2009. (Co-Principal Investigator)

121.          Community Scale Energy Systems Planning, funded by SEE Program of the Province of Saskatchewan, 2008 - 2009. (Sole Principal Investigator)

122.          A Traffic Management Approach for Supporting Regional Air Pollution Control in Ontario, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2008 - 2009. (Sole Principal Investigator)

123.          An Integrated Approach for Extracting and Evaluating Stream Networks in Digital Elevation Models of the Canadian Prairie and Canadian shield, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2008 - 2009. (Sole Principal Investigator)

124.          Development of an Innovative Bioremediation technology for Oil-Sands Tailing Waster Treatment, funded by Petroleum Technology Research Center, 2008 - 2009. (Sole Principal Investigator)

125.          Impact and adaptation research of climate change, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada (AIRD), 2007 - 2008. (Sole Principal Investigator)

126.          108.  North-West Acid Deposition Monitoring program, funded by Saskatchewan Environment, 2007 - 2008. (Sole Principal Investigator)

127.          GEE Salt Remediation Project (In-Situ Technology), funded by Communities of Tomorrow, 2007 - 2008. (Co-Principal Investigator)

128.          Investigation of Microbial Growth, Community Structures and Their Effects on Drinking Water Quality and the Integrity of Distribution Pipes, funded by Communities of Tomorrow, 2007 - 2009. (Co-Principal Investigator)

129.          Modeling and Risk Assessment for Contaminated Sites in Saskatchewan, funded by TransGas-SaskEnergy, 2007 - 2008. (Sole Principal Investigator)

130.          Decision Support System for Groundwater Remediation, funded by SEE Program of the Province of Saskatchewan, 2007 - 2008. (Sole Principal Investigator)

131.          Development of an Inexact Multiobjective Planning Model for Sustainable Air Quality Monitoring Networks, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2007 - 2008. (Sole Principal Investigator)

132.          Methodologies to Incorporate Climate Change Guidance into Rainfall Design Information, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2007 - 2008. (Sole Principal Investigator)

133.          Life Cycle and Risk Analysis of Energy-Development Alternatives in Sectors of Ontario Province, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2007 - 2008. (Sole Principal Investigator)

134.          Environmental Chamber for Evaluating Hydrological and Environmental Effects of Urban Stormwater Runoff, funded by Communities of Tomorrow, 2007 - 2008. (Sole Principal Investigator)

135.          ISOF-SM Program, funded by University of Regina, 2007 - 2008. (Sole Principal Investigator)

136.          Establishment of a Test Centre for the Evaluation of Green Roof Performance for Prairie Regions in Canada - Phase 1: Pilot Demonstration, funded by Communities of Tomorrow, 2007. (Principal Investigator)

137.          A Simulation-Optimization Aided Network Modeling System for Watershed Management under Changing Climatic Conditions, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Strategic Grant), 2006 - 2009. (Sole Principal Investigator)

138.          Development of a Multi-Dimensional Vulnerability Analysis and Risk Management System for Natural and Human-Induced Disasters, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Strategic Grant), 2006 - 2009. (Sole Principal Investigator)

139.          Development of Biosurfactant-Based Technologies for EOR and Sulfide Reduction, funded by Petroleum Technology Research Center, 2006 - 2007. (Sole Principal Investigator)

140.          Environmental Assessment of EOR Techniques: Water versus CO2 Injection, funded by Petroleum Technology Research Center, 2006 - 2007. (Sole Principal Investigator)

141.          Improve Water Resources Management and Drinking Water Safety in Rural Regions of China, funded by United Nations Development Programme, 2006 - 2011. (Co-Principal Investigator)

142.          Preliminary Study of Risk Management for Natural and Human-Induced Water Safety Issues for the City of Regina, funded by Communities of Tomorrow, 2006 - 2007. (Sole Principal Investigator)

