Dr. Bruce G. Wilson, P.Eng.

Wilson

Acting Director of Geological Engineering

Professor of Civil Engineering

Office: GWD -128, Head Hall, Fredericton Campus
Phone: (506) 453-5127
Fax: (506) 453-3568
Email: wilsonbg@unb.ca

Education:

  • Ph.D., Civil Engineering, McMaster University, 2001
  • M.A.Sc., Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, 1988
  • B.A.Sc., Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, 1986

Speciality: Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems

Research Interests:

  • Solid waste management systems
  • Composting, recycling, and waste reduction
  • Municipal infrastructure
  • Probabalistic and statistical modelling

Publications:

  • Nguyen, T.T.T. and Wilson, B.G. (2010) Fuel consumption estimation for curbside municipal solid waste (MSW), Waste Management & Research, April 2010; 28: 289–297.
  • Wilson, B.G. (2009). A Statistical Analysis of the Stewardship Ontario Residential Waste Audit Program, ISWA/APESB 2009 World Congress (12-15 October 2009, Lisbon, Portugal), Paper Id: #382.
  • Nguyen, T.T.T. and Wilson, B.G. (2009). GIS-based Tools for Managing GPS Data from Solid Waste Collection Operations, 24th Intn’l Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA, March 15-18, 2009, pp 986-997.
  • Nguyen, T.T.T. and Wilson, B.G. (2009). A GIS-Based Simulation Model of Solid Waste Collection Operations, 24th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA, March 15-18, 2009, pp 998-1009.
  • Debraj Bhattacharyya, Harmita, H., Singh, KS, and Wilson, B.G. (2009) Fluidization in an Anaerobic Expanded Granular Sludge Bed (EGSB) Reactor: Analysis of Primary Wakes and Modeling of Sludge Blanket, ASCE J. of Environmental Engineering, 135 (8), 700-707.
  • Wilson, B.G. and Vincent, J. (2008). Analysis of Queuing Delays at Transfer Stations using GPS Data, Waste Management,28(10), 1742-1750.
  • Babani, J., Adams, B.J., and Wilson, B.G. (2008). Integrating Hydraulic and Environmental Performance Assessments in Asset Management of Wastewater Collection Networks, 11th International Conference on Urban Drainage, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Aug 31- Sep 5, 2008.
  • O’Brien, N, Wilson, B.G. and Waugh, L.M. (2008). The Impact of Wellfield Protection Legislation on the University of New Brunswick's Fredericton Campus, 37th Annual Conference, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, Quebec City, PQ, June 10-13, 2008. Paper EN-689.
  • Nguyen, T.T.T. and Wilson, B.G. (2008). Assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from solid waste collection, ACR+ international conference on waste and climate change, London, England, Jan. 31- Feb. 1, 2008.
  • Kalaba, L., Wilson, B.G. and Haralampides, K. (2007). A Stormwater Runoff Model for Open Composting Sites, Compost Science and Utilization. 15(3), 142-150.
  • Agar, Betsy J., Baetz, B.W., Wilson, B.G. (2007). Fuel consumption, emissions estimation, and emissions cost estimates using global positioning data, Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, 57(3), 348-354.
  • Wilson, B.G. and Nguyen, T.T.T. (2007). The use of automated vehicle location systems in solid waste collection operations, ISWA World Congress 2007 (24 – 27 September) Amsterdam.
  • Wilson, B.G. (2007). A Comparative Analysis of Ontario’s Recycling Programs, ISWA World Congress 2007 (24 – 27 September) Amsterdam.
  • Nguyen, T.T. and Wilson, B.G. (2007). A simulation model of solid waste collection operations based on GPS data, 22nd International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA U.S.A., March 19-21, 2007, pp 132-142.
  • Nguyen, T.T. and Wilson, B.G. (2007). Measuring the efficiency of solid waste collection routes, 22nd International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA U.S.A., March 19-21, 2007 pp 1176-1185.
  • Wilson, B.G., Agar, B.J., Baetz, B.W., and Winning, A. (2006). Practical Applications for GPS Data from Solid Waste Collection Vehicles, Canadian Journal for Civil Engineering, 34(5), 678-681.
  • Ramachandran, M. K., Singh, K.S. Wilson, B.G., and Couturier, M. (2006) An Integrated Bio-Treatment System for the Management of Land-Based Aquaculture Solids, 23rd Annual Meeting of the Aquaculture Association of Canada, Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 19 - 22, 2006.
  • Kalaba, L. and Wilson, B.G. (2006) Modelling Compost Site Hydrology using USEPA SWMM, Proc. of 21st International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA  U.S.A., March 26 - 29, 2006, pages 77-86.
  • Ramachandran, M. K., Wilson, B.G. and Singh, K.S. (2006). Use of a Respirometer to Analyze the Degradability of Aquaculture Solids Using a Composting Process. Proc. of 21st International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA  U.S.A., March 26 - 29, 2006, pages 642-651.
  • Ramachandran, M. K., Singh, K.S. Wilson, B.G., Rinehart, C., and Bhattacharyya, D. (2006). Anaerobic Digestion of Land-Based Aquaculture Solids. Proc. of 21st International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA  U.S.A., March 26 - 29, 2006, pages 307-316.
  • Agar, B., Wilson, B.G., Winning, A. and Baetz, B.W. (2005). "Measuring the Performance of Solid Waste Collection Vehicles Using Global Positioning Systems". 9th Environmental Engineering Specialty Conference, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 2-4, 2005. CD Proceedings, Paper EV-110.
  • Kalaba, L. and Wilson, B.G. (2005). "Modeling Stormwater Runoff from Open Windrow Composting Sites". 9th Environmental Engineering Specialty Conference, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 2-4, 2005. CD Proceedings, Paper EV-111.
  • Skead, K.L., Wilson, B.G., and Waugh, L.M.. (2005). "An Example of Information Technology Implementation for a Municipality: The Fire Hydrant Inspection Process". 6th Construction Specialty Conference, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, Toronto, Ontario, June 2-4, 2005. CD Proceedings, Paper CV-166.
  • Wilson, B.G., Haralampides, K. and Levesque, S. (2004). “Stormwater Management at Open Windrow Composting Facilities”, J. of Environmental Engineering and Science. 3:537-540.
  • Wilson, B.G., Agar, B., and Baetz, B.W. (2004). “Calibrating a Solid Waste Collection Model using Electronically Collected Data”, Proc. of the 19th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA U.S.A., March 21-24, 2004, pages 954-962.