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The University of Waterloo has claimed the No. 1 spot in Canada and 24th globally for water resources in the 2024 ShanghaiRanking’s Global Rankings of Academic Subjects — its highest position to date!

Monica Emelko, professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering and expert in water quality and treatability science, is a lead author of a new chapter titled Climate Change Implications for DBP Occurrence in Municipal Drinking Water, featured in The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry (Springer, 2024).

The Department of Civil Engineering is proud to announce that Dafne de Brito Cruz has been awarded the Laurence Hamlin Memorial Award for the Spring 2024 term.

The Aqualunar Challenge has been announced, inviting innovators to develop cutting-edge technologies for purifying water on the Moon, with the potential for spin-off applications here on Earth. This initiative represents a collaborative effort between the United Kingdom and Canada, each offering distinct but complementary tracks for participants. Dr. Monica Emelko, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Water Science, Technology & Policy at the University of Waterloo has been appointed jury member for the challenge.

Kalani De Silva’s oral presentation was selected as the 2024 Fresh Ideas Young Presenter Winner. Additionally, her poster presentation was honored with the Best Poster Award.

Dafne de Brito Cruz has been awarded the 2024 Larson Aquatic Research Support Scholarship for PhD studies by the American Water Works Association (AWWA).

Omar Chowdhury has been awarded the prestigious University of Waterloo President’s Graduate Scholarship in the 2024-2025 NSERC Doctoral competition. This scholarship is a recognition of Omar’s outstanding achievements and potential in his doctoral studies.

The Water Science, Technology, and Policy research group is delighted to announce that Master's student, Taylor Virgin has been awarded the Davis Memorial Scholarship in Ecology