Sylvia Sleep, University of Calgary

Research

Life cycle assessment Emerging technologies Greenhouse gas emissions mitigation Renewable energy deployment Sustainability Sustainable infrastructure Systems analysis Techno-economic assessment

Latest papers

Life cycle Greenhouse gas emissions of current Oil Sands Technologies: surface mining and in situ applications.
Environmental science & technology · 2012

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Global Hydrogen Production Technologies (HyPT) Center
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$1,253,225
Establishing regional greenhouse gas emissions mitigation priorities in Canada's building and transportation sectors
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$81,000
The role of chemical fuels in Canada's net zero transition
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$1,250,000

All 4 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Life cycle Greenhouse gas emissions of current Oil Sands Technologies: surface mining and in situ applications.

Bergerson JA, Kofoworola O, Charpentier AD, Sleep S, Maclean HL

Environmental science & technology2012

DOI: 10.1021/es300718h PMID: 22667690

Global Hydrogen Production Technologies (HyPT) Center

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Thomson, Murray MJ

Keywords: electrolysis; energy; fuel; hydrogen; methane pyrolysis; photocatalysis; policy; water

$1,253,225

Establishing regional greenhouse gas emissions mitigation priorities in Canada's building and transportation sectors

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Sleep, Sylvia

Keywords: life cycle assessment; techno-economic assessment; greenhouse gas emissions mitigation; sustainable infrastructure; renewable energy deployment; transportation; uncertainty; emerging technologies; sustainability; systems analysis

$81,000

The role of chemical fuels in Canada's net zero transition

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Sleep, Sylvia S

Keywords: chemical fuels; energy systems model; industrial decarbonization; life cycle assessment; net-zero; policy scenarios; technology diffusion; vehicle technologies

$1,250,000

Establishing regional greenhouse gas emissions mitigation priorities in Canada's building and transportation sectors

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Sleep, Sylvia

$12,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Life cycle assessment Dear Professor Sleep, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Life cycle Greenhouse gas emissions of current Oil Sands Technologies: surface mining and in situ applications." (2012), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Establishing regional greenhouse gas emissions mitigation priorities in Canada's building and transportation sectors" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]