AquaHacking challenges programmers, scientists, marketers, and water experts to develop clean-tech engineering, web and mobile solutions to water issues affecting the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Watershed Basin.
Dr. Ed Sudicky, Professor Emeritus, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo
A reception in STC 1001 Main Commons follows the Lecture. Come meet with alumni and friends!
As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Gregory Baird, President of The Water Finance Research Foundation, will present, "Perspectives on the Sustainable Water Infrastructure Challenge: Engineering, Technology or Financial Crisis."
The Nith Valley Ecoboosters are pleased to present an informative and timely talk featuring Blair Feltmate.
Feltmate is Head of the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation and is a member of the Water Institute at the University of Waterloo. He has written textbooks on environmental science and sustainable development and is involved in the creation of several national climate adaptation Standards involving the National Research Council, Standards Council of Canada and the Canadian Standards Association. Feltmate is also Chair of the Federal Government of Canada Expert Panel on Climate Adaptation.
…we need a toilet. But billions of people don’t have one.
To raise awareness about World Toilet Day on November 19, and the importance of Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6): to ensure availability and sustainable management of sanitation and water for all, the University of Waterloo's Geographies of Health in Place (GoHelP) lab, led by Susan Elliott, and the Water Institute will host a film screening of Toilet: A Love Story.
The Water Institute, University of Waterloo seeks 8 to 10 volunteers across different age groups (20+) living at least 10 years in the K-W area to participate in a study that focuses on public awareness and understanding of water quality in the Grand River. Participants must be staff members (no students or professors).
The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) offers a variety of prestigious medals and awards recognizing outstanding achievements of Canadian researchers. It is a responsibility of Fellows of the RSC to nominate candidates for these honours, and they are explicitly invited to do so every year.
Earlier this year, Water Institute member Keith Hipel, University Professor in Waterloo's Department of Systems Design Engineering, was awarded the Miroslaw Romanowski Medal for significant contributions to the resolution of scientific aspects of environmental problems or for important improvements to the quality of an ecosystem in all aspects — terrestrial, atmospheric and aqueous — brought about by scientific means.
On November 29, professor Hipel will deliver the Miroslaw Romanowski Lecture at the University of Waterloo: "Negotiations over Groundwater Contamination."
A panel presentation and discussion, hosted by the Office of Research and the Waterloo Centre for Microbial Research, featuring Water Institute member Kirsten Müller will explore the evolution of microbes.
Learn more about the other panellists and register to attend.
As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series Maria Carmen Lemos, Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Engagement at the School for Environment and Sustainability and Co-Director of the Great Lakes Sciences and Assessments Center at the University of Michigan, will present, "Building adaptive capacity for water management--the role of knowledge and power."