| Allford: Tips on talking about energy in Canada, Jennifer Allford, | Publication | 2019-11-02 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Creative sentencing improves workplace safety: Why don’t we use it more?Creative sentencing improves workplace safety: Why don’t we use it more? Lianne M. Lefsrud, Heather Graves, and Joel Gehman. The Conversation, 4 April 2022, https://theconversation.com/creative-sentencing-improves-workplace-safety-why-dont-we-use-it-more-179814 | Publication | 2022-04-04 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, "Eckert, H.", Joel Gehman |
| Polarizing language creating gridlock in energy debate, says U of A expert, by Geoff McMaster | Publication | 2019-11-27 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Tailings Fatality Research Finds Communication Breakdowns, Daily Oil Bulletin, by Deborah Jaremko | Publication | 2019-03-03 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| (Renewed) President’s Doctoral Prize of Distinction ($10,000; Renewable (amount to be determined) each year of holding the CGS-D; May 2019 to April 2022) | Award | 2019-05-01 | Vivian Giang |
| 2022 Process Safety Management Award, Canadian Society of Chemical Engineers (CSChE) and Canadian Institute of Chemistry (CIC) | Award | 2023-04-30 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| A Century of Accomplishments— Dr. Lianne Lefsrud, P.Eng. Profiled for APEGA’s CentennialA Century of Accomplishments— Dr. Lianne Lefsrud, P.Eng. Profiled for APEGA’s Centennial. Available URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZJXmExrWkQ. | Award | 2022-05-01 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Alberta Advanced Education Alberta Graduate Students Travel Incentive | Award | 2023-04-30 | Kyla Cangiano |
| Andrew Stewart Memorial Graduate Prize | Award | 2023-04-30 | Vivian Giang |
| Beakerhead Science Communication Scholarship NSERC/Beakerhead Science Communication Scholarship ($3,300) | Award | 2019-09-01 | Vivian Giang |
| Best Symposium Award Runner-up, Science denial: causes, courses, and remedies. A route map for organizational scholars, 2021 Organizations and Management Theory Division, Academy of Management Meeting. PIs: Elena Bruni (WU Vienna, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wi | Award | 2023-04-30 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Brett Cortus Memorial Graduate ScholarshipBrett Cortus Memorial Graduate Scholarship (2019) – Academic achievement | Award | 2019-04-01 | Daniel Schiffner |
| Bryan-Gruhn Graduate Research AwardBryan-Gruhn Graduate Research Award, 2020 | Award | 2020-01-01 | Kyla Cangiano |
| Bryan–Gruhn Graduate Research Award | Award | 2023-04-30 | Vivian Giang |
| Canada Graduate Scholarships Program – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements Award | Award | 2019-05-01 | Vivian Giang |
| Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) Margaret Brine Graduate Scholarship | Award | 2023-04-30 | Vivian Giang |
| Department of Anthropology Travel Award | Award | 2023-04-30 | Kyla Cangiano |
| Distinguished Academic Early Career AwardConfederation of Alberta Faculty Associations (CAFA) Distinguished Academic Early Career Award, $2000. Recognizing an academic staff member, or group of staff members, who through their research and/or other scholarly, creative or professional activities have made an outstanding contribution to the wider community beyond the university. | Award | 2017-06-01 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Distinguished Alumni Award | Award | 2023-04-30 | Vivian Giang |
| Edmonton Consular Corps Award | Award | 2023-04-30 | Vivian Giang |
| Faculty of Fine Arts and Communications Sessional Professional Development Fund | Award | 2023-04-30 | Vivian Giang |
| Friends of the University of Alberta Society Graduate Award Friends of the University of Alberta Society Graduate Award ($5,000) | Award | 2019-09-01 | Vivian Giang |
| Fulbright Scholarship | Award | 2021-03-31 | Vivian Giang |
| Graduate Student Travel Award Department of Anthropology Graduate Student Travel Award ($2,200) | Award | 2020-01-01 | Vivian Giang |
| Graduate Students Travel IncentiveAlberta Advanced Education Alberta Graduate Students Travel Incentive | Award | 2020-01-01 | Kyla Cangiano |
| Hawkins Graduate Research Award (2019)Hawkins Graduate Research Award (2019) – 2nd Place in 3MT departmental competition | Award | 2019-04-01 | Daniel Schiffner |
| Joseph Armand Bombardier Canadian Graduate Scholarship-Master’s (CGS M)Joseph Armand Bombardier Canadian Graduate Scholarship-Master’s (CGS M), SSHRC,
2019/20, $17,500 | Award | 2019-09-01 | Kyla Cangiano |
| Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate ScholarshipSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship - Doctoral Program (CGS-D)
($35,000/year for three years) | Award | 2019-09-01 | Vivian Giang |
| Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship - Doctoral | Award | 2021-03-31 | Vivian Giang |
| Kule Scholar, July 2022 – July 2025 | Award | 2022-07-01 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Most Cited PaperMost cited paper for 2015-2019 in Canadian Public Administration for Gehman, Lefsrud & Fast (2017) Social License to Operate: Legitimacy by Another Name? | Award | 2020-10-31 | Joel Gehman, Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, "Stewart Fast" |
| Most Read PaperMost read paper, Organization Studies (FT45 journal), every month February 2013 – present (except in February 2015, #2 to a paper on Game Theory by Greece’s finance minister) | Award | 2018-04-09 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| National Geographic Explorer Grant | Award | 2022-11-01 | Vivian Giang |
| National Geographic Society – Explorer Grant Level I | Award | 2023-04-30 | Vivian Giang |
| Outstanding MentorshipUniversity of Alberta Award for Outstanding Mentorship in Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities, Nominee. | Award | 2018-03-05 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| President’s Doctoral Prize of DistinctionPresident’s Doctoral Prize of Distinction ($10,000 plus additional installments throughout
duration of the CGS-D Award) | Award | 2019-09-01 | Vivian Giang |
| Published Paper Award of Excellence Award granted for "Preliminary Work by the Dam Integrity Advisory Committee Towards Thinking Clearly and Communicating Effectively About Risk." Proceedings of the Canadian Dam Association | Award | 2021-05-14 | "Jeremy Boswell", "Amy Rentz", "Paul Cavanaugh", "Larry Staples", Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Researcher Mobility Fund AwardWorldwide University Network Researcher Mobility Fund Award ($3,838) | Award | 2019-09-01 | Vivian Giang |
| Risk, Innovation, and Sustainability Chair (RISC), David and Joan Lynch School of Engineering Safety and Risk Management, July 2022 – | Award | 2022-07-01 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Scholarly Activity Dissemination FundMacEwan University Faculty of Fine Arts and Communications Scholarly Activity
Dissemination Fund ($3,500) | Award | 2020-01-01 | Vivian Giang |
| Science denial: causes, courses, and remedies. A route map for organizational scholars2021 Organizations and Management Theory Division, Academy of Management Meeting | Award | 2021-04-27 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, "Elena Bruni" |
| Summit AwardAPEGA Summit Award Winner: Women in Engineering and Geoscience Champion Award, for co-chairing Canadian Coalition of Women in Engineering Science, Trades and Technology (CCWESTT) 2018, Biennial Conference | Award | 2019-04-23 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Travel AwardDepartment of Anthropology Travel Award | Award | 2020-05-08 | Kyla Cangiano |
| Travel AwardTravel Award, German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ Tokyo)/Max Weber Foundation (round trip travel from Edmonton to Tokyo, Japan) | Award | 2021-12-30 | Vivian Giang |
| Travel Award | Award | 2021-11-01 | Vivian Giang |
| University of Alberta Department of Anthropology Graduate Student Travel Award | Award | 2023-04-30 | Vivian Giang |
| University of Alberta Education Abroad Individual Award | Award | 2023-04-30 | Vivian Giang |
| University of Alberta Future Energy Systems Opportunity Award | Award | 2023-04-30 | Vivian Giang |
| University of Alberta Graduate Students’ Association Academic Travel Grant | Award | 2023-04-30 | Vivian Giang |
| Walter H. Johns Graduate Fellowship, 2019/2Walter H. Johns Graduate Fellowship, 2019/20 | Award | 2020-01-01 | Kyla Cangiano |
| Science denial impact: People, organizations, and institutionsUnder contract with Stanford University Press for 2024 | Publication | 2023-04-30 | "Bruni, E.", Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Our journey with creative sentencing. McRory, S., Walsh, D., Tait, A., Lefsrud, L.M. 2017. Our journey with creative sentencing. Canadian Society of Safety Engineers, Annual Conference, September 17, Halifax NS. | Publication | 2018-04-09 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Analyzing and Visualizing the Canadian Research LandscapeResearch evaluation is an important activity in the overall context of scholarly work, for researchers’ career advancement, publication and proposal adjudication, universities’ strategic investments, and funding agencies’ planning. In this paper, we describe a system that uses state-of-the-art text-analysis methods to analyze and visualize
the grant dataset, recently made available by NSERC to gain insights around the science-and-technology research in Canada, which we believe can inform the above processes. | Publication | 2019-11-01 | "Victor Silva", "Ashley Herman", "Maryam Mirzaei", "Elisa Du", "Bowen Hu", "Monica Sawchyn", Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, "Joerg Sander", "Eleni Stroulia" |
| Analyzing and Visualizing Twitter ConversationsGutierrez, C.G.*, Whittaker, A.*, Patenio, K.M.*, Gehman, J., Lefsrud, L.M., Barbosa, D., & Stroulia, E. 2021. Analyzing and Visualizing Twitter Conversations, CASCON x EVOKE 2021, November 2021 | Publication | 2022-05-01 | C G Gutierrez,, "Whittaker, A.", K M Patenio, Joel Gehman, Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, "Barbosa, D.", "Stroulia, E." |
