Département de chimie et de génie chimique

Dr. W.S. Andrews

Intérêts de recherche

• Mesure et modelisation de la dispersion atmosphérique des aérosols et des vapeurs
• Transport de la contamination de l'environnement
• Applications de l'intelligence artificielle
• Explosives et des effets ballistiques terminaux

Articles de journal arbitrés

DeVito, T.J., Cao, X., Roy, G., Costa, J.R. and Andrews, W.S., Modelling Puff Concentration Distributions, submitted to Boundary-Layer Meteorology.

Hurley, W.J. and Andrews, W.S., On the Normal Approximation to a Sum of Geometric Random Variables With Application to Ammunition Stockpile Planning, Defence Science Journal, 57, 5, 733-737, 2007.

Jaansalu, K.M., Dunning, M.R., and Andrews, W.S., Fragment Velocities from Thermobaric Rxplosives in Metal Cylinders, Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 32, 1, 80-86, 2007.

Sims, D.J., Andrews, W.S., and Creber, K.A.M., Diffusion Coefficients for Uranium, Cesium and Strontium Transported in Unsaturated Prairie Soil, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry (in press).

Sims, D.J., Andrews, W.S., Wang, X., and Creber, K.A.M., Radiochemical Analyses of Radiologically-Contaminated Soil Samples in Support of Transport Modelling, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry (in press)

Sims, D.J., Andrews, W.S., Wang, X. and Creber, K.A.M., Measuring and Modelling Transport Properties of Actinide and Fission Product Contaminants in Unsaturated Prairie Soil, Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science, 6, 2, 219-229, 2007.

Ough, E.A., Lewis, B.J., Andrews, W.S., Bennett, L.G.I., Hancock, R.G.V., Glover, S.E., and D’Agastino, P.A., Determination of Natural and Depleted Uranium in Urine at the ppt Level: An Interlaboratory Analytical Exercise, Health Physics 90,494-499, 2006.

Sims, D.J., Andrews, W.S., Creber, K.A.M. and Wang, X., Measuring and modelling the transport of fission products in unsaturated prairie soil, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 263, 3, 619-623, 2005.

Sims, D.J., Wang, X., Creber, K.A.M. and Andrews, W.S., Measurement of actinide, fission and daughter product contamination in prairie soil, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 264, 2, 463-467, 2005.

Andrews, W.S. and Hurley, W.J., Approaches to Determining Army Operational Stockpile Levels, Canadian Military Journal, 5, 2, 37-46, 2004.

Rowland, J., Andrews W.S., and Creber K.A.M., A Neural Network Approach to Selecting Indicators for a Sustainable Ecosystem, Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science, 3, Sup 1, S129-S136, 2004.

Hurley, W.J. and Andrews, W.S., Option Analysis Using the Method of Even Swaps, Canadian Military Journal, 4, 3, 43-45, 2003.

Andrews, W.S., Depleted Uranium on the Battlefield: Part 1 – Ballistic Considerations, Canadian Military Journal, 4, 1, 41-46, 2003.

Andrews, W.S., Ough, E.A., Lewis, B.J. and Bennett, L.G.I., Depleted Uranium on the Battlefield: Part 2 – Biological Considerations, Canadian Military Journal, 4, 2, 31-34, 2003.

Andrews, W.S., Ough, E.A., Lewis, B.J. and Bennett, L.G.I., Ballistic Properties of Depleted Uranium and Biological Consequences, Journal of Battlefield Technology 6, 1, 5-9, 2002.

Ough, E.A., Lewis, B.J., Andrews, W.S., Bennett, L.G.I., Hancock, R.G.V., and Scott, K., An Examination of Uranium Levels in Canadian Forces Personnel Who Served in the Gulf War and Kosovo, Health Physics, 82, 4, 527-532, 2002.

Andrews, W.S., Ham, M.E.J., Bennett, L.G.I., Grandmaison, E.W., Modelling the Dispersion of Radionuclides Released During Reactor Accidents Aboard Nuclear-Powered Vessels, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 248, 3, 657-662, 2001.

