| Year | Recognition for Monica Emelko |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Appointed Jury member for the Aqua Lunar Challenge – Canadian Space Agency (CSA) |
| 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 |
| 2022 | 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 |
Most Recent Recognition for Young Researchers in the Water Science, Technology and Policy Research Group
- 2024: Kalani De Silva awarded 2024 2nd place Fresh Ideas Young Presenter Winner – American Water Works Association
- 2024: Kalani De Silva awarded Best Poster Presenter – Ontario Water Works Association
- 2024: Kalani De Silva awarded 2024 Fresh Ideas Young Presenter Winner – Ontario Water Works Association
- 2024: Dafne de Brito Cruz awarded 2024 Larson Aquatic Research Support Scholarship – American Water Works Association
- 2023: Omar Chowdhury awarded University of Waterloo’s President’s Graduate Scholarship for 2024-2025 NSERC Doctoral competition
- 2023: Taylor Virgin awarded Davis Memorial Scholarship in Ecology – University of Waterloo
- 2022: Emma Blackburn awarded third-place poster award – Water Quality Technology Conference
- 2022: Taylor Virgin awarded Alumni Gold Medal – Dean of Graduate Studies – University of Waterloo
- 2022: Kelsey Kundert awarded first place for best Master’s thesis – American Water Works Association (AWWA) Academic Achievement Awards
- 2022: Nik Knezic awarded second place for best Master’s thesis – American Water Works Association (AWWA) Academic Achievement Awards
- 2022: Omar Chowdhury awarded first place for best Master’s thesis – The Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP)
- 2021: Alex Chik awarded first place for best PhD thesis – American Water Works Association (AWWA) Academic Achievement Awards