Join the water researchers from University of Waterloo and the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka to discuss global water matters
UW- SWIGS (Students of the Water Institute Graduate Section) is pleased to host a virtual panel discussion on the research related to water in collaboration with University of Peradeniya. The panel discussion will be followed by an opportunity for discussion and questions with audience members.
When: Friday April 1st, 2022 at 9am-10:30 pm EST
The
purpose
of
this
event
is
to
foster
networking
and
quality
connections
between
students
in
the
water
field
in
both
the
University
of
Waterloo
and
the
University
of
Peradeniya.
This
event
will
be
hosted
online
via
Zoom
and
registration
is
required.
Please
register
here.
Panelists
Profiles
Rodrigo Curty Pereira; is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management and a member of the Water Collaborative Program at the University of Waterloo. He investigates how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting disadvantaged communities that lack access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) in Brazil. Rodrigo has a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations from the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, where he conducted research about the BRICS’ direct investments and investment treaties in Latin America and the Caribbean. He is the first recipient of the Marzieh (Mari) Foroutan Memorial Graduate Scholarship and one of only five recipients of the International Ontario Graduate Scholarship at the University of Waterloo for the year 2022.
Thilini Gunawardhana [BSc Eng (Hons), AMIE(SL), Aeng] is a masters student at the University of Peradeniya. She is particularly interested in doing research on the field of Water and Environmental Engineering. Currently, a masters candidate at the Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya, nearing the completion of MSc Eng. degree by end of July 2022.