Bennett, L.G.I., Sims, D.J., Andrews, W.S., Nielsen, K.S., A Set-up, Calibration, Acquisition and Analysis Program (SCAAP) for Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 248, 2, 353-358, 2001.  

Andrews, W.S., Roney, S.D., Singh, V., Somers, P.W. and Barrett, A.J., An Application of Artificial Neural Network Technology to Satellite Imagery Data to Support Search and Rescue Operations, Canadian Aeronautics and Space Journal. 45, 4, 335-341, 1999.

Andrews, W.S., Lewis, B.J. and Cox, D.S., Artificial Neural Network Models for Volatile Fission Product Release During Severe Accident Conditions, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 270, 74-86, 1999.

Harnden-Gillis, A.C., Lewis, B.J., Andrews, W.S., Purdy, P.J., Osborne, M.F. and Lorenz, R.A., Modeling of Cesium Release from Light Water Reactor Fuel Under Severe Accident Conditions, Nuclear Technology, 109, 1, 39-53, 1995.

Compte-rendus de conférences

Wu, Q., Jaansalu, K.M., Andrews, W.S., Erhardt, L.S., Roy, G. and Brousseau, P., Fracture and Dispersion of Selected Ceramics Under Explosive Loads, Proceedings of the 23rd International Symposium on Ballistics, Tarragona Spain, Apr 2007.

Renahan, C.C., Andrews, W.S. and Jaansalu, K.M., Modelling the Depth of Penetration of Ceramic Targets Using Artificial Neural Networks, Proceedings of the 23rd International Symposium on Ballistics, Tarragona Spain, Apr 2007.

Dunning, M.R., Andrews, W.S. and Jaansalu, K.M., Fragmentation of Metal Cylinders Using Thermobaric Explosives, Proceedings of 22nd International Symposium on Ballistics, NDIA, Vancouver BC, 14-18 November 2005.

Sims, D.J., Andrews, W.S., Hounsell, G., and Creber, K.A.M. Cold War Legacy: Surface Investigation of Unsaturated Prairie Soil Radiologically Contaminated in 1951, 8th International Conference on CANDU Fuel, Honey Harbour, 21-24 Sep 2003.

Sims, D.J., Andrews, W.S., Wang, X., and Creber, K.A.M. Cold War Legacy: Sub-surface Investigation of Unsaturated Prairie Soil Radiologically Contaminated in 1951, 8th International Conference on CANDU Fuel, Honey Harbour, 21-24 Sep 2003.

Andrews, W.S., Lewis, B.J., Bennett, L.G.I. and Ough, E.A., A Dark Side of the Fuel Cycle: Some Military Uses of Depleted Uranium and Potential Consequences, Proceedings of 7th International Conference on CANDU Fuel, Kingston, Ont, 23-27 Sep 2001.

Andrews, W.S., Lewis, B.J. and Cox, D.S., Modelling the Release of Volatile Fission Product Cesium from CANDU Fuel Under Severe Accident Conditions Using Artificial Neural Networks, Proceedings of 5th International Conference on CANDU Fuel, Toronto, 21-25 Sep 1997.

Purdy, P.L., Lewis, B.J., Andrews, W.S., Cox, D.S. and Iglesias, F.C., A Model for Fuel Oxidation and Diffusion-based Fission Product Release Under Severe Nuclear Reactor Accident Conditions, Proceedings of 4th International Conference on CANDU Fuel, Pembroke, Ont, 12-14 Oct 1995.

Publications non-arbitrées

Creber, K.A.M., Andrews, W.S. and Xu, L., Degradation of CW Agents in Soil, Proceedings of International Research Workshop on Response to Chemical Emergencies Including Terrorist Attacks and Industrial Accidents, St Petersburg Russia, Sep 07.

Xu, L., Andrews, W.S. and Creber, K.A.M., Degradation of Sulphur Mustard in Soil by Aqueous Media, Proceedings of 10th International Chemical Weapons Demilitarization Conference 2007, Brussels Belgium May 2007.

