Raising the Bar
State-of-the-art wastewater facilities help set a new standard for research and innovation. Water Canada: July 6, 2015 By Evelyn Allen & Deirdre Healey One of the most significant barriers to the advancement of wastewater technologies has been accessing municipal wastewater treatment plants in order to test innovations in real-life scenarios. “Ten years ago, there wasn’t too much available as far as access,” said Linda Gowman, chief technology officer at Trojan Technologies. “It was extremely difficult to do testing in a [...]
SOWC’s Equipment Plays Integral Role in Drinking Water Treatment Research
The Southern Ontario Water Consortium’s (SOWC) cutting-edge equipment is enabling a group of top water experts at the University of Waterloo to conduct innovative research aimed at improving how we clean our drinking water. Professor Peter Huck, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Industrial Research Chair holder in water treatment, and his team of researchers are investigating ways to optimize the use of membranes in drinking water filtration. “Membranes are increasingly used in upgrading conventional plants [...]
External Funding Opportunities – June 2015
2015 Large Scale Applied Research Project Competition (LSARP) Ontario Genomics Institute Draft Registrations Deadline: July 13, 2015 Value: $2 million-$10 million for four years (Genome Canada’s investment not to exceed 33% of the total investment in the project by all parties; remaining 67% of project costs must be secured through co-funding) Genome Canada is seeking proposals for large-scale research projects which focus on the application of genomics to Natural Resources and the Environment. This competition aims to support applied [...]