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Jennifer McKellar
PhD

Associate Professor

Department Chair

Department of Energy and Nuclear Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science

Dr. McKellar is taking a big-picture view of energy supply and use, to understand the associated costs and environmental impacts. The results can be used by government, industry, technology developers and individuals to inform decisions and policies on energy. The ultimate goal is to help society develop and implement sustainable energy systems.

Contact expert

jennifer.mckellar@ontariotechu.ca
905.721.8668 ext. 5498

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Areas of expertise


  • PhD University of Toronto, Department of Civil Engineering, Graduate Collaborative Program in Environmental Engineering, Toronto, Ontario 2012
  • MASc University of Toronto, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Toronto, Ontario 2005
  • BASc University of Toronto, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Undergraduate Collaborative Program in Environmental Engineering, Toronto, Ontario 2003
  • McKellar, J.M., Khan, D. (2020) Exploring the environmental performance potential of small modular reactors. International Symposium for Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISSST) 2020; June 9-July 1; Online.
  • McKellar, J.M. (2019) Oil sands energy supply and lessons for other major Canadian projects. 69th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference; October 20-23; Halifax, NS.
  • McKellar, J. (2019) Decisions on energy supply and sustainability: Opportunities and challenges for existing urban areas. Sustainability: Transdisciplinary Theory, Practice, and Action; October 16-18; Mississauga, ON.
  • McKellar, J.M., Hoornweg, D., Gabbar, H.A., Tokuhiro, A. (2018). Integrating sustainability thinking into technical curricula. 2018 Energy & Sustainability Symposium; June 21-22; Windsor, Ontario.
  • McKellar, J.M., Diependaal, E. (2018). The need for sustainability thinking in Ring of Fire developments. 2018 ONSEP (Ontario Network for Sustainable Energy Policy) Annual Workshop; April 23-25; Picton, Ontario.
  • McKellar, J.M. (2016) Tools in support of energy use decisions. 66th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference; Oct 16-19; Quebec City, Quebec.
  • McKellar, J.M., Sleep, S., Pacheco, D., Chan, J., Bergerson, J.A. and MacLean, H.L., The role of technology in reducing future oil sands industry greenhouse gas emissions. 31st USAEE/IAEE North American Conference; November 4 to 7, 2012; Austin, Texas.
  • McKellar, J.M., Bergerson, J.A., Kettunen, J. and MacLean, H.L., Combined LCA/real options method to capture uncertainty and flexibility in resource project decisions. 62nd Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference; October 14 to 17, 2012; Vancouver, British Columbia.
  • McKellar, J., Bergerson, J., Kettunen, J. and MacLean, H., Opportunities for utilizing oil sands coke: technological, environmental and financial implications. International Society for Industrial Ecology 2011 Conference, Science, Systems, and Sustainability; June 7 to 10, 2011; Berkeley, California.
  • McKellar, J., Bergerson, J. and MacLean, H., Assessing life cycle costs and benefits of oil sands coke. CYCLE 2010, From Science to Decision-Making; May 4-5, 2010; Montreal, Quebec.
  • McKellar, J.M., Bergerson, J.A. and MacLean, H.L., Investigating the life cycle impacts of replacing natural gas in oil sands operations. Oil Sands and Heavy Oil Technologies Conference & Exhibition; July 14 to 16, 2009; Calgary, Alberta.
  • McKellar, J.M., Bergerson, J.A. and MacLean, H.L., The life cycle greenhouse gas emissions implications of power and hydrogen production for oil sands operations. 2nd Climate Change Technology Conference; May 12 to 15, 2009; Hamilton, Ontario.

Current status of nuclear power in the world including latest developments on SMRs. Proceedings of the 29th International Conference Nuclear Energy for New Europe (NENE-2020)


Pioro, I., Dort-Goltz, N., and McKellar, J.

September 7 to 10, 2020; Portorož, Slovenia. Paper 409.

Expert assessments of emerging oil sands technologies, Journal of Cleaner Production

144, 90-99
Sleep, S., McKellar, J.M., Bergerson, J.A., and MacLean, H.L.

2017

Expectations and drivers of future greenhouse gas emissions from Canada’s oil sands: An expert elicitation, Energy Policy

100, 162-169
McKellar, J.M., Sleep, S., Bergerson, J.A., and MacLean, H.L.

2017

A life cycle approach to Ontario’s future energy supply. 6th International Conference & Exhibition on Clean Energy


Vantfoort, N.A., McKellar, J.M., Rosen, M.A.

August 21 to 23, 2017; Toronto, Ontario

Transforming Energy. Alternatives Journal

41(1): 52-56
McKellar, J.M., MacLean, H.L., Bergerson, J.A

2015

Emergency energy management model for Durham Region. Proceedings of the ASME 2015 9th International Conference on Energy Sustainability


Sarvendran, V., Harvel, G., McKellar, J., Samuel

June 28 to July 2, 2015. San Diego, California.

Predicting project environmental performance under market uncertainties: Case study of oil sands coke.

Published in Environmental Science & Technology
McKellar, J.M., Bergerson, J.A., Kettunen, J., and MacLean, H.L.

2013

Life cycle-based framework for multi-sectoral energy resource use decisions: Case study of Canada’s oil sands coke.

Published in Energy Policy January 1, 2012
McKellar, J.M., Bergerson, J.A., Kettunen, J., and MacLean, H.L.

Replacing natural gas in Alberta’s oil sands: Trade-offs associated with alternative fossil fuels

Published in Energy & Fuels 24, 1687-1695
McKellar, J.M., Bergerson, J.A., and MacLean, H.L.

2010

A life cycle greenhouse gas emissions perspective on liquid fuels from unconventional Canadian and U.S. fossil sources

Published in International Journal of Global Warming 1, 160-178
McKellar, J.M., Charpentier, A.D., Bergerson, J.A., and MacLean, H.L

2009

Ontario Graduate Scholarship

2010-2011

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada – Postgraduate Scholarship D2

2008-2010

Government of Ontario/DuPont Canada Scholarship in Science and Technology

2003-2004

Mackay Hewer Memorial Prize

2003

Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering Medal

2002

Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario

Chemical Institute of Canada (Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering)

International Society for Industrial Ecology

Canadian Nuclear Society

ENGR 3840U Fuel Cell Design
NUCL 2860U Fluid Mechanics
NUCL 3930U Heat Transfer
ENGR 3730U Solar Energy Technologies
NUCL 5090G Occupational Health & Safety
NUCL 5005G Special Topics: Life Cycle Assessment in Nuclear Applications
NUCL 5005G Special Topics: Small Power Energy Systems Analysis