Symposium Overview
Sensing to Impact is a one-day research symposium connecting University of Waterloo researchers with community partners to strengthen local environmental measurement and monitoring. The event showcases leading research, real-world applications, and shared challenges, fostering dialogue that helps translate environmental sensing and data into meaningful impact.
Primary Support From:
What to Expect
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Presentations focused on building effective, impactful, community-engaged research collaborations
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Project showcases and demonstrations highlighting applied research and tools
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Networking lunch designed to foster new connections and ideas
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Collaborative breakout sessions examining barriers and opportunities for local environmental measurement and monitoring
Who Should Attend
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Municipal and regional government staff, including conservation authorities
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Community and non-profit organizations
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Researchers advancing environmental data through measurement, monitoring, modelling, sensing technology development, and data intelligence
Agenda
9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Opening Remarks & Presentations
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Networking Lunch & Project Showcase
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Breakout Group Sessions & Closing Remarks
Lunch will be provided
Event is in-person at Federation Hall, University of Waterloo Main Campus
About Our Sponsors
Primary Supporters:
The University of Waterloo’s Future Cities Institute, founded by CAIVAN, brings together a global network of interdisciplinary researchers, industry leaders, practitioners, students and community members to develop new tools and approaches for building healthy and prosperous future cities.
The Waterloo Climate Institute is the focal point for climate change research at the University of Waterloo. Established in 2008, they are an Interdisciplinary hub of Waterloo faculty researchers from all six Faculties, hundreds of students, and scientists from partner institutions and government agencies.
Additional Support From:
The Cranky Weather Research Lab studies the impacts of neighbourhood scale urban design to evaluate the effects of climate mitigation strategies on thermal environments and human health. Research includes extreme heat and air quality impacts on older adults, neighbourhood and park design, and schools, combining field measurements with numerical modelling.
The Sustainability Office at the University of Waterloo is the central hub for sustainability action and information on campus where they work to integrate sustainability thinking and climate action into academics, operations, and engagement.