Chairs & Awards

Research Chairs & Awards

The Faculty of Environment houses many award-winning researchers and chair holders. Browse this page to find out more information about the awards and chairs held by our faculty members:

Jennifer Clapp - CIGI Chair in International Governance
Blair Feltmate - Chair Climate Change Adaptation Project: Canada
Rob de Loë - University Research Chair in Water Policy and Governance
Daniel Scott - Canada Research Chair in Global Change and Tourism
Olaf Weber - Export Development Chair in Environmental Finance
Frances Westley - JW McConnell Chair in Social Innovation University of Waterloo

TD Canada Trust Walter Bean Visiting Professorship in the Environment

The professorship attracts top international research professors on the environment to campus to give public lectures, teach classes, and meet with professors and students.

The professorship is named after the late Walter Bean who was president of Waterloo Trust until its merger with Canada Trust in 1968. When the professorship was launched, it was called a "fitting testament" to his legacy of community involvement and commitment to youth, education and community.

The professorship is organized by the faculties of Environment, Engineering, and Science.

2009-2010 – Dr. Stephen Schneider, Melvin and Joan Lane Professor for Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies, Senior Fellow in the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University. Biography details.
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