Honours

Nandita Basu

Named Canada Research Chair in Global Water Sustainability and Ecohydrology

David Blowes

Appointed University Research Chair in Groundwater Remediation

Don Cowan

Received honorary J.W. Graham Medal in Innovation and Computing

Dustin Garrick

Appointed University Research Chair in Water and Development Policy

Anita Layton

Named Royal Society of Canada Fellow

Named Canadian Mathematical Society Fellow

Jimmy Lin

Named 2022 Association for Computing Machinery Fellow

Janusz Pawliszyn

Awarded Chemical Institute of Canada Medal

Carolyn Ren

Named Canada Research Chair in Microfluidic Technologies

Simron Singh

Elected Executive Secretary of the International Society for Industrial Ecology

Elected Co-Chair of the Risk-KAN, the Knowledge-Action Network on Emergent Risks and Extreme Events Appointed University Research Chair

Shirley Tang

Named one of Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women

Aiping Yu

Awarded Rutherford Memorial Medal in Chemistry for outstanding research in chemistry

Appointed University Research Chair

Norman Zhou

Awarded Synergy Award for Innovation from (NSERC)

SPECIAL TRIBUTES

Waterloo Weather Station named for Ric Soulis

The University of Waterloo Weather Station celebrated its 25th anniversary with an official renaming ceremony this past year. The station was renamed the 'Eric D. (Ric) Soulis Memorial Weather Station.'

Ric Soulis a long-time professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Water Institute member, passed away suddenly in 2018. He was the original driving force behind the establishment of the weather station more than 25 years ago.

Remembering Emil O. Frind

Water Institute member Dr. Emil O. Frind, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Groundwater Modelling from the University of Waterloo’s Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2022, at the age of 90.

Dr. Frind pioneered the field of quantitative groundwater science and was a leader in the development of modelling methodologies for groundwater processes.

Remembering Raymond L. Legge

Water Institute member Dr. Raymond L. Legge, Distinguished Professor Emeritus from the Department of Chemical Engineering passed away on April 15, 2023, at the age of 68.

His pioneering contributions advanced many applications of global import, from biosensors to environmental monitoring and remediation, to green bioprocesses and biological water treatment.

Remembering Colin I. Mayfield

Water Institute member Professor Emeritus Colin Ivor Mayfield from the Department of Biology passed away on May 3, 2022, at the age of 79.

Mayfield was one of Biology's pioneering faculty who helped establish aquatic microbiology, toxicology, bioremediation and groundwater microbiology as strengths at the University of Waterloo.