Water News
A short round up of some water news at McMaster and around the world.
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Whats coming out of McMaster:
Managing the effects of climate change on Canada’s water. Engineering Fresh Faces: Charles de Lannoy. Meet Vanier Scholar Ryan LaRue - Developing the next generation of water treatment technology
A global run down:
We have 12 years to limit climate change catastrophe, warns UN. While Nestlé extracts millions of litres from their land, residents have no drinking water. The slum residents (Delhi) trying to prevent a water crisis. The outrageous plan to haul icebergs to Africa. How wildfires are polluting rivers and threatening water supplies
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Events
- Enriching the CLSA with environmental exposure data: The Canadian Urban Environmental Health Research Consortium.
- Paradise Revisited: Panel Presentation MacMarsh – Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
- Oct 25, 2018 • 10:00am - 12:30pm
- L.R. Wilson Hall, McMaster University
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- OWWA First Nations Water Webinar – Hosted by the Young Professionals Committee
- OWWA/WEAO Climate Change Seminar
- Nov 8, 2018 • 8:00am - 3:00pm
- Registration: NOT FREE! See here for details and registration
- Black Creek Pioneer Village, 1000 Murray Ross Pkwy, Toronto ON M3J 2P3
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- Water Quality Technology Conference
- Nov 11-15, 2018
- Registration: NOT FREE!
- Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel ,Toronto, Ontario
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- McMaster Water Week
- Research showcase (Nov. 19)
- Keynote (Nov. 19)
- Career night (Nov. 20)
- Community engagement (Nov. 21)
- Documentary film screening + panel discussion (Nov. 22)
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- 9th International Young Water Professionals Conference
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Global Water Futures (GWF) is a seven-year initiative, funded in part by a grant from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF), that brings together researchers at four universities (University of Saskatchewan, McMaster University, University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University) to address water issues in Canada. GWF’s overarching goal is to deliver risk management solutions—informed by leading-edge water science and supported by innovative decision-making tools—to manage water futures in Canada and other cold regions where global warming is changing landscapes, ecosystems, and the water environment.
Every trimester GWF publishes a newsletter, which covers the latest developments in research and news, publications, events, and job postings. The latest newsletter (September 2018) is available here.
McMaster hosts five projects:
1. Boreal Water Futures
2. Co-Creation of Indigenous Water Quality Tools
3. Mountain Water Futures
In June 2018 GWF met as a whole for the first time McMaster and Six Nations of the Grand River. The large and comprehensive transdisciplinary group of water researchers and stakeholders discussed progress in meeting the GWF Grand Challenge. Highlights from the meeting and all the presentations can be found here: Inaugural Annual Science Meeting - June 3-6, 2018.
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Highlights of the Annual Science Meeting at McMaster University and Six Nations of the Grand River.
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Funding Opportunities
1. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Grand Challenges Explorations Round 22
Proposals are being solicited that target the following challenges:
Link: https://www.grandchallenges.org/announcement/grand-challenges-explorations-round-22-opened
Value: Initial grants are $100,000 US and successful projects are eligible to receive follow-on funding to a maximum of $1 million.
Application Process: Application deadline is November 14, 2018.
ROADS contact: Virginia Viscardi, Senior Advisor, viscarvl@mcmaster.ca or ext. 24519.
2. Fulbright Canada: Awards for Canadian Scholars - Canadian Traditional Scholar Awards
Canadian Traditional Scholar Awards, the objective: to enable emerging and established scholars, post-doctoral researchers and experienced professionals to conduct research, teach, or undertake a combination of both activities for one semester or a full academic year at any university or research center of their choice in the United States. Fulbright Canada is particularly interested in encouraging research on contemporary issues relevant to Canada, the United States and the relationship between the two countries. Applicants should also clearly document the need to be in residence in Canada to carry out the project.
Link: http://www.fulbright.ca/programs/canadian-scholars/traditional-awards.html
Value: up to $12,500 for one semester, September 2019 or January 2020.
Application Process: The application deadline is November 15, 2018 at 5pm.
ROADS contact: Nathan Coschi, Senior Advisor, at coschimn@mcmaster.ca or extension 21581
3. Fulbright Canada: Awards for Canadian Scholars - Canadian Visiting Research Chairs
Canadian Visiting Research Chairs are pre-arranged affiliations that allow scholars to conduct research/lecture on subjects important to that university. Partner universities are excited to welcome the Fulbright Visiting Chairs into campus life and encourage them to engage with students, faculty, and the broader community. Fulbright Visiting Research Chairs can guest lecture in university courses, mentor students, lecture in public venues, network, and promote their research, while representing the Fulbright program, and their home and host institutions.
Link: http://www.fulbright.ca/programs/canadian-scholars/visiting-chairs-program.html
Value: up to $25,000 for one semester, September 2019 or January 2020.
Application Process: The application deadline is November 15, 2018 at 5pm. http://www.fulbright.ca/programs/canadian-scholars.html
ROADS contact: Nathan Coschi, Senior Advisor, at coschimn@mcmaster.ca or extension 21581
4. ICLR Quick Response Program
ICLR’s Quick Response Program was designed to allow social, behavourial and economic scientists to quickly deploy to a disaster-affected area in the aftermath of a flood, extreme weather event or earthquake to collect perishable data. The program promotes innovation in disaster research by favoring students, new researchers, and novel areas of study. The program is open to all social scientists at all times, but calls for proposals may be issued by ICLR in the aftermath of significant loss events.
Link: https://www.iclr.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ICLR-Quick-Response-Program.pdf
Value: Once a proposal is approved, a grant of up to $2,500 will be allocated to support the researchers’ pre-approved research expenses within Canada and the United States. A maximum of $5,000 is available for an exceptional proposal.
Application Process: There is no fixed deadline for submitting proposals, proposals are submitted and reviewed on an ongoing basis. Notify ROADS of Intent to Apply ASAP.
ROADS contact: Christina Pellegrini, Senior Advisor, at pellegrc@mcmaster.ca or extension 27207.
5. Reimagining Great Lakes Water Systems - A Call for People, Ideas and Projects, Great Lakes Protection Fund
The Great Lakes Protection Fund welcomes ideas for projects that will create and advance the next generation of actions to protect and restore the ecological health of the Great Lakes.Below are themes we are currently exploring, but they should not necessarily limit what you should consider proposing:
1. Prototype Solutions for Big Challenges
Ideas to address what we feel are the important challenges facing the Lakes:
- increasingly large rain events,
- under-investment in water infrastructure,
- nutrient pollution and harmful algae blooms,
- threats posed by potential and existing invasive species, and
- adapting to the demographic and economic changes in our region.
2. Your Idea
The Fund always welcomes ideas for action-oriented projects that will drive positive ecological change in the Great Lakes.
3. Talent Bank Surgey
If you are interested in participating in a project, being an expert reviewer, or offering advice to the Fund, please fill out the survey on our website.
Link: http://glpf.org/get-funding/projects-wanted/
Value: The average level of Fund support is $460,000, but past awards have ranged from $20,000 to $1.6 million.
Application Process: Final funding decisions are made by the full board at its March, June, September and December meetings. If successful, you can receive an award within six to eight months after submitting a preproposal.
Eg. If you submit a preproposal by end of October, you will receive a response (invite or decline) in November, and if invited, you will receive a final funding decision in March.
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