G. J. Evans

B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc., Ph.D., P.Eng.

Room: WB127
Tel.: 416-978-1821
Email: greg.evans@utoronto.ca
Web site: http://www.socaar.utoronto.ca

Awards

Joan E. Foley Student Quality of Student Experience Award, 2008
The Bill Burgess Teacher of the Year Award (Chemical Engineering), 2009
The Ontario Professional Engineers Award Engineering Medal- Research and Development, 2009

Memberships

Canadian Society for Canadian Engineering
American Association for Aerosol Research
Canadian Nuclear Society (past Chair of Toronto Branch)
Professional Engineers of Ontario
American Society for Engineering Education
American Geophysical Union

Research Interests

Southern Ontario Centre for Atmospheric Aerosol Research (SOCAAR)
SOCAAR is an interdisciplinary centre for the study of air quality, with a focus on how aerosols impact human health and the environment. SOCAAR brings together medical personnel, atmospheric chemists and environmental engineers, and promotes collaborative research through access to state-of-the-art facilities and partnerships with government and industry.

My research examines the source and composition of airborne particles, a key pollutant contributing to episodes of poor air quality in large cities. This research utilizes a combination of advanced instrumentation and modeling to understanding spatial and temporal trends in the concentration, composition and origins of these particles. The goal is to make key connections between emissions of pollutants, the quality and composition of urban air, and the impact of aerosols on human health and the environment. Focus areas include the development and application of high time resolution instruments in field work, such as single particle mass spectrometry, and the use of receptor modeling for sources identification and characterization.

As co-director of “Leaders of Tomorrow”, I am also interested in enhancing the positive impact of engineers on society by making leadership development an integral part of an engineering education.