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Environmental Engineering Capstone Earns Spotlight in Ontario Magazine
John Parish Memorial Scholarship awarded to CEE PhD student studying urban river erosion
Waterloo graduate student Thiruni Thirimanne a PhD candidate in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been awarded the Water Institute’s 2026 John Parish Memorial Graduate Scholarship, recognizing excellence in research on river systems and fluvial geomorphology.
Introducing our new Engineering-in-Residence for 2026: Leigh McDermott
The Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering is delighted to welcome Leigh McDermott, Director of City Utilities, Integrated Planning & Public Works, in the City of Waterloo as the 2026 Douglas Wright Engineer-in-Residence.