Featured News
Celebrating thirty years of the Farvolden lecture series
December 23, 2025
This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of the Farvolden lecture series. Hosted by the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, this annual lecture honours Dr. Robert Farvolden, who established the department’s world-renowned groundwater research program in the 1970s.
A year of milestones
December 22, 2025
As 2025 comes to a close, faculty and staff in Earth and Environmental Sciences are looking back on a year of milestones. Four members are being recognized for their long-time service to the department, and six are also stepping into retirement.
Tracking methane in inland waters
November 25, 2025
Fourth-year Earth Sciences student Joey Ruck is investigating the use of a scientific echosounder to estimate gas accumulation in the sediments of the Belwood Reservoir.
Celebrating a successful first CRC term
November, 4 2025
Following the success of his first term, Dr. Brian Kendall has had his Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Redox-Sensitive Metal Isotope Geochemistry (Tier 2) renewed for another five years.
Featured Events
Faculty of Science 2025 Alumni Achievement Awards
January 29, 2026
Our Faculty of Science alumni are excelling in their chosen fields, and our annual Alumni Awards celebrate their dedication and commitment.
Please join us in celebrating our exceptional 2025 Science Alumni Achievement Award recipients!
2025 Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lecture: M. Bayani Cardenas
Join us for the 2025 Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lecture featuring
Dr. M. Bayani Cardenas
Earth and Planetary Sciences
University of Texas at Austin
Groundwater on ice: hydrogeologic processes and the fate of permafrost carbon in Arctic watersheds
Monday, October 27, 2025
10:30 a.m.
In-person: EIT 3142
2025 Farvolden Lecture
Dr. David Blowes
Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Waterloo
Forecasting, mitigating and preventing the impacts of mining on groundwater quality
Monday, October 27, 2025
2:00 p.m.
In-person: Fed Hall
The Farvolden Lecture Series, hosted by the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, was initiated in 1996 as an annual celebration in honour of Dr. Robert N. Farvolden.