Future students

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series Professor Jun Xia, will present "Addressing Urban Hydrological Issues: An Integrated Water Systems Approach."

Friday, July 19, 2019 10:30 am - 10:30 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

WaterTalk: Importance and Effects of Physical Processes in Lake Ecosystems

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series and co-sponsored by the Department of Applied Mathematics, Professor Hilmar Hofmann, will present "Importance and Effects of Physical Processes in Lake Ecosystems."

As part of the Water Institute's seminar series Richard Marinos, postdoctoral fellow at the University of Waterloo, will present "Ecosystem Recovery from Acid Rain: Biogeochemical Consequences in the Soil-Stream Continuum."

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Wednesday, March 20, 2019 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

The Race for Groundwater

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series Professor Grant Ferguson, Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Geological and Environment Engineering and Associate Member of the School of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Saskatchewan, will present "The Race for Groundwater."

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Monday, March 25, 2019 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Monitoring, modelling and management of urban water pollution

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series Professor David McCarthy from Monash University in Australia will present "Monitoring, modelling and management of urban water pollution.”

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As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series Jeanne M. VanBriesen, Duquesne Light Company Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University and the Director of the Center for Water Quality in Urban Environmental Systems at Carnegie Mellon University will present "Effects of wastewater from energy extraction and utilization on drinking water sources and risk."

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Thursday, February 28, 2019 11:30 am - 12:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Signals, Cycles, Circles and Surprises: Some reflections on water quality in the Anthropocene

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series Martyn Futter, Associate Professor in Landscape Scale Water Quality Modelling at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden, will present "Signals, Cycles, Circles and Surprises: Some reflections on water quality in the Anthropocene."

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As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series Slobodan Simonovic, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Western University, will present "Use of quantitative resilience in managing urban infrastructure response to natural hazards."

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Friday, March 22, 2019 (all day)

World Water Day 2019

Leaving no one behind: Water for all

Join the Water Institute for a full day of activities as we explore together how to find viable solutions for marginalized people living without safe water.

Friday, March 1, 2019 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

AquaHacking 2019 information session

Calling all water entrepreneurs! AquaHacking is an innovative, multi-stage pitch competition challenging students to tackle water issues facing our Great Lakes. AquaHacking provides mentoring, a unique experience and financial support to help you bring your idea to life!

Join us on Friday, March 1, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in DWE 3518 for food, drinks and information about AquaHacking 2019. Meet previous winners, learn about the competition and this year's format, and meet like-minded individuals.