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Climate change

How to anticipate and better prepare for floods

Climate change is with us, and floods are becoming more frequent and devastating. Professor Ousmane Seidou, a researcher in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, explains what the situation will look like for Canada and for the rest of the world in the next five to 10 years.
Climate change is with us, and floods are becoming more frequent and devastating. Professor Ousmane Seidou, a researcher in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, explains what the situation will look like for Canada and for the rest of the world in the next five to 10 ye...

April 20, 2023
Professor Mamadou Fall
Research and innovation
University Research Chair
Awards and recognition

Civil Engineering Professor Mamadou Fall Awarded University Research Chair

Professor Mamadou Fall has been awarded a University Research Chair in Geotechnical Engineering for Net Zero Transitions. This new chair recognizes Professor Fall's ground-breaking research program in sustainable infrastructure.
Professor Mamadou Fall has been awarded a University Research Chair in Geotechnical Engineering for Net Zero Transitions. This new chair recognizes Professor Fall's ground-breaking research program in sustainable infrastructure.

August 15, 2022
Beatriz Martin-Perez, Michelle Liu and Jena McGill
Research and innovation
Doctorate
Equity, diversity and inclusion

Advocating for more inclusion in engineering through PhD research

Michelle Liu is an engineer (P.Eng), a civil engineering PhD student, a law student, and a fierce advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). Empowered by experiences around her identities, she aspires to become an academic at the intersection of engineering and law, and has made EDI the core subject of her PhD research.
Michelle Liu is an engineer (P.Eng), a civil engineering PhD student, a law student, and a fierce advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). Empowered by experiences around her identities, she aspires to become an academic at the intersection of engineering and law, and has made EDI the co...

July 11, 2022
Professor Ioan Nistor stands near a ship destroyed by a tsunami in Japan
Research and innovation
Climate change
Infrastructures 

uOttawa’s Faculty of Engineering at the forefront of protecting Canada’s infrastructure

From understanding the impact of road salt to preparing for "the Big One", local researchers are helping to create more sustainable and resilient structures
From understanding the impact of road salt to preparing for "the Big One", local researchers are helping to create more sustainable and resilient structures

June 28, 2019
Researchers at the uOttawa Wind Lab.
Research and innovation

Preparing for the next tornado

Prior to the year 2000, the National Capital Region only experienced three tornadoes in its recorded history. Since then, there’s been 15.
Prior to the year 2000, the National Capital Region only experienced three tornadoes in its recorded history. Since then, there’s been 15.

May 19, 2019