Ho, K., Andrews, W.S. and Creber, K.A.M., An Investigation of Regulations and Guidelines Pertaining to Mixed Radiological and Chemical Waste Sites, report for DNSA DGNS/NDHQ, Ottawa, February 2007.

Andrews, W.S., Course Notes for Munitions and Ballistics Short Course, for CORA, November 2006.

Andrews, W.S., Creber, K.A.M. and Xu, L., Decontamination of Vesicants in Soil, Proceedings of International Workshop on Decontamination of Buildings and Facilities After Chemical Terrorism, Moscow Russia, Sep 2006.

Inrig, E.L., Andrews, W.S. and Creber, K.A.M., Site Investigaation: The Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Site at Beaver Road, DRDC Suffield, report for DNSA DGNS/ NDHQ, Ottawa, Jul 2006.

Andrews, W.S., Creber, K.A.M. and Inrig, I.E., Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Site DRDC Suffield (Beaver Road), presentation at DGNS NDHQ Ottawa May 2006.

Creber, K.A.M. and Andrews, W.S., An Analytical Investigation of the Soil Chemistry and Transport Properties of Vesicants (HD and L) and Remediation Strategies for Contaminated Soil, Proceedings of 9th International Chemical Weapons Demilitarization Conference 2006, Luneburg Germany May 2006.

Wu, Q., Andrews, W.S. and Jaansalu, K., Explosive Fracture and Dispersion of Ceramics, presentation at CRTI RDD Workshop, Health Canada, Ottawa, Apr 2006.

Sims, D.J., Andrews, W.S., and Creber, K.A.M., Diffusion Coefficients for Uranium, Cesium and Strontium Transported in Unsaturated Prairie Soil, presented at Methods and Applications of Radioanalytical Chemistry (MARC VII) Conference, Kona HI, Apr 2006.

Sims, D.J., Andrews, W.S., Wang, X., and Creber, K.A.M., Radiochemical Analyses of Radiologically-Contaminated Soil Samples in Support of Transport Modelling, presented at Methods and Applications of Radioanalytical Chemistry (MARC VII) Conference, Kona HI, Apr 2006.

Creber, K.A.M. and Andrews, W.S., Remediation and Transport Studies of Soil Contaminated with Live Vesicant Agents (HD and L), presentation at Environment Canada Workshop, Jan 2006.

Dunning, M.R., Andrews, W.S., and Jaansalu, K.M., Fragmentation of Metal Cylinders Using Thermobaric Explosives, presented at 23rd International Symposium on Ballistics, Vancouver, BC, Nov 2005.

Andrews, W.S. and Creber, K.A.M., Presentation to Russian Scientists, Foreign Affairs Workshop, Ottawa, 7 Nov 2005.

Andrews, W.S., Measuring and Modelling Dispersion of Smoke, Sand and Ceramics in Support of RDD Research, RDD Characterization Workshop, DRDC Valcartier, 31 October-1 November 2005.

Andrews, W.S., Cao, X., Roy, G. and Forand, L., Measuring and Modelling Dispersion of Aerosols from Point Souces, Proceedings of Battlespace Atmospheric and Cloud Impacts on Military Operations Conference 2005, Monterey CA, NRL, 12-14 October 2005.

Andrews, W.S., Creber, K.A.M. and Ough, E.A., Disposal of Materials Contaminated by Chemical Warfare Agents: A Review of Options, Report for DEEM 3/NDHQ, September 2005.

Andrews, W.S., Course Notes for Munitions and Ballistics Short Course, for ORD, August 2005.

Andrews, W.S. and Hurley, W.J., Collective Training Ammunition Calculator, software for DAT, July 2005.

Andrews, W.S. and Hurley, W.J., Ballistic Calculations and Casualty Assessments of Vehicles and Crews for JCATS, report for ORD, Dec 2004.

Andrews, W.S., Creber, K.A.M., Wang, X., and Sims, D.J., Detection and Measurement of Actinide and Fission Product Contaminants in Unsaturated Prairie Soil, Modern Trends in Activation Analysis Conference, Guildford, Surrey UK, 20-25 June 2004.

