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The Water Institute is pleased to announce that Dr. Dustin Garrick has been appointed director of the University of Waterloo’s Collaborative Water Program for a two-year term, effective January 1, 2024. Dustin is University Research Chair in Water and Development Policy, associate professor in the School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability and a Water Institute member. Since 2011, Dr. Garrick has taught interdisciplinary water courses as part of the University of Oxford MSc in water science, policy and management, and he currently serves as the director of research for a European Commission funded doctoral training network, NEWAVE Next Water Governance, with 15 PhD students across Europe and Africa.

The Water Institute has announced their lineup of distinguished water researchers set to deliver WaterTalks during the 2024 winter term.

Water Institute Member David Rudolph, professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, is serving as conference co-chair of the 3rd International Groundwater-Agriculture Conference, Toward Sustainable Groundwater in Agriculture - Linking Science and Policy. The conference will take place June 17-20, 2024, in San Francisco and is being organized by University of California, Davis and The Water Education Foundation. The Water Institute is a cooperating organization.

A University of Waterloo press release.

As snow flurries mark the beginning of winter, a team of University of Waterloo researchers have digitized the white stuff into a new model that can be applied to better understand the impact of climate change.

SPLITSnow is a "light transport" model and is part of a larger body of research that simulates how light interacts with complex materials. While previous models exist, SPLITSnow is one of the most comprehensive models to date, which accounts for a variety of snowpack properties, such as density and water content, as well as the size and shape distributions of the individual grains. In addition, SPLITSnow attempts to account for the grains' crystalline makeup.

By Kendra Shields, Lujyne Amro, Diana Pena, Favour Ozordi and Cassandra Sherlock.

The recent Pollution Probe The “Right Here, Right Now” conference and gala was a dynamic and insightful gathering, fostering a shared commitment to environmental stewardship. A delegation from the Water Institute along with attendees from diverse backgrounds came together to collaborate on pressing issues regarding our readiness for a clean economy with a focus on clean air, clean water, and a healthy planet.

Originally published by the Faculty of Science.

Growing up in Swansea, Wales, Dr. Stephen Evans was always interested in geology and geography and was fascinated by maps. When he took home the Royal Geographical Society Prize for the highest mark in Advanced Level Geography in Wales in 1966, it was the first step in a lifetime of involvement in engineering geosciences.   

The University of Waterloo jumped 9 places to rank 25th globally for Water Resources in this year's ShanghaiRanking Global Rankings of Academic Subjects (GRAS).

A University of Waterloo press release

An interdisciplinary research team from the University of Waterloo is using artificial intelligence (AI) to identify microplastics faster and more accurately than ever before.

Microplastics are commonly found in food and are dangerous pollutants that cause severe environmental damage – finding them is the key to getting rid of them.

On November 30th, the University of Waterloo community came together to support eight finalist teams as they pitched their business ideas for their chance at a slice of more than $20,000 in grants.

Maricor Arlos, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, honoured with CWP Alumni Award

The Water Institute is pleased to announce the recipient of the inaugural Collaborative Water Program (CWP) Alumni Achievement Award.

The award, introduced this year at the 10th anniversary celebration of the Collaborative Water Program, recognizes outstanding alumni contributions in their professional careers  and in community service. This year’s winner is Maricor Arlos, Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alberta.