| Employing multifaceted teaching and learning components to foster CEAB graduate attribute developmentAnderson, N.*, Cocchio, J., Watson, E., Lefsrud, L., & Leijun, L. 2017, in press. Employing multifaceted teaching and learning components to foster CEAB graduate attribute development. Proceedings of the 2017 Canadian Engineering Education Association 8th Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario: University of Toronto. More information at: https://ceea.ca/en/publications/ | Publication | 2017-06-30 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Heated Atmosphere: Organizational Emotions and Field Structuring in Online Climate Change DebatesLefsrud, L.M., Oberg, A. & Meyer, R.E. 2019. Heated Atmosphere: Organizational Emotions and Field Structuring in Online Climate Change Debates. Academy of Management, Boston, August 2019. | Publication | 2019-08-01 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| How organizations create complexity, ambiguity, and uncertainty to blind their risk management efforts. Baker, K.E.,* & Lefsrud, L.M. 2019. Organizational myopia: How organizations create complexity, ambiguity, and uncertainty to blind their risk management efforts. 35th Colloquium, European Group of Organizational Studies (EGOS) Sub-theme 17: Enlightening the Future through Risk work. University of Edinburgh, July 2019. | Publication | 2019-07-01 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Keepers of the Fire, Keepers of the Water: Language, loss, and regeneration through geothermal practices on Indigenous landsAmerican Anthropological Association Presidential Panel: Tipping Toward Extinction: Confronting Climate Change and Indigenous Language Loss | Publication | 2019-11-23 | Andie Palmer |
| Managing Microbial Corrosion in Canadian Offshore & Onshore Oil Production OperationsLefsrud, L.M. & Gieg, L.M. 2017. ‘Managing Microbial Corrosion in Canadian Offshore & Onshore Oil Production Operations’, CORROSION 2017 (NACE). Project presentation to Technology Exchange Group (TEG) 187X (Microbiologically-Influenced Corrosion technical group), New Orleans, LA, March 28. | Publication | 2017-03-28 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Organizational emotions in online climate change debateLefsrud, L.M. Oberg, A. & Meyer, R. 2017. Organizational emotions in online climate change debate. 33rd EGOS Colloquium, Copenhagen, July 6-8, 2017. | Publication | 2017-07-06 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Power Relations and the Energy Transition: A Critical Review on Discourses, Ideologies and Perspectives for Sustainable Geothermal Energy Development in Valemount, British ColumbiaGeothermal energy is predicted to be most beneficial to rural communities where costs will be minimal and energy use will be direct, contributing to environmental sustainability while addressing equality and access to resources issues in many underprivileged parts of the world. Accordingly, geothermal energy is envisioned to have high potential for delivering renewable energy resources and supporting marginal regions through much-needed community development. Given the challenges in realizing this potential, this paper critically reviews the power relations within the energy sector, looking at control over resources, the accumulation of wealth, and the potential for structural transformation to a model of resource development that supports marginal regions and achieves community development. Specifically, we focus on several key questions. If the main driver of new technology/ development projects remains profit, how likely is it that geothermal energy will be developed to benefit rural and
remote communities? What are the key challenges and mechanisms for supporting community development in this context? Adopting a critical discourse analysis approach, I examine relevant literature to identify dominant discourses that prevent sustainable energy development in rural communities. Through this research I seek to understand the cultural context of energy companies and their relationship to people and profit as well as social and environmental sustainability. This review is a preliminary stage of a participatory action research study on the potential for geothermal energy development in the Canadian Village of Valemount to incorporate sustainable, collaborative and inclusive resource development models. Furthermore, this study facilitates the development of a theory and concepts for understanding the sustainability of renewables and their projected impact on solving equity and equality issues worldwide. | Publication | 2020-02-18 | Nadine Suliman Abdelrahman |
| Preliminary Work by the Dam Integrity Advisory Committee Towards Thinking Clearly and Communicating Effectively About RiskFollowing the Mount Polley Tailings Breach in August 2014, many practising engineers asked themselves: “Could a
dam failure like this happen in Alberta?” To address this question, the Alberta Chamber of Resources (ACR) appointed a task force of leading engineers, which became known as the Alberta Dam Integrity Advisory Committee (DIAC), who examined dam safety in the province in detail during a two-day workshop, looking for areas in which attention to dam integrity could be improved. One of the key actions of the task force was the development and publication of a White Paper on Dam Safety and Risk Communication: Thinking Clearly and Communicating Effectively about Risk. The purpose of this paper is to summarize the content of the proposed White Paper, to provide an update on its progress and development, and to inform a wider audience of dam engineers and related specialists at this conference, who are invited to provide critique and comment on the approach. The content of the paper follows the rationale and approach as developed by the DIAC Risk Subcommittee drafting team, to answer the following questions about dam safety risk communication: 1) Why this discussion now? 2) What and who is at risk? 3) Why do you need to communicate? 4) Who do you need to communicate/engage with, when and how? 5) What are the challenges, particularly for dam operators in communicating risk? 6) What principles are essential to the communication of risk? | Publication | 2019-10-06 | "Jeremy Boswell", "Amy Rentz", "Paul Cavanagh", "Larry Staples", Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Spanning Boundaries Through Conferences: Engaging Diverse EDI Stakeholders to Promote ChangeLefsrud, L.M., Mullick, A., Pederson, A., Jensen-Fontaine, M., Asiedu, E.*, Miles, S.*, Baker, K.E. 2019. Spanning Boundaries Through Conferences: Engaging Diverse EDI Stakeholders to Promote Change. 1st Annual Intersections of Gender Conference (Working the Intersections of Gender), Edmonton, October 2019. | Publication | 2019-10-01 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| The Pools of Ngāwha: Power, History and the Recognition of Māori Interests. | Publication | 2019-03-23 | Andie Palmer |
| Using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning techniques to analyze incident reports.Sattari F.*, Kurian, D.*, Lefsrud, L.M., & Macciotta, R. 2021. Using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning techniques to analyze incident reports. Hazards 31 Conference Proceedings, IChemE, 16–18 November 2021, Virtual Process Safety Conference. | Publication | 2022-05-01 | "Sattari, F.", "Kurian, D.", Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, "Macciotta, R." |
| Clean and Renewable Energy - Taking a Systems Approach to Geothermal EnergyLefsrud, L.M. 2020. SDG 7: Clean and Renewable Energy - Taking a Systems Approach to Geothermal Energy. Public Presentation for University of Alberta’s International Week, Edmonton, February 3, 2020. | Activity | 2020-02-03 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Inter- professional relations and categorization in accounting regulation: The case of Modernizing Oil and Gas Reserve ReportingLefsrud, L.M., Fox, K., Cooper, D., & Taminiau, Y. 2018. Inter- professional relations and categorization in accounting regulation: The case of Modernizing Oil and Gas Reserve Reporting. 12th Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting Conference, University of Edinburgh Business School, 11-13 July 2018. | Activity | 2018-07-11 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Invited speaker for the University of Alberta SKIPP (Situated Knowledges: Indigenous Peoples and Place) Community Voices Colloquium Series | Activity | 2023-04-30 | Vivian Giang |
| Role of AI in Humanities and EthicsLefsrud, L.M. 2019. Role of AI in Humanities and Ethics, Invited Panelist, Canadian Conference in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Edmonton, May 6, 2019. | Activity | 2019-05-06 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Safety MomentLefsrud, L.M. 2019. Safety Moment. Suncor Senior Management Contractor Safety Roundtable, Ft. McMurray, May 27, 2019 | Activity | 2019-05-27 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| 42nd New Zealand Geothermal Workshop | Activity | 2020-11-23 | Andie Palmer |
| Advanced technologies to depolarize energy dialoguesLefsrud, L.M. 2019. Advanced technologies to depolarize energy dialogues. Keynote, Energy Futures Lab: Energy.AI3, Calgary, October 1, 2019 | Activity | 2019-10-01 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| An introduction to oil sands tailings: Innovations and challenges. Tailings Wilson, G.W., Beier, N.A. and Giang, V. (2019) An introduction to oil sands tailings: Innovations and
challenges. Tailings 2019. 10-12 July, Santiago, Chile. | Activity | 2019-07-01 | Vivian Giang |
| Anthropological Engagements with Divisions and Disputes | Activity | 2021-05-12 | Andie Palmer |
