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Adebar

Perry

Applied Science

-

Engineering

Structural Engineering, Earthquake Engineering, high-rise buildings, bridges, concrete structures

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Alfantazi

Akram

Applied Science

Arabic

Engineering

Electrochemical processes in materials, corrosion, electrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy

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Alila

Younes

Forestry

None

Engineering, Environment, Water

Hydrology, Flood, Water Resources, Water Structures, Forest Hydrology

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Altintas

Yusuf

Applied Science

Turkish

Engineering

machine tools; machining; manufacturing; CNC; automation; CAM; controls; precision engineering; electro mechanical systems

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Banthia

Nemkumar

Applied Science

Hindi; French

Engineering, India, Multiculturalism, Research and Development, Science, Waste Management

civil infrastructure, bridges, concrete, repair, strengthening, rehabilitation, recycling, industrial by-products, environment

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Bi

Tony X.

Applied Science

Mandarin

Engineering, Environment, Pollution, Sustainability, Technology

Biomass and bioenergy systems, wood pellets, gasification, air pollution control, pollution prevention, energy and environment, life cycle analysis, ecoindustrial systems, sustainability, green engineering, chemical reactor engineering

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Calisal

Sander

Applied Science

French; Turkish

Architecture, Computers in Education, Engineering, Fisheries, Oceanography, Teaching, Transportation

naval architecture; ship design; ship stability; ship hydrodynamics; multimedia in engineering education, energy efficient ship design, surface wave mechanics.

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Cheung

Karen

Applied Science

French

Biotechnology, Engineering, Technology

Biotechnology, MEMS and BioMEMS, Microtechnology, Lab-on-a-Chip, Microfluidics, neural implants

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Chiao

Mu

Applied Science

Chinese

Biotechnology, Engineering

MEMS;micro sensors; micro actuators; BioMEMS;nanotechnology; bioengineering; electronic packaging

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Chieng

Sietan

Applied Science

Mandarin; Cantonese, Fukienese

Agriculture, China, Continuing Education, Engineering, Environment, Hong Kong, India, Natural Resources, Pollution, Research and Development, Taiwan, Waste Management, Water, Weather

irrigation and drainage for food and non-food plant production; water management and environment; soil-water-plant relationships; soil and water conservation; soil salinity and reclamation; water quality; environmental impact assessment; Malaysia; hydrology

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Chrostowski

Lukas

Applied Science

French, Polish

Biotechnology, Computers, Engineering, Research and Development, Telecommunications

semiconductor lasers, optics, VCSELs (Vertical Cavity Lasers), silicon photonis, photonics, optoelectronics, nano-photonics, biomedical photonics, biophotonics

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Condon

Patrick

School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture

-

Engineering, Environment, Natural Resources, Olympics, Transportation, Urban Planning, Water

Urban Design, Sustainable Design, Housing, Transportation, Sustainable Communities, Urban Watershed Health

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Cramond

Patrick

Applied Science

-

Engineering, Forestry

design of mechanical machines, e.g. in wood products manufacturing

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Croft

Elizabeth

Applied Science

-

Engineering, Robots

Robotics,Human-Robot Interaction, Intelligent Robotic Systems, Industrial Robotics, Machine vision,Assistive Technology, Mechatronics, Women in Engineering, Community Service Learning

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Crofton

Fiona S.

Applied Science

-

Agriculture, Architecture, Business, Communications, Community Planning, Continuing Education, Culture, Education, Engineering, Environment, Ethics, Human Behavior, Internet, Natural Resources, Pollution, Sustainability, Teaching, Transportation, Urban Planning, Waste Management, Water

Sustainability-based design and planning, sustainability / sustainable development education, participative planning and design, online education, virtual community architecture

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Dowlatabadi

Hadi

Graduate Studies

Persian (weak French)

Economics, Engineering, Environment, Ethics, Human Behavior, Mathematics, Natural Resources, Pollution, Technology, Weather

Energy technologies and policy Climate change mitigation, adaptation and policy Complex systems

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Dunford

William G.

