Event details
Join us for a discussion bringing together experts from different fields to explore how technology is addressing climate change.
At this event, we will discuss the contributions of academia in terms of innovative technologies and approaches to achieving the objectives of COP 29.
Panelists
- Ousmane Seidou, professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ottawa
- Sara Magdouli, assistant professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ottawa
- Yunesh Saulick, assistant professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ottawa
Moderator
- Daniel Jutzi, Executive Director for the Clean Technology and Climate Innovation Policy Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Ousmane Seidou
Panelist
Professor Seidou obtained his undergraduate degree in civil engineering at École Mohammadia d'Ingénieurs (Rabat, Morocco, 1996). After one year working as a civil engineer in Niamey, Niger, he returned back to school and completed a postgraduate degree in applied computing (École Inter-États des Ingénieurs de l'Équipement Rural, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 1998), a Master and PhD in water resources (École Polytechnique de Montréal, 2002). Before joining the University of Ottawa in 2007, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher then as a research associate at the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Eau, Terre et Environnement (Quebec, Quebec, Canada).
Dr Seidou's research mainly focuses on developing statistical and deterministic hydrological models that are used for climate change impacts estimation and the development of adaptation strategies. He is actively involved in international collaboration as well as capacity building in Africa and he has worked on or is working on various projects in Canada, the United States, Morocco, Ethiopia Senegal, Ghana and Niger.
Sara Magdouli
Panelist
In recent years, Dr. Magdouli has gained strong academic and consulting experience. She is an expert in management of emergent contaminants and bioconversion of residues for the production of high value-added products. She also specializes in treatment and management of industrial waste (contaminated mine and industrial water, polluted soil, mine tailings, contaminated treated wood and various types of industrial waste). Finally, she works on the bio-oxidation and bioleaching processes for the extraction and the recovery of metallic values from primary and secondary resources.
Yunesh Saulick
Panelist
Dr. Yunesh Saulick received a PhD in geotechnical engineering from the University of Hong Kong, where he specialized in developing innovative materials and methods for sustainable infrastructure. After completing his doctorate, he undertook postdoctoral positions at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the University of Hong Kong, advancing research in physics-based and data-driven models with an emphasis on field-scale implementation in challenging geotechnical environments.
In 2024, Dr. Saulick joined the University of Ottawa, where he now teaches and conducts research in the Department of Civil Engineering. His research focuses on creating climate-resilient construction materials, particularly through the development and application of hydrophobic granular materials.
Dan Jutzi
Moderator
Dan Jutzi is executive director of the Clean Technology and Climate Innovation Policy Division, part of Environment and Climate Change Canada’s (ECCC) Climate Change Branch. He leads a team focused on clean technologies critical for climate change mitigation, with a particular emphasis on net-zero transitions. Dan has worked for the Government of Canada since 2003 at ECCC and NRCan on issues such as domestic and international climate change, energy and air quality.