Sara Magdouli, University of Ottawa

Research

biohydrometallurgy oils streams extraction recovery critical elements applied biotechnology solvants chemistry

Latest papers

Assessment of the Biogeochemistry of Rare Earth Elements and Distribution of Other Elements in Oil Sands Tailings.
Environmental science & technology · 2026
Enzymatic bio-oxidation technology as novel approach for pretreatment of refractory sulfide ores.
Bioresource technology · 2025

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Integrating Membrane Technology with Advanced Electrochemical Methods for Leachate Pretreatment toward Maximum Bioenergy Production
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$45,000
Sustainable and Lean Technologies for Critical Elements Recovery from Oil sands tailing streams
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$104,000

All 2 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Assessment of the Biogeochemistry of Rare Earth Elements and Distribution of Other Elements in Oil Sands Tailings.

Joshi K, Magdouli S, Kaur Brar S

Environmental science & technology2026

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c16634 PMID: 41632080

02

Enzymatic bio-oxidation technology as novel approach for pretreatment of refractory sulfide ores.

Karimi Darvanjooghi MH, Magdouli S, Brar SK

Bioresource technology2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2025.133013 PMID: 40692071

Integrating Membrane Technology with Advanced Electrochemical Methods for Leachate Pretreatment toward Maximum Bioenergy Production

Principal investigatorNSERC2025International - Collaboration

Principal investigators: Magdouli, Sara

Keywords: Environment; Engineering

$45,000

Sustainable and Lean Technologies for Critical Elements Recovery from Oil sands tailing streams

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Magdouli, Sara

Keywords: biohydrometallurgy; oils streams; extraction; recovery; critical elements; applied biotechnology; solvants; chemistry; microbiology; gaz emissions

$104,000

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: biohydrometallurgy Dear Professor Magdouli, 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 "Assessment of the Biogeochemistry of Rare Earth Elements and Distribution of Other Elements in Oil Sands Tailings." (2026), 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 "Integrating Membrane Technology with Advanced Electrochemical Methods for Leachate Pretreatment toward Maximum Bioenergy Production" (2025), 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]