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Thursday, April 2, 2015 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

University of Waterloo 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) final competition

3 Minutes Thesis (3MT) finalists from across 6 University of Waterloo faculties will compete to win money and advance to the 3MT Provincial Finals!

Competitors will have 1 static slide and 3 minutes to present the breadth and significance of their graduate research to a non-specialist panel of judges.

Be part of the action by selecting the People’s Choice award winner; no need to register.  First come, first seated.

Thursday, March 12, 2015 2:30 pm - 2:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Water Institute Lecture Series: Charles Vörösmarty

In this second Water Institute Lecture in the month of March, the Water Institute is pleased to host Dr. Charles Vörösmarty, Department of Civil Engineering, Director, CUNY Environmental CrossRoads Initiative, City University of New York; Distinguished Scientist, NOAA-CREST.

Dr. Vörösmarty's lecture is titled:Water in the 21st Century: Sources of Pessimism, Sources of Optimism
This lecture will be available via webcast.

Tuesday, March 17, 2015 2:30 pm - 2:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Water Institute Lecture by Sheila Olmstead

The Water Institute is pleased to host a lecture by Dr. Sheila Olmstead, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin and Visiting Fellow, Resources for the Future

Dr. Olmstead's lecture is titled: Water resources and climate change adaptation: An economist’s perspective


Abstract

Tuesday, February 10, 2015 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

WISE Public Lecture Series: Demand Response & Capacity Auctions for Ontario

Ontario’s wholesale electricity market is the hub at the centre of our system matching buyers and suppliers in real time, ensuring reliability and efficient dispatch all the time.

In many respects this dynamic marketplace, administered by the IESO, has been the unsung hero of the Ontario electricity sector accommodating the once in a lifetime changes that are occurring – phase out of flexible coal-fired generation, renewables, smart meters and step changes in technology advancement such as energy storage.