Applied Science

some French and German

Computers in Education, Engineering, Robots, Space Exploration, Technology, Transportation

Electrical/power conversion; electric vehicles; alternative energy and sustainable development; battery management (eg: in satellities); efficiency and systems such as Skytrain

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Dunwoody

A Bruce

Applied Science

-

Education, Engineering

undergraduate, engineering, education

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Eberhardt

Erik

Science

-

Engineering, Geology, Mining

landslides, rockslides, tunnelling, mining, rock mechanics, geotechnical engineering

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Eberle

Wilson

Applied Science

-

Engineering

power electronics, switching power converters, power supplies, electric vehicles

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Ellis

Naoko

Applied Science

Japanese

Engineering, Environment

chemical engineering; CO2 capture; biofuels (including biodiesel)

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Englezos

Peter

Applied Science

-

Engineering

natural gas hydrates or methane hydrates

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Evans

R.L.

Applied Science

-

Engineering, Environment

Energy Technology and Policy, Sustainable Energy, Sustainable Transportation

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Fannin

Jonathan

Science

-

Engineering, Forestry

forest practices and landslide activity

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Feng

Hsi-Yung (Steve)

Applied Science

Mandarin

Computers, Engineering

Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM), 3D Laser Scanning

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Grecov

Dana

biomedical

French, Romanian

Engineering, Research and Development, Science, Technology

rheology, rheometry, Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, Computational Fluid Mechanics, Liquid Crystals, Biolubricants, lubricants, journal bearings, multi-phase flow, biofluid mechanics, Synovial joints, synovial fluid, arthrithis

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Green

Sheldon

Applied Science

-

Engineering

aircraft, pulp and paper, fluid mechanics, aerodynamics, sprays

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Hall

Eric

Applied Science

-

Engineering, Environment, Pollution, Waste Management, Water

forest industry pollution; pulp and paper wastewater, wastewater treatment

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Hare

Warren

Science

English

Earthquakes, Economics, Engineering, Health Care, Management, Mathematics, Natural Resources, Research and Development, Science, Urban Planning

Optimization, Nonconvex Analysis, Applied Optimization, Operations Research, Optimal System Design, Healthcare, Road Design, Earthquake Damage Reduction

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Hatzikiriakos

Savvas

Applied Science

Greek

Engineering, Olympics

ski/skate performance, snow/ice friction, Own The Podium polymer rheology polymer processing superhydrophobicity superoleophobicity tribology

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Haukaas

Terje

Applied Science

Norwegian

Computers, Engineering, Statistics

Risk, structures, structural safety, seismic, earthquake, probability, computer analysis

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Hodgson

Antony

Applied Science

-

Arthritis, Engineering, Medicine, Politics, Robots

bioengineering, biomechanics, medical or surgical robotics, medical engineering, electoral reform, single transferable vote, STV, citizens' assembly, fair voting

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Hungr

Oldrich

Science

Czech, French

Earthquakes, Engineering, Geology, Volcanos

landslides; rock falls; debris flows; engineering geology of natural hazards

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Hutton

Stanley

Applied Science

-

Engineering, Forestry, Research and Development, Technology

Vibration, Analysis, Stress,Deflection Rotating Discs, Finite Element, Saws, Sawing, Wood,Machining, Cutting, Washboarding, Speed, Stability

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Ivanov

Andre

Applied Science

French

Computers, Engineering

microelectronics; integrated circuits

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Iverson

Lee

Applied Science

-

Artificial Intelligence, Computers, Engineering, Internet, Libraries, Technology

collaboration, knowledge management, digital libraries, geospatial information, location services, computer vision, computer graphics, open source software

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Kadla

John

Forestry

-

Agriculture, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Engineering, Forestry, Natural Resources, Research and Development, Science, Sustainability

wood chemistry, biopolymers, cellulose, lignin, thermal analysis, pulp and paper, polymer characterization, biobased composites and nanocomposites

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Karlen

Walter

Applied Science

German,French

Africa, Engineering, Health Care, Technology, Third World

mobile computing for health care, mobile health, pulse oximetry, remote monitoring, telehealth, low income countries, pneumonia

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Kastrup

Christian

Medicine

-

Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Blood, Chemistry, Drugs, Engineering, Heart Disease, Medicine, Research and Development, Science

drug delivery, coagulation, biomaterials, atherosclerosis, in-vivo imaging, microfluidics

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Krishnamurthy

Vikram

Applied Science

-

Engineering

Signal processing, radars, machine learning, wireless communications, CDMA, neurobiology

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Kruchten

Philippe

Applied Science

French

Computers, Culture, Engineering

software, software design, software development, engineering design, entrepreneurship, project management, profession, licensing

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Kumar

Amit

Applied Science

-

Economics, Engineering, Research and Development, Science, Technology

Bioenergy, Biomass Energy Systems, Biomass Supply and Logistics, GHG Mitigation,

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Kwok

Ezra

Applied Science

-

Engineering, Health Care, Medicine, Technology

biomedical engineering, process control, medical devices, physiological modeling and measurements

