SOWC Profiled in Regional Tech Magazine
This article was originally published in the Waterloo Region Record by Lisa Maccoll. In an arena where research and grant dollars can be competitive, the Southern Ontario Water Consortium (SOWC) is a study in collaborative innovation. The consortium, based out of a building on the University of Waterloo's north campus, near Columbia Lake, focuses on helping water technology companies develop and demonstrate innovative technology and approaches. It has eight university partners - UW, Wilfrid Laurier, McMaster, Ryerson, Guelph, Western, Toronto [...]
SOWC Company Project Highlight – Waterloo Biofilter Systems Inc.
Waterloo Biofilter Systems Inc. is a Canadian-owned and operated company that develops, designs, manufactures and maintains advanced onsite wastewater treatment systems. The company has recently focused on advances to its technology to permit phosphorus recovery and reuse from small-scale systems, hoping to capture an emerging market for systems that reduce nutrient pollution and create a valuable soil treatment. SOWC has successfully supported Professor Lingling Wu from the University of Waterloo and Professor Susan Glasauer from the University of Guelph to [...]
SOWC Researcher Profile – Dr. George Nakhla
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 Node at Western University in London, Ontario– a segment of the platform that provides access to real-time municipal wastewater at various flow rates and process [...]