| Bruni, E.* & Lefsrud, L.M. 2021. Science denial: causes, courses, and remedies. A route map for organizational scholars, Academy of Management Conference, July 31 – August 3, 2021. | Activity | 2021-08-03 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Can Farmers be Climate LeadersDavidson, D.J. & Lefsrud, L.M. 2018. Can Farmers be Climate Leaders. RC24 Session, “Climate change mitigation and adaptation: Progress and pitfalls in low-carbon transition,” at the World Congress of Sociology, Toronto, July 2018. | Activity | 2018-07-15 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Communicating RisksLefsrud, L.M. 2019. Communicating Risks. Keynote, National Conference of the Canadian Dam Association, Calgary, October 9, 2019 | Activity | 2019-10-09 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Communicating risks across organizations and to contractorsBaker, K.E.,* Zettl, J.,* Macciotta, R., Hendry, M., Lefsrud, L.M. 2018. Communicating risks across organizations and to contractors. Canadian Institute of Mining (CIM), Vancouver, May 2018. | Activity | 2018-05-08 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Communicating Risks To Support Sustainability Discussions: Challenges In A Post-Truth EraLefsrud, L.M. 2019. Communicating Risks To Support Sustainability Discussions: Challenges In A Post-Truth Era. Keynote, Canadian Heavy Oil Association, Fall Conference, Calgary, November 7, 2019. | Activity | 2019-11-07 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Communicating Risks to Support Sustainability Discussions: Challenges in a Post-Truth EraLefsrud, L.M. 2019. Communicating Risks to Support Sustainability Discussions: Challenges in a Post-Truth Era. Dow Elements of Sustainability Series. Available online at: https://consumer.dow.com/en-us/who-we-are/sustainability/elements-of-sustainability-2019.html | Activity | 2019-04-25 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Creative Sentencing: My Experience with CompaniesLefsrud, L.M. 2019. Creative Sentencing: My Experience with Companies. Alberta Justice Senior Leadership Retreat, Edmonton, June 25, 2019 | Activity | 2019-06-25 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Cutting-Edge Linguistic MethodsLefsrud, L.M. 2019. Cutting-Edge Linguistic Methods. Academy of Management, invited panelist Paper Development Workshop, Boston, August 12, 2019 | Activity | 2019-08-12 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Decolonizing Approaches to Geothermal Energy Development in Alberta through Indigenous Community-Led Research and Engagement. | Activity | 2021-03-30 | Vivian Giang, Andie Palmer, Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Deep Entanglements: Geothermal power development and Indigenous-state relations from Aotearoa New Zealand to AlbertaThe richly productive notion of “entanglement” in anthropology captures the “dialogical dimensions of the encounters and the coexistence between Indigenous and non-Indigenous worlds” (Poirier 2017, 215) and the differentials in power that challenge efforts to stay in relation where treaty obligations are concerned. The history of Alberta and Canada’s relations with Indigenous nations around the development of oil and gas resources in the province provide many deep entanglements with respect to the unfulfilled duty to consult, and ongoing concerns regarding the Alberta Energy Regulator. Can the policies and procedures for new geothermal energy development, with the bright promise of a low carbon footprint, acknowledge these entanglements and create an opportunity for First Nations and Métis involvement in a way that honours treaty obligations and the principle of free, prior, and informed consent?
When Alberta’s Geothermal Energy Resource Development Act received royal assent in late 2020, Canadian jurisprudence recognized no duty to consult in the formation of such legislation, and no consultation of Indigenous Peoples in the province was carried out. The Act will regulate deep drilling and fluid extraction as if the geothermal energy source were a mineral, with all rights to extract automatically granted to pre-existing mineral rights holders. As modelled on pre-existing oil and gas regulations, concerns are raised that the regime will promote the interests of current mineral leaseholders over Indigenous treaty partners, and not fully engage with concerns over surface lands and waters. I examine this legislation and its entanglements in contrast to alternative laws and policies in place Aotearoa New Zealand, where Indigenous practices in those places, and challenges to geothermal development by Maori kaitiaki (guardians) of geothermal waters and others have led to questions as to what should be seen as sustainable practice with respect to geothermal energy development.
| Activity | 2021-02-26 | Andie Palmer |
| Engaging communities and adaptive changeGiang, V. (2019) Engaging communities and adaptive change. International Short Course on Landform
Design for Sustainable Mining. 5-10 December, Edmonton, AB. | Activity | 2020-05-08 | Vivian Giang |
| Enhancing Regulatory Effectiveness to Improve Corporate Performance Lefsrud, L.M. 2019. Enhancing Regulatory Effectiveness to Improve Corporate Performance. Keynote to Legal Circle, monthly meeting of Provincial, Court of Queen’s Bench, and Appeal Court judges, October 17, 2019 | Activity | 2019-10-17 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Entangled, but disengaged: Geothermal energy policy development without First Nations in AlbertaA new extractive industry is being developed in Alberta, and the first bill to regulate the resource throughout the province was passed into law in late 2020. Under current Canadian jurisprudence, no duty to consult in the formation of legislation has been recognized, and no consultation was carried out. Alberta’s Geothermal Energy Resource Act will regulate deep drilling and fluid extraction as if the geothermal energy source were a mineral, with all rights to extract automatically granted to pre-existing mineral rights holders. As modelled on pre-existing oil and gas regulations, the regime will promote the interests of current leaseholders over Indigenous treaty partners. I examine this legislation in contrast to alternative policies in BC and Aotearoa New Zealand, where Indigenous water keepers and fire keepers in those places have opened up new ways of talking about what should be sustainable practice with respect to geothermal energy. | Activity | 2021-05-12 | Andie Palmer |
| Etchanchu, H., Cascadden, M.*, & Lefsrud, L.M. 2021. Addressing Grand Challenges in Organization Theory-System Change through Theory, Engagement & Action | Activity | 2023-04-30 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, Maggie Cascadden |
| Evaluation of three geothermal project SIA reportsAlthough renewable energy provides a more sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, not unlike conventional energy resources, technical uncertainties and public opposition remains a key aspect of project development. The aim of this paper is to investigate the emergence of larger-scale geothermal energy projects and the anticipated community impacts identified within environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) reports; particularly the social aspects. Drawing on the academic literature, the study identifies an evaluation framework that involves key features, core values and key principles for SIA. Based on this framework we develop 8 detailed questions to facilitate a comprehensive analysis. These questions address factors including: stakeholders’ identification, local community needs and interests, community participation and engagement, cultural context, institutional set-up, capacity building and mitigation, evaluation and monitoring plans. This framework was then applied to three case studies of geothermal power plant projects from Ethiopia, Indonesia, and Kenya. The projects chosen were from different parts of the world as a way to identify differences in conducting social analyses, however, all reports showed similar methodologies regardless of the location. Through a comparative analysis of the social component of ESIA studies for these projects, overall findings suggest that ESIA reports are intended to fulfill regulatory requirements (standard operating procedures) but lack processes and insights that can enhance and fine-tune the mutual interests of project proponents and local stakeholders and community leaders. Overall, a transformation in ESIA study methodologies is required through collaborations between practitioners and researchers to ensure the effectiveness of ESIA as a tool for reconciling community and project values and goals. | Activity | 2019-04-29 | Nadine Suliman Abdelrahman |
| Geothermal Power in the Indigenous World: exploring the dynamics of collaborative research in resource developmentCangiano, K. (2019) Geothermal Power in the Indigenous World: exploring the dynamics of
collaborative research in resource development. CASCA-AAA Changing Climates Annual Conference.
20-24 November, Vancouver, BC. | Activity | 2019-11-20 | Kyla Cangiano |
| Greasing the Tracts: How Oil & Gas Tactics Slide into Geothermal LegislationConference paper for the Organized Session, Experiencing the Precarious Environment | Activity | 2022-03-25 | Andie Palmer |
| Hidden Hazards and Blind SpotsLefsrud, L.M. 2019. Hidden Hazards and Blind Spots. Workshop, Construction Owners’ Association of Alberta (COAA) Best Practices Conference, Edmonton, May 9-10, 2019 | Activity | 2019-05-09 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Identifying Hidden HazardsLefsrud, L.M., Baker, K.E.,* & Zettl, J.* 2018. Identifying Hidden Hazards. Petroleum Safety Conference. Banff, April 30-May 3, 2018. | Activity | 2018-05-03 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Indigenous Rights, the Environmental and Geothermal Energy Development in the Pacific Ring of Fire. | Activity | 2020-12-06 | Vivian Giang, Andie Palmer, Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Indigenous youth engaging in community-led research to decolonize renewable energy developmentGiang, V., Cangiano, K., Alexis, R., Letendre, S., Lefsrud, L. and Palmer, A. (accepted, 2020)
Indigenous youth engaging in community-led research to decolonize renewable energy
development. caISES 2020 Annual Gathering. 28 February-1 March, Saskatoon, SK. (did not
participate because Indigenous co-presenters were unable to attend) | Activity | 2020-02-28 | Vivian Giang, Kyla Cangiano, Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Indigenous youth engaging in community-led research to decolonize renewable energy development. | Activity | 2021-03-13 | Vivian Giang, Kyla Cangiano, "Ross Alexis", "Liz Letendre", Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, Andie Palmer |
| Inter-professional categorization in accounting regulationLefsrud, L.M., Fox, K., Cooper, D., & Taminiau, Y. 2018. Inter- professional categorization in accounting regulation. Organizations and Management Theory Division, Academy of Management Annual meeting, Chicago, August, 2018. | Activity | 2018-08-10 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Just don’t call it climate changeLefsrud, L.M. 2019. Just don’t call it climate change. Keynote, Alberta Institute of Agrologists, Annual Conference, Banff Centre for Leadership, March 29, 2019.