143.          DPVE-Aided Soil and Groundwater Remediation, funded by Centennial Fund of the Province of Saskatchewan, 2006 - 2007. (Sole Principal Investigator)

144.          Distributed Hydrological Modeling studies, funded by Centennial Fund of the Province of Saskatchewan, 2006 - 2007. (Sole Principal Investigator)

145.          Development of a Hybrid Fuzzy-stochastic Airshed Model (HFSAM), funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2006 - 2007. (Sole Principal Investigator)

146.          A Systematic Approach for Analysis of the Impacts of Climate Change, Sustainable Community Development Measure, Environmental and Energy Policy on Energy Sector in Ontario, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2006 - 2007. (Sole Principal Investigator)

147.          Development of Inexact Energy Planning Systems, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2005 - 2006. (Sole Principal Investigator)

148.          Development of Biosurfactants for Subsurface Pollution Control, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2005 - 2006. (Sole Principal Investigator)

149.          Development of Biosurfactants for Enhanced Oil Recovery, funded by Petroleum Technology Research Center, 2005 - 2006. (Sole Principal Investigator)

150.          Green Poverty Alleviation in Poor Rural Areas of Western China, funded by United National Development Programme, 2005 - 2006. (Co-Principal Investigator)

151.          Process Control for Waste Composting through An Integrated Simulation-Optimization Approach, funded by Centennial Fund of the Province of Saskatchewan, 2005 - 2006. (Sole Principal Investigator)

152.          Site Remediation Technologies for the Colleville Site, funded by TransGas-SaskEnergy, 2005 - 2006. (Sole Principal Investigator)

153.          Multimedia System for the Course of Petroleum Waste Management, funded by TEL Program, Province of Saskatchewan, 2005 - 2007. (Sole Principal Investigator)

154.          Practices and Models for Agricultural Water Conservation, funded by AIRD-Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2005 - 2006. (Sole Principal Investigator)

155.          Decision Support Systems for Agricultural Odour Management in Canada, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2005 - 2006. (Sole Principal Investigator)

156.          The Treatment of Uncertainty in Agricultural Odour Management in Canada, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2005 - 2006. (Sole Principal Investigator)

157.          Agricultural Odour Management in Canada, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2005 - 2006. (Sole Principal Investigator)

158.          Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Studies to Climate Variability and Change in the South Saskatchewan River Basin of Canada, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2005 - 2006. (Sole Principal Investigator)

159.          Integrated Modelling Framework for Supporting Airshed Management in the Windsor-Detroit Pilot Area, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2004 - 2005. (Sole Principal Investigator)

160.          Advanced Technologies for Site Remediation at the Colleville Site, funded by TransGas Ltd., 2004 - 2005. (Sole Principal Investigator)

161.          Planning of Energy System in the Region of Waterloo, funded by Regional Municipality of Waterloo and Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2004 - 2005. (Sole Principal Investigator)

162.          RCM Modeling of National Climatic Variations, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2004 - 2005. (Sole Principal Investigator)

163.          Energy and Environmental Research, funded by Saskatchewan Industry and Resources, 2004 - 2006. (Sole Principal Investigator)

164.          Agricultural Odor Pollution and Policy Responses, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2004 - 2005. (Sole Principal Investigator)

165.          Development of Ontario Energy Systems Planning Model, funded by AIRD-Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2004 - 2005. (Sole Principal Investigator)

166.          Canadian Regional Energy Model, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2004 - 2005. (Sole Principal Investigator)

167.          An Optimization-Simulation Approach for Watershed Management under Changing Climate in the Georgia Basin, funded by Climate Change Adaptation Fund (Natural Resources Canada), 2004 - 2006. (Principal Investigator)

168.          Development of A Multicriteria Decision-Support System for Petroleum Waste Management under Uncertainty, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Discovery Grant), 2004 - 2009. (Sole Principal Investigator)

169.          An Integrated Simulation-Optimization Approach for Hydrological and Environmental Systems in the Hesui Watershed, funded by United Nations Development Program, 2004 - 2006. (Co-Principal Investigator)

