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Monday, January 30, 2017 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

WaterTalks lecture series: Urban Water Supply Re-invention for Dry Cities

Richard Luthy, from Stanford University, California

Description

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.

Tuesday, January 31, 2017 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Using Open-Access GIS to Address Issues in Spatial Hydrological Modelling

Digital elevation models (DEMs) are a primary data input for many applications in spatial hydrology and geomorphology. DEMs are commonly used to delineate watersheds, to map landforms and soils, to analyze stream networks, and to model variable source areas, surface runoff and flooding, erosion, and contaminant migration. The past decades have been marked by significant improvements in the quality, spatial resolution, and availability of DEM data sources.

Register today.

Coffee and light refreshments will be provided.

Key topics covered

Tuesday, January 31, 2017 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

ConradConnect Live - Founding Teams and First Hires

You're invited to ConradConnect Live, a free networking event which connects Conrad students and alumni across all of our programs (graduate and undergraduate), with each other and with friends from the Waterloo ecosystem.

This month, we'll be joined by Jim Robeson (CEO at PiinPoint,  MBET '13 alumnus), Caitlyn MacGregor (CEO at Plum) and David Au-Yeung (Chief People Officer at Flipp). These three guest entrepreneurs will share their experiences growing, scaling, and leading startup teams, in a fast-paced panel moderated by followership expert and Conrad professor Marc Hurwitz.

Friday, February 3, 2017 12:00 am - Saturday, February 4, 2017 12:00 am EST (GMT -05:00)

WE Go.DEsign

WE Go.DEsign is a two day Engineering Design and Research Competition for women currently enrolled in grades 10 and 11 presented by the Goethe-Institut. The Grand Prize will be a language, engineering and culture trip to Germany during Summer 2017! There are two elements to the competition, a Research Symposium and a Design Challenge. Each element will be judged by Goethe-Institut and University of Waterloo faculty and staff, with prizes awarded in each element.

Tuesday, February 7, 2017 11:30 am - 12:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

WIN Nano Graduate Student Seminar Series

The WIN Nano Graduate Student Seminar Series provides an opportunity for nanotechnology graduate students of WIN members to present and discuss their research, to help foster knowledge exchange and dialogue between researchers and across disciplines.

11:30-12:00
Corrosion Study of Silver Nanowires
Speaker: Geoffrey Deignan
Supervisor: Professor Irene Goldthorpe

12:00-12:30
Surface Functionalization for Precise Control of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Deposition
Speaker: Monika Kulak
Supervisor: Professor Derek Schipper

Tuesday, February 7, 2017 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Master of Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology Webinar Info Session

Learn more about Waterloo's Master of Business, Entrepreneurship, and Technology (MBET) program by attending our live online information session. MBET is a one year graduate business degree designed to meet a market need for innovative thinkers. In MBET, students learn inside and outside the classroom. Core business courses are integrated with practical experience, networking, and hands-on learning in the most entrepreneurial community in Canada.

Thursday, February 16, 2017 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Developing the Great Lakes’ Blue Economy: Water productivity, water depletion, and virtual water trade in the Great Lakes basin

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.

Description

Friday, February 17, 2017 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Distinguished Lecture: Cognitive Risk Control for Physical Systems, presented by Dr. Simon Haykin

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.’