A WIEG researcher has unveiled the first full environmental footprint of a Canadian hospital, revealing critical emissions hotspots—energy, water and medical supplies—that drive over half of its 3,500 to 5,000 tons of CO2 emissions.
The Waterloo Industrial Ecology Group (WIEG) is seeking applicants to two open PhD positions for September 2025.
Two new projects, funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), seek researchers to join our team at Waterloo.
Two new projects, funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), seek researchers to join our team at Waterloo.
WIEG professors Steven B. Young and Komal Habib have been awarded Alliance Missions grants for two new 3-year research projects.
Sustainable Future Perspectives - Circular Economies: Electronic and Electrochemical Devices
November 2, 2023, 2:30-3:30 pm EDT
In a first-of-its-kind study, WIEG researchers calculate the environmental footprint of hospitals
Can product obsolescence ever be obsolete?
August 24, 2023, 1:00 pm EST
MES student, Patrick Bosworth, supervised by Komal Habib, successfully defended his thesis entitled "Knowledge on Tap: Measuring Sustainability Impacts of Ontario Craft Brewers" on July 27, 2023. Congratulations Patrick!
MES student, Cassandra Sherlock, supervised by Komal Habib, successfully defended her thesis entitled "A Big Tiny Problem: The Flows of Primary Microplastics in Canada" on July 25, 2023. Congratulations Cassy!