Ecohydrology group PhD student Bowen Zhou successfully defended his thesis on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 via a hybrid defence. Bowen’s thesis is titled "Modelling effects of stormwater best management practices on urban stormwater runoff phosphorus." His research was financially supported by a NSERC Strategic Partnership grant and the Global Water Futures program funded by the Canada First Research Excellence Fund. Bowen’s examination committee included his co-supervisors, Drs. Philippe Van Cappellen and Chris Parsons (Environment and Climate Change Canada and Adjunct Professor in Earth and Environmental Sciences), his advisory committee members, Drs. Fereidoun Rezanezhad, Nandita Basu, and Elodie Passeport (Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto), plus the external examiners Drs. Bruce MacVicar (Civil and Environmental Engineering) and Max Maurer (Institute for Environmental Engineering, ETH Zürich).

Congratulations, Bowen!