Paul H. Simms

Associate Chair of Graduate Studies for Environmental Engineering and Associate Director of OCIENE, Professor in Environmental Engineering

• B.E.Sc., M.E.Sc., Ph.D. (Western Ontario), P.Eng.
• 2372 Mackenzie, Carleton University
• 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6
• paul.simms@carleton.ca

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Prof. Simms’ mailbox is located in room 3432 C.J. Mackenzie Building, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6 Canada

Teaching Assignments 2024-2025

• ENVE 4101 Waste Management
• ENVE 4918 Design Project
• ENVE 5204 Resource Industry Waste Management

Previous Teaching Assignments

• ENVE 4006/5301 Contaminant Hydrogeology
• ENVE 3004 Contaminant Transport
• CIVE 4307 Municipal Hydraulics
• CIVE 4407 Municipal Engineering
• CIVE 5503 Numerical Methods in Geomechanics
• ECOR 4995 Professional Practice
• ENVE 4002 Environmental Geotechnical Engineering
• ENVE 4006 Contaminant Hydrogeology
• ENVE 4101 Waste Management
• ENVE 4918 Design Project
• ENVE 5204 Resource Industry Waste Management
• ENVE 5301 Contaminant Hydrogeology
• ENVE 5701 Environmental Geotechnique (also taught as ENVE 5702 and ENVE 5703)
• ENVE 5703 Mine Waste Management (also taught as ENVE 5704)

Research Interests

• Mine waste management
• Thickened tailings disposal on surface and as mine backfill
• Fundamental unsaturated soil mechanics and
• Evolution of soil microstructure due to drying

Awards

2011 Research Achievement Award, Carleton University.  Check out the video.