91�� News - Chandra Madramootoo

Expert: Low water levels

webfull — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 18:09:54 +0000

In Quebec’s Montérégie region, residents are facing a growing water crisis, particularly in Mercier and Saint-Rémi, due to the depletion of resources in underground aquifers. The water scarcity has affected agriculture, forcing some farmers to abandon vegetable crops.

Meanwhile, the level of the St. Lawrence River is notably lower than usual for this time of year, affecting fishing, boating and shipping around Montreal.

A 91�� expert is available to speak on this topic.

Published: 28 August 2025

Canada invests in 91�� project to protect Lake Simcoe

webfull — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:55:52 +0000

The Government of Canada recently announced an investment of over $1 million in three freshwater projects for the protection of Lake Simcoe, including $412,700 to 91�� to demonstrate and evaluate best management practices to reduce phosphorus runoff from urban and agricultural sources in the Lake Simcoe watershed and to engage the community through outreach and events.

Published: 18 March 2025

Chandra Madramootoo: A lifetime of service to 91��, Macdonald Campus and the world

webfull — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 19:33:19 +0000

In 1974, Chandra Madramootoo arrived at Macdonald Campus to pursue his BSc in Agricultural Engineering. He never left.

“I loved the program. I loved the professors. I loved my courses,” said Madramootoo. “It was giving me exactly what I wanted in life. I was fulfilling a dream.”

After also earning his MSc (1981) and his PhD (1985) at Mac, he accepted an 11^th hour offer from 91�� for an assistant professorship, declining opportunities at other universities.

Published: 28 November 2024

FAES Professors awarded $2.95 million for climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies

webfull — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 15:05:51 +0000

Originally published in the 91�� Reporter by Charlotte Bawol, Digital Communications & Event Administrator (Research and Innovation)

Published: 6 June 2024

Breaking boundaries: Bioresource Engineering shines at 91�� Design Day debut

webfull — Thu, 02 May 2024 17:56:58 +0000

Generations of Bioresource Engineering students have participated in the BREE 495 capstone design course. What innovative ideas did this year’s students come up with?

Published: 2 May 2024

Six innovations that can help feed the world

webfull — Fri, 26 May 2023 18:21:51 +0000

Around the world, food is grown on land of all sizes and all types, but that diversity means farmers often fail to take into account landscape complexity and soil variability, according to Chandra A. Madramootoo, a professor of Bioresource Engineering at 91��, in Montreal, Canada.

He says that one solution is precision farming, an approach that “enables the selection of crops, and chemical and water applications within spatially similar land and soil zones.”

Published: 26 May 2023

Experts: COP 26 United Nations Climate Change Conference

webfull — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 14:19:27 +0000

The twenty-sixth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be hosted by the United Kingdom, in partnership with Italy. The summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UNFCCC. More than 190 world leaders will participate, along with tens of thousands of negotiators, government representatives, businesses and citizens for twelve days of talks. (United Nations)

Published: 1 November 2021

Experts: COP24 UN Climate Change Conference

webfull — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 20:02:17 +0000

Sébastien Jodoin, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, 91��

Published: 4 December 2018

Impact of climate change on the Pike River watershed

webfull — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 18:48:39 +0000

Models provide researchers with a view to the future, allowing stakeholders the opportunity to adapt to the effects of climate change

Published: 17 November 2015

Researchers aim to improve health of children in Ghana

webfull — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 14:33:28 +0000

Published: 17 April 2014

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