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The Ecohydrology Research Group, in collaboration with the Wetland Soils & Greenhouse Gas Exchange Lab and the Waterloo Wetland Laboratory, hosted another successful World Wetlands Day Research Symposium at the University of Waterloo on Monday February 2nd, 2026. This was the 14^th year that the University of Waterloo celebrated World Wetlands Day.

ERG attended the CRRC Days 2026 Conference, held January 28 to 30, 2026, which brought together students and early career researchers focused on cold-regions science. The conference featured a keynote and art workshop by Dr. Ken Van Rees exploring the intersection of science and art, as well as a drone demonstration workshop.

Ecohydrology Research Group MSc student Noelle Starling successfully defended her thesis on January 15, 2026. Noelle's thesis is titled "Leveraging Long term water quality monitoring data to elucidate drivers and controls on N and P loading in the Lake Winnipeg Basin". 

Over the winter break, students enrolled in EARTH 490: Mekong Delta Field Course, led by Professor Philippe Van Cappellen, took part in an immersive learning experience in one of the world’s largest and most fertile mega-deltas.

Ecohydrology Research Group MSc student Della Zhou successfully defended her thesis on January 12, 2026. Della's thesis is titled "Vegetation and open water carbon greenhouse gas fluxes of urban stormwater ponds". 

ERG members are convening four sessions at the 2026 Goldschmidt Conference under Theme 10: Terrestrial, Groundwater, and Freshwater Systems, and we invite you to submit an abstract to one of these sessions. 

ERG group members gathered for our annual holiday party! Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

Philippe and Serghei attended the second workshop in the series “Implementation of an ensemble watershed modelling and monitoring framework to support adaptive management in the Canadian side of the Lake Erie basin” at the University of Guelph. 

WATER CANADA is the national magazine dedicated to water quality and water resources stewardship in Canada. It is currently featuring the recent paper Mass balance modeling highlights the role of the littoral zone in modulating the cycling of phosphorus in a large, multi-basin lake (Lake Erie).

A delegation from Can Tho University led by Rector Tran Trung Tinh visited Waterloo to explore collaborative opportunities in research and education.