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Award Announcement: Dafne de Brito Cruz Receives Jacobs Holly A. Cornell Scholarship
Dafne de Brito Cruz has been selected as the recipient of the prestigious Jacobs Holly A. Cornell Scholarship for the 2025–2026 academic year!
Dafne de Brito Cruz Wins Student Merit Award at Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting
Water Science, Technology and Policy’s Dafne de Brito Cruz has been recognized with a Student Merit Award at the 2024 Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas.
Tim Shardlow Wins Best Poster Award at Phycological Society of America Annual Meeting
Congratulations to Tim Shardlow, who won the Best Poster Award at the 2024 Phycological Society of America (PSA) Annual Meeting at the University of Washington in Seattle!
The University of Waterloo claims top ranking in Canada for Water Resources!
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 Co-Authors Chapter on Climate Change Impacts on Drinking Water Quality
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).
Dafne de Brito Cruz Awarded Prestigious Laurence Hamlin Memorial Award
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 appoints Monica Emelko as Jury Member
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 Wins Prestigious Awards at OWWA Conference
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.