Welcome to METAL at the University of Toronto!
We study heat, fluids, and energy to develop clean technologies for net-zero mining and beyond.
Cold Regions Science & Technology
- Freezing and thawing
- Multi-scale and multi-physics modeling
- Specialized technologies:
- Spray freezing for heating and cooling
- Ground freezing for permafrost protection
- Phase change materials for cold energy storage
Advanced Energy Systems in Northern Mines
- Renewable energy integration in mines
- Multi-objective optimization
- Electrification of northern mining operations
- Social impacts of mining on northern communities
- CFD modeling for underground ventilation
- Ventilation for electric vehicles
Acknowledgement of Traditional LandÂ
We wish to acknowledge this land on which the University of Toronto operates. For thousands of years it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.