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Our Work

In addition to being able to view our published work below, you can also learn more about the outreach of our team’s research as well. Our current initiatives include research of Arctic systems, small systems, ultraviolet (UV) technology for water and wastewater, utility partnerships, and water education.

Published Work

A list of published papers and articles by members in our group can be found here

Awards

AwardRecipient Year
Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate ScholarshipCaroline Duncan2024
Lassonde Graduate Entrance ScholarshipPatrick Di Falco2024
Lassonde Undergraduate Research AwardUmm Tasnim 2023
NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award Ammar Mahgoub 2023
Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholarship Caroline Duncan 2023
Lassonde Undergraduate Research Award John Li Chen Hok 2022
Lassonde Undergraduate Research Award Kyle Baird 2022
Scottish International Education Trust Award Caroline Duncan 2022
Lassonde Undergraduate Research Award David (Minho) Kim 2021
Lassonde Undergraduate Research Award Mohammadhassan Ebadi 2021

Conference Presentations

Title of PresentationEventPresenters from SSWRGYear
Adapting the external calibration method to the UV/Cl advanced oxidation process to minimize capital and ongoing operation costsOWWA Treatment SeminarReece Lima-Thompson2024
CAWQ Conference 59th Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality ResearchAudrey Tam, Patrick Di Falco2024
UV for Biofilm ControlInternational UV Association World CongressStephanie Gora2023
Tracking the origin of lead in a Decentralized Drinking Water System at a Provincial Park in Nova Scotia, Canada AWWA ACE 2023Caroline Duncan, John Li Chen Hok, Stephanie Gora 2023
Drinking water provision in the Canadian Arctic: Current and Future Challenges and Emerging Opportunities AWWA ACE 2023Stephanie Gora, Caroline Duncan 2023
Microfluidic-Based Electrochemical Detection of Lead (Pb) in Drinking Water AWWA ACE 2023Shapour Jafargholinejad, Stephanie Gora 2023
Using the External Calibration Method to Determine the UV/Cl Scavenging Capacity of Water Matrices CSCE Annual ConferenceReece Lima-Thompson, Stephanie Gora 2023
Water Research at York University Senior Administrative Officer conferenceCaroline Duncan, Stephanie Gora 2023
Lead in Decentralised Drinking Water Systems 58th Annual Central Canada Water Research Symposium John Li Chen Hok, Caroline Duncan, Stephanie Gora 2023
Community Water Quality and Systems Analysis for Optimizing Safe Drinking Water Delivery in Newfoundland and Labrador 58th Annual Central Canada Water Research SymposiumAmmar Mahgoub, Stephanie Gora 2023
Forecasting Total Phosphorus in Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent with Machine Learning – A Case Study in Ontario 58th Annual Central Canada Water Research SymposiumStephanie Gora 2023
Could this Work in the North? ArcticNet Annual Scientific MeetingCaroline Duncan, Stephanie Gora 2022
Forecasting Total Phosphorus in Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent with Machine Learning – A Case Study in Ontario National Water and Wastewater ConferenceStephanie Gora 2022
Techno-Economic Assessment of the Advanced Oxidation Processes UV/H2O2 and UV/Cl IUVA RISReece Lima-Thompson, Stephanie Gora 2022
Next Generation Distributed Drinking Water Management with UV LEDs and Microfluidic Sensors IUVA RISSara Moghaddam-Ghadimi, Stephanie Gora 2022
Literature Review of the Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Boil Water Advisories in Canada OWWA ConferenceSara Moghaddam-Ghadimi, Stephanie Gora 2022
UV-LED POU/POE Technology in Rural and Indigenous Communities in Canada: Techno-Economic Perspective 2021 Virtual Atlantic and Eastern Canadian Symposium on Water Quality ResearchDavid (Minho) Kim, Stephanie Gora 2021
Literature Review of Climate Change Impacts on Boil Water Advisories in Canada Canadian Association for Water Quality’s 56th Annual Central Canada Research SymposiumSara Moghaddam-Ghadimi, Stephanie Gora 2021
Predicting Drinking Water Advisories in Small Municipalities and First Nations Communities Using Artificial Neural NetworksAtlantic Canada Water and Wastewater Association Annual ConferenceCole Larson, Sara Moghaddam-Ghadimi, Stephanie Gora 2020
Microbiological and Chemical Drinking Water Quality in Pond Inlet, NUArcticNETStephanie Gora2019
Study on Microbiological and Chemical Drinking Water Quality in Pond Inlet, NUNorthern Territories Water and Waste Association Annual ConferenceStephanie Gora2019
UV LEDs: A Cutting Edge Technology with Potential Applications for Point of use Drinking Water Treatment in the ArcticNorthern Territories Water and Waste Association Annual ConferenceStephanie Gora 2019
UV LEDs for Point of use Drinking Water Treatment — A Pilot Study in Pond Inlet, NunavutAtlantic Canada Water and Wastewater Association Annual ConferenceStephanie Gora 2018
Optimization of a Titanium Dioxide Nanotube Anode for the Photoelectrochemical Degradation of Emerging Organic Contaminants in Drinking Water and WastewaterAmerican Chemical Society Fall MeetingStephanie Gora 2018
Ultraviolet Light Emitting Diodes (UV LEDs) for Biofilm ControlCanadian Society for Civil Engineering Annual ConferenceStephanie Gora 2018
Photocatalytic Nanomaterials for Water Treatment: Impacts of Water Quality on Treatment Efficacy, Reusability, and Nanomaterial RecoveryCanadian Society for Civil Engineering Annual ConferenceStephanie Gora 2018
Development of an Innovative Two-Stage TiO2 Adsorption-Based Water Treatment ProcessInternational UV Association World CongressStephanie Gora 2017
Photocatalytic Bleaching of Methylene Blue Dye as an Indicator of the Potential for Disinfection Byproduct Formation Reduction by Engineered TiO2 NanomaterialsNational Drinking Water ConferenceStephanie Gora 2016
NOM Removal by Nanostructured TiO2 Materials – Adsorption Kinetics and IsothermsWater Quality and Technology ConferenceStephanie Gora 2015
Adsorption and Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue Dye and Natural Organic Matter by Engineered TiO2 NanomaterialsNOM 6Stephanie Gora 2015
Effects of Nanostructured TiO2 Photocatalytic Materials Exposed to Simulated Solar Light on NOM DegradationWater Quality and Technology ConferenceStephanie Gora 2014
Development and Evaluation of a Flow-Through Solar Photocatalytic Membrane Reactor for Disinfection and NOM DegradationAtlantic Canada Water Works Association Annual ConferenceStephanie Gora 2014
Study on Characteristics and Removal of Natural Organic Matter in Drinking Water Systems in Newfoundland and LabradorAtlantic Canada Water and Wastewater Association Annual ConferenceStephanie Gora 2011

Invited Talks by Stephanie Gora

Title of TalkYear
Using Innovation and the Engineering Design Process to Address Drinking Water and Wastewater Challenges2023
Building an Inclusive (and Excellent!) Water Research Program at Lassonde 2023
Innovation for Small Systems 2022
Water Safety Risk in Small and Remote Communities: Challenges and Opportunities for Innovation 2022
Water Safety Risk in Small and Remote Communities: Challenges and Opportunities for Innovation 2022
Drinking Water Quality and Water Safety Planning in Pond Inlet, Nunavut 2021
Drinking Water Quality and Water Safety Planning in Pond Inlet, Nunavut 2020