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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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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.’
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?
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.
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
Dr. S. Eswar Prasad
Chairman, Piemades, Inc & Adjunct Professor
Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto
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:
Dr. Matthew Peloso, CEO and Founder of Sun Electric Pte. Ltd., Singapore
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