News archive - 2019

Thursday, December 12, 2019

Water Institute member receives China’s top award for foreign experts

Water Institute member Keith Hipel, a systems design engineering professor, was recognized with the 2019 China Friendship Award this fall.

The honour is China’s highest recognition bestowed upon foreign experts for “their important contributions to the promotion of China's modernization, friendly exchanges and mutually beneficial cooperation between China and foreign countries.”

Hipel has visited China on many occasions as a foreign expert since 1982.

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Water Institute joins the Global Peatlands Initiative

The Water Institute is delighted to announce that it has recently become a member of the Global Peatlands Initiative (GPI).

Monday, December 9, 2019

Ecohydrology Research Symposium honours the impact of Philippe Van Cappellen

The University of Waterloo’s Ecohydrology Research Group hosted a special Research Symposium on December 6th to celebrate the 6oth birthday of Philippe Van Cappellen. The symposium was attended by colleagues and students, past and present, many of whom travelled to Waterloo from overseas.

Thursday, December 5, 2019

Winter WaterTalks announced

The Water Institute is pleased to announce its Winter 2020 WaterTalks lineup.
Reserve these dates in your calendar, so as not to miss any of our world-class talks.

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Breaking down water contaminants using nanotechnology

Dr. Frank Gu, former Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering is featured in the latest issue of the Ontario Water Consortium “From Lab Bench to Marketplace” series. Dr.