A doctoral student and two professors at Waterloo Engineering are developing new floodplain mapping technology that has the potential to impact flood mitigation and response.
Robert Chlumsky, Dr. James Craig and Dr. Bryan Tolson have launched a startup called Blackbird that received a $15,000 funding boost through a Velocity and Waterloo Commercialization Office (WatCo) program for student researchers, founders and recent graduates who are transforming their research into commercial ventures.
“If authorities can do a better job responding to and managing flood events as they occur, both in real-time and understanding the potential impact in land development, it could lead to real reductions in cost and risk to life,” said Chlumsky, who forged a relationship with the two civil and environmental engineering professors while doing his undergraduate degree.
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