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COVID-19 Update
Date Published: Mar 13, 2020
Following the guidelines from the World Health Organization and the Public Health Agency of Canada, the BWRC offices have decided to close in an effort to practice social distancing.
BWRC and LEADERS Seminar Series - 2019 Brockhouse Prize Winners
Date Published: Mar 12, 2020
Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering recognizes outstanding Canadian teams of researchers from different disciplines who came together to engage in research drawing on their combined knowledge and skills.
BWRC and LEADERS Seminar Series - Dr. Bas Vriens
Date Published: Feb 26, 2020
The numbers and quantities of trace metals used in the energy and communication sectors, consumer electronics and chemical and pharmaceutical industries are increasing exponentially, but corresponding waste streams and environmental impacts remain poorly quantified...
BWRC and LEADERS Seminar Series - Dr. Vanessa Speight
Date Published: Jan 30, 2020
Cities are facing new challenges, particularly influenced by climate change impacts and population growth, while the complexity of urban water systems increases. As individual households and multifamily/institutional/commercial water users install water saving technologies...
BWRC and LEADERS Seminar Series - Jamie Benidickson
Date Published: Jan 22, 2020
Jamie Benidickson teaches Canadian and International Environmental Law, Water Law, Sustainable Development Law and Administrative Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa. His publications in these areas include The Culture of Flushing: A Social and Legal History of...