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Collaborative Partners
Applied Seismology Consultants (ASC)
ASC are specialists in applied seismological monitoring, acoustic emission monitoring, and microseismic monitoring. Based in Shrewsbury, U.K., ASC operates under the direction of Prof. R. Paul Young and Dr. Calum Baker. Seismological investigations can be used to characterize the condition and behaviour of brittle materials including rock and concrete, under the influence of natural and induced stresses. ASC offers seismology and geophysical services that include instrumentation, acquisition, processing, and interpretation, at scales ranging from meters to kilometres on site, and down to millimetres in laboratory samples.
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL)
AECL has been conducting research at the Underground Research Laboratory (URL) related to the safe and permanent isolation of nuclear fuel waste in Canada. The knowledge gained through almost twenty years of experimentation has made AECL a world-leader in concepts for deep geologic repositories in crystalline rock. AECL has expertise in measuring in situ stresses, installing and monitoring specialized instrumentation, laboratory testing, and geological characterization.
Itasca Counsulting Group, Inc. (Itasca)
Itasca are specialists in developing and applying advanced numerical modelling codes for use in analysis of geomechanical and coupled hydro-mechanical and thermo-mechanical problems. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Itasca was founded by Prof. Charles Fairhurst. The company is part of HCItasca, a merger between Hydrologic Consultants, Inc. and Itasca Consulting Group, Inc. Together, these companies provide international hydrologic and geotechnical consulting expertise. Itasca's Canadian office in Sudbury, Ontario, is operated by Dr. Richard Brummer, P.Eng.
Dr. Emmanuel Detournay (University of Minnesota)
Dr. Detournay is a specialist in numerical analysis related to thermo-poro-elastic behaviour of geomaterials; hydraulic fracturing; and tool/rock interaction. He has provided consulting services and expert advice to the petroleum and nuclear waste management sectors for many years. He is a leading researcher in the fields of poro-elasticity and thermo-poro-elasticity, borehole stability, tool/rock interaction and hydraulic fracturing.
E2 Environmental Alliance Inc. (E2)
E2 Environmental Alliance Inc. is an independent consulting firm specializing in environmental management and training. Their international experience includes project management, scientific research, impact assessments, auditing, training, public consultation, modelling and expert testimony for a number of different industry sectors and government. E2 Environmental Alliance Inc. are headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Vox Terrae
Kevin Gillen is the principal of Vox Terrae, a consulting company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada that specializes in fractured reservoir characterization using log and core information. Vox Terrae provides services in core orientation with paleomagnetics, natural fracture description, image log interpretation, structural analysis, fracture network mapping, and stochastic fracture modelling.
JSO Lau Consulting Services Inc.
JSO Lau Consulting Services Inc. provides engineering consulting services in fundamental rock mechanics research, rock mechanics laboratory experiment design and testing, concrete and grout laboratory experiment design and testing, and subsurface characterization of rock masses. Joseph Lau is the firm’s president and principal consultant. The firm is based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and has expertise in measuring thermo-mechanical properties of rock, concrete and grout, long-term strength of rock, thermoporoelastic parameters of granite and strength of concrete-rock interfaces.
University of Saskatchewan Geological Engineering
The University of Saskatchewan Geological Engineering program in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan offers state-of-the-art rock mechanics testing facilities. Prof. Doug Milne heads the laboratory, and is a specialist in rock mechanics as applied to mining and civil engineering structures. He has a wide range of experience, both in mining as well as geotechnical engineering applications of rock mechanics. His recent research interests include the stability of surface and underground structures and the classification of rock masses.
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