Research summary
Climate change is exerting pressure on our urban infrastructures and built environments while also creating imbalances in surface water and groundwater flows on a planetary scale. As Canada Research Chair in the Protection of Water Resources and the Built Environment, Dr. Mathieu Lapointe seeks to safeguard water resources and adapt water management facilities to climate change.
Lapointe and his research team are developing new and advanced materials and processes for wastewater treatment and (re)storage and for urban and agricultural runoff in order to limit systemic contamination of natural waters and flooding. They also aim to intercept various contaminants in urban and agricultural wastewater through on-site passive treatment systems. Lastly, they are designing new materials to help make our built environment and water management infrastructures more resilient.