Research to help provide clean drinking water to First Nations communities
University of Regina environmental engineer secures federal funding to develop a self-powered, portable device for water disinfection and pollutant removal
Archive: Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Managing our mask mess
Engineer Dr. Denise Stilling is turning used face masks into weather-resistant landscape bricks that can withstand a Prairie winter.
Recycling Saskatchewan’s ag waste
Engineer Dr. Denise Stilling is taking flax residue and turning it into something useful – pole caps that can preserve the wood of utility poles.
Stellar design: The story behind Project Airlock
U of R engineering student’s competition-winning design is attracting interest from the aerospace industry.
With cyberattacks growing more frequent and disruptive, a unified approach is essential
Co-ordinated cyberattacks can create massive disruptions to infrastructure and supply chains. New treaties are needed to prevent cyberwarfare, but it’s challenging to predict technological advances.
Climate in a box
PhD student Jared Suchan has developed a climate in a box, called the Bench-Scale Atmospheric Simulator.
Tracking COVID’s trash toll
Environmental engineer Kelvin Ng is working with the City of Regina to develop a waste prediction model over the remaining waves of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Precision agriculture’s bright future
Abdul Bais and Muhammad Asad are helping farmers selectively apply herbicides to weeds, reducing crop and environmental damage.
Nuclear power possibilities for Saskatchewan
Leading a multidisciplinary team o researchers, Esam Hussein explores the feasibility of nuclear power in Saskatchewan.
Garbage robot for the win
Hackathons – collaborative computer programming events – provide opportunities for aspiring software engineers to improve their problem-solving and coding skills as they attempt to find innovative solutions to problems.