Wayne Parker, PEng

Wayne J. Parker is a Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department and is cross-appointed to the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Waterloo. Professor Parker is affiliated with Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO), the Water Environment Association of Ontario, the Water Environment Federation, the International Water Association, and the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers.
Professor Parker’s research interests include nutrient recovery from wastewaters, anaerobic membrane bioreactors for wastewater and sludge treatment, understanding the fate of emerging contaminants in wastewater systems, planning the pre-treatment of sludge for enhanced digestion, and understanding advanced sludge digestion processes. His recent sources of research funding are from NSERC, Envirosim, GE, Canadian Water Network, Ontario Research Fund, Environment Canada, and the Ontario Ministry of Environment.
In addition to his research work, Professor Parker has also received several awards such as the 1994 Water Environment Federation Willem Rudolfs Medal for Industrial Wastewater Research, the 1997 Petro-Canada Young Innovator Award, and the 2002 Province of Ontario’s Premier’s Research Excellence Award. He also received the 2003 Carleton University Research Achievement Award, and the Editor’s Award from the ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering in 2004.
Wayne Parker is a member of the Waterloo Centre for Microbial Research (https://uwaterloo.ca/waterloo-centre-microbial-research/).

• Environmental & Water Resources, Biosolids, Sludge Digestion, Hazardous Compounds, Fate Mechanisms, Liquid-Gas Mass Transfer, Biodegradation, Adsorption, Biofilms, Anaerobic membrane bioreactors, Nutrient Recovery

Wastewater Treatment Biosolids Management Waste Management

Environmental Engineering Consultant (Enviromega) 1991-1995 Invited member of the Ontario Ministry of the Environment Stakeholders Review Group for the Revision and Update of the Sewage Design Guidelines Expert Reviewer for Sustainable Technology Development Canada Member of the Water Environment Association of Ontario Biosolids Committee Member of the Water Environment Association of Ontario Wastewater Treatment and Technology Committee Member of the Program Committee for the Water Environment Federation Annual Conference (WEFTEC) Session Chair at the Canadian Association on Water Quality Annual Conference

• 1991, Doctorate Civil Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada
• 1988, Master's Civil Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada
• 1986, Bachelor's Civil Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada

• 2002 Evaporation for Landfill Leachate Treatment
• 0000 Petro-Canada Young Innovator Award
• 0000 Water Environment Federation Willem Rudolfs Medal for Industrial Wastewater Research
• 2002 Province of Ontario's Premier's Research Excellence Award
• 2003 Carleton University Research Achievement Award
• 2004 Editors Award from the ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering

• CIVE 771 - Biological Wastewater Treatment: Theory and Practice
  • Taught in 2021, 2023
• ENVE 376 - Biological Processes
  • Taught in 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
• ENVE 577 - Engineering for Solid Waste Management
  • Taught in 2022, 2023, 2024

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