Catherine Mulligan, Concordia University

Research

heavy metals nutrients Algae Eutrophication Filtration Phosphorus Surface water biosurfactants

Latest papers

Seasonal source identification and source-specific health risk assessment of pollutants in road dust.
Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022 · senior author
A framework for the evaluation and selection of shoreline surface washing agents in oil spill response.
Journal of environmental management · 2021

All 2 publications

Latest funding

High-resolution Multifunctional Nano-metrological Scanning Probe Microscope for Unveiling the Interaction Forces Between Spilled Oil and Biogenic/Lithogenic Fine Particles in the Coastal Environment
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$136,124
Improvement of surface water quality via an on site treatment process
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$70,038
Development of a resuspension/filtration process for sediment remediation
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$60,000

All 33 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Seasonal source identification and source-specific health risk assessment of pollutants in road dust.

Wang J, Huang JJ, Mulligan C

Environmental science and pollution research international2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-16326-8 PMID: 34510345

02

A framework for the evaluation and selection of shoreline surface washing agents in oil spill response.

Bi H, An C, Owens E, Lee K, Chen Z, Mulligan C, Taylor E, Boufadel M

Journal of environmental management2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112346 PMID: 33756213

High-resolution Multifunctional Nano-metrological Scanning Probe Microscope for Unveiling the Interaction Forces Between Spilled Oil and Biogenic/Lithogenic Fine Particles in the Coastal Environment

Co-investigatorNSERC2024Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: An, Chunjiang

Keywords: Biogenic and lithogenic fine particles; Coastal environment; Environmental engineering; Fate and transport; HQP training; Indigenous communities; Interaction forces; Oil spill; Research tool; Scanning probe microscope

$136,124

Improvement of surface water quality via an on site treatment process

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Mulligan, Catherine CN

Keywords: Algae; Climate change; Eutrophication; Filtration; Geotextiles; Nutrients; On site; Phosphorus; Surface water; Suspended solids

$70,038

Development of a resuspension/filtration process for sediment remediation

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Mulligan, Catherine CN

Keywords: algae; eutrophication; filtration; geotextile; heavy metals; particle size; phosphorus; resuspension; sediment; surface water

$60,000

Development of an in situ filtration process to improve surface water quality (L2M application)

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Mulligan, Catherine

$20,000

Oil spill risk assessment and response planning for Canadian estuarine shorelines

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: An, Chunjiang C

Keywords: Estuarine shorelines; Green engineering; Oil removal; Oil spill; Pollution control; Process optimization; Response planning; Risk assessment; Vulnerability analysis

$90,000

Green remediation and recovery of contaminants using biosurfactants

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Mulligan, Catherine

Keywords: biosurfactants; heavy metals; nutrients; soil; sediments; wastewater; organic contaminants; life cycle; natural attenuation; waste substrates

$208,000

Development of an annamox process for mining effluents

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Mulligan, Catherine CN

$350,000

Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectrometer for Exploring the Oil Fate Associated with Environmental Persistent Free Radicals on Shorelines

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: An, Chunjiang

$149,711

Advanced Technological Training network on the risk and remediation of Pollution in URban Environments (PURE CREATE)

Co-investigatorNSERC2019Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Wilkinson, Kevin K

Keywords: air pollution; analytical instrumentation; cities; effects measurements; metals; organics; risk analysis; soil pollution; training; water pollution

$1,650,000

Geotextile filtration to improve surface water quality

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Mulligan, Catherine CN

$75,000

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

Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Building, Civil, Environmental Engineering

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Chunjiang An

Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Zhi Chen

Building, Civil, Environmental Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2021

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: heavy metals Dear Professor Mulligan, 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 "Seasonal source identification and source-specific health risk assessment of pollutants in road dust." (2022), 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 "Improvement of surface water quality via an on site treatment process" (2023), 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]