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Lagally

Eric

Science

-

Biotechnology, Engineering, Microbiology, Research and Development, Science

microfluidics,bacterial pathogens,affinity reagents,aptamers,microfabrication,integrated microsystems,DNA

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Lau

Anthony

Applied Science

Chinese

Engineering, Environment, Pollution, Waste Management

organic waste recycling, composting, bioenergy, odor control

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Lemieux

Guy

Applied Science

-

Computers, Engineering

vector processors, parallel programming, programmable logic devices (PLDs, FPGAs), computer architecture, computer arithmetic, custom computing hardware, computer engineering

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Lence

Barbara J.

Applied Science

-

Engineering, Pollution, Waste Management, Water

engineering implications of environmental policies; transferrable discharge permits; marketable emission rights; emissions banking and effluent charges/taxes; water resources

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Lovegrove

Gord

Applied Science

-

Community Planning, Engineering, Mathematics, Pollution, Sustainability, Transportation, Urban Planning, Waste Management

Sustainability, sustainable transportation, transportation planning, sustainable road safety, sustainable communities, transportation demand management, safety audits, macro-level collision prediction models, social cost benefit analyses

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Lukas

Bichler

Applied Science

Czech

Engineering, Natural Resources, Science

materials, aluminum alloys, magnesium alloys, foundry, metalcasting, automotive research

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Marti

Jose

Applied Science

-

Olympics, Engineering, Computers

Computer modelling of response to disasters, Infrastructures Interdependencies Simulation (I2Sim) project project

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Marziali

Andre

Science

Italian

Engineering, Genetics, Physics, Research and Development, Robots, Teaching, Technology

Teaching methods, pedagogy, Robotics in education, Nanotechnology, Engineering Physics, Genomics

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Mavinic

Donald S.

Applied Science

French

Engineering, Environment, Waste Management, Water

waste water treatment/management; water treatment and quality; environmental engineering

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Meech

John A.

Applied Science

-

Artificial Intelligence, Computers in Education, Engineering, Environment, Mining, Natural Resources, Pollution, Research and Development, Robots, Waste Management

applications for industry; software and games for educational purposes; Society and the Engineer; Issues relevant to Mining; pollution control from mines and processing plants; Artificial Intelligence, Mining, Environment, Processing, Metallurgy; Processing and Manufacturing of Materials; global

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Merida

Walter

Applied Science

Spanish, Italian (fluent). French (rudimentary)

Engineering, Technology

Clean Energy, Fuel cells, Hydrogen, Climate Change

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Nagamune

Ryozo

Applied Science

-

Engineering, Mathematics

Robust control, System identification, Optimization, Hard disk drives servo, Automotive engine control, Machine tool servo control, Analytic interpolation, Spectral estimation

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Navin

Francis

Applied Science

-

Community Planning, Engineering, Transportation

road safety, traffic safety, highway design, transportation planning, parking

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Ollivier-Gooch

Carl

Applied Science

-

Engineering, Mathematics, Space Exploration

computational fluid dynamics, aerodynamics, airplane design, numerical methods, scientific computing, fluid mechanics

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Olson

James

Applied Science

-

Engineering, Environment

Pulp and Paper, papermaking, pulping,

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Ostafichuk

Peter

Applied Science

-

Engineering

Aerodynamics, Wind Tunnels

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Phani

Srikantha

Applied Science

-

Engineering

Vibrations; Lightweight Materials; Dynamics; Solid mechanics; Stress Analysis; Fracture Mechanics;

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Phillion

Andre

Applied Science

French

Engineering, Technology

Metals and Properties, Materials Selection, Manufacturing of metals, Solidification, Numerical Modelling, Aluminum alloys, 3D imaging, X-ray tomography

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Prion

Helmut

Applied Science

German; Afrikaans

Earthquakes, Engineering

earthquake resistance of wood buildings

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Reilly

Jenny

Applied Science

-

Australia, Engineering, Work

Engineering Co-op, Engineering Employment, International Co-op, Japan Co-op

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Roberts

Deborah

Applied Science

-

Biotechnology, Engineering, Environment, Microbiology, Pollution, Science, Sustainability, Waste Management, Water

biological wastewater treatment, microbial degradation processes, water quality, remediation

