Dept of Earth & Environmental Sciences
Centre for Environmental and Information Technology (EIT)
200 University Ave. W
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
Phone: (519) 888-4567
Saturday, October 27, 2012 — 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM EDT
The Science Open House will be held on October 27 in the Centre for Environmental and Information Technology building.
This free event is the result of a collaborative effort that brings together activities from all science departments to introduce the wonders of science to kids of all ages.
Don't forget to enter your name into the raffle at the Registration Table for your chance to win one of our exciting door prizes!
The day will be filled with fun activities and science experiments for children of all ages:
Some of the include:
Friday, October 26, 2012 — 12:00 PM to Saturday, October 27, 2012 — 5:00 PM EDT
Mineral and gem dealers will be present along with activities for kids, a regional water display, demonstrations and much more!
EIT Building - Centre for Environmental and Information Technology
University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1
Thursday, October 25, 2012 — 3:30 PM EDT
Dr. Scott Smith
Department of Chemistry
Wilfrid Laurier University
"Research driven by regulartory needs: Metals and nutrients in aquatic systems."
October 25, 2012 at 3:30 p.m. in EIT 3142
Friday, October 19, 2012 — 2:00 PM EDT
This year's lecture features Andre Beland (Vice President Engineering and Construction SNC-Lavlin, Libya Branch).
Beland will present: Libya, The Man Made River on Friday, October 19, 2012 at the University of Waterloo's Humanities Theatre, Hagey Hall, at 2:00 p.m.
Monday, October 15, 2012 — 10:00 AM EDT
Pieter Aukes
October 15th, 2012 @ 10:00 a.m. in EIT 1009
Characterizing Dissolved Organic Matter from a Variety of Environments Using Liquid Chromatogrpahy - Organic Carbon Detection
Thursday, October 11, 2012 — 3:30 PM EDT
Dr. Clare Robinson
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Western Ontario
The unseen source: Importance of groundwater-coastal water interactions"
October 11, 2012 at 3:30 p.m. in EIT 3142
Friday, September 28, 2012 — 1:00 PM EDT
Barbecue and afternoon of games
1:00 - 6:00 p.m. at North Campus Field 4
Barbecue (1:00-3:00) Great Food and Refreshments
Games (1:00 - 6:00) Piezometer Throw; Rock Hammer Toss; Dunk Tank!
Evening social
7:00 p.m. onwards at the Huether Hotel (59 King Street North, Waterloo)
Great food and awesome door prizes.
Cost
$7 for afternoon barbecue only
$10 for evening social only
$13 for t-shirt only
$25 for both events and t-shirt
Friday, September 28, 2012 — 10:00 AM to Sunday, September 30, 2012 — 5:00 PM EDT
Join the University of Waterloo at the Ontario Universities' Fair in downtown Toronto.
Speak to staff, students and professors from Canada's most innovative university and find out everything you need to know about our post-secondary school programs.
Look for the Faculty of Science representatives wearing blue T-shirts at the University of Waterloo booth.
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
(next to the CN Tower and Skydome)
22 Bremner Blvd.
Toronto, ON M5V 2W6
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 — 3:00 PM EDT
Dr. Menggui Jin
Department of Hydrogeology
School of Environmental Studies
China University of Geosciences
Wuhan, Hubei, China
Evaluation of mulched drip irrigation system using saline water for cotton in an arid area of northwest China.
Tuesday, September 25th, 2012
3:00 p.m. in MC 4040
Monday, September 24, 2012 — 9:00 AM EDT
M.Sc. Thesis Defence - Abdullah Aseri
Effects of fluorine on the solubilities of Nb, Ta, Zr and Hf minerals in highly fluxed water-saturated haplogranitic melts.
September 24th, 2012 @ 9:00 a.m. in EIT 1009
Thursday, September 20, 2012 — 11:30 AM EDT
Dr. Eran Feitelson
Professor, Department of Geography
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Isreal
Water: The real conflict in the Middle East?
DC 1302
Graduate Student Q&A Session: 11:00 a.m.
Seminar: 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 — 3:00 PM EDT
Ben Stanley
Structural geology and geochronology of the Kluane Schist, Southwestern Yukon Territory.
September 19, 2012 @ 3:00 p.m. in EIT 2053
Monday, September 17, 2012 — 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Monday, September 17, 2012
5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Sheraton on the Falls Conference Centre
5875 Falls Avenue
Niagara Falls, ON
Dr. Barry Warner, Chair of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences cordially invites all alumni and friends to attend a complimentary cocktail reception during the 39th annual International Association of Hydrologists Congress.
Register with Sharon McFarlane!
Friday, September 14, 2012 — 1:30 PM EDT
Miles Anderson
Physical and geochemical characterization of two wetlands in the experimental lakes area, north-western Ontario, Canada.
September 14, 2012 @ 1:30 p.m. in EIT 2014
Thursday, September 13, 2012 — 1:00 PM EDT
S. Majid Hassanizadeh
Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University
"Transport of Viruses in Partially Saturated Soil and Groundwater"
Thursday, September 13, 2012
DC 1302 at 1:00 p.m.
Everyone welcome!
Monday, September 10, 2012 — 10:00 AM EDT
Brenda Bailey
Geochemical and microbiological characterization of effluent and pore water from low-sulphide content waste rock.
September 10, 2012 @ 10:00 a.m. in DC 1304
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 — 10:00 AM EDT
Jacqueline Brook
Evaluating the role of innovative nutrient management options and seasonal groundwater recharge dynamics in agricultural source water protection.
August 29, 2012
10:00 a.m. in EIT 2053
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 — 1:00 PM EDT
Xiao Min Wang
A Least-cost Strategy for Evaluating a Brownfields Redevelopment Project Subject to Indoor Air Exposure Regulations
July 18, 2012 @ 1:00 p.m. in EIT 2053
Wednesday, June 27, 2012 — 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Peeter Pehme
New approaches to the collection and interpretation of high sensitivity temperature logs for detection of groundwater flow in fractured rock.
June 27, 2012
1:00 p.m. in EIT 2053
Thursday, June 14, 2012 — 2:30 PM EDT
Bruce MacVicar
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
"Eco-hydraulics research at UW: Understanding the mechanics of natural and unnatural rivers"
June 14th @ 2:30 p.m. in EIT 3142
Everyone welcome! Coffee provided.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 — 10:00 AM EDT
Reynold Chow
Delineating Capture Zones for Streams: A Model Comparison
June 13, 2012 @ 10:00 a.m. in EIT 1013
Friday, June 8, 2012 — 10:00 AM EDT
Stacey Hannam
Diavik Waste Rock Project: Geochemical and Mineralogical Investigations of Waste-Rock Weathering
June 8th, 2012 @ 10:00 a.m. in EIT 1013
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 (all day) to Thursday, June 7, 2012 (all day)
Challenges and opportunities in environment, water technology, and renewable energy.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 — 10:30 AM EDT
Professor Derek Armitage
Environmental Change and Governance Group
Environment and Resource Studies
University of Waterloo
Linking science and policy to address the problem of "fit" in aquatic systems"
June 5th, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. in EIT 3142
Friday, May 18, 2012 — 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM EDT
Nicholas Flinn
The Use of Stable Isotopes to Examine the Sources, Sinks and Cycling of Nitrogen in Boreal Lakes Across a Tropic Gradient
May 18, 2012
10:00 a.m. in ESC 315