Rebecca Dziedzic, Concordia University

Research

design optimization deterioration modelling integrated decision making life cycle costs pipe maintenance and renewal real-time operation system performance water distribution

Latest funding

Reliable Optimization Approaches for Energy Efficient Water Distribution Networks
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction in Design, Construction, Repair, and Maintenance of Underground Infrastructure
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$78,700
Smart and Integrated Management Methods for Sustainable Water Distribution Systems
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$72,000

All 4 grants and awards

Reliable Optimization Approaches for Energy Efficient Water Distribution Networks

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Advantage

Principal investigators: Dziedzic, Rebecca

Keywords: Energy efficiency

$100,000

Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction in Design, Construction, Repair, and Maintenance of Underground Infrastructure

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Bayat, Alireza A

Keywords: CO2 Emissions Reduction; Construction CO2 Emissions; Green Construction; Life Cycle Analysis; Trenchless Technologies; Underground Construction; Underground Infrastructure

$78,700

Smart and Integrated Management Methods for Sustainable Water Distribution Systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Dziedzic, Rebecca

Keywords: water distribution; deterioration modelling; life cycle costs; system performance; pipe maintenance and renewal; design optimization; integrated decision making; real-time operation

$72,000

Smart and Integrated Management Methods for Sustainable Water Distribution Systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Dziedzic, Rebecca

$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: design optimization Dear Professor Dziedzic, 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]. Your research on design optimization 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 "Reliable Optimization Approaches for Energy Efficient Water Distribution Networks" (2024), 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]