Sarah_Nicholson

Ms. Sarah R Nicholson

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Professional Information

President, CEO - Umny Inc.

  • Geotechnical Engineer Other

Other

  • Geothermal Other energy

Educational Background

  • MSc or Equivalent
    • Master's of Applied Science in CFD for Geothermal (mech. eng.), MASc. - Toronto Metropolitan University (Ryerson) : 01/09/2018 - 30/04/2020
  • BSc or Equivalent
    • Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering, BEng. - Toronto Metropolitan University (Ryerson) : 01/09/2013 - 30/04/2018

Honors & Awards

  • Canada Graduate Scholarship - For Geo-Exchange Pile Research NSERC, 2019
  • Thermofluids Award Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics, 2018

Work Experience

  • Umny Inc. : ( 25/03/2021 - Present )
    • President, CEO

    • Co-founder and CEO of Umny Inc.
  • Innovia GEO Corporation : ( 01/10/2020 - 31/07/2021 )
    • Chief Technical Officer

    • Leading research and development of a novel foundational geo-exchange technology (piles) to deliver renewable thermal energy.
  • HGS Software & Consulting (now WJS) : ( 01/06/2019 - 31/12/2019 )
    • Mechanical Engineering Consultant

    • Simulating, designing, and consulting on geothermal projects for large installations. Using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to calculate system capacity, ground temperature creep and system response to hybrid loads.

Languages

Language Read Level Written Level Spoken Level
English High High High
Russian Medium Low Medium
Portuguese Low Low Low
French Medium Low Medium
Spanish Low Low Low

Latest Publications

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  • Characterization of a novel in-ground heat exchanger for applications in sustainable building energy and maintaining permafrost
    Posted Content published 2022 May 25
    Authors: Sarah R. Nicholson
    http://dx.doi.org/10.32920/19852672
  • The influence of geometry on the performance of a helical steel pile as a geo-exchange system
    Journal Article published 2021 Jul in Renewable Energy volume 172 on pages 714 to 727
    Authors: Sarah R. Nicholson, Leya R. Kober, Pedram Atefrad, Aggrey Mwesigye, Seth B. Dworkin
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.03.067


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Vancouver, BC, Canada View on map

http://sarahnicholson.co/

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Characterization of a novel in-ground heat exchanger for applications in sustainable building energy and maintaining permafrost
Posted Content published 2022 May 25
Authors: Sarah R. Nicholson
http://dx.doi.org/10.32920/19852672
The influence of geometry on the performance of a helical steel pile as a geo-exchange system
Journal Article published 2021 Jul in Renewable Energy volume 172 on pages 714 to 727
Authors: Sarah R. Nicholson, Leya R. Kober, Pedram Atefrad, Aggrey Mwesigye, Seth B. Dworkin
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.03.067
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