Lecture

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture seriesDr. Holger R Maier, Professor of Environmental Engineering, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, will present: Putting people at the centre: Towards transforming climate risk assessment for water security and delivery.

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture seriesDr. Mário Franca, Professor, Institute for Water and Environment - Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, will present: We fail on the estimation of flood hazards; reflections on the July 2021 floods in Central Europe.

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

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture seriesDr. Patricia Chow-Fraser, Professor, Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, will present: Déjà vu or Jamais vu?  Using a 20-y record to discern how coastal wetlands of eastern and northern Georgian Bay responds to climate-induced water-level disturbances.

Thursday, February 15, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

WaterTalk: Economics of valuing water resources

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture seriesDr. Sathya Gopalakrishnan, Professor, Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, Ohio State University, will present: Economics of valuing water resources.

This event is in person in TC 2218 with a lunch reception to follow.

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture seriesDr. Cayelan Carey, Professor of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, will present: Advancing our understanding and management of freshwaters with near-term forecasting.

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

Thursday, February 1, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

WaterTalk | Hydrogeology: What's the Use?

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Dr. Ty Ferré, Distinguished Professor, Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona, will present: Hydrogeology: What's the Use?

Thursday, December 7, 2023 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

WaterTalk: What’s public about public water?

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture seriesDr. David McDonald, Professor, Department of Global Development Studies, Queen’s University, will present: What’s public about public water?

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

Thursday, November 16, 2023 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

WaterTalk: Achieving SDG safely managed sanitation services and its implications

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture seriesDr. Caetano DoreaProfessor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Victoria, will present: Achieving SDG safely managed sanitation services and its implications.

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

Tuesday, October 31, 2023 11:30 am - 1:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Water Institute Early Career Faculty Research Showcase

Join us for the Water Institute 2023 Early Career Faculty Research Showcase!

This in person event will showcase the research programs of Water Institute early career faculty and provide an opportunity to network and explore potential collaboration.

Please plan to attend in support of our early career colleagues!  

Tuesday, October 24, 2023 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

WaterTalk: Recent advances in optimization models for water systems

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture seriesBernhard Becker, Sr. Advisor / Researcher, Deltares | RWTH Aachen University will present: Recent advances in optimization models for water systems.

This event will be offered in person in DC1302 from 3:00-4:00 p.m.