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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
AquaHacking Challenge 2019
Feb 20, 2019
Starting now, we are looking for skilled, passionate, creative, and talented students and young professionals, to create multi-disciplinary teams and develop clean-tech engineering, web and mobile solutions for water issues affecting our freshwater.
Canadian Algae Research and Technology Workshop
Feb 10, 2019
Co-organized by the National Research Council, University of Toronto, UQTR, Innofibre, Memorial University and Â鶹¹ÙÍø, this workshop aims at identifying the scope and range of interests across fundamental and applied areas related to algal research and development...
Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour (EEB) Seminar - Dr. John Smol
Jan 05, 2019
"A crisis in science literacy: Does our reluctance to engage the public make academics complicit?"
Work Study Positions - Winter 2019
Dec 27, 2018