IPR Distinguished lecture featuring Professor Timothy Swager. Speaking on Intrinsically Porous Organic Polymers in Sensing and Catalysis
Join us for a special milestone marking the 10th Anniversary of the University of Waterloo Water Institute Collaborative Water Program (CWP)! It's time to celebrate 10 remarkable cohorts of CWP graduates from the most interdisciplinary water graduate program in Canada.
The Water Institute and the Collaborative Water Program team are delighted to organize this anniversary celebration welcoming our alumni back to Waterloo,
offering a platform to exchange your experiences and insights from the water sector and beyond. Be part of this exciting gathering and get ready to reminisce and forge new connections at the upcoming event!
The anniversary celebration program includes:
Welcome
Nandita Basu
Director, Collaborative Water Program
Canada Research Chair in Global Water Sustainability and Ecohydrology
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth and Environmental Sciences
CWP Alumni Panel
Rob De Loë
Facilitator, Director Emeritus, Collaborative Water Program
Professor & Associate Dean, Research
Faculty of Environment, School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability (SERS)
Catherine Brown
Knowledge Mobilization Specialist, Ducks Unlimited, CWP Cohort 2 (2014/15)
Sabrina Bedjera
Policy Analyst, Natural Resources Canada, CWP Cohort 3 (2015/16)
Thadshayini Chandrakumaran
Associate, Miller Thomson, CWP Cohort 3 (2015/16)
Frederick Cheng
Postdoctoral Fellow, Colorado State University, CWP Cohort 3 (2015/16)
Chris Muirhead
Water Resources Engineer | Integrated Water Management Service Line Coordinator, GHD, CWP Cohort 4 (2016/17)
Laina Timberg
Indigenous Community Relations Specialist, Metrolinx, CWP Cohort 8 (2020/21)
Keynote Address
Bruce MacVicar
Director Emeritus, Collaborative Water Program
Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Tony Maas, Senior Policy Officer, Office of the Prime Minister of Canada
Special Announcement
Mark Servos
Director Emeritus, Collaborative Water Program
Professor, Canada Research Chair in Water Quality Protection
Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
Closing remarks and adjournment
Dustin Garrick
Director Designate 2024-25, Collaborative Water Program
Associate Professor & University Research Chair
Faculty of Environment, School of Environment, Resources, and Sustainability
Reception
The evening reception offers a chance to unwind and connect with fellow alumni, CWP faculty, and current students over refreshments and appetizers. Do not miss this special anniversary celebration filled with knowledge sharing, networking, and reminiscing.
We can't wait to welcome you back to Waterloo!
Friday, November 3, 2023
3:00 – 5:00 p.m. (Program)
5:00 – 7:00 p.m. (Reception)
SLC Black and Gold Room
University of Waterloo
With recent waves of layoffs, high-profile workplace harassment cases, and a notoriously short career length for gender minorities and people of colour, the transition of new workers into the game industry involves navigating a spate of barriers to equity and success that have been understudied in academic research. The First Three Years is an ongoing longitudinal study of graduates of game programs in Canada and the United States, following the journey of 207 students as they move into the game industry. In this workshop, our research team will summarise the primary challenges students have identified in their game programs. This summary includes equity and diversity issues inherent in common curricular practices such as the efficacy of capstone courses and internships, the inclusion of crunch-like practices in the classroom, the systematic failure to inform students of actual workplace conditions, and the mismatch between student preparation and industry hiring practices. Afterwards, participants will address whether/how these problems manifest in their own institutions, and what solutions might improve equity outcomes for students seeking careers in games.
This event is part of the “ADE for Game Communities: Enculturing Anti-Racism, Decolonization, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (ADE) in Games Research and Creation” series from the ADE Committee of the Games Institute, University of Waterloo, and is supported in part by funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.
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To find out more, attend the information session on October 5 at 12:00 p.m. at the ECE conference room (EIT 3142). Register for the session here https://bit.ly/467pelW
The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) is pleased to present a Distinguished Lecture by Prof. Gehan Amaratunga, Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Cambridge.
This seminar is titled "Quantum Dots to Light" and will be held on Monday, September 25, 2023 at 11:00 AM in QNC 1501.
Registration is required!
Register for the Canadian Graduate Engineering Consortium (CGEC) Fair 2023 to explore Master’s and PhD opportunities with Canada’s Top Engineering Graduate programs.
The CGEC brings together nine of Canada’s top universities – Concordia, McGill, McMaster, Queen’s, TMU, UBC, UofT, UWaterloo and York – to address the urgent need for qualified engineers who can solve today’s most complex technical, social and environmental challenges.
Representatives from all 9 partner universities will be present at every event, so you can meet and speak with faculty, admissions advisors and students in graduate programs to answer your questions about your desired field of research and how to apply. The CGEC runs from September 19 to October 3and is hosting a free fair on each participating university campus.
UWaterloo day is on Tuesday Sept 26, at the E7 2nd Floor Events Space.
This hybrid panel covers the exploration of biometrics (or physiological measures) in game user research, driven by advancements in sensing technologies and the increased accessibility of signal processing tools.
The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) is pleased to present a seminar with Juliane Simmchen, Associate Professor (Reader) from the University of Strathclyde and TU Dresden.
This seminar is titled "Polysaccharides-based hydrogels and films containing nanocapsules for drug delivery," and will be held on Monday, July 10, 2023 at 11:00 AM in QNC 1501.
Registration is required!
The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) is pleased to present a seminar with Letícia Cruz, Associate Professor from the Department of Industrial Pharmacy at the Federal University of Santa Maria in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
This seminar is titled "Polysaccharides-based hydrogels and films containing nanocapsules for drug delivery," and will be held on Thursday July 6, 2023 at 11:00 AM in QNC 1501. Registration is required!
Curious about Systems Design Engineering? We will show you how could be your day as a Graduate student at the University of Waterloo. Learn the key steps to getting accepted for postgrad studies in the Department of Systems Design Engineering.