170.          Designer for Groundwater Simulation/Remediation under Uncertainty, funded by Centennial Fund of the Province of Saskatchewan, 2004. (Sole Principal Investigator)

171.          Energy and Environmental Research Laboratory, funded by Canadian Foundation of Innovation, Saskatchewan Department of Economic and Co-operative Development, and University of Regina, 2003. (Sole Principal Investigator)

172.          Modeling of Energy and Environmental Systems in the Toronto-Niagara Region, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2003 - 2004. (Sole Principal Investigator)

173.          Trace Analysis Facility (TAF) for Environmental Process and Impact Research, funded by Canadian Foundation of Innovation, Saskatchewan Department of Economic and Co-operative Development, and University of Regina, 2003. (Co-Principal Investigator)

174.          Bioremediation for the Cantuar Gas Plant Site (Phase II), funded by TransGas Ltd., 2003 - 2004. (Sole Principal Investigator)

175.          Estimation of Pesticide Losses through Surface Runoff and Quantification of Environmental Risks to Agricultural Watersheds, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2003 - 2004. (Sole Principal Investigator)

176.          Energy and Environmental Research, funded by Canada Research Chairs Program (Tier 1), 2003 - 2010. (Sole Principal Investigator)

177.          Impact of Climate Change on the Energy Sector in Canada - Phase II, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2002 - 2003. (Sole Principal Investigator)

178.          Integrated Assessment of Vulnerabilities and Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change in the Western Region of China, funded by Assessments of Impacts and Adaptation to Climate Change in Multiple Regions and Sectors (AIACC) Programme, the United Nations Environment Programme, 2002 - 2004. (Co-Principal Investigator)

179.          International Test Centre for Carbon Dioxide Capture (ITC), funded by Canadian Foundation for Innovation, Western Economic Diversification, and Saskatchewan Department of Economic and Co-operative Development, 2002. (Co-Principal Investigator)

180.          Incorporating Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation to GB QUEST in the Georgia Basin in British Columbia, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2002. (Sole Principal Investigator)

181.          Technology Enhanced Learning for the Introduction to Environmental funded by University of Regina Centre for Academic Technologies, 2002 - 2003. (Principal Investigator)

182.          Modeling of Groundwater Contamination under Uncertainty, funded by Government of Saskatchewan Centennial Student Employment Program, 2002. (Sole Principal Investigator)

183.          Estimation of Pesticides Entering the Great Lakes through Runoff from Agricultural Lands in the Great Lakes Basin, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2002 - 2003. (Sole Principal Investigator)

184.          Intelligent Decision Support Systems for Optimal Monitoring and Control of Petroleum Production Systems, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Strategic Grant), 2002 - 2006. (Co-Principal Investigator)

185.          Influence of CO2/Brine Interfacial Properties on the Long-Term Fate of CO2 Injected into Weyburn Reservoir funded by Petroleum Technology Research Center, Saskatchewan Energy &  Mines, Natural Resources Canada, US DOE, PanCanadian Resources, SaskPower, Wascana Energy, BP Inc., Dakota Gasification Co., TransAlta Utilities, TotalFinaElf Inc., Japan Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth, British Geological Survey, BRGM of France,  GEUS of Denmark, and ING of Italy, 2002 - 2004. (Co-Principal Investigator)

186.          Vulnerability Mapping for Climate Change Impact and Adaptation Study, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2002. (Sole Principal Investigator)

187.          Conference Fund for the 2nd International Conference of Environmental Information Sciences, funded by University of Regina, 2002 - 2003. (Sole Principal Investigator)

188.          An Integrated Software Model for Examining the Effects of Climate Change and Variability on the Mix of Fuels in the Toronto-Niagara Region, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2002 - 2003. (Sole Principal Investigator)

