News archive - November 2021

Monday, November 29, 2021

WI member named CIG 2021 Geomatica Award winner

Water Institute member Jonathan Li, Professor of geospatial data science and remote sensing in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management and cross-appointed to the Department of Systems Design Engineering was selected as the 2021 winner of the Geomatica Award granted by the Canadian Institute of Geomatics (CIG).

Friday, November 26, 2021

MAD Water: Mobile, Adaptive & Decentralized Infrastructure for the Climate Change Era

The Faculty of Environment is pleased to host the 2021 TD Walter Bean Virtual Public Lecture featuring Dr. Amber Wutich, President’s Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Global Health at Arizona State University.

In her talk "MAD Water: Mobile, Adaptive & Decentralized Infrastructure for the Climate Change Era", Dr. Wutich will explore one of the greatest threats facing humans in the coming century - water insecurity.

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Special session | Talking trash: The ecology of litter in freshwaters

After a long absence from in person conferences due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers are pleased to announce that the Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting (JASM 2022) will take place May 14-20 as a hybrid (in person + virtual) conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Editors' Pick: A Must-read article from Water Institute colleagues

Research Associate Syed Ismail Hussain from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Water Institute members Carol Ptacek, University Research Chair in Earth and Environmental Sciences, and David Blowes, Canada Research Chair in Groundwater Remediation, together with Agriculture Agrifood Canada (AAFC) Researc