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Isabelle Demers

ResearcherInstitut de recherche en mines et en environnement (IRME)Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

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Isabelle Demers

Researcher

Institut de recherche en mines et en environnement (IRME)

Engineering

Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
7 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 11 research grants (11 NSERC), most recently in 2023.

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Research

mine tailings cover systems desulfurized tailings environmental behaviour field monitoring heterogeneity long term prediction numerical modeling

Latest papers

Microbially induced calcite precipitation in As- and Sb- containing low sulfide tailings to mitigate neutral contaminated mine drainage: A comparison of bioaugmentation and biostimulation approaches.
Journal of environmental management · 2026
Effects of Cementitious Amendments on the Mechanical Strength and Hydraulic Conductivity of Mine Tailings for Reclamation Cover Systems.
Geotechnical and geological engineering · 2026
Development of a Neutral Mine Drainage Prediction Method Using Modified Kinetics Tests and Assessment of Sorption Capacities.
Mine water and the environment · 2025

All 8 publications

Latest funding

Northern biodiversity in a mining context
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$233,079
Valorisation des stériles d'une mine québécoise de graphite
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$190,000
Confronting 'Green Colonialism' - Indigenous and Local Community led Action and Solutions for Food-Water-Land Security
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$1,000,000

All 23 grants and awards

8 publications.

Microbially induced calcite precipitation in As- and Sb- containing low sulfide tailings to mitigate neutral contaminated mine drainage: A comparison of bioaugmentation and biostimulation approaches.

Lagae Capelle E, Coudert L, Neculita CM, Demers I, Baldwin SA

Journal of environmental management2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2026.128741 PMID: 41719860

Effects of Cementitious Amendments on the Mechanical Strength and Hydraulic Conductivity of Mine Tailings for Reclamation Cover Systems.

Jalce A, Demers I, Plante B, Pabst T, Brouard E

Geotechnical and geological engineering2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10706-026-03853-9 PMID: 42643562

Development of a Neutral Mine Drainage Prediction Method Using Modified Kinetics Tests and Assessment of Sorption Capacities.

Marmier V, Plante B, Demers I, Benzaazoua M

Mine water and the environment2025

DOI: 10.1007/s10230-025-01023-6 PMID: 40144921

Geomechanical aspects of stabilizing arsenic trioxide roaster waste in cemented paste backfill at the Giant Mine, Canada.

Mohammadi A, Demers I, Beier N

Journal of environmental management2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123022 PMID: 39442403

Improving the re-use potential of reactive waste rock using sieving: a laboratory geochemical study.

Sylvain K, Pabst T, Demers I

Environmental science and pollution research international2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-34679-8 PMID: 39231842

Multi-year in situ hydrogeochemical monitoring of hard rock lithium mine tailings in a large-scale experimental pile.

Roy T, Plante B, Demers I, Benzaazoua M, Isabel D

Journal of environmental management2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120602 PMID: 38520855

Integrating 3D geological modeling and kinetic modeling to alleviate acid mine drainage through upstream mine waste classification.

Toubri Y, Demers I, Beier N

Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120125 PMID: 36089139

In situ monitoring of an inclined cover made with mine waste materials to control water infiltration on a reactive waste rock dyke.

Kalonji-Kabambi A, Bussière B, Demers I

Journal of contaminant hydrology2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2021.103790 PMID: 33711617

Northern biodiversity in a mining context

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Fenton, Nicole NJ

Keywords: biodiversity; boreal biome; ecological planning; indigenous communities; industrial development; landscape; metal mines; wetlands

$233,079

Valorisation des stériles d'une mine québécoise de graphite

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Demers, Isabelle I

Keywords: caractérisation géochimique; économie circulaire; gestion des rejets miniers; graphite; litière; lixiviation; stériles miniers; valorisation des stériles

$190,000

Confronting 'Green Colonialism' - Indigenous and Local Community led Action and Solutions for Food-Water-Land Security

