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A new paper published in Environmental Science & Technology describes the results of an experiments carried out in a two-dimensional flume system mimicking the dynamic redox conditions in a riparian aquifer during discharge-recharge cycles.

The Ecohydrology Research Group is proud to celebrate Marianne Vandergriendt, who has been named an Honorary Member of the University of Waterloo at the Fall 2025 Convocation ceremony. 

Between October 15–17, 2025, Philippe Van Cappellen, together with David Rudolph, Andrea Brookfield, and Roy Brouwer, visited the University of São Paulo as part of the SACRE Project: Integrated Water Solutions for Resilient Cities.

On September 28, 2025, Professor Philippe Van Cappellen, Canada Excellence Research Chair Laureate in Ecohydrology at the University of Waterloo, and Dr. Shengde Yu visited Xi’an University of Technology (XUT) for a 6-day academic exchange.

Ecohydrology Research Group PhD student Shengde Yu successfully defended his thesis on September 11, 2025. Shengde's thesis is titled "Integrated analysis of global lakes and reservoirs: Global reservoirs modeling database, climate-driven changes in thermal stratification, depth-area-volume relationships, dam operation, and downstream phosphorus export"

Ecohydrology Research Group MSc student Katie Hettinga successfully defended her thesis on September 8, 2025. Katie's thesis is titled "Evaluating remote sensing and modeling approaches for estimating net ecosystem exchange in Canadian peatlands". 

This Thursday, members of the ERG took a break from their work in the lab and office to enjoy an afternoon outdoors at Laurel Creek Conservation Area.

A new publication entitled Production and significance of Reactive Oxygen Species in the subsurface by ERGmembers Xiaochuang Bu and Philippe Van Cappellen provides a comprehensive update on recent work on ROS detection, footprint mapping, mechanisms and cycling, and reactive transport modeling.

ERG members are attending the 2025 Goldschmidt Conference held in Prague from July 6-11, 2025. Goldschmidt is the largest international conference dedicated to geochemistry, organized by the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry.  

Marianne Vandergriendt is being recognized for her exemplary service to the University of Waterloo with the title of “Honorary Member of the University”.