About
Projects
Projects
CanBreach
CanBreach is a university-industry partnership focused on improving our understanding of tailings dam breach processes and the methods that practitioners use to analyze them. The second phase of the project, a collaboration with Andy Take's research team at Queen's University, is now underway and new master's-level research positions are available (see Opportunities).
Our Team
Our Team
Scott McDougall
Sahar Ghadirianniari
Eimile Botting
Philip LeSueur
Megan Elkin
Bruno Oliveira Rodrigues
Past Members
Graduate Students
Alex Strouth (PhD 2024): Quantitative life-loss risk evaluation for landslides
Beatrice Collier-Pandya (MASc 2023): Shoreline erosion and related observations on the construction headpond at Site C, Fort St. John, BC
Negar Ghahramani (PhD 2023): Improved empirical and numerical predictive modelling of potential tailings dam breaches and their downstream impacts
Daniel Adria (MASc 2022): Compilation and critical assessment of observations from a selection of historical tailings dam breach events for numerical breach and runout modelling
Jovian Varian (MASc 2022): Development of a wet muck database and drawpoint spill hazard susceptibility tool for an operating cave mine
Andrew Mitchell (PhD 2021): Modelling variability in mobility for rapid landslide runout
Sophia Zubrycky (MASc 2020): Spatial impact trends on debris flow fans in southwestern British Columbia
Jordan Aaron (PhD 2017): Advancement and calibration of a 3D numerical model for landslide runout analysis
Postdoctoral Fellows
David Bonneau (2022)
Siobhan Whadcoat (2017-2019)
Undergraduate Interns
David Matson (summer 2024)
Farah ElAmir (fall 2023)
Evelyn Dina (summer 2023)
Amin Ahmed (summer 2022)
Anda Cen (summer 2021)
Tess Muller (summer 2021)
Lucy Myrol (summer 2020)
Visiting Students
Bing Li (2022)
Vivian Dias (2019-2020)
Vincent An (2018)
Opportunities
Opportunities
Master of Applied Science (MASc)
Thesis-based master's positions are currently available for the second phase of the CanBreach tailings dam breach project.
A thesis-based master's position is also currently available to study natural landslide processes in British Columbia.
Prospective students should hold a bachelor's degree in Geological Engineering or a related field and have a strong record of academic excellence, research potential and interpersonal skills. Please contact Scott McDougall for more information about these opportunities.
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