The Ecohydrology Research Group, with support from the Water Institute, presents a full-day research symposium featuring talks by coastal ecologists, watershed model developers, and environmental policy researchers with experience working in Europe and North America.
All members of the public are invited to attend the symposium. Pre-registration is now closed; however, you may still attend. Our information/registration desk will be available from 8:30 until noon at the Ron Eydt Village main entrance (near the front desk and adjacent to the stairs to the Great Hall). Complimentary refreshments will be provided during the morning and afternoon breaks while supplies last.
Program
Location: Great Hall, Ron Eydt Village, University of Waterloo campus
| Time | Speaker | Affiliation | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
|
9:00-9:30 |
Philippe Van Cappellen & Mohamed Mohamed | University of Waterloo & Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change | Welcome and introduction |
| Theme I: Coastal eutrophication and hypoxia | |||
| 9:30-10:15 | Patricia Glibert | University of Maryland | Coastal ecology and eutrophication |
| 10:15-10:30 | Break | ||
| 10:30-11:15 | Don Scavia | University of Michigan | Modeling hypoxia in freshwater and marine coastal environments |
| Theme II: Watershed biogeochemistry: from regional to global scales | |||
| 11:15-12:00 | Vincent Thieu | Université Pierre et Marie Curie | Coupled nutrient cycles in large European rivers |
| 12:00-13:00 |
Lunch | ||
| 13:00-13:45 | Arthur Beusen | Utrecht University | Coupling hydrology and biogeochemistry at regional to global scales |
| 13:45-14:30 | Richard Alexander | United States Geological Survey | Carbon and nutrient transport across regional and continental scales |
| 14:30-15:15 | John Harrison | Washington State University | Current and future estimates of riverine chemical inputs to the global coastal ocean: patterns, causes and consequences |
| 15:15-15:30 | Break | ||
| Theme III: Ecosystem services and environmental policy | |||
| 15:30-16:15 | Giovanni Bidoglio | Joint Research Centre, European Commission | Using watershed models to map ecosystem services at the ecosystem–water–food–energy nexus |
| 16:15-17:00 | Roy Brouwer | University of Waterloo | How can watershed models be designed to be compatible with economic models of decision making? |
Where to eat
We will be providing refreshments at 8:30 and during breaks. Note, however, that the REV cafeteria is closed for a catered working lunch with delegates participating in a workshop the following day. Mudie’s, the V1 cafeteria, is a 5 minute walk (**they take cash or Watcard only). The SLC has lunch options as well and is about a 10-minute walk from REV (they take cash & debit).
Where to park
If you are planning to drive, you will want to park in Lot S or V (the pay-and-display parking machine for both lots is located in Lot S; it takes exact cash ($5) or credit card).
To locate the parking lots on the map, click Points of Interest/Visitor Parking on the filter at the left side.
