Dr. George Nakhla, Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at Western University, and SOWC Wastewater Node Leader in London, Ontario Dr. George Nakhla is a professor of chemical and biochemical engineering at Western University, and is the Salamander Chair in Environmental Engineering. He is the leader of the Southern Ontario Water Consortium's Wastewater [...]
Voucher for Innovation and Productivity II (VIP II)Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Funding: The maximum OCE investment is $75,000 annually, or up to $150,000 over two years.Matching Funds: A minimum of 50% cash contribution and 50% in kind is required from the industry partner Deadline: Applications are accepted throughout the year. Note that applications are [...]
Event date and time Friday, October 24, 2014 (All day) 2014 Farvolden Lecture This year's lecture features Dr. Peter Fritz, Scientific and Founding Director of the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, UFZ, Leipzig, Germany Dr. Fritz will present: "Hydrogeology, a Changing Science?" on Friday, October 24 2014 at the University of Waterloo's Humanities Theatre, Hagey [...]
This article was originally published in Water Canada by Brenda Lucas. Water Canada's recent issue, "Time to Pay" [September/October 2014], carries a strong message about the risks and costs of neglecting our water infrastructure—a fact that bears repeating. Too often we've failed to make appropriate investments in our water systems: the "infrastructure gap" has been [...]
Dr. Glen Van Der Kraak, Professor of Integrative Biology at the University of Guelph, and SOWC Ecotoxicology Node Co-Leader Dr. Glen Van Der Kraak is the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Biological Science at the University of Guelph, where he is a Professor in the Department of Integrative Biology. He [...]
This article was originally published in Environmental Leader. Canada's Southern Ontario Water Consortium, a public-private-university initiative working in the areas of watershed, wastewater, drinking water management, ecotoxicology and sensor development is now generating big data for global research and development purposes. The new data integration platform for SOWC is being provided by Smarter Planet Solutions [...]
The Lake Simcoe/ South–eastern Georgian Bay Clean-Up Fund Environment Canada: Ontario Regional Director General's Office Letter of Intent (recommended, but not mandatory): September 26, 2014 Full Application: October 15, 2014 The call for Letters of Intent is issued to fund collaborative projects with the goal of reducing phosphorous inputs into Lake Simcoe and South-eastern Georgian [...]
Event date and time Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 16:30 to 20:00 UOIT is pleased to announce that we will host the Royal Society of Canada's Romanowski Lecture Series in Environmental Science Solutions featuring Dr. John P. Giesy, Professor, University of Saskatchewan. On September 17, Dr. John Giesy will be visiting UOIT to present his [...]
SOWC has created a summary report as a synopsis of the project to date: the building of a unique platform for research, development and demonstration of water technologies. The report details platform facility completion and other activities since SOWC was established in 2011. To view the report, please click the PDF attachment below. Files [...]
SOWC will be attending WEFTEC 2014, held at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana from September 27 - October 1, 2014. See WEFTEC 2014 Fact Sheet. As part of the Ontario Pavilion (Booth 3859), SOWC's booth will be providing information on SOWC's collaborative projects, six research and demonstration nodes (watersheds, wastewater, ecotoxicology, drinking water, [...]