The Water Institute is pleased to financially support the development of workshops or small symposia that enhance interdisciplinary water research, facilitate university-government-private sector partnerships and build knowledge and capacity to address emerging water management issues. The first Water Institute call for workshop proposals was conducted in 2011. Three applicants were awarded funding.
Two recent Master students have been recognized by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) for their Masters theses. Ryan Snider and Ahmed El-Hadidy, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, are the first and second place recipients, respectively, of the 2012 AWWA Academic Achievement Awards for best Master's thesis. This award recognizes the theses as the best Master's theses from the United States, Canada, and Mexico on the basis of originality, practical application, value to the water supply field, potential value as a reference, and overall clarity.
The Southern Ontario Water Consortium (SOWC) is searching to fill three positions which serve to support consortium operations. The positions are: Industry Coordinator,Communications Coordinator, and Office Manager and Assistant to the Operations Manager.