189.          Assessment of Selected Climate Change Downscaling Methodologies for Regional Modeling and Recommendations on A Regional Scale Climate Model, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2002 - 2003. (Sole Principal Investigator)

190.          Integration of Remotely Sensed Image Analysis and Web-Based GIS for Environmental Modeling and Decision Support, funded by U of R Transdisciplinary Project, 2001. (Co-Principal Investigator)

191.          Selection of A Circulating System for an Atmospheric Mercury Dry Deposits Sampler, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2001 - 2002. (Sole Principal Investigator)

192.          MARKAL Model for Saskatchewan, funded by Saskatchewan Energy and Mines, 2001 - 2002.

193.          GPC-SEC System for Studies on Asphaltene and Wax Precipitation Inhibition, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Equipment Grant), 2001. (Co-Principal Investigator)

194.          Remediation of Subsurface Contaminated by Petroleum Hydrocarbon, funded by SaskEnergy - TransGas, 2001 - 2002. (Sole Principal Investigator)

195.          Development of Biosurfactant-Enhanced Technologies for Remediation of Petroleum-Contaminated Sites in Western Canada, funded by Petroleum Technology Research Center (PTRC), 2001 - 2003. (Sole Principal Investigator)

196.          Adaptation Strategy of Petroleum Industries in Western and Northern Canada under Changing Climatic and Economic Conditions, funded by Prairie Adaptation Research Cooperative (PARC), 2000. (Principal Investigator)

197.          Development of a Mercury Sampling System for its Transport/Fate Analysis and Environmental Risk Assessment, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2000 - 2001. (Sole Principal Investigator)

198.          Development of a Sampling System for the Collection of Dry Atmospheric Deposit of Mercury, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Equipment Grant), 2000. (Sole Principal Investigator)

199.          LC with MSD, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Equipment Grant), 2000. (Co-Principal Investigator)

200.          Modeling of Uncertainties and Risks in Petroleum Waste Management Systems: An Integrated Simulation, Optimization and Risk-Assessment Approach, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Research Grant), 2000 - 2004. (Sole Principal Investigator)

201.          Development of Enhanced Biological Technologies for Remediation of Petroleum-Contaminated Sites in Western Canada, funded by Petroleum Technology Research Center (PTRC), 2000 - 2002. (Principal Investigator)

202.          Development of an Expert System for the Selection of Remediation Technologies at Petroleum-Contaminated Sites in Western Canada, funded by Petroleum Technology Research Center (PTRC), 2000 - 2002. (Co-Principal Investigator)

203.          Development of an Information System for Supporting Climate-Change Impact Studies within the Prairie¡¯s Energy Sector, funded by Prairie Adaptation Research Cooperative (PARC), 2000 - 2001. (Principal Investigator)

204.          Model for Calculating Emission Factor for Endosulfan, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2000 - 2001. (Sole Principal Investigator)

205.          Modeling Pesticide Runoff from Agricultural Ecosystems to the Great Lakes, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada Air Toxic Grant, 2000 - 2001. (Co-Principal Investigator)

206.          An Information System for Assessing and Managing Environmental Risks of Air Pollution from Petroleum Industries, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Strategic Grant), 2000 - 2003. (Principal Investigator)

207.          Impact of Climate Change on the Energy Sector in Canada - An Integrated Software Model for Examining the Effects of Climate Change and Variability on the Mix of Fuels in the Toronto Niagara Region, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2000 - 2001. (Sole Principal Investigator)

208.          Environmental Quality of the Canadian Prairies, funded by Canadian Foundation of Innovation, Saskatchewan Department of Economic and Co-operative Development, and University of Regina (Co-Principal Investigator), 1999. (Co-Principal Investigator)

209.          Study of Atmospheric Mercury Sampling Technologies, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 1999 - 2000. (Sole Principal Investigator)

210.          Mission Planning for the CIDA Tier 2 Project, funded by Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, 1999.