| Activity | 2019-03-29 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Lefsrud, L.M. & Jennings, D.J. 2022. Visualizing Systems: Visual analytics built on big data as a form of analysis and theoretical interpretation. PDW for The Collection, Analysis, Theorization and Representation of Visual Data in Qualitative Scholarship 2 | Activity | 2023-04-30 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, Dev Jennings |
| Lefsrud, L.M. 2022. Back to the drawing board: Reconstructing risk management systems through visualization | Activity | 2023-04-30 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Lefsrud, L.M. 2022. Principles to Depolarize Energy Conversations | Activity | 2022-05-12 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Lefsrud, L.M., Gutierrez, C.G.*, Gehman, J., Barbosa, D., Stroulia, E. 2022. Energy to Contest? Emotional and multimodal contestation of energy markets. Sub-theme 42: Markets for Sustainability: Evolving Challenges, Imperfections, and Trade-offs | Activity | 2023-04-30 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, Joel Gehman |
| Lefsrud, L.M., Hussain, A.*, Gholizadeh, N.*, Sattari, F.*, Musilek, P., Liang, H. 2021. Creating System Resilience in Power Generation and Delivery University of Alberta | Activity | 2021-11-08 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, Nastaran Gholizadeh, Musilek, P. |
| nclusive Futures: Indigenous Engagement in Canada’s WorkforceDavey, J., Giang, V., McCaie, A., Ross Fiddler, D. and Shuriye, M. (2020) Inclusive Futures:
Indigenous Engagement in Canada’s Workforce. Virtual broadcast across Canada. 13 March,
Ottawa, ON. | Activity | 2020-03-13 | Vivian Giang |
| On the Protocol of Land AcknowledgementsCanadian Mehfil: Archives, Community and Intimacy within the Public Sphere. A Conference in Honour of Dr. Regula Qureshi. | Activity | 2019-06-15 | Andie Palmer |
| Participation at the Storytelling with The Moth WorkshopOne of 25 Fulbright grantees worldwide selected to participate in the Storytelling with The Moth Workshop | Activity | 2023-04-30 | Vivian Giang |
| Power and protocol: Indigenous oral histories and geothermal energy developmentGiang, V., Cangiano, K., Palmer, A. and Lefsrud, L. (2019) Power and protocol: Indigenous oral
histories and geothermal energy development. University of Alberta Future Energy Systems Student &
Post-doctoral Fellow Colloquium. 7 May, Edmonton, AB. (Prize winning presentation delivered by
first author) | Activity | 2020-05-08 | Kyla Cangiano, Vivian Giang, Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, Andie Palmer |
| Power Relations and the Energy Transition: A Critical Review on Discourses, Ideologies and Perspectives for Sustainable Geothermal Energy Development in Valemount, British ColumbiaGeothermal energy is predicted to be most beneficial to rural communities where costs will be minimal and energy use will be direct, contributing to environmental sustainability while addressing equality and access to resources issues in many underprivileged parts of the world. Accordingly, geothermal energy is envisioned to have high potential for delivering renewable energy resources and supporting marginal regions through much-needed community development. Given the challenges in realizing this potential, this paper critically reviews the power relations within the energy sector, looking at control over resources, the accumulation of wealth, and the potential for structural transformation to a model of resource development that supports marginal regions and achieves community development. Specifically, we focus on several key questions. If the main driver of new technology/ development projects remains profit, how likely is it that geothermal energy will be developed to benefit rural and remote communities? What are the key challenges and mechanisms for supporting community development in this context? Adopting a critical discourse analysis approach, I examine relevant literature to identify dominant discourses that prevent sustainable energy development in rural communities. Through this research I seek to understand the cultural context of energy companies and their relationship to people and profit as well as social and environmental sustainability. This review is a preliminary stage of a participatory action research study on the potential for geothermal energy development in the Canadian Village of Valemount to incorporate sustainable, collaborative and inclusive resource development models. Furthermore, this study facilitates the development of a theory and concepts for understanding the sustainability of renewables and their projected impact on solving equity and equality issues worldwide. | Activity | 2020-04-27 | Nadine Suliman Abdelrahman |
| Protecting workers exposed to ground hazards through enhanced Field Level Hazard Assessment toolsBaker, K.E.,* Zettl, J.,* Macciotta, R., Hendry, M., Lefsrud, L.M. 2018. Protecting workers exposed to ground hazards through enhanced Field Level Hazard Assessment tools, Geohazards 7 Conference - Engineering Resiliency in a Changing Climate, Canmore, June 3-6. | Activity | 2018-06-03 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Protecting workers exposed to ground hazards through enhanced hazard identification and management toolsBaker, K.E.,* Zettl, J.,* Macciotta, R., Hendry, M., Lefsrud, L.M. 2018. Protecting workers exposed to ground hazards through enhanced hazard identification and management tools. GeoEdmonton Conference, September 2018. | Activity | 2018-09-01 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Sattari F.*, Kurian, D.*, Lefsrud, L.M., & Macciotta, R. 2021. Using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning techniques to analyze incident reports | Activity | 2021-11-18 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Sustainability Workshop | Activity | 2018-05-10 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Tracing the Genealogies of Supportive Research Networks: Māori Anthropological Pathways | Activity | 2023-11-15 | Andie Palmer |
| Using Process Safety Management tools to identify and assess tailings hazardsBaker, K.E.,* Zettl, J.,* Macciotta, R., Hendry, M., Lefsrud, L.M. 2018. Using Process Safety Management tools to identify and assess tailings hazards. Canadian Institute of Mining (CIM), Vancouver, May 2018. | Activity | 2018-05-08 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Eckert, H., Lefsrud, L.M., Zhao, L. & Gehman, J. 2022 Creative Sentencing and Workplace Safety. | Activity | 2022-10-26 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, Joel Gehman |
| Inclusive Futures: Indigenous Engagement in Canada’s Workforce. Two workshops with Employment and Social Development Canada. | Activity | 2021-03-11 | "Jonathan Davey", Vivian Giang, "Angele McCaie", Dustin Ross Fiddler, "Mohamed Shuriye" |
| Indigenous Engagement in Canada’s WorkforceDavey, J., Giang, V., McCaie, A., Ross Fiddler, D. and Shuriye, M. (2020) Inclusive Futures:
Indigenous Engagement in Canada’s Workforce. Two workshops with Employment and Social
Development Canada. 11 March, Ottawa, ON. | Activity | 2020-03-11 | Vivian Giang |
| Lefsrud, L.M. 2022. Safe and Responsible Resource Development: The role of the Technical Engineer as a Regulator. Panelist with Dr. Graeme Norval, Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Z767 tech committee; George Stoyanov, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Activity | 2022-04-30 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Inclusive Futures: Indigenous Engagement in Canada’s Workforce. Action Canada / Public Policy Forum: Ottawa, ON.As the fastest growing population in Canada, Indigenous Peoples and their participation in the workforce will have a positive influence on the future of work. Despite efforts to increase the inclusion of Indigenous workers in the Canadian workforce, labour market outcomes and
employment rates for Indigenous Peoples lag significantly behind the non-Indigenous. Moreover, the disparity of labour market outcomes for Indigenous is expected to worsen with technological advances in automation, artificial intelligence and robotics. This report examines four interlinked factors that contribute to Indigenous inclusion in the labour force and which are incorporated into a suggested framework for developing a tool to measure how inclusive an organization’s workplace is. | Publication | 2020-12-01 | "Jonathan Davey", Vivian Giang, "Angele McCaie", Dustin Ross Fiddler, "Mohamed Shuriye" |
| Office of Energy Research and Development (ERD) Oil & Gas Clean Tech Program Performance Evaluation, NRCanWith the oil sands and natural gas sector contributing to approximately 20% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, Canada has taken a pledge to become a leader in clean technology. As a result of this pledge, in April 2016, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), through its Office of Energy Research and Development (OERD), introduced various funding programs grouped under the Energy Innovation Program (EIP) to reduce GHG emissions through innovative and clean technologies. The Oil and Gas Clean Tech Program (OGCT) is one of these funding programs that was the focus of this study. The proponents selected under this funding program are Research, Development, and Demonstration (RD&D) projects. Initially, the OGCT program envisioned funding of two large-scale demonstration projects; however, with the oil and gas market facing economic difficulties, the program was altered to fund several small-scale demonstration projects along with Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) studies. This resulted in funding to eight demonstration projects and up to 10 FEED studies. The projects funded under the OGCT program cover two specific technology areas: 1) next generation oil sands extraction and 2) carbon capture, use, and storage. The project details can be found in Appendix A.
