Startup develops tech for flood mitigation, response
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.