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Curriculum Vitae
Assistant Professor
Queen's University
Kingston, ON K7L 3N6
Tel: (613) 533-3053
Fax: (613) 533-2128
Research Interests
The treatment of leachate from a municipal Landfill (Trail Road Landfill) using a peat biofilter preceded by an aerobic attached growth chamber is being examined. Of particular interest, system hydraulics and clogging, their impact on treatment efficiency and scale-up of the system.
Bench-scale design and testing of a chemical extraction process that employs agricultural and process residues (crop residues, sugar cane bagasse, corn, brewers’ yeast and livestock manures) for the extraction of agri-products and commodity chemicals.
The production of bio-ethanol from cellulose derived from organic residue sources such as agricultural manures, crop residues and municipal biosolids; quantity and quality of product, and feasibility of large-scale production.
Biogeochemical modeling of acid mine drainage through a combined passive treatment system.
Evaluation and characterization of a combined passive treatment system for the mitigation of acid mine drainage under variable loading and temperature conditions.
Examination of the fate of heavy metals in peat biofilters and other organic residues under various loading and climatic conditions.
Evaluation of remedial alternatives for contaminated peat and organic residues using sequential extraction techniques.
