Mitacs Achievements Spotlight
Ms. Preeti Kumari
2023
Home institution: Birsa Institute of Technology Sindri, India
Mitacs Globalink Project: Modeling of municipal solid waste generation during COVID-19
Supervisor: Dr. Kelvin Tsun Wai Ng, PhD, PEng
Kumari, P., Mahmud, T. S., Ng, K. T. W., Chowdhury, R., Gitifar, A., Richter, A. (2024) "Variability of the Treated Biomedical Waste Disposal behaviours during the COVID lockdowns". Environmental Science and Pollution Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-32764-6
Ms. Amal Ben Abdallah
2022
Home institution: National Engineering School of Monastir, Tunisia
Mitacs Globalink Project: Quantification of clothes and textile wastes generation and recycling behaviors
Supervisor: Dr. Kelvin Tsun Wai Ng, PhD, PEng
Ben Abdallah, A., Ray, S., Mim, S. J., Mahmud, T. S., Richter, A., Ng, K. T. W. (2024) "Assessment of demographics and motivations of post-consumer textile waste management using a bibliometric approach". Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-024-01994-8
Ms. Meriem Meskini
2022
Home institution: South Mediterranean Institution, Tunisia
Mitacs Globalink Project: Quantification of clothes and textile wastes generation and recycling behaviors
Supervisor: Dr. Kelvin Tsun Wai Ng, PhD, PEng
Meskini, M., Mahmud, T. S., Ray, S., Richter, A., Sithi, T. T., Ng, K. T. W. (2024) "Sustainability, profitability, and resiliency of the fast fashion industries during a pandemic". Energy & Environment. https://doi.org/10.1177/0958305X241239896
Mr. Mayank Singh
2021
Home institution: Delhi Technological University, India
Mitacs Globalink Project: Hospital waste management during COVID-19
Supervisor: Dr. Kelvin Tsun Wai Ng, PhD, PEng
Singh, M., Karimi, N., Ng, K. T. W., Mensah, D., Stilling, D., Adusei, K. (2022) "Hospital waste generation during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic – A case study in Delhi". Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29, 50780–50789. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-19487-2
Ms. Zeineb Behi
2019
Home institution: National Engineering School of Monastir, Tunisia
Mitacs Globalink Project: Smart campus and solar intensity assessment
Supervisor: Dr. Kelvin Tsun Wai Ng, PhD, PEng
Behi, Z., Ng, K. T. W., Richter, A., Karimi, N., Ghosh, A., Zhang, L. (2022) "Exploring the untapped potential of solar photovoltaic energy at a smart campus: shadow and cloud analyses". Energy & Environment, 33(3), 511-526. https://doi.org/10.1177/0958305X211008998
Ms. Yitong Chen
2019
Home institution: Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
Mitacs Globalink Project: Cigarette butts, the World’s number 1 litter
Supervisor: Dr. Kelvin Tsun Wai Ng, PhD, PEng
Chen, Y., Ng, K. T. W., Richter, A., Vu, H. L., Karimi, N., Xue, J. (2021) "Spatial analysis of designated outdoor smoking areas: accessibility and land use". Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 64(4). 689-702. https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2020.1782177