‘Blue
Drinks’
is
an
informal
event
for
graduate
students
to
meet
and
network
with
leading
water
professionals
from
public
and
private
sector
alike.
We
are
excited
to
share
that
we
will
be
continuing
the
SWIGS
tradition
by
hosting
2
Blue
Drinks
events
this
Fall
term.
For
the
first
Blue
Drinks
event,
we
are
pleased
to
have
Dr.
Sarah
Gewurtz,
Physical
Scientist
from
Environment
and
Climate
Change
Canada
on
Wednesday
Oct
28
at
5:00
–
6.30pm
EST. Dr.
Gewurtz
brings
a
wealth
of
knowledge
and
experience
in
environmental
sciences
and
risk
assessment
from
her
various
positions
in
private
sector,
and
provincial
and
federal
governments.
Join
us
virtually
in
MS
teams
for
an
evening
of
networking,
career
guidance
and
professional
development.
You
will
have
an
opportunity
to
connect
in
small
groups
with
Dr.
Gewurtz
and
your
peers
in
break-out
rooms.
Register Here
She received a B.Sc. at the University of Guelph in Environment Science, a M.Sc. at the University of Windsor in Biological Sciences, and a Ph.D. at the University of Toronto in Geography/Environmental Science, where she focused on studies related to environmental science, particularly on the fate and transport of contaminants. She completed a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation, and Parks. Sarah worked as a Risk Assessor at GHD in Waterloo, Ontario for seven years, where she conducted ecological and human health risk assessments on contaminated sites throughout North America.