GeoEngineering Centre at Queen’s-RMC (GeoEng)

Diving into microplastics: Addressing our "wicked" waste problem

MLR7 — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 14:44:07 +0000

Microplastics – They are in the food we eat, the air we breathe, and the water we consume, and we are still learning about what this means for our health, the health of our environment, and our future. How do we tackle this “wicked” problem? Queen’s researcher Myra Hird believes the answer is in our own consumption habits.

Microplastics - They are in the food we eat, the air we breathe, and the water we consume, and we are still learning about what this means for our health, the health of our environment, and our future.

Engineering Solutions: Leachate, liners, landfills, and learning

MLR7 — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 17:24:46 +0000

Human beings have undoubtedly been throwing things away for as long as we have had things to throw. These ancient middens – the predecessors of our modern landfills – provide a treasure trove of artefacts for archaeologists, who sift through discarded items for clues to how people once lived.

For the past 40 years, Kerry Rowe's research has focused on natural environmental components along with engineering principles to improve our ability to safely discard materials with more confidence that they will not come back to haunt us.

Kerry Rowe: Engineering Solutions for Landfills

moonr — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 17:34:49 +0000

Kerry Rowe, Canada Research Chair in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering and professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, explains his ongoing research on landfill management and how he is developing techniques that work with nature rather than fighting nature.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GceFmPcCCWs

GeoEngineering Centre

stratg — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 15:13:56 +0000

W. Andy Take

vandusen — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 20:41:02 +0000

Exploring the Downsides of Gravity

People generally consider gravity to be a good thing. However, gravity can sometimes cause rocks and soil to fail, causing landslides that pose significant risk to peoples’ lives, livelihoods, and infrastructure.

R. Kerry Rowe

vandusen — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 20:40:23 +0000

Will it Protect Us?

Hundreds of millions of tonnes of waste are generated annually. Until we eliminate the need for waste-disposal sites, we must find safe ways to dispose of it. We most commonly think of waste when we put out the trash and recycling for collection. But where does it go? Also, what about more dangerous types of waste, like waste that comes from energy generation or mining of resources like gold or uranium? Ultimately, waste finds its way to a site where it lies on or beneath the ground, where it can contaminate surface and ground water.

Ian D. Moore

vandusen — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 20:36:26 +0000

Canada’s Pipeline Infrastructure: Buried but not Forgotten

Buried and unseen, Canada’s water, sewer, oil, and gas pipelines are generally taken for granted until the media reports on ruptures and flooding—usually the result of aging water pipes, sinkholes over corroded or fractured sewers, or oil and gas leaks.

From Sole Scholarship to Collective Enterprise: 175 Years of Research at Queen’s

moonr — Sat, 01 Oct 2016 19:14:52 +0000

Alice Vibert Douglas and colleagues at Yerkes Observatory, Chicago, 1925 (Queen's University Archives)

No university, and no department of a university, is alive unless it is infused with the spirit of research. If we fail in the universities, we shall fail in every other department of our national life, so the responsibility is on our shoulders.