211.          Development of A Resin Column for Sampling Atmospheric Mercury Deposits, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 1999 - 2000. (Sole Principal Investigator)

212.          Sustainable Heavy Oil Research Program, funded by Canadian Foundation for Innovation, and Petroleum Technology Research Center, 1999. (Co-Principal Investigator)

213.          Modeling the Pesticide Runoff Loss in the Great Lakes Basin, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 1999. (Sole Principal Investigator)

214.          Simultaneous Separation of CO2 and SO2 from Industrial Flue Gas, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Strategic Grant), 1999 - 2003. (Co-Principal Investigator)

215.          Remediation for Petroleum-Contaminated Sites in Western Canada, funded by Petroleum Technology Research Center (PTRC), 1999 - 2000. (Principal Investigator)

216.          Risk Assessment for Road Application of Oily Wastes, funded by Sask-Alta Sand Producers Group (SASPG), 1998. (Sole Principal Investigator)

217.          Material Selection for A Sampler to Detect Dry Atmospheric-Mercury Deposits - An Integrated Chemical and Statistical Approach, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 1998. (Sole Principal Investigator)

218.          Flooding Control, Ecological Protection and Sustainable Development, funded by Canadian International Development and Sustainable Development Agency and Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (Project Director), 1998 - 2004. (Sole Principal Investigator)

219.          Development of a Digitized Odour Control System for Hog Barns funded by National Research Council (Industry Research Assistantship Program), 1998 - 1999. (Principal Investigator)

220.          CO2 Separation Using Activated Carbonate Solvents: Studies of Corrosion, Solvent Stability and Absorption Characteristics, funded by SaskFerco and Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Industrially Oriented Research Grant), 1997 - 2000. (Co-Principal Investigator)

221.          Development of An Integrated Information and Decision-Support System for Petroleum Waste Management, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Strategic Grant), 1997 - 2000. (Co-Principal Investigator)

222.          Risk Assessment and Decision Analysis for Site Contamination Problems at Hoosier Gas Plant and Cantuar Field Tank, funded by TransGas and Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Industrially Oriented Research Grant), 1997-1999. (Principal Investigator)

223.          Incorporation of Experimental and Modelling Approaches for Integrated Industrial Pollution Control, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Equipment Grant), 1997. (Sole Principal Investigator)

224.          GC/MS System for Energy and Environmental Research, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Equipment Grant), 1997. (Co-Principal Investigator)

225.          Development of an Air Quality Monitoring System, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 1997. (Sole Principal Investigator)

226.          Hybrid Inexact Systems Analysis Associated with Fuzzy/Stochastic Approaches for Environmental Decision-Making and Risk Analysis under Uncertainty, funded by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Research Grant), 1996 - 2000. (Sole Principal Investigator)

227.          Conversion of an Existing Atmospheric Dry Deposition Sampler to Permit Collection of Dry Atmospheric Deposits of Mercury, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 1996 - 1997. (Sole Principal Investigator)

228.          Improvement of Optimization Routine for the SLURP Hydrological Model, funded by National Hydrology Research Institute, 1996. (Sole Principal Investigator)

229.          GISMS: A Hybrid GIS-Supported Modeling System for Integrated Watershed Environmental Management and Planning, funded by U of R Natural and Applied Sciences Research Grant Fund, 1996. (Sole Principal Investigator)

230.          Integrated Environmental Planning for Sustainable Development in the Lake Erhai Basin - with A Diagnostic Study for Local Environmental Concerns, funded by United Nations Environment Programme, 1995 - 1997. (Sole Principal Investigator)

231.          An Inexact Multiobjective Programming Approach for Environmental Adaptation Planning in Mackenzie Basin, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, 1995 - 1996. (Sole Principal Investigator)

232.          Multiobjective Programming Approaches and their Application to the Planning of Environmental Management Systems under Uncertainty, funded by U of R Natural and Applied Sciences Research Grant Fund, 1995. (Sole Principal Investigator)