The Water Institute and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering are pleased to host the Inside Academia Workshop with David Sedlak, Plato Malozemoff Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Berkeley.
Join us in person at the University of Waterloo (E2 2350) for an interactive and informal session designed for students and early-career researchers interested in academic pathways.
Workshop: 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Through practical advice and personal insights, this session will explore:
- Publishing in leading journals
- Writing high-impact research papers
- Navigating academic career pathways
- Understanding academic systems in Canada and the United States
- Reflections on career development and progression
Speaker Bio
David Sedlak is the Plato Malozemoff Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and the Director of the Berkeley Water Center at UC-Berkeley.
His research focuses on the fate of chemical contaminants, with the long-term goal of developing cost-effective, safe, and sustainable systems to manage water resources. He is particularly interested in the development of local sources of water, including water reuse - the practice of using municipal wastewater effluent to sustain aquatic ecosystems and augment water supplies - as well as the treatment and use of urban runoff and groundwater from contaminated industrial sites. Dr. Sedlak is a member of the US National Academy of Engineering, chair of its Water Science & Technology Board and recipient of numerous awards including the Paul Busch Award for Innovation in Applied Water Quality Research and the Clarke Prize for Excellence in Water Research. He is also the author of "Water 4.0: The Past, Present and Future of the World's Most Vital Resource" and "Water for All: Global Solutions for a Changing Climate."