Applicants interested in graduate studies in Environmental Engineering should apply directly to the specialty program of most interest at the time of application. Each applicant s background will be considered individually by faculty members in the appropriate specialty. Students without an adequate course or experience background will be asked to upgrade their qualifications through prerequisite or corequisite studies. M.Eng., M.A.Sc. and Ph.D. programs are available. The research interests of the faculty members cover most aspects of liquid and solid waste production, treatment and disposal.
Ongoing research is conducted at laboratory, pilot scale and full-scale.
Advanced research on the transport and behaviour of contaminants in water bodies requires the integration of knowledge in Environmental Fluid Mechanics, Aquatic Chemistry and Biology. Environmental Fluid Mechanics is a relatively new and evolving field of study which seeks to examine the fundamental role of fluid motions in determining environmental quality. When an understanding of fluid mechanics can be coupled to knowledge of the transformations and fate of contaminants and nutrients, water management alternatives for natural systems can be adequately developed and evaluated. The scope of Environmental Fluid Mechanics is perhaps best defined by considering some of the problems that it addresses. It involves knowledge from such diverse fields as geotechnical, environmental and chemical engineering, geology, hydrogeology, chemistry, microbiology and soil sciences.