NRCan assigned the task of assessing the performance of the OGCT program and providing an evaluation report to the University of Alberta. The performance evaluation included an assessment of individual projects selected for funding and considers the OGCT program’s design, from inception to project approval and the delivery of project outcomes. The timing of this evaluation allowed us to examine both ongoing projects and the program, within five-years of inception (2018-2020). Thus, it must be noted that the ultimate outcomes have yet to be determined by each proponent in the program, so we focus on interim results from these ongoing projects. Moreover, we identify pathways for improving communication between key stakeholders, specifically NRCan and proponents, and to enhance data collection methods. These goals were achieved by conducting a literature review of innovation ecosystems, a review of similar programs in the United States and European Union, interviewing OGCT personnel and program proponents, and developing an innovation mapping framework/tool to address barriers and improve the innovation ecosystem for future programs in Canada.
| Publication | 2021-03-31 | "Fereshteh Sattari", Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| The Messenger Matters — Finding The Right Advocate To Tell The Energy Sector’s StoryPart 2 In A Series: The Messenger Matters — Finding The Right Advocate To Tell The Energy Sector’s Story, by Carter Haydu, Daily Oil Bulletin, Wednesday, December 22, 2021, https://www.dailyoilbulletin.com/article/2021/12/21/ualberta-academic-says-rebranding-the-oil-and-gas-/ | Activity | 2021-12-22 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Alberta’s ‘energy war room’: Reframing the energy debate or attempt to mimic legitimate journalismA discussion of methods of depolarizing energy discussions | Activity | 2019-12-23 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Fulbright Scholar researches Indigenous community engagement in Hawaii | Activity | 2023-04-30 | Vivian Giang |
| Language of Energy Conversations, Edmonton AM with Mark Connolly and Tara McCarthy, CBC radiohttps://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-17-edmonton-am/clip/15749185-language-of-energy-conversations | Activity | 2019-11-29 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Part 1 In A Series: UAlberta Academic Says Rebranding The Oil And Gas Industry Must Be OrganicPart 1 In A Series: UAlberta Academic Says Rebranding The Oil And Gas Industry Must Be Organic, by Carter Haydu, Daily Oil Bulletin, Tuesday, December 21, 2021, https://www.dailyoilbulletin.com/article/2021/12/21/ualberta-academic-says-rebranding-the-oil-and-gas-/ | Activity | 2022-12-21 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Profiled with 29 other women engineers in www.30yearslater.ca to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Montreal MassacreThis website was mentioned in over 50 media outlets including:
Global News https://globalnews.ca/news/6242996/ecole-polytechnique-violence/,
CBC https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/montreal-massacre-women-engineer-profiles-1.5385088,
Montreal Gazette https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/police-arrest-admirer-of-polytechnique-shooter-marc-lepine,
CTV news https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/montreal-police-arrest-blogger-alleged-to-have-glorified-polytechnique-mass-murderer-1.4718872,
Toronto Star https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2019/12/05/thirty-years-after-the-montreal-massacre-were-still-in-limbo.html,
Huffington Post https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/montreal-massacre-officially-attack-on-feminism_ca_5de9ab6fe4b0d50f32b11af3 | Activity | 2019-12-10 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| RRU alum’s geothermal research heats up with Nat Geo grant | Activity | 2023-04-30 | Vivian Giang |
| Say What? University of Alberta prof says we all need to calm downA discussion of depolarizing energy discussion | Activity | 2019-12-05 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Protecting Worker Safety in Alberta by Enhancing Hazard Identification and Control for Hazards Associated with Tailings Facilities, Dams, and SystemsMy research was motivated by a fatality that occurred at an oil sands tailings operation on January 19, 2014, when a worker drowned in an underground cavern. At the time of the incident, the organization and workers did not know that ground hazards such as this could manifest. A further investigation of the regulations, best practices, and academic literature revealed a dearth of published information on worker safety specific to tailings and on the identification and control of unseen/unknown hazards. Thus, I asked the following research question: are current hazard identification tools and processes in the oil sands tailings operations enabling workers to identify hazards and effectively control them?
To answer this question, methods were developed to collect and analyze four datasets: a tailings safety expert hazard inventory; interviews with frontline workers, leadership, and regional contractors; multiple company incident databases related to tailings; and a ground hazard assessment. Well-known process safety Bow Tie diagrams were used to organize and analyze the tailings safety expert hazard inventory. A total of 158 people representing multiple oil sands companies and regional contractors were interviewed to determine the hazards they see in their operations and their suggestions to enhance worker safety. Over 1500 incidents from multiple oil sands companies were studied to determine the types and frequencies of incidents being reported. These three datasets were compared and corroborated the findings in the literature: worker safety in tailings is overlooked and enhancements are needed to current hazard identification tools to better equip workers to identify unseen/unknown hazards. To address these gaps, enhancements to current hazard identification tools were created using ground hazards as a case study. A ground hazard assessment was completed in summer, winter, and spring to identify how ground hazards manifest in the tailings operations.
| Publication | 2019-03-12 | "Kathleen Baker" |
| Turning a Liability into an Asset: Re-purposing Inactive Petroleum Wells for Geothermal Energy ProductionThere are over 600,000 registered oil and gas wells in the province of Alberta, many of
these are inactive wells that do not produce resource yet do present a significant
environmental risk and financial liability in cleanup costs. There are no regulations
stipulating the maximum length of time a well can be left suspended and, in recent years,
an increasing number of wells have been put into the suspended state by owners. Paper 1
of this thesis uses a large data set obtained from the Alberta Energy Regulator to calculate
the average volume of methane emissions from a leaking well and results indicating that
leak duration and rate may be increasing over the years. Further, we provide simple socialcost-of methane computations which show that, under the right conditions, responsible
policies can incentivise well owners towards remediation and reclamation and support
efforts to flight climate change. In paper 2 we present an opportunity to mitigate the
financial and environmental risk posed by these wells through retrofitting a selection of
them for direct-use geothermal heat energy production. The goal of this paper is to assess
the techno-economic feasibility of using the legacy oil and gas infrastructure to produce
geothermal energy and improve the productivity of a cattle ranch by increasing the
temperature of the drinking water available to cattle during the cold winter months. We
estimate the average cost to retrofit one of the five suspended wells on ranch property at
$212,999 and that it would require three retrofit wells to provide sufficient energy to raise
the cattle drinking water temperature from 2.5°C to 10°C. Based on all estimated costs and
revenues expected over the life of the project, we calculate that the project’s expected net
present value is negative $845,775. A key result of this paper is the creation of a model of
well retrofit costs that can be expanded to further research and other geothermal re-purposing projects. In paper 3, I use publicly available data from the GeoScout online
database of petroleum wells, and the well retrofit cost model presented in paper 2 of this
thesis to identify promising retrofit candidate wells. This paper first sorts and quantifies
Alberta’s wells by vertical depth, age, and regulatory status. Then I apply the cost retrofit
model and bottom hole temperature data to rank each well by their likelihood of techno-economic retrofit success. The analysis finds 179,446 unique wellbores within Alberta that
possess a vertical depth equal to or greater than 1000 meters; these can be retrofit at an
average cost of $225,000. I also create a list of the top 100 retrofit candidate wells,
demonstrating that suitable candidates may exist throughout all regions of the province. | Publication | 2020-11-18 | Daniel Schiffner |
| Using Machine Learning and Keyword Analysis to Analyze Incident Reports and Reduce Risk in Oil Sands OperationsMany companies maintain large databases of incident reports. Incidents that have severe consequences are analyzed in detail to prevent recurrence, while minor incidents are typically stored without any further evaluation. Especially with common incidents and those with lesser consequences, details that are necessary to understand the cause of the incident might be missing. Incidents that occur in the oil and gas industry can be reported more accurately and analyzed to provide value to companies maintaining databases, and to prevent and mitigate risks. Such information can be used to lower costs and improve safety culture.
