Jianliang Mao

The research projects I have participated in include:

• Oil spill recovery using novel polymer sponge adsorption and nano/micro bubble gas flotation (MITACS, Apr 2024 – Mar 2025)
• Semifinalist of Oil Spill Response Challenge, Natural Resources Canada (Project Title: “A nano/micro bubble gas flotation and adsorption-based oil recovery system, Oct. 2022-Aug 2023)
• Finalist of Oil Spill Response Challenge, Natural Resources Canada (Project Title: “A nano/micro bubble gas flotation and adsorption-based oil recovery system, Nov 2023 - Feb 2025)
• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Development and evaluation of next-generation environmentally friendly decanting technologies for on-site oil/water separation and disposal, Natural Resources Canada (Multi-Partner Research Initiative, June 2023 - March 2027)
• Water security in small, rural, and remote communities (NSERC Alliance Missions Grant, 2022-2024)
• An integrated monitoring, statistical analysis and First Nations community engagement approach for water quality assessment in Necoslie River Watershed (MITACS, Oct 2022 – Sept 2023)

• Preparing environmental impact assessment documents for corporate construction projects
• Conducting site contamination investigations and preparing corresponding reports
• Conducting a national pollution source survey in the Wenzhou area
• Completing applications for enterprise pollutant discharge permits