Elizabeth Edwards is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto. She obtained her B.Eng. (1983) and M.Eng. (1985) degrees in Chemical Engineering from McGill University, Montreal, specializing in biomedical engineering. From 1985-1988, she worked for J.E. Seagrams and Sons on optimizing fermentation conditions in their pilot plant. She then went to Stanford University to pursue a doctorate in Environmental Engineering and Science where she obtained her PhD in 1993. From 1992 to 1995, she worked at Beak Consultants limited in Guelph, Ontario as an environmental consultant. In 1995 she began as an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at McMaster University in Hamilton, and then moved to the University of Toronto in 1997.
Professor Edwards is interested in applied and environmental microbiology, and microbial bioprocesses. She has expertise in bioremediation, and in particular, anaerobic microbial processes in groundwater, such as reductive dechlorination of chlorinated solvents and biodegradation of perchlorate and aromatic hydrocarbons. Her research involves developing analytical tools for monitoring chemicals and microbes in the environment, and characterizing novel microbial processes. She has published more than 30 papers in refereed journals, and has many conference presentations and other scholarly addresses. In 2003, she was awarded a Premier’s Research Excellence Award.
Professor Edwards provides advice on the fate of common organic chemical contaminants, such as tetrachloroethene, trichloroethene, vinyl chloride, and aromatic compounds, in groundwater, analytical and molecular methods for measuring concentrations of contaminants, and on bioremediation and biotechnology in general. Professor Edwards is also available to provide advice on SR&ED tax claims, and on patents related to her fields of expertise.
Safety analysis relating to the environmental impact of nuclear facilities
About
Prof. Greg J. Evans obtained his B.A.Sc. (1982), M.A.Sc. (1984), and Ph. D. (1988) from the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto . Upon completion of his graduate studies, Dr Evans joined Atomic Energy Canada Limited where he worked as a research scientist in the Research Chemistry Branch at the Whiteshell Laboratories in Manitoba . He joined the Department of Chemical Engineering in 1990 as an Assistant Professor and Junior Chair in Nuclear Engineering, was promoted to Associate Professor in 1995 and became a full Professor in 2000. He is currently the Chair of First Year for the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science.
Professor Evans has served Chair of the University of Toronto Radiation Protection Authority , Chair of the Toronto Branch of the Canadian Nuclear Society and as a member of the University’s Senior Committee on Health and Safety. He has also served as a consultant for AECL, Ontario Hydro, EPRI, IPSN and a number of other nuclear related organizations.
Professor Evans’ recent research focuses on determining the origins and characteristics of airborne urban particulate matter As part of this research he has constructed a new facility containing Canada’s first real-time Laser Ablation Mass Spectrometer for the analysis of individual urban aerosol particles. His group is now applying this and other novel techniques to improve source identification modeling and characterize the particulate matter associate with smog at urban sites.
For over a decade, Prof. Evans has also played a prominent role internationally in regards to understanding the behaviour of radioiodine and other fission products and is regarded as one of the world’s leading experts in this field. Most of this work has been funded and executed in close collaboration with scientists and engineers at AECL and Ontario Hydro in Canada , Harwell in the UK , and IPSN in France . In 1996, he was part of a combined Canada/UK team that prepared a series of reports documenting the current understanding of radioiodine behaviour for the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) as part of a program supported by 17 countries.
Particle science, surface science, water and wastewater treatment, pulp and paper.
Consulting Activity
Technical advice on water disinfection, paper finishing, papermaking, and litigation support.
About
Ramin Farnood is an Professor and chair at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry and Associate Director of the Pulp & Paper Centre at the University of Toronto. He obtained his B.Sc. (1987) and M.Sc. (1990) degrees from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, specializing in chemical engineering. He obtained his Ph.D. in 1995 also in chemical engineering from the University of Toronto.
Professor Farnood is interested in the particle and surface science, in particular related to water and wastewater quality as well as pulp and paper. He research focus involves experimental and theoretical studies in disinfection of water and wastewater, and paper coating and calendering.
Professor Farnood provides advice on the ultraviolet disinfection, water and wastewater treatment, advanced oxidation, paper coating and calendering, and papermaking. He provides specialized testing and analysis services including particle characterization, surface analysis, water and wastewater testing, paper coating, and coating analysis. Professor Farnood is also available to provide advice on SR&ED tax claims, and on patents and litigations related to his fields of expertise.
B.Sc. and Ph.D (Ben-Gurion University), Postdoc (MIT) Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto
Areas of expertise
Untargeted metabolomics
Environmental and marine microbiology
Drug discovery
Multi-omics
Marine carbon cycle
Microbiome engineering
Microbial ecology
Current Projects
High-throughput mapping of specialized metabolite production by marine bacteria
Metabolic regulation of the bacterial degradation of marine polysaccharides
B.Sc. (Trent), PhD (Queen’s), Postdoc (MIT-Harvard) NSERC Senior Industrial Research Chair in Nanotechnology Engineering Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto
Areas of Expertise
Nanomaterials engineering: synthesis of polymeric, metallic and semiconductor materials and their applications in photonics, healthcare and environment.
Biomedical engineering: development of mucoadhesive drug delivery systems and biosensors for pathogen detection and identification.