The initial objective of this study was to create a risk matrix system for collectively analyzing incident reports, commensurate across companies, for increased reliability in reporting and enhanced analytical power across an industry. A supervised machine learning approach was applied in conjunction with this risk matrix to analyze incident reports and provide a risk score.
| Publication | 2020-03-20 | "Daniel Kurian" |
| SSHRC Partnership Development Grant, Enhancing Regulatory Effectiveness and Corporate PerformanceSSHRC Partnership Development Grant, Enhancing Regulatory Effectiveness and Corporate Performance, $135,708. PIs: Lianne Lefsrud, Heather Eckert and Joel Gehman | Activity | 2018-04-09 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, Joel Gehman |
| Invited Lecturer for University of Alberta’s Civil Engineering (CIVE) 221: Environmental Engineering Fundamentals (Winter Term) | Activity | 2023-04-30 | Vivian Giang |
| Communicating Risks to Support Sustainability Discussions: Challenges in a Post-Truth EraLefsrud, L.M. 2019. Communicating Risks to Support Sustainability Discussions: Challenges in a Post-Truth Era. Dow Elements of Sustainability Series. Available online at: https://consumer.dow.com/en-us/who-we-are/sustainability/elements-of-sustainability-2019.html | Activity | 2019-04-23 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Gibson, G., Vandenberghe, J. & Lefsrud, L.M. (moderator). 2021. Engineering Community Benefit Agreements. Sustainability Council Public Lecture Series, online 13 October 2021. | Activity | 2023-04-30 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Inclusive Futures: Indigenous Engagement in Canada’s Workforce. Virtual broadcast across Canada.Virtual broadcast across Canada | Activity | 2021-03-13 | "Jonathan Davey", Vivian Giang, "Angele McCaie", Dustin Ross Fiddler, "Mohamed Shuriye" |
| Innovation and Sustainability | Activity | 2021-03-31 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Lefsrud L.M. & Sattari, F. 2021. Using Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Fusion to Improve the Process Safety and Risk Management in Oil & Gas Industry. Energy Safety Canada, May 27, 2021. | Activity | 2023-04-30 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Lefsrud, L.M. 2022. Innovating for Sustainability and Systems-Level Change, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IFM), Mannheim University, 7 November 2022. | Activity | 2023-04-30 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Lefsrud, L.M. 2022. Twitter Analytics Tool. Energy and Climate – West Coast Edition, Canadian Energy and Climate Nexus, 7 April, Vancouver and Online. | Activity | 2023-04-30 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Lefsrud, L.M. 2023. Principles to Depolarize Energy Conversations. APEGA, March 8, 2023. | Activity | 2023-04-30 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Lefsrud, L.M. 2023. Principles to Depolarize Energy Conversations. Canadian Society for Senior Engineers (CSSE), January 19, 2023. | Activity | 2023-04-30 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Lefsrud, L.M. 2023. Visualizing Risk. Canadian Society of Chemical Engineers (CSChE) and Canadian Institute of Chemistry (CIC) Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference (CCEC 2023). | Activity | 2023-04-30 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Maintaining Oil and Gas Reserves Accounting: The Limits of CommensurationLefsrud, L.M., Fox, K., Cooper, D., & Taminiau, Y. Maintaining Oil and Gas Reserves Accounting: The Limits of Commensuration. Under review with Accounting, Organization and Society. | Publication | 2018-03-22 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| A numerical study on compositional modeling of two-phase fluid flow and heat transfer in vertical wells.Geothermal energy is a sustainable and renewable source that can be extracted by circulating a single- or two-phase fluid through a geothermal well system. Two-phase flow and heat transfer models are required for predicting pressure and temperature profiles in oil, gas, and geothermal wells. We model fluid flow, thermodynamics and heat transfer in an idealised vertical well for single-(i.e., water) and two-phase fluid mixtures (CO2-, and air-water) under a bubbly flow regime. First, we calibrated a Peng-Robinson Equation of State (PR-EOS) for CO2-, and air-water systems. Second, we solved continuity, energy and momentum equations and modelled transient conductive heat transfer through the well.. Third, we investigated the effects of mass flow rate, transient heat transfer, single- and two-phase fluid on the extracted power, temperature, and pressure profiles of the deep well bore heat exchanger. The results show that the temperature of the hot fluid decreases as it flows to the surface both in the case of adiabatic flow and in cases with heat loss. The mass flow rate controls the fluid temperature drop during its ascent to the surface (∆T of 11.2 °C and 87.8 °C at mass flow rates of 7 kg/s and 0.02 kg/s, respectively). The production pressure of a gas-liquid phase system is higher than that of a system with single liquid phase at the same injection pressure, temperature, and mass flow rate. Increasing mass flow rate up to a threshold value leads to an increase in the production pressure. Above the threshold mass flow rate (i.e., 7 kg/s in this study), the production pressure reduces because of the significant increase in the frictional pressure drop. Production temperature, production pressure, and total power increases over time due to the local heating around the production well and reduction of the heat loss. | Publication | 2021-05-12 | Sara Eghbali, Jonathan C. Banks, David S. Nobes |
| A Pattern-Oriented Approach to Safety Climate: An Empirical Example. Lefsrud, L.M., McLarnon, M.J.W. & Gellatly, I.R. 2022. A Pattern-Oriented Approach to Safety Climate: An Empirical Example. Safety Science, forthcoming | Publication | 2022-05-01 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, M J McLarnon,, I R Gellatly, |
| A rising tide raises all boats: Regional promotion of process safety through joint government/industry managementWith the development of increasingly complex processes and technologies in chemical and manufacturing industries, Process Safety Management (PSM) has been globally recognized as the primary tool for operating
companies to reduce process accidents on their industrial sites and the risks posed to their employees and surrounding communities. Yet, industrial facilities are often interdependent and collocated with others. Recognizing
this, regional authorities are also applying PSM principles to reduce the cumulative incidents associated with
high density industrial areas and the multiplicative risks posed to broader communities. This paper compares
Strathcona County Emergency Service (SCES) in Alberta, Contra Costa County Health Service Hazard Material
Programs (CCCHSHMP) in California, and Technical Standards & Safety Authority (TSSA) in Ontario and their
PSM systems to provide practical recommendations to improve SCES’s system. Four aspects of PSM are
considered: regulation and guidance, auditing and inspection, annual performance indicators, and public
participation. Based on the results of this comparison, we recommend that SCES develop comprehensive PSM
regulations based on CSA Z767-17 PSM including clear instructions for assessing technologies and methodologies
for consequence analysis. Both worst-case scenarios and alternative scenarios need to be considered as well as the
domino effect of primary accidents. Furthermore, regular audits and inspections will ensure compliance with
PSM regulations while helping the design of planning, performing, and following-up strategies to ensure effectiveness. In addition, we suggest the use of lagging and leading performance indicators to evaluate the performance of the PSM program. Finally, we recommend using advisory councils or commissions to increase public
participation and ensure the representation of stakeholders’ perspectives with the PSM system | Publication | 2021-10-30 | "Yewei Ni", "Fereshteh Sattari", Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, "Modusser Tufail" |
| A Theoretical Framework for Data-driven Artificial Intelligence Decision Making for Enhancing the Asset Integrity Management System in the Oil & Gas SectorSattari, F.*, Lefsrud, L.M., Kurian, D.*, Macciotta, R. 2021. A Theoretical Framework for Data-driven Artificial Intelligence Decision Making for Enhancing the Asset Integrity Management System in the Oil & Gas Sector. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, forthcoming. | Publication | 2022-05-01 | "Sattari, F.", Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, "Kurian, D.", "Macciotta, R." |
| An updated look at petroleum well leaks, ineffective policies and the social cost of methane in Canada’s largest oil-producing provinceTemporarily plugged or “suspended” wells pose environmental and economic risks due
to the large volume of methane gas leaked. In the Canadian Province of Alberta, which,
by far, has the largest number of petroleum wells in Canada, there are no regulations
stipulating the maximum length of time a well can be left suspended. In recent years, an
increasing number of wells have been put into the suspended state by owners. We show
using a large data set obtained from the Alberta Energy Regulator that leak spells have
increased between 1971 and 2019. For the same time period, the probability of an
unresolved leak has also increased, and the amount of methane emitted per leak has
substantially gone up. Lastly, we provide simple social-cost-of methane computations
indicating that responsible policies can incentivize well owners towards remediation and
reclamation and support efforts to fight climate change and improve upon economic
expedience. | Publication | 2021-02-26 | Daniel Schiffner, "Maik Kecinski", "Sandeep Mohapatra" |
