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In November 2015, the Government of Ontario and the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (MOST) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote the exchange of young scientists between the two jurisdictions. The goals of the Young Scientist Exchange program (YSEP) are to (1) raise awareness and facilitate a greater understanding of the respective scientific cultures and research practices and systems of Ontario and China, (2) encourage the development of leadership skills among YSEP participants as well as future “science ambassadors” between the two jurisdictions, and (3) facilitate

This week the Ecohydrology Research Group is hosting two visitors: Dr. Mike Krom (University of Haifa) and Dr. Yong Chen (Huazhong University of Science and Technology). Dr. Krom is working closely with Helen Powley and Philippe on nutrient cycling in the Mediterranean Sea. He also gave a seminar on “Silica Cycling in the Eastern Mediterranean” on Tuesday. Dr. Chen is one of five Chinese researchers joining the 2016 (round 1) Ontario-China Young Scientist Exchange program (YSEP). He is exploring opportunities for collaboration with the Ecohydrology Research Group.

After the Goldschmidt Conference, Philippe, Christina, Ekatarina and Igor travelled to Nara, where we were hosted by Dr. Mayumi Seto at Nara Women’s University. They had three days of intense discussions about possible joint projects and exchanges. On July 5, Christina, Ekatarina and Igor presented their research in a series of public seminars, while Philippe gave an overview of the range of activities within the Ecohydrology Group. The presentations were followed by a lively discussion with the audience. They also enjoyed exploring Nara and participated in a “floating noodles” contest.

Six members of the Ecohydrology Research Group (Philippe, Raoul, Christina, Taylor, Igor and Ekatarina) attended the 2016 Goldschmidt Conference in Yokohama, Japan, from June 26 to July 1. They presented a total of 8 papers under Theme 14 (Biogeochemistry: sessions 14f, 14 j, 14k) and Theme 15 (Environmental Geochemistry and Anthropogenic Impacts: sessions 15c, 15i).

The 21^st International Conference on Computational Methods in Water Resources 2016 is being held at the University of Toronto, June 20-24. Philippe presented an invited paper entitled Predictive Modeling of Changes in Riverine Nutrient Fluxes due to Damming, with co-author Taylor Maavara. The presentation was part of the session Novel Developments and Data-Integration in Complex Biogeochemical and Hydrological Process Models, organized by Christof Meile (University of Georgia) and Li Li (University of Pennsylvania).

Ten members of the Ecohydrology Research Group are presenting their research at the 59^th Annual International Association of Great Lakes Research conference this week at the University of Guelph.  The theme of the conference this year is “Integrating Across Disciplines and Scales”.  Members of the group have organised three thematic sessions and are presenting six oral presentations and two poster presentations during the meeting.

Ecohydrology group members attending:

Congratulations to Christine Ridenour, MSc student in the Ecohydrology Research Group, on being awarded her second Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship! 

Thirteen graduate students and researchers attended the Fifth iCP workshop at University of Waterloo, from May 16 to May 18. Drs. Jorge Molinero and Babak Shafei from Amphos 21 were the instructors of the workshop organized by the Ecohydrology Research Group. Amphos 21 is a company located in Barcelona, Spain that offers scientific, technical and strategic consulting services in five main market sectors: Nuclear, Mining, Water, Sustainability and Climate Change.