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Rteil

Ahmad

Applied Science

-

Earthquakes, Engineering

Structural Engineering, civil infrastructure, bridges, concrete structures, repair, strengthening, rehabilitation

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Salcudean

Tim

Applied Science

French

Biotechnology, Engineering, Robots, Technology

medical robotics, medical imaging and medical image analysis, haptics, ultrasound, elasticity imaging, elastography

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Schajer

Gary

Applied Science

-

Engineering, Teaching

engineering education

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Sexsmith

Robert

Applied Science

-

Engineering

bridge engineering; seismic engineering, risk assessment

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Shawwash

Ziad

Applied Science

Arabic

Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, Middle East, Natural Resources, Water

Water resources planning and management, hydropower, clean and renewable sources of energy, hydroelectric power scheduling, optimization, decision analysis, risk analysis, hydrology, expert systems

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Stiemer

Sigi

Applied Science

German

Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, Environment, Natural Resources, Oceanography

telescope and observatory enclosure design; steel structures; adaptive structures; artificial intelligence in design; alternative energy machines

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Stocco

Leo

Applied Science

-

Computers, Engineering, Orthopedics, Robots, Sports, Teaching

robotics, medical robotics, haptic interfaces, human computer interfaces, tennis

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Stoeber

Boris

Applied Science

German

Engineering

microfluidics, complex microflows, MEMS, BioMEMS, sensor technology, micro sensors

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Tannant

Dwayne

Applied Science

-

Engineering, Geology

rock mechanics, geotechnical engineering, engineering geology, blasting, slope stability, photogrammetry, mining, rock support

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Toering

Brian

Fire and Life Safety Systems

English

Engineering

Fire alarm, fire prevention, fire codes, sprinkler systems, fire extinguishment, fire systems, fire safety, safety systems, programming, inspections, verifications, maintenance.

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Troczynski

Tom

Applied Science

Polish

Engineering

ceramics, coatings, biomaterials, refractories, fracture

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Vatikiotis-Bateson

Eric

Arts

-

Animals, Artificial Intelligence, Brain, Communications, Culture, Engineering, Human Behavior, Japan, Language, Philosophy, Robots, Science, Speech Sciences, Students, Telecommunications, United States

Cognitive Systems, Linguistics, Auditory-Visual Speech Processing, Physical and computational modeling of speech motor control, Talking heads animation, Language and Gesture, Communicating systems

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Ventura

Carlos

Applied Science

Spanish

Computers, Computers in Education, Continuing Education, Earthquakes, Engineering, Research and Development

Structural Engineering, Earthquake Engineering, Vibrations of Structures, Buildings, Bridges, Dams, Structural Health Monitoring, Seismic Risk.

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Wijewickreme

Dharma

Applied Science

Sinhalese

Earthquakes, Engineering

buried pipelines engineering, soil pipe interaction, earthquake liquefaction of soils, geotechnical earthquake engineering, foundation engineering, soil mechanics

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Wilkinson

David

Applied Science

-

Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Engineering, Natural Resources, Plants, Research and Development, Science, Technology, Transportation, Sustainability, Environment

Environmentally-friendly energy solutions, renewable energies (hydro, wind, solar, geothermal, bioenergy), energy efficiency and conservation, cleaner methods of utilizing non-renewable energyenergy conversion and storage.

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Wilson

David

Medicine

-

Arthritis, Engineering, Orthopedics, Sports

spine, knee, hip, orthopaedics, sports medicine, osteoarthritis, joint, pain, fracture

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Wilton

Steven

Applied Science

-

Computers, Engineering

Integrated Circuits, Flexible Computer Chips, Flexible Computers, Computer Engineering

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Yellowley

Ian

Applied Science

-

Computers, Engineering, Robots, Technology

Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering; Product design; CNC, motion control, manufacturing process optimisation

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Zerriffi

Hisham

Graduate Studies

French

Africa, Asian Affairs, China, Economics, Engineering, Environment, Europe, Government, India, International Studies, Management, Natural Resources, Politics, Research and Development, Science, South America, Sustainability, Technology, Third World, Trade, Urban Planning

energy, environment, rural development, climate change, renewable resources, regulation, governance, technology, pollution

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Zhao

Jinhua

Applied Science

Chinese

China, Engineering, Human Behavior, Immigration, Chinese, Sustainability, Transportation, Urban Planning

transportation engineering, transportation planning, urban development in China, urban planning, intelligent transportation system

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Last reviewed 07-Jun-2010 Env: PROD / USER

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