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023New Frontiers in Research Fund - International

Principal investigators: Parlee, Brenda

$1,000,000

FONCER - Mine Intelligente et autonome

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Gamache, Michel M

Keywords: analyse des données; automatisation des mines; génie minier; intelligence artificielle; numérisation des mines; optimisation des opérations; réingénierie des processus d'affaire; systèmes d'aide à la décision

$705,602

Géochimie, gestion et valorisation des roches stériles du dépôt Ashram

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Plante, Benoît B

Keywords: Drainage neutre contaminé; Éléments des terres rares; Fluor; Géochimie environnementale; Gestion des rejets miniers; Minéralogie; Mines; Stériles; Valorisation des rejets miniers

$43,478

Passive treatment of alkaline drainage from iron and titanium metallurgical slag

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Neculita, Carmen Mihaela CM

Keywords: alkaline drainage; biogeochemistry; environmental engineering; mining environment; passive treatment; water treatment

$100,000

Cement stabilization of acid generating tailings

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Demers, Isabelle I

Keywords: acid mine drainage; cement; chemical stabilisation; durability; field tests; geochemical behavior; life cycle assessment; mine site reclamation; mine tailings; tailings - cement mixtures

$287,100

Modular lunar surface construction using geopolymer-based composites

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Maghoul, Pooneh P

Keywords: additive manufacturing; geopolymer; geotechnical engineering; in-situ resource utilization; lunar construction; modular construction; soi-structure interaction; waste recycling

$60,000

Influence of desulfurized tailings cover heterogeneity and variability on long term performance of mine site reclamation

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Demers, Isabelle

Keywords: mine tailings; reclamation; cover systems; desulfurized tailings; unsaturated; numerical modeling; heterogeneity; environmental behaviour; field monitoring; long term prediction

$130,000

Valorisation des roches stériles dans les systèmes de recouvrement pour la restauration des parcs à résidus générateurs de drainage minier acide

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Pabst, Thomas T

$84,000

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Isabelle Demers

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Microbially induced calcite precipitation in As- and Sb- containing low sulfide tailings to mitigate neutral contaminated mine drainage: A comparison of bioaugmentation and biostimulation approaches.

Effects of Cementitious Amendments on the Mechanical Strength and Hydraulic Conductivity of Mine Tailings for Reclamation Cover Systems.

Development of a Neutral Mine Drainage Prediction Method Using Modified Kinetics Tests and Assessment of Sorption Capacities.

Geomechanical aspects of stabilizing arsenic trioxide roaster waste in cemented paste backfill at the Giant Mine, Canada.

Improving the re-use potential of reactive waste rock using sieving: a laboratory geochemical study.

Multi-year in situ hydrogeochemical monitoring of hard rock lithium mine tailings in a large-scale experimental pile.

Integrating 3D geological modeling and kinetic modeling to alleviate acid mine drainage through upstream mine waste classification.

In situ monitoring of an inclined cover made with mine waste materials to control water infiltration on a reactive waste rock dyke.

Northern biodiversity in a mining context

Valorisation des stériles d'une mine québécoise de graphite

Confronting 'Green Colonialism' - Indigenous and Local Community led Action and Solutions for Food-Water-Land Security

FONCER - Mine Intelligente et autonome

Géochimie, gestion et valorisation des roches stériles du dépôt Ashram

Passive treatment of alkaline drainage from iron and titanium metallurgical slag

Cement stabilization of acid generating tailings

Modular lunar surface construction using geopolymer-based composites

Influence of desulfurized tailings cover heterogeneity and variability on long term performance of mine site reclamation

Valorisation des roches stériles dans les systèmes de recouvrement pour la restauration des parcs à résidus générateurs de drainage minier acide

Frequent collaborators

Nicholas Beier

Lucie Coudert

Benoît Plante

Mostafa Benzaazoua

Thomas Pabst