| Analysis of Induced Seismicity at Pohang Geothermal Power Plant and Examination of Public Perception following the Incident-A Perspective University of Alberta | Publication | 2022-05-31 | Vinayak, A., Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Application of Bayesian Network and Artificial Intelligence in Reducing Accident/Incident Rates in Oil & Gas CompaniesProcess safety management (PSM) is a framework that demonstrates a company’s commitment to process safety, a better understanding of hazards and risks, a comprehensive assessment and management of risks, and enhanced learning from experience to improve overall safety and operational performance. Companies often use an incident data reporting system to execute PSM. While companies keep incident data in thousands of reports, rarely do they glean full value in learning from these to prevent and reduce future incidents. To overcome this challenge, this research applied machine learning and keyword analysis to label and classify 8199 incident reports from an oil and gas company into nine groups identified in the latest version of PSM guidelines published by the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS). To converge on an optimal solution, two different Bayesian network techniques (Tabu and hill climbing) were applied. Both methods resulted in the same map, showing that the Total Number of Incidents has the maximum dependency (50%) on Asset Integrity & Reliability; this means focusing resources on this aspect could reduce the total number of incidents by half. Cross correlation analysis (CCA) was also applied, which validated and confirmed this result. This analysis identifies which measures enhance the company’s safety management strategy to reduce these latent causes, but also supports critical thinking, enhanced communication, and learning culture to improve organizational safety. | Publication | 2020-08-19 | "Fereshteh Sattari", "Renato Macciotta", "Daniel Kurian", Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Bibliometric Analysis of Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) of Engineering SystemsHashemi, S.J.*, Bak, N.,* Kahn, F., Hawboldt, K., Lefsrud, L.M., & Wolodko, J. 2018. Bibliometric Analysis of Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) of Engineering Systems. Forthcoming Corrosion. | Publication | 2017-09-01 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Combining safety approaches to bring hazards into focus: An oil sands tailings case study.At least 50 hazardous occurrences associated with tailings facilities occurred in the Canadian mining industry between 2000 to 2014. Further investigation revealed a dearth of information on worker safety around tailings storage and transport facilities. Workers at oil sands tailings operations are exposed to hazardous scenarios, including loss of containment and line of fire. These are the similar scenarios that manifest in traditional process industries, with the notable differences between traditional process industries and tailings operations being the frequency of incidents, pressures, volumes, and temperatures. The presence of hazardous scenarios and lack of incident reviews illustrate the need for increased attention to be paid to worker safety at oil sand tailings operations as well as enhancements to current hazard identification tools. Process Safety Management tools such as Bow Tie diagrams can be applied to tailings operations to visually identify unwanted events (process and occupational health and safety related), potential threats, consequences, and controls used to prevent incidents from occurring. They also serve as a tool for continuous improvement and show any over-reliance on one type of control, such as administrative controls or personal protective equipment. This research combines safety approaches using the Bow Tie analysis of seven hazardous operational activities in the oil sands tailings operations as a case study. The impact of behavioural safety on the controls is also analyzed. This research facilitated the sharing of tailings safety best practices among oil sands operators and regional contractors. | Publication | 2020-03-19 | "Kathleen Baker", "Renato Macciotta", Michael Hendry, Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Decision support for process operators: task loading in the days of big dataNaef, M.*, Chadra, K.*, Lefsrud, L.M. 2022. Decision support for process operators: task loading in the days of big data. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, forthcoming | Publication | 2022-05-01 | "Michael Naef", "Karan Chadha", Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Enhancing regional process safety managementAs industrial operations expand, major incidents continue to affect people, damage facilities, and impact the environment. In the last 20 years, about 50% of these incidents occurred in facilities that had implemented some form of Process Safety Management (PSM) and 50% came about in smaller facilities that did not include such planning (Demichela et al., 2004). The objective of this article is to use PSM principles to create practical recommendations at the regional level, to complement those previously developed for singular facilities. This article compares Strathcona County Emergency Service (SCES) in Alberta with Technical Standards & Safety Authority (TSSA) in Ontario, with respect to safety, facility licensing, permit requirements, risk assessment procedures and land use planning aspects to determine PSM enhancements for SCES. Furthermore, for a better overview, two supplemental provincial organisations in Alberta, namely Alberta Boiler Safety Association (ABSA) and Safety Codes Council (SCC), were also considered. We proposed that SCES could develop more detailed facility-specific licensing procedures, auditing, and inspection. SCES could also provide details of accredited organisations that carry out inspections and audits on their behalf. When reviewing the quantitative risk assessment processes for SCES and TSSA, we recommend that SCES should update their probability data sources used in their cumulative risk assessment study. Based on the authors’ experience and gathered data, the use of additional facility practices such as safety management system, internal audits, and checklists can enhance incident prevention. | Publication | 2021-03-19 | Aadil Akram Khan, "Fereshteh Sattari", "Modusser Tufail", Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Framework for Developing Risk Evaluation CriteriaMacciotta, R. & Lefsrud, L.M. Framework for Developing Risk Evaluation Criteria. Geoenvironmental Disasters, forthcoming | Publication | 2019-04-23 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Giant toxic lakes you can see from space: A theory of multimodal messages and emotionality in legitimacy work.Lefsrud, L.M., Graves, H. & Phillips, N. Giant toxic lakes you can see from space: A theory of multimodal messages and emotionality in legitimacy work. Organization Studies, forthcoming. | Publication | 2019-04-23 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Institutional Readiness for Community-University Alliances—Perspectives on RepatriationAbstract
The concept of ‘readiness’ in collaborative research is almost exclusively framed and evaluated with respect to the preparedness of a community. We argue that the concept of readiness should be flipped to consider institutions, and thus, ‘institutional readiness,’ rather than solely assessing a community’s capacity to engage in research projects. [...] Our findings suggest that institutional factors are major barriers to collaborative research and provide perspective on areas where readiness for repatriation could be built.
| Publication | 2017-01-01 | "Rebecca Bourgeois", Andie Palmer |
| Just don’t call it climate change: Climate-skeptic farmer adoption of climate mitigative practicesDespite low levels of agreement that climate change is caused primarily by humans, respondents to a survey of climate change beliefs and adoption of climate-mitigative practices among beef and grain producers in Alberta, Canada, indicate a high level of adoption of several agricultural practices with climate-mitigative benefits. Respondents’ motivations for adoption of climate-mitigative practices rarely include the belief that climate change is caused by humans, but rather expectations for economic benefits, improvements in soil quality, and biodiversity, among other things. The strongest predictor of mitigative practice adoption is a learning orientation, defined as valuing improvement, research, learning, and innovation, followed by a conservation orientation that values land stewardship. Predictors are not consistent across practices; however, in some but not all cases adoption is predicted by climate change norms, or assumption of personal responsibility to address climate change, and other predictors vary by practice as well. University of Alberta | Publication | 2019-03-15 | "Debra Davidson", "Curtis Rollins", Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, Anders, S., "Andreas Hamann" |
| Margaret Ann Armour & WISEST – An Incredible Legacy in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in STEM and the Work Still to DoGoings, F., Wilson, N.L.*, Equiza, A., Lefsrud, L.M., & Willis, L.M. 2021. Margaret Ann Armour & WISEST – An Incredible Legacy in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in STEM and the Work Still to Do. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, forthcoming. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjc-2020-0328. | Publication | 2022-05-01 | "Fervone Goings", Nicole L Wilson, "Ale Equiza", Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, L M Willis |
| Organizational (Issue) Field Perspective on Climate ChangeWe are in crisis mode. Climate change is simultaneously the grandest global challenge and a daily challenge to individuals’ perceptions, motivations, and actions. Economic sociology equips us to examine the heart of this crisis: the means, institutions, and regulations of production, exchange, and consumption. To complement this, we must have theoretical and methodological approaches that simultaneously bridge these macro-global and micro-actor levels. The aim of our article is to propose a research agenda to examine climate change from a field perspective to serve as this bridge. | Publication | 2021-05-12 | "Achim Oberg", Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, "Renate Meyer" |
| Risk communication in Athabasca oil sands tailings operationsOil sands operations involve many working groups, which can result in communication silos that make effective risk communication challenging. Workers are also directly at risk when they encounter conditions that contain hazards they are not equipped to identify and control. This is illustrated by fatalities in the oil sands related to unseen ground hazards at tailings storage and transport facilities. This research asked how gaps in communication between different working groups can be identified and how information about risks can be effectively disseminated to workers who interact with these facilities. Using ground hazards as a case study, we analyzed four datasets to identify areas for enhanced risk communication. The aim was to determine the hazards that workers see on the job site and compare their responses to tailings safety experts, geotechnical analysis, and recorded incidents. This will allow for the design of effective risk communication strategies at oil sands tailings operations. Traditional risk communication principles to disseminate information to external stakeholders will be applied to an internal audience of workers in tailings operations. The aim is to enhance the dialogue regarding risks across the organization. This will be done by increasing the knowledge and understanding of ground hazards in oil sands tailings operations, resulting in the invisible becoming seen and the risk tolerance among workers being lowered. | Publication | 2020-03-19 | "Kathleen Baker", "Renato Macciotta", Michael Hendry, Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Roadmaps and Roadblocks for Energy Transformation: Converting Oil and Gas Wells to Geothermal Resources | Publication | 2021-12-17 | Kabir Nadkarni, Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, Jonathan C. Banks, Daniel Schiffner |
| Seeing the forest and the trees: Using machine learning to categorize and analyze incident reports for Alberta oil sands operatorsMany companies maintain large databases of incident reports, which are collected over many years. These reports
tend to be stored in databases, with some descriptive analysis, but not in-depth examination of trends or
leading indicators. Incidents can be reported more accurately, aggregated, and analyzed across companies to
better understand, prevent, and mitigate risks. The aim of this research is to create a risk matrix system for
collectively analyzing incident reports, commensurate across companies, for increased reliability in reporting
and enhanced analytical power across an industry. Then, a supervised machine learning approach is applied in
conjunction with this risk matrix to analyze incident reports and increase process safety. During this research
project, 15,000 incident reports, including both process and occupational-type incidents, were analyzed from five
oil sand companies across Alberta. The results were classified by incident type (determined by industry experts)
