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Virtual Industry Partner Information Day: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Outbreak as it Relates to Drinking Water Operations

Friday, December 11, 2020 by Kimia Aghasadeghi, Sigrid Peldszus

This year Information Day for our partners was held virtually and was comprised of three different webinars. The first webinar was held on October 22nd and was facilitated by UW NSERC Chair Dr. Peter Huck. Guest speakers were Dr. Steve Hrudey (Professor Emeritus, Analytical & Environmental Toxicology, University of Alberta), and Ian Douglas (Water Quality Engineer, City of Ottawa).

WRF report published: Biological Filtration: NDMA Control or Source of Precursors?

Wednesday, September 2, 2020 by

The NSERC Chair was part of a US based team of researchers and consultants who collaborated on a Water Research Foundation project (WRF 4966) entitled, “Biological Filtration: NDMA Control or Source of Precursors?” The project has been completed and the final report has been published. WRF is an organization that facilitates research in all areas of drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, and water reuse.

Sabrina Bedjera received AWWA Academic Achievement Award for her MASc thesis in July 2020

Saturday, August 29, 2020 by

Congratulations to former Chair student Sabrina Bedjera for receiving first place in AWWA’s (American Water Works Association) Academic Achievement Awards competition for Masters theses! This Award encourages academic excellence by recognizing contributions to the field of public water supply.

Recent MASc graduate Patrick King authored thesis on role of water quality on the galvanic corrosion of lead

Wednesday, July 15, 2020 by

Thesis title: Investigating the Role of Water Quality on the Galvanic Corrosion of Lead in Hard Water with a Focus on NOM

Chair team co-authored manuscript on changes in NDMA precursors during biofiltration

Wednesday, May 20, 2020 by Lorena Baku and Sigrid Peldszus

Bench-scale column evaluation of factors associated with changes in N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) precursor concentrations during drinking water biofiltration

(Zhang, Z., B. Ma, R.M. Hozalski, C.G. Russell, A.N. Evans, K.O. Led, M. Van Dyke, S. Peldszus, P.M. Huck, A. Szczuka, and W.A. Mitch. Water Research, 2019, 167, 1-11.)

Dr. Peter Huck inducted as a Fellow to the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE)

Wednesday, May 20, 2020 by

Dr. Peter Huck has been inducted as a fellow of The Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE). The ceremony took place in Quebec, in conjunction with the Academy’s 2019 Annual General Meeting and Symposium. Nominated and elected by his peers, in view of his distinguished achievements and career long service to the engineering profession, Dr. Huck will provide strategic advice on matters of critical importance to Canada, as part of CAE.