Year Recognition for Monica Emelko
2023 Named fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering
2022 Appointed as Associate Director of Climate Risk, Resilience, and Adaptation for the Waterloo Climate Institute
2022 Awarded the Faculty of Engineering Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision
2021 Appointed Climate Change Section Editor for PLOS Water
2021 Presented on source water protection and climate change at the Singapore International Water Week
2020 Named Canada Research Chair in Water Science, Technology and Policy
2019 Distinguished AWWA Lecturer, awarded by Assoc. of Environmental Engineering & Science Professors (AEESP)
2018 Member of Board’s Expert Committee on New York City’s Water Supply and Response to Climate Change – US Nat. Academies of Sci., Eng. & Medicine, Water Science and Technology.
2017 Recognized as a Distinguished Lecturer by the Forest Industry Lecture Series (FILS)
2016 Awarded Citation and Medallion by Premier Rachel Notley for service to the province of Alberta
2014 Awarded Challenge Award by Alberta Emerald Foundation
2014 First cited by IPCC Emelko et al. (2011) by (IPCC 5th Assessment Rpt.; Ch. 3, 26) describing climate change threats to drinking water
2014 Excellence in Water Stewardship Award presented by Canadian Council of the Federation
2009 Best research poster – AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference – International Award
2004 Ontario Early Researcher Award for Research Excellence