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BWRC and LEADERS Seminar Series - Dr. Ted Mao
Oct 09, 2019
Municipalities are facing significant challenges related to wastewater treatment, including aging infrastructure, increasingly more stringent discharge requirements, climate change and extreme weather events, constrained plant space, municipal budget...
LEADERS Summer Symposium Report
Jul 20, 2019
The LEaders in wAter anD watERshed Sustainability (the LEADERS) program hosted by the Beaty Water Research Centre (BWRC) is lead by Dr. Stephen Brown, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry & School of Environmental Studies.
LEADERS Summer Symposium
Jul 04, 2019
In this year’s Symposium, students will showcase their research and have the opportunity to receive feedback from leading researchers in disciplines such as engineering, chemistry, biology, policy studies, business and public...
BWRC & LEADERS Seminar Series - Dr. Lei Liu
Jun 19, 2019
Dr. Liu will be speaking about a brief history of Imperial as ExxonMobil’s Canadian affiliate, and an overview of environmental research and services that they do, including water and wastewater technical support, Refining and Chemical R&D Environmental Program, Exploratory...
BWRC & LEADERS Seminar Series - Dr. Florent Chazarenc
May 08, 2019
Developing the wastewater treatment plant of the future led to an increasing interest in shifting from energy consuming activated sludge processes to Water Resource Recovery Facility towards energy neutral or even energy positive plants. One way to advance toward energy...
BWRC & LEADERS Seminar Series - Dr. Leigh McGaughey
May 08, 2019
Leigh is an ecologist, who started her career in South Africa where she completed a BSc (1994), BSc Honours (1995) and MSc (2000) degrees in Biological Sciences. In 2001 she moved to Australia and worked as a Research Assistant at Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute...
BWRC & LEADERS Seminar Series - Dr. Elodie Passeport
Apr 25, 2019
Thousands of chemicals end up in aquatic environments where they threaten the health of humans and ecosystems. One way to buffer their transport is to use passive water treatment systems such as constructed wetlands, lagoons, and bioretention cells. In this talk, I will go over..
Special Seminar - Dr. Cynthia Bluteau
Apr 23, 2019
I will introduce a multi-disciplinary project during winter aboard a Canadian Coast Guard ice-breaker, the Amundsen, which is typically stationed in the Arctic during summer for scientific research. The Coast Guard approved for the first time in 2018 the presence of a science...
BWRC & LEADERS Seminar Series - Dr. Christine Dow
Apr 17, 2019
How do we know what is going on underneath glaciers and ice sheets? These are some of the most inaccessible places in the world yet have a vital role to play in the flow speed of the overlying ice, and therefore in rates of future sea level rise. Water that flows at the base...
BWRC & LEADERS Seminar Series - Dr. Joe Manous
Mar 20, 2019
Dr. Manous is a civil and environmental engineer specializing in the areas of water resources and environmental security issues associated with water. Previously, he served as Academy Professor and Environmental Engineering Program Director at the Unites States Military...
2019 Winter/Spring Seminar Series Schedule
Mar 05, 2019
The Beaty Water Research Centre (BWRC) and LEADERS program is collaborating to host a Seminar Series starting March 2019. This series will bring in a wide range of national and international professionals in academia, government and industry to speak on various water-related...
BWRC Work Study Position
Mar 01, 2019
The BWRC Marketing Assistant will report to the Associate Directors of the BWRC. The incumbent will provide support in the development of various promotional and marketing materials for the BWRC, update of the BWRC website and social media accounts. The incumbent will also be res