Examples of Recent Research Funding

Goodridge, et al.

Genome Canada project

6.3M$

A

2020-2026

McBean & Goodridge

Using Wastewater Surveillance for detection of COVID-19 Virus

50,000$

H

2020-2021

Goodridge, McBean, Greer, Papdopoulos

A Socio-Molecular Toolkit for Community Level COVID-19 Surveillance (UoGuelph Catalyst Fund)

10,000$

H

2020-2021

McBean & Habash

Long Term Care Disinfection Protocols for COVID-19

50,000$

H

2020-2021

McBean

Watershed Water Security Assessment Under Climate Change and Urbanization Pressures (NSERC Alliance CRD)

89,000$

H

2020-2021

McBean

Training of Youth in the Monitoring of Water, RBC

20,000$

H

2020-2021

McBean & Gadsden

Using AI to Predict COVID19 Impacts on Canada’s Health System, NSERC COVID19

50,000$

H

2020-2021

Binns, Gharabaghi, McBean

Weeping tile investigations related to basement flooding NSERC CRD

110000$

H

2020-2021

Gharabaghi, McBean & Binns

Development of Next Generation Smart Salt Trucks for Sustainable Winter Maintenance

NSERC CRD

99406$

H

2019-2020

McBean

Hyperspectral Remote Sensing and AI, MITACs

15000$

H

2019-2010

Binns, McBean, & Gharabaghi

Lot-level Practices to Control Urban Flood Risk and Mitigate Basement Flooding in Canada, NSERC CRD – Part II

120,000$

H

2019-2020

McBean

Water Security Priorities from Water Stories, RBC

20,000$

H

2019

McBean

Credit River Watershed Water Quality Modeling, Credit Valley Conservation Authority

90,000$

H

2019-2020

McBean

Risk and Return on Investment Tool, NSERC CRD, with Risk Sciences International

168,000 $

H

2019-2020

Mohseni, LeBlanc, McBean, Gagnon

National Centre of Excellence – Knowledge Mobilization –Indigenous and Non-Urban Health Network

5.1 Million$ over four years

H

2019-2023

McBean

Watershed Modeling to Enhance Water Security for the Region of Peel, NSERC Engage

24.4K$

H

2018-2019

McBean

Improved Infrastructure Assessments of Water Main Breaks using Machine Learning Techniques, NSERC Discovery

36K$/yr

H

2017-2022

McBean & Rao

A High Performance Advanced Septic (HPAS) System for Villages and Roadside Restaurants

47K$

H

2018-2019

McBean

A Point-of-Entry Strategy for Improving Water Care in First Nations Communities

RBC Blue Water

20K$

H

2018

Levison and McBean

First Nations’ Source Water Protection: A groundwater-focused study for decision-making and long-term planning,

RBC Blue Water

20K$

H

2018

McBean (part of NCE- Res’Eau on Water Supply Issues for small drinking water systems)

Res’Eau Small Drinking Water Systems, NSERC National Centre of Excellence

~135K$/yr at Guelph, 2MK$/yr  overall

H

2013-2018

Gharabaghi, McBean, Bradford, Binns

Rapid Clean-Out Apparatus for Permeable Pavers

MITACS

15K$

H

2017-2018

Binns, McBean and Gharabaghi

Lot-level Practices to Control Urban Flood Risk and Mitigate Basement Flooding in Canada, NSERC CRD

260K$

H

2017-2019

McBean

University of Guelph Research Leadership Chair in Water Supply Security

75K$

H

2017-2020

McBean

Optimized Inspection and Asset Management Solution for Low Impact Development Practices, Advanced Water Technologies

209K$

H

2017-18

Levison & McBean

First Nations’ Source Water Protection: A Groundwater-focused Study for Decision-making and Long-term Planning, RBC Blue Water Program

20K$

H

2017

McBean

Identifying An Alternative Method of Characterizing Drinking Water Quality for First Nations Communities in Ontario, RBC Blue Water Program

20K$

H

2017

McBean

Backflow Prevention Technologies to Protect Urban Bldgs., NSERC Engage, with Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction

25K$

H

2016

Li (Ryerson) and McBean

Smart Decision-making and Assessment Framework for Sponge City Development, TBNA

200K$

H

2016-2017

McBean

Field demonstration of Ceramic Filter technology in Xiamen, China, UNDP

100K$

H

2016

McBean

RES’EAU & Walkerton Clean Water Centre, Youth Camps First Nations Water Handling

16K$

H

2016

McBean (through CWTX)

Demonstration of Water Technologies, Tianjin Binhai New Area, CAIEP, China

4,600K$

H

2015-2020

McBean

RBC, Youth Camps in First Nations in Ontario

20K$

H

2016

McBean

RBC Blue Water Program – Youth Camps in First Nations in Northern Ontario

20K$

H

2015

Levison/McBean

RBC Participatory Planning in First Nations

20K$

H

2016

McBean, Krantz (McMaster), Jamieson (Dal), Zizzo (UoT)