Andrews, W.S. and Hurley, W.J., Modelling Atmospheric Dispersion of Biological and Chemical Agents from a Variety of Source Types, report for DNBCD, 31 Mar 2004.

 Ough, E.A., Andrews, W.S. and Creber, K.A.M., Radioactive Material Standards for Transport, Control, Release From Regulatory Control and Environmental Assessment – A Literature Review, report for Director General Nuclear Safety, DNSSA, NDHQ, Oct 2003.

Andrews, W.S., Cao, X., Roy, G., Forand, L. and Potvin, G., Field Data Collection in Support of Dispersion Modelling, Proceedings of Battlespace Atmospheric and Cloud Impacts on Military Operations Conference 2003, Monterey CA, NRL, September 2003.

Andrews, W.S. and Hurley, W.J., An Assessment of Methodologies for Determining Operational Stocks for Army Ammunition, report for DLFS Jul 2002.

Hurley, W.J. and Andrews, W.S., A Methodology to Determine Course Offerings Subject to Ammunition Budget and Staff Augmentation Constraints, report for Commander CTC Jul 2002.

Andrews, W.S., Ballistic Performance of Selected Warheads and Targets, report for DOR(MLA) Feb 2002.

Ough, E.A., Stodilka, R.Z., Lewis, B.J., Andrews, W.S., Bennett, L.G.I., Hancock, R.G.V., Cousins, T., Haslip, D.S., Uranium: Detection of Contamination and Assessment of Biological Hazards – A Literature Survey, report for DGNS, Jan 2002.

Chenaf, S., Sims, D. and Andrews, W.S., Sampling Protocol and Radiation Safety Safe Work Procedure for Dilling Soil Samples at CFB Suffield Site 27 Project, Sep 2001.

DeVito, T.J., Andrews, W.S., Roy, G., Gaussian Parameterization of Aerosol Puff Concentration Distributions, Proceedings of Battlespace Atmospheric and Cloud Impacts on Military Operations Conference 2001, Fort Collins Colorado, CIRA, July 2001.  

DeVito, T.J., Andrews, W.S., Roy, G., Modeling Aerosol Puff Concentration Distributions from Point Sources Using Artificial Neural Networks, Proceedings of Battlespace Atmospheric and Cloud Impacts on Military Operations Conference 2000, Fort Collins Colorado, CIRA, July 2000.  

Andrews, W.S., Costa, J.R. and Roy, G., Modelling Concentration Distributions Within Transient Aerosol Plumes, Proceedings of Battlespace Atmospheric and Cloud Impacts on Military Operations Conference, Hanscom Air Force Base, 1-3 December 1998.

Andrews, W.S., Jorgenson, C., Forand, J.L. and Hutt, D., Modelling the Influence of Atmospheric Effects on the Performance of Electro-Optical Systems in a Marine Environment Under Unstable Conditions, Proceedings of 1997 Battlespace Atmospherics Conference, San Diego, 2-4 December 1997.

Andrews, W.S., Costa, J.R. and Roy, G., Measuring and Modelling the Influence of Atmospheric Effects on the Concentration Distributions Within Transient Aerosol Plumes, Proceedings of 1997 Battlespace Atmospherics Conference, San Diego, 2-4 December 1997.

Andrews, W.S., Roney, S.D. and Roy, G., An Examination of Modelling Approaches for Predicting the Dispersion of Aerosols from Obscurant Grenades,Proceedings of 1996 Battlespace Atmospherics Conference, San Diego, 3-5 December 1996.

Andrews, W.S. and Roney, S.J., Analysis of Satellite Imagery for Search and Rescue Applications Using Artificial Neural Networks, Proceedings of 1995 Robotics and Knowledge Based Systems Workshop, Held at Canadian Space Agency, St-Hubert, Que, 15-18 October 1995.

Harnden-Gillis, A.C., Lewis, B.J., Andrews, W.S., Osborne, M.F., Lorenz, R.A., Modelling of Cesium Release from LWR Fuel Under Severe Accident Conditions, Proceedings of Canadian Nuclear Society Conference, Montreal, June 1994.