Potato storage can help reduce food loss and waste while increasing long-term food security. Research on climate change impacts on potato storage was carried out by climate-smart lab team members, leading by Shu and his co-authors. Abstract In this study, we present a comprehensive literature review of the potential impacts Read more…
The ICWMM brings together professionals from around the world to exchange ideas on current practices and emerging technologies in water management. Emphasis is on state-of-the-art computer modeling for resolving water quantity and quality problems in stormwater, wastewater, watershed, and water distribution systems. Dr. Xander Wang, Dr. Quan Dau, and Farhan Read more…
Members of Climate Smart Lab, Dr. Xiuquan Wang, Dr. Quan Dau and Farhan Aziz, recently published a study on Real-Time Peak Flow Prediction Based on Signal Matching. Abstract Real-time peak flow prediction under heavy precipitation is critically important for flood emergency evacuation planning and management. In the case of emergency Read more…
Climate Smart Lab members, including Dr. Quan Dau, Dr. Xander Wang, Dr. Aminur Shad, Dr. Pelin Kinay, and Sana Basheer, recently published a study about assessing the potential impacts of climate change on current coastal ecosystems in the Remote Sensing journal. Abstract Understanding how climate change affects coastal ecosystems is Read more…
The International Water Association Young Water Professionals Canada (IWA-YWP Canada) and partners, including the University of the Arctic, co-hosted the sixth annual conference of the global Network on Persistent, Emerging and Organic Pollution in the Environment (PEOPLE Network), which was also co-hosted by Memorial University and the Concordia Institute of Read more…
Dr. Xander Wang, the Director of the Climate Smart Lab, along with four members of the lab, actively participated in the CWRA 2023 National Conference held in Halifax, Nova Scotia from June 18-21, 2023. The conference, attended by numerous individuals from academia, industry, and public sectors across Canada, focused on Read more…
It’s definitely kind of given us a little bit more reason to work, to push forward.— Genevieve Keefe, coastal erosion researcher Other questions posed after Fiona are difficult to answer, but some information about what happened along the coast is starting to emerge. Masters and PhD students and post-doctorate fellows from around Read more…
Members of Climate Smart Lab presented their research at the CSCE 2023 Conference, held on 24-27 May 2023 in Moncton City, New Brunswick, Canada. The theme of this conference is changing tides and ingenuity.
A spectacular view of PEI from above was taken by Dr. Quan Dau, a member of Climate Smart Lab, on 6 May 2023. The effects of Hurricane Fiona, which struck the island in September 2022, can be seen clearly along the coast, where trees have been uprooted and the coastline Read more…
Dr. Quan Dau, a member of Climate Smart Lab, and his co-author have recently contributed to a series book, Development in Environmental Science, with a research entitled “A system-based probing of the effects of climate and societal perturbations on water resources management”. Abstract Climate change associated with increased anthropogenic greenhouse Read more…