Six decades after he was bitten by an environmental bug as a boy, Waterloo Engineering professor Keith Hipel added another honour to his distinguished academic career when he was awarded a 2019 Killam Prize today.
Already an Officer of the Order of Canada, Hipel collects a $100,000 prize and is the first Killam winner from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo since the program was established in 1981.
The award recognizes his unique research on the development of modeling tools to break down, analyze and solve complex problems, primarily those involving water resources and the environment.
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Keith Hipel, a longtime professor of systems design engineering, poses in his office in front of a wall of framed degrees, awards and photographs after learning that the prestigious Killam Prize has been added to his long list of career accomplishments.