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January 2025
Alberta and Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)
Presenter: Dr. Duane Bratt, PhD About the presentation: Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are being explored throughout Canada, including Alberta. This presentation will overview the current status and prospects for SMR development is in Alberta. About the Presenter: Dr. Duane Bratt is a Professor of Political Science at Mount Royal University, and teaches in the area of international relations and Canadian public policy within the Department of Economics, Justice, and Policy Studies. Dr. Bratt's research interests include Canadian nuclear policy, Canadian…
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Blatchford – Breaking the Mold on Community Development
We are pleased to invite you to our next CPANS Edmonton luncheon, where we will explore the groundbreaking Blatchford redevelopment project – a pioneering model of sustainable urban living right here in Edmonton. Join us to gain insights into how the City of Edmonton is leading the way in community development by acting as both the land developer and renewable energy utility provider for one of North America's largest sustainable communities. Presenters: Tom Lumsden, Dr. Christian Felske About the presentation:…
Find out more »April 2025
Characterization of GHG Fugitive Emissions from an Oil Sands Tailings Pond in Northern Alberta: Results from an Initial Assessment
We are pleased to invite you to our next CPANS Edmonton luncheon on an Albertan mine GHG emission characterization study. The study used flux chambers to quantify emission rates and provided insight to temporal variation. Presenter: Lucas Zhang About the presentation: The oil sands tailings ponds are a significant source of GHG emissions in Alberta. Typical GHG emission measurements over oil sands tailings pond use flux chambers and take a single measurement of 30 to 90 minutes that may not…
Find out more »New Insights from Collocated Long-Term Near-Roadside NO2 Monitoring in Calgary
Presenters: Charles Odame-Ankrah and Sanjay Vaswani (Global Analyzer Systems Ltd.) About the presentation: Full description to come soon. About the Presenter: Dr. Odame-Ankrah has a strong background as a chemist with a specialization in air monitoring instrument development using cutting edge technology based on Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopy, system automation using LabVIEW and has extensive research experience in ambient air pollution issues relating to nitrogen oxides and ozone. Since joining Global in 2015, he has established a robust Research and…
Find out more »May 2025
Smoke formation dynamics observed from near-field wildland fire sensor deployment in prescribed burning & Automation of haul truck fleet in Alberta mining and the environmental benefits
We are pleased to invite you to our next CPANS Edmonton luncheon, which will feature two exciting topics. About the presentations: Topic 1: Smoke formation dynamics observed from near-field wildland fire sensor deployment in prescribed burning This talk will present results from sensor deployment near fire-front in a prescribed wildfire in Alberta. The research was conducted through collaboration of Alberta Forestry, Environment and Protected Areas, Canadian Forest Services, and University of Alberta. A network of five low-footprint portable sensors were…
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