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Yuri Leonenko
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Research
Latest papers
Northward expansion of high-stature vegetation reveals net surface-cooling feedbacks in the majority of Canadian Boreal-Tundra ecozones.
Nature communications · 2026
Assessing the climate benefits of afforestation in the Canadian Northern Boreal and Southern Arctic.
Nature communications · 2025 · senior author
Substantial carbon removal capacity of Taiga reforestation and afforestation at Canada's boreal edge.
Communications earth & environment · 2025 · senior author
Latest funding
- $60,000
Comprehensive Study on Methane Hydrates as an Alternative Fuel Source for Arctic Communities
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
- $360,000
Geotechnical and Structural Paradigms for the Design, Implementation, and Operation of Small Modular Reactors in Canada's North
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
- $1,250,000
Carbon Capture by Boreal Afforestation: feasibility for Canada's net-zero emission goals
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
3 publications.
Northward expansion of high-stature vegetation reveals net surface-cooling feedbacks in the majority of Canadian Boreal-Tundra ecozones.
Amaogu DC, Ofosu E, Dsouza KB, Pigeon J, Arenson LU, Boudreault R, Moreno-Cruz J, Leonenko Y, Maghoul P
Assessing the climate benefits of afforestation in the Canadian Northern Boreal and Southern Arctic.
Dsouza KB, Ofosu E, Salkeld J, Boudreault R, Moreno-Cruz J, Leonenko Y
Substantial carbon removal capacity of Taiga reforestation and afforestation at Canada's boreal edge.
Dsouza KB, Ofosu E, Boudreault R, Moreno-Cruz J, Leonenko Y
Comprehensive Study on Methane Hydrates as an Alternative Fuel Source for Arctic Communities
Principal investigators: Leonenko, Yuri Y
Keywords: clathrates; natural gas; thermodynamics
Geotechnical and Structural Paradigms for the Design, Implementation, and Operation of Small Modular Reactors in Canada's North
Principal investigators: Maghoul, Pooneh P
Keywords: climate change; energy transition; foundation engineering; geohazards; ground improvement; northern development; northern infrastructure; permafrost engineering; small modular reactors; soil-structure interaction
Carbon Capture by Boreal Afforestation: feasibility for Canada's net-zero emission goals
Principal investigators: Leonenko, Yuri Y
Keywords: boreal afforestation; carbon capture; carbon cycle; greenhouse gases
CO2 Capture and storage assessment for stelco's Lake Erie facility
Principal investigators: Croiset, Eric EB
Development of tools for customizing and monitoring of acoustic treatment for COVID-19 patients_x000d_
Principal investigators: Leonenko, Yuri
Improvement of the Frequencer ability to treat COVID-19 patients who require airway clearance_x000d_ _x000d_
Principal investigators: Leonenko, Yuri
Ex-Situ dissolution of CO2. Options and feasibility for Geological Storage
Principal investigators: Leonenko, Yuri
Permafrost thermosyphon
Principal investigators: Leonenko, Yuri
Optimization of CO2 dissolution for geological storage
Principal investigators: Leonenko, Yuri
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Yuri Leonenko and Juan Moreno-Cruz: 3 shared papers
- Pooneh Maghoul and Yuri Leonenko: 1 shared paper
- Pooneh Maghoul and Juan Moreno-Cruz: 1 shared paper
- Earth & Environmental Sciences
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Génies Civil, géologique et des mines
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