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As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Dr. Nancy G. Love, JoAnn Silverstein Distinguished University Professor, Borchardt and Glysson Collegiate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, will present: Water infrastructure in resource-constrained shrinking and expanding cities: The impact on water quality and public health.

This event is in person in DC 1302 with a networking lunch reception to follow in DC 1301 (The Fishbowl).

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Dr. Ryan Emmanuel, Associate Professor of Hydrology, Duke University, North Carolina, US, will present: On the swamp: Indigenous environmental justice across North Carolina’s coastal plain.

This event is in person in DC 1302 with a networking lunch reception to follow in DC 1301 (The Fishbowl).

Friday, January 24, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Bake Your Research Competition

Join us for our second annual Bake Your Research Competition!

A culinary competition hosted by the Society of the Water Institute Graduate Students (SWIGS) and the Water Institute. The Rules? To bake or cook an edible masterpiece that visually portrays your research! One entry per lab or research group is recommended.

Guest judges will be in attendance so break out the creativity for what's sure to be a fierce and delicious competition!

Thursday, January 23, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

WaterTalk | Unbottled: Plastic Water, Inequality, and Water Justice

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Daniel Jaffee, Professor of Sociology at Portland State University, Oregon, US, will present Unbottled: Plastic Water, Inequality, and Water Justice.

This WaterTalk will be held online via Zoom.

The University of Waterloo has claimed the No. 1 position in Canada for water resources and climbed to 24th globally in the 2024 ShanghaiRanking’s Global Rankings of Academic Subjects—its highest position to date. Rising from 25th last year, the ranking underscores the university’s performance and reputation in water resources, a field critical to addressing escalating climate change and water security challenges worldwide.

As part of the Water Institute's Webinar Series: The Value of Water in Canada

Phillipe Murphy-Rhéaume, Chief Development Officer, The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, presents: The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative – Challenges and opportunities for freshwater cities in an era of transformation.

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Value interactions between water and hydropower in Ontario Power Generation

As part of the Water Institute's Webinar Series: The Value of Water in Canada

Kurt Kornelsen, Director, Environment and Climate Change, Ontario Power Generation, presents: Value interactions between water and hydropower in Ontario Power Generation.

In the face of rising urbanization and climate change, coastal cities in Bangladesh are encountering unprecedented challenges in managing their water resources. Traditional approaches to water management often fall short in addressing these complex issues. However, there’s hope on the horizon: Nature-Based Solutions (NBS). Nature-Based Solutions leverage the innate power of nature to address water management challenges.

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Dr. Belinda Sturm, Director Kansas NSF EPSCoR, Professor and Ross McKinney Faculty Fellow, University of Kansas, Kansas, US, will present: Wastewater process intensification: Using biological process design to increase the hydraulic and treatment capacity of a municipal wastewater treatment plant.

Are algae growing in your utility’s source water?

You might be envisioning a green surface scum or a reservoir that looks like pea soup, but algae can be found in amounts that are invisible to the human eye. And not visible does not mean non-toxic.

Current students

Water infrastructure in resource-constrained shrinking and expanding cities: The impact on water quality and public health

On the swamp: Indigenous environmental justice across North Carolina’s coastal plain

Bake Your Research Competition

Join us for our second annual Bake Your Research Competition!

WaterTalk | Unbottled: Plastic Water, Inequality, and Water Justice

University of Waterloo climbs to No. 1 University in Canada for water resources in global ranking

The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative – Challenges and opportunities for freshwater cities in an era of transformation

Value interactions between water and hydropower in Ontario Power Generation

Harnessing nature: Revolutionizing urban water management in coastal Bangladesh

Wastewater process intensification: Using biological process design to increase the hydraulic and treatment capacity of a municipal wastewater treatment plant

Blue-green and sometimes unseen: How moving beyond visual detection of algae can help inform the treatment of cyanotoxins in drinking water

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