Lecture

Housing in too many of Canada's remote communities is in deplorable condition. Peter Russell, president of RESTCo seeks to make this fact a mere memory. Join us April 19 for an in-depth discussion of approaches that can be taken to boost the production of low-energy housing through innovations in structure, fabrication, delivery, and associated infrastructure.

Speaker biography:

PROFESSOR SHUIT-TONG LEE
Chair Professor and Founding Director
Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM)
College of Nano Science and Technology (CNST)
Collaborative Innovation Centre of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology (NANO-CIC)
Institute of Organic Optoelectronics, Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute
Soochow University, China

Reception to follow lecture

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Joan B. Rose, the winner of the 2016 Stockholm Water Prize and Homer Nowlin Chair in Water Research at Michigan State University, presents "Monitoring Pathogen Concentrations in Sewage to Inform Treatment Goals and Public Health Risks."

Paid parking is available in several lots. Lot C is recommended, as it should have availability. 

Dr. S. Eswar Prasad
Chairman, Piemades, Inc & Adjunct Professor
Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto

The Waterloo Engineering alumni reunion in 2017 is taking place on September 30, 2017 and the engineering Classes of 1962, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007 and 2012 are invited to campus to celebrate this milestone.

Join your classmates for a weekend of reconnecting, attending lectures, and celebrating together at the Reunion dinner.

Revisit. Reunite. Relive.

What are the practical uses of artificial intelligence and how can it give the Canadian economy the push it needs without relying on the giant tech companies?

Abstract:

The Cognitive Dynamic System (CDS) is a unique research tool inspired by certain aspects of the brain; one aspect is "predictive adaptation," known in cognitive neuroscience. From an engineering perspective, predictive adaptation plays a key role in the CDS, most importantly when the environment is disturbed by the presence of unexpected adverse events, commonly referred to as ‘risk.’

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Alex Mayer, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Michigan Technological University, presents, "Developing the Great Lakes’ Blue Economy: Water productivity, water depletion, and virtual water trade in the Great Lakes basin."

Coffee and light refreshments provided.

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Richard Luthy, from Stanford University, California

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California is entering its sixth year of drought. It’s clear that the old ways of coping with drought — overdraft of groundwater, stream depletion, and greater imports — will no longer meet the needs of the 21st Century. The solution to our challenge of urban water security will likely consist of a combination of demand management and the development of a portfolio of new water supplies.