Environmental protection: understanding materials and structures for photo-oxidation and antioxidation and their applications in water treatment applications
Current Projects
Technical advice on the treatment of impacted-water from resource extraction and power generation, and the engineering of advanced materials for healthcare applications.
Nanomaterials engineering: synthesis of polymeric, metallic and semiconductor materials and their applications in photonics, healthcare and environment.
Biomedical engineering: development of mucoadhesive drug delivery systems and biosensors for pathogen detection and identification.
Environmental protection: understanding materials and structures for photo-oxidation and antioxidation and their applications in water treatment applications
Consulting Activity
Technical advice on the treatment of impacted-water from resource extraction and power generation, and the engineering of advanced materials for healthcare applications.
About
Frank Gu is a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto, and he holds an NSERC Senior Industrial Research Chair in Nanotechnology Engineering. Before joining the University of Toronto in July 2018, Dr. Gu was an Associate Professor and held a Canada Research Chair in Nanotechnology Engineering at the University of Waterloo. Professor Gu has over 15 years of experience in nanotechnology, drug delivery, and environmental remediation. He has established a frontier research program in Nanotechnology Engineering, with important advances in medical and life science applications. Leading-edge projects have produced new materials and tools for targeted drug delivery, pathogen detection, and water treatment. His research has brought tangible impacts on his field and industry, including mucoadhesive materials for the treatment of Dry Eye Disease that has led to the creation of MyX Therapeutics, and photocatalytic water treatment technologies that created H2nanO Inc; both are Canadian companies. Professor Gu has over 200 peer-reviewed publications and conference proceedings.
Pollution Abatement Technologies, Resource Recovery from Industrial Wastes, Environmental Behaviour of Pollutants
Consulting Activity
Technical advice on sulphur-related pollution control and pollutants behaviour and impact
About
Charles Jia is an Professor of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto . He obtained his B.E. (1982) and M.E. (1984) degrees in Material Engineering at Chongqing University and a Ph.D. degree (1994) in Department of Materials Science and Engineering at McMaster University. Prior to his appointment to this department in 1996, he had been an NSERC postdoctoral fellow for two years. He is a member of Canadian Society of Chemical Engineering (CSChE), Air and Waste Management Association (A&WMA), Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), and Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP), and a registered engineer in Ontario.
Professor Jia’s research is concerned with applying sciences and engineering principles to environmental problems in industry and creating innovative solutions for maximizing the value of natural resources and minimizing the impact of resource-based industries to ecosystems. His areas of expertise include pollution abatement technologies, secondary materials and by-product utilization and treatment technologies, environmental applications of inorganic sulphur chemistry and modeling the fate and transport of pollutants in the environment. Current projects aim at re-generable flue gas desulphurization (FGD), mercury emission control using sulphur-impregnated active carbon (SIAC), non-ferrous metals recovery from smelter slags, utilization of petroleum fluid coke and engineering sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) for water pollution control. He has published over 20 papers in refereed journals and has two patents.
Professor Jia provides advice on pollution abatement technologies, resource recovery from industrial wastes, behaviour of pollutants in natural and controlled environment, in particular, sulphur-related pollution control and pollutants behaviour and impact.
Electrochemistry and Corrosion, Environmental Engineering, interfacial surface property relationships.
Consulting Activity
Technical advice on electrochemical systems. Forensic analysis of corrosion failures.
About
Donald W. Kirk is a Professor of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto and is a Director of the Pacific Basin Consortium for Hazardous Waste located at the East-West Center Hawaii. He obtained his B.A.Sc. (Engineering Science), and M.A.Sc. and Phd (1979,Chemical Engineering) degrees in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto, specializing in materials and electrochemistry.
Professor Kirk is interested in interfacial reactions and the influence of surface properties particularly in interaction with aqueous systems. These interactions are able to be manipulated using electrochemical techniques and through modification of surface structures.. The interfacial reactions manifest themselves through the degradation of materials by their interaction with the environment and through the rates of reaction via catalytic action. Professor Kirk holds 15 patents in the subject area ranging from production of catalytic amorphous alloys, volatilization of heavy metals from industrial dusts, sulphur dioxide leaching and to electrochemical cell technology (electrolysis, fuel cells and electroplating). The research conducted is a mixture of experimental and theoretical approaches focusing on industrial problems. He has published extensively in refereed journals, and has many conference presentations and other scholarly addresses.
Professor Kirk provides advice on electrochemistry and corrosion. This includes forensic failure analysis of metals and components in support of insurance claims and litigation. He can provide specialized testing and analysis services including chemical analysis, thermal analysis and detailed surface characterization based on light, SEM and EDX microscopy. Professor Kirk is also available to provide advice on SR&ED tax claims, and on patents related to his fields of expertise.
B.A.Sc. (University of Toronto), M.A.Sc. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Toronto), M.B.A. (Western Ontario), Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto.
B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc. (UBC), Ph.D. (Wisconsin), Post-doc (Berkeley Lab) Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto
Areas of Expertise
Industrial biotechnology
Environmental microbiology
Bioprocess engineering
Biological wastewater treatment
Current Projects
Anaerobic biotechnology and microbiome engineering
