Prospective Graduate Students

Are you interested in doing Graduate Studies with Dr. Ronald Pelot and the MARIN Group in the Department of Industrial Engineering at Dalhousie University, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada?

Funding: Research and Teaching Assistanceship funding is available for qualified students.

Programmes: Graduate studies can be pursued for the following degrees:

• Master of Applied Science (M.A.Sc.) degree in Industrial Engineering
• PhD in Engineering, with specialization in Industrial Engineering
• Master of Applied Science (M.A.Sc.) degree in Environmental Engineering
• PhD in Engineering, with specialization in Environmental Engineering

Topics: The following theses have been recently completed within the MARIN group:

• Jamal Shahrabi, “Spatial and Temporal Analyses of Maritime Fishing and Shipping Traffic and Incidents”, Ph.D., Dept. of Industrial Eng., Dalhousie Univ., Dec. 2003.
• Robert Shields, “Assessing Fishing Vessel Incident Factors in the Bay of Fundy for Response Planning”, M.A.Sc., Dept. of Industrial Eng., Dalhousie Univ., Mar. 2003.
• Christopher Uremovich, “Risk Analysis of Merchant Shipping Traffic and Predictive Modelling of Vessel Casualty Rates in the Canadian Atlantic Region”, M.A.Sc., Dept. of Ind. Eng., Dalhousie Univ., Aug. 2002.
• Claudia Tavera-Torres, “A Quantitative Analysis of Fishing Vessel Incidents in the Canadian Atlantic Region”, M.Eng., Dept. of Industrial Eng. Dalhousie Univ., Dec. 2001

Due to the large scope of the MARIN research, potential thesis topics can be defined in several areas including:

• Maritime risk analysis
• Geomatics and GIS applied to maritime issues
• Spatial Analysis
• Statistical Analysis
• Quantitiative analyses for Coastal Zone Management
• Environmental topics related to traffic and spills
• Coastal Security related to maritime traffic

Applicant’s Background: Students entering the graduate program come from a variety of backgrounds, including Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Management Sciences, Mathematics, and others.

Application:

• For more information on possible areas of study, please email Ronald.Pelot@dal.ca
• For more information on our degree requirements and application procedures, please contact our Department Secretary, Cindi Slaunwhite (Cindi@Slaunwhite@Dal.ca) for an Application for Admission, or obtain one online from the Dalhousie Admissions Office.