Canadian Water Network, Integrated Risk Management for Canadian Municipalities

300K$

H

2014-2015

Gagnon (Dal)/McBean

Mohseni (UBC)

Canadian Water Network, Research Gaps Identification in Fracking

140K$

H

2014-2015

McBean

Data Mining Tools for Buried Water Infrastructure, NSERC Discovery

130K$

H

2012-2017

McBean

Wastewater Platform MEDI and Fed-Dev, SOWC

7200K$

H

2012-2014

McBean

RES’EAU & Walkerton Clean Water Centre, Youth Camps First Nations Water Handling

16K$

H

2014

McBean (as part of SOWC)

Wastewater Node Lead, Platform for Testing of Wastewater Innovative Technologies

2,300K$

H

2012-2014

McBean

NSERC Engage (LuminUltra) – field evaluation for microbial growth

25K$

H

2014

McBean

NSERC Engage - Mantech (Evaluation of PeCOD Technology)

25K$

H

2013-14

McBean (with G. Huang)

Western Canada Flood Risk Management & Risk Assessment, CFI

1,495K$

H

2013

McBean/Crolla/Kinsley

OMAFRA –Dry Sludge Fermentation

100K$

H

2012-2014

McBean

OCE –Astinco – Real-time Microbiological testing

165K$

H

2011-2013

McBean

OCE – Luxadvance – Microbiological test evaluation

155K$

H

2011-2013

McBean

PHAC – Development of Dose-Response Model for Canada

5K$

H

2013

McBean

Asian Development Bank – training of water treatment operators for Afghanistan

25K$

H

2012

Bakker (UBC),McBean, Isaac-Renton (BC Centre of Disease Control

Canadian Water Network - Developing a Canadian Water Security Framework

285K$

H

2008-2010

McBean

Method Quantifying Pathogens in Water & Food, Fed-Dev

50K$

H

2011

Zytner, McBean, Achari (Calgary)

Maximize Methane Extraction from Landfills, NSERC Strategic

95K$/yr

H

2008-2010

McBean, Gharabaghi

MITACs and Imperial Tobacco, DDT Dechlorination

90K$

H

2009-2010

Parker (Wayne, UW) & 12 others

Centre for Control of Emerging Contaminants

14,800K $

H

2008-2013

Gharabaghi, Rudra, McBean

Compost Biofilter Study

OCE

143K$

H

2009-2011

Gharabaghi & McBean

Lake Simcoe Study, Ontario Ministry of Environment

242K$

H

2008-2010

Salsali/McBean

Municipalities

Hospital Wastes Management

75K$/yr

H

2009-2011

McBean PI, & 5 others

Protection of Water Consumers by In-Situ Monitoring, NSERC Strategic

300K$

H

2008-2010

McBean & Salsali

Economics & Feasibility of Co-substrates Anaerobic Digestion, OMAFRA and OCE

158K$

H

2008-2010

Gharabaghi &McBean

Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation, Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority

45K$

H

2008-2011

Gharabaghi, Rudra & McBean

Stormwater Management, Ontario Ministry of Environment

50K$

H

2008-2009

McBean, Rudra, Gharabaghi

NSERC & Infrastructure Canada Interdependence

(as above) - joint/equal funding from both agencies

43K$/year

H

2005-2007

Gharabaghi/Rudra/McBean

CresTech - Advancing Sustainable Environmental Solutions

100K$

H

2006

Farabashch/McBean/Van Heyst

NSERC CRD - Siloxanes in Biogases

158K$

H

2006-2008

McBean

Credit Valley Conservation Authority -Flood Vulnerability

25K$

H

2006

McBean

CIDA - Assessment of Low Tech Treatment Options, Bangladesh

10K$

H

2007

McBean

Knowledge Transfer of Water Risks

Public Health Agency of Canada

9.95K $

H

2006

McBean

Gharabaghi

Intl. Technology Ltd.

Remediation of DDT-Contaminated Soils

97K$

H

2009

McBean, Hrudey (UofA), Huck (UW), Mills (UBC), Isaac-Renton (BC Centre of Disease Control)

Knowledge Translation Workshops for Small Water Systems

Canadian Water Network

145K$

H

2007-2009

Gharabaghi & McBean

Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation, Mississippi Valley Conservation

MVCA

35K$

H

2007/09

Hipel (UW), McBean, Fang(Ryerson)

NSERC Strategic Systems Engineering Approaches for Brownfield Redevelopment

140K$/year

H

2007-2010

McBean/Huang(Regina)/Hayward/Farabakhsh, Gharabaghi/Lee

NSERC Strategic Protection of Water Consumers by Development of In-situ Monitoring Capacity for Water Distribution Systems

132K$/year

H

2007-2010

McBean

DDT Dechlorination (ITL)

5K$

H

2009/10

McBean

MITACs, Greenhouse Gas Control Options

75K$

H

2008/2010

Rudra, Gharabaghi, McBean

OMAF - Watershed System Capacity

142K$/year

H

2005-2008

McBean

CFI Equipment

315K$

H

2005-2006

McBean

NSERC Discovery

60K$

H

2004-2006