UOIT Experts Are Tackling a Variety of Ecotoxicology Issues With Help From SOWC
The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) is small but mighty when it comes to its researchers studying a variety of areas within ecotoxicology. “We are smaller than most universities but we have boutique expertise in water research,” says Alison Burgess, Partnerships Officer in the Office of Research Services. “While we don’t have a large research centre, we have individuals who are excelling in their own areas of water research and are making a difference locally, nationally and internationally.” [...]
SOWC’s Collaboration with McMaster is Pushing Sensor Technology Forward
With the help of the Southern Ontario Water Consortium’s (SOWC) state-of-the-art equipment, McMaster University’s water experts are changing the world of sensor technology. The Hamilton University is a global leader in sensor technology and a majority of the development of new tools aimed at solving the water challenges facing industry and municipalities is happening at the university’s Micro and Nano-Systems Laboratory. Engineering professor Jamal Deen, who is the Canada Research Chair in Information Technology and has long track record in [...]
SOWC’s Advancing Water Technologies Program supported by new funding from Government of Canada
On January 14, 2016, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an investment of up to $12 million in the Southern Ontario Water Consortium (SOWC) by the Government of Canada, through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario). The Prime Minister was accompanied by Minister Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for FedDev Ontario. This $12-million investment will enable SOWC’s Advancing Water Technologies (AWT) program to help Ontario small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) [...]