and consequence type (using the risk matrix). Furthermore, potential and actual risk scores were evaluated for
every incident using the risk matrix. This analysis built the foundation for a system to identify trends and leading
indicators, and to design prevention and mitigation strategies across the entire industry. | Publication | 2020-03-19 | "Daniel Kurian", "Yongsheng Ma", Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, "Fereshteh Sattari" |
| Social License to Operate: Legitimacy by Another Name?Gehman, J., Lefsrud, L.M. & Fast, S. 2017. Social License to Operate: Legitimacy by Another Name? Canadian Public Administration, 60(2): 293-317. | Publication | 2017-10-31 | Joel Gehman, Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Sustainable Leadership and Management of Complex Engineering Systems: A Team Based Structured Case Study ApproachSocietal goals have been shifting over the last seventy years towards global sustainability concerns, diversity, and equity. As the goals have shifted, societal demands on engineers and organizations have been shifting. This has implications for how we educate engineers. Sustainable engineering leadership and management consider the organizational aspects of the development and operation of complex designs in a sustainable manner with safety and risk management being key elements of sustainable design, operation, and management of engineering projects. This work explores the intersection of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the current outcomes based engineering education accreditation framework, and risk based process safety management. It further elaborates on how these elements can be integrated into a structured case study approach to connect the role of the underlying values, ethics, assumptions, and beliefs of people who lead, manage, and work in complex engineering projects towards the enactment of a sustainability culture or a safety culture or both. The proposed case study structure reinforces engineering education outcomes, the United Nations sustainable development goals, and Risk Based Process Safety (RBPS) management in order to further develop technical and professional skills in undergraduate and graduate students better preparing them for their future roles in a world demanding sustainable solutions. | Publication | 2020-11-25 | "Marnie Jamieson", Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, "Fereshteh Sattari", "John Donald" |
| Techno-economic assessment for heating cattle feed water with low-temperature geothermal energy: a case study from central Alberta, Canada University of Alberta | Publication | 2022-10-31 | Daniel Schiffner, Jonathan C. Banks, Arif Rabbani, Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, Adamowicz, V. |
| The ecology of regulatory change: The Security and Exchange Commission’s modernization of oil and gas reserves reportingWe examine the SEC's Modernization of Oil and Gas Reserve Reporting project (SEC, 2007) to ask the question who is involved and how in the evolution of oil and gas reserve reporting rules? We use this examination to map the regulatory ecology of the various entities involved, and ask further what does it suggest for similar regulatory reform in other jurisdictions in order to support international standardization? We find that the regulatory ecology is split into two linked professional regulatory ecologies: accounting/securities and engineering/geoscience. These two ecologies include professionals, professional bodies, standard setters, and other securities commissions. We also find that there is a gap in these regulatory ecologies, isolating the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). This leads us to offer three propositions for regulators. First, continued revision is required to achieve international comparability in standards. Second, connecting accountancy and engineering practices serves global harmonization by helping securities regulators leverage these practices as regulations converge globally. And, third, such global harmonization has implications for policymakers concerned with energy policy, as political and practical divergences of reserve calculations can create incomparable oil reserve forecasts. | Publication | 2021-03-31 | "Kenneth Fox", Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| The Intertwined Relationship between Power and Patriarchy: Examples from Resource Extractive IndustriesThis study examines the relationships between extractive industries, power and patriarchy, raising attention to the negative social and environmental impacts these relationships have had on communities globally. Wealth accumulation, gender and environment inequality have occurred for decades or more as a result of patriarchal structures, controlled by the few in power. The multiple indirect ways these concepts have evolved to function in modern day societies further complicates attempts to resolve them and transform the social and natural world towards a more sustainable model. Partly relying on queer ecology, this paper opens space for uncovering some hidden mechanisms of asserting power and patriarchal methods of domination in resource-extractive industries and impacted populations. I hypothesize that patriarchy and gender inequality have a substantial impact on power relations and control of resources, in particular within the energy industry. Based on examples from the literature used to illustrate these processes, patriarchy-imposed gender relations are embedded in communities with large resource extraction industries and have a substantial impact on power relations, especially relative to wealth accumulation. The paper ends with a call for researchers to consider these issues more deeply and conceptually in the development of case studies and empirical analysis. | Publication | 2019-04-17 | Nadine Suliman Abdelrahman |
| Using BP Neural Networks to Prioritize Risk Management Approaches for China’s Unconventional Shale Gas IndustryDong, C.*, Dong, X., Gehman, G. & Lefsrud, L. 2017. Using BP Neural Networks to Prioritize Risk Management Approaches for China’s Unconventional Shale Gas Industry. Sustainability, 9: 979; doi:10.3390/su9060979. | Publication | 2017-05-31 | Joel Gehman, Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| WinSETT - Creating a Centre for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.Emerson, C.J, Lefsrud, L.M., Robinson, J., & Hollett, S. 2021. WinSETT - Creating a Centre for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, forthcoming. https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjc-2020-0327 | Publication | 2022-05-01 | C J Emerson,, Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, "Robinson, J.", "Hollett, S." |
| Ontario Power Generation Review of Dam Safety Program, Report of the Twelfth Dam Safety Advisory Panel Meeting, Part 1.Lefsrud, L.M., Forster, D. & Muller, B.C. 2021. Ontario Power Generation Review of Dam Safety Program, Report of the Twelfth Dam Safety Advisory Panel Meeting, Part 1. 35 pp. | Publication | 2022-05-01 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, "Forster, D.", B C Muller, |
| Ontario Power Generation Review of Dam Safety Program, Report of the Twelfth Dam Safety Advisory Panel Meeting, Part 2Lefsrud, L.M., Forster, D. & Muller, B.C. 2021. Ontario Power Generation Review of Dam Safety Program, Report of the Twelfth Dam Safety Advisory Panel Meeting, Part 2. 64 pp. | Publication | 2022-05-01 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, "Forster, D.", B C Muller, |
| Risk Communication Teaching Module. Minerva Canada: Mississauga, ON. We distill risk communication principles to equip technical people to engage more effectively with various internal and external stakeholders | Publication | 2018-10-01 | "Kathleen Baker", Vivian Giang, Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Creating a Positive Safety Culture and Continuous Improvement in Alberta’s Construction IndustryLefsrud, L.M., Farjoo, A*., Pennetta de Oliveira, L.*, Caldera, A.,* and Esmaeeli, N.* 2017. Creating a Positive Safety Culture and Continuous Improvement in Alberta’s Construction Industry. Reports to the Construction Owners Association Board of Directors and Participating Companies. May, 2017. | Publication | 2017-05-10 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Final Report for Creative Sentencing: Protecting Worker Safety in Alberta by Enhancing Field Level Hazard Assessments and Training for Ground Hazards Associated with Tailings Facilities, Dams, and SystemsBaker, K.E.*, Lefsrud, L.M., Hendry, M.T., Macciotta Pulisci, R. 2019. Final Report for Creative Sentencing: Protecting Worker Safety in Alberta by Enhancing Field Level Hazard Assessments and Training for Ground Hazards Associated with Tailings Facilities, Dams, and Systems. March 23, 2018 for Investigations, Alberta Labour. 78 pp.
| Publication | 2019-03-28 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Interim Report for Creative Sentencing: Protecting Worker Safety in Alberta by Enhancing Field Level Hazard Assessments and Training for Ground Hazards Associated with Tailings Facilities, Dams, and SystemsBaker, K.E.*, Zettl, J.D.*, Lefsrud, L.M., Hendry, M.T., Macciotta Pulisci, R. 2018. Interim Report for Creative Sentencing: Protecting Worker Safety in Alberta by Enhancing Field Level Hazard Assessments and Training for Ground Hazards Associated with Tailings Facilities, Dams, and Systems. March 23, 208 for Investigations, Alberta Labour. | Publication | 2018-03-23 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| Visiting Scholar | Activity | 2023-04-30 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud |
| AI4Buzz.ca - A Toolkit For Analyzing Online Conversations for Solutions Based Policy DevelopmentA Toolkit For Analyzing Online Conversations for Solutions Based Policy Development
The primary objective of the research is twofold, first to gain an understanding of the vocabularies, speakers, interlinking of conversations, and associated topics/themes related to energy and climate change by geography in Canada, and secondly to ascertain what can draw from these narratives to bring them together and support solutions-based policy conversations. | Publication | 2022-05-01 | Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, C G Gutierrez,, "Whittaker, A.", Joel Gehman, "Barbosa, D.", "Stroulia, E." |
| Energy transition in Canada: Exploring the social, cultural and ethical dimensions of a changing energy landscapeEnsuring a sustainable energy future involves technical complexity, but some of the biggest challenges are social: such transitions call for new politics, investments, social norms, and landscapes. Despite technological advances, public knowledge about, and support for, energy alternatives remains quite low. Energy development proposals are often polarizing and disconnected from discussions of overall energy mix and conservation measures.
Yet together, we must create a new sense of what is needed, desirable and possible for Canada’s energy future, and map ways to get there. Social understanding is critical to making the transition successfully and democratically. This research contributes to energy transition by building on wide-ranging social science research methods, focusing on sites of energy production across Canada.
Building on 10 years of research, our work is happening at a national scale, as well as detailed cases in Peace River, AB, Mactaquac, NB, and Southern Ontario. Recent research includes analysis of wind power development in Alberta, and municipal responses to energy development alternatives at the utility and community scale. | Publication | 2020-02-18 | John R Parkins |
