Opening Speakers
Dr. Judith (Judy) Clark
Elder in Residence
University of Prince Edward Island
Dr. Greg Keefe
Interim President and Vice-Chancellor
University of Prince Edward Island
Dr. Neil Bose
Vice President Research
Memorial University
Dr. Nola Etkin
Dean, Faculty of Science
University of Prince Edward Island
Dr. Shirine Jeradi
Manager - Research Partnerships
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Dr. Bing Chen
Director
PEOPLE Network
Dr. Xander Wang
President
Sigma Academy
Dr. Rune Storesund
Executive Director, Center for Catastrophic Risk Management
University of California Berkeley
Dr. Elsayed Elbeshbishy
President
Canadian Association on Water Quality (CAWQ)
Dr. Farokh Kakar
President
Canadian Young Water Professionals at International Water Association (IWA-YWP)
Plenary Keynote Speakers
(Alphabetical order by last name)
Vice Provost for Academic Planning
Fred and Claire Sauer Professor of Environmental Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of California Berkeley
Battelle Fellow, Earth Science
Earth Systems Analysis & Modeling
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
James McGill Professor
Department of Bioresource Engineering
McGill University
Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) & Distinguished Professor
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Western University
Technical Keynote Speakers
(Alphabetical order by last name)
Director General
Energy, Mining and Environment Research Centre
National Research Council Canada
Professor
Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering
Washington University in St. Louis
Professor
Environmental Engineering Program
University of Northern British Columbia
Research Scientist
Oil spill science and technology
Natural Resources Canada
Professor
Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Sciences
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Professor
Concordia Research Chair (Tier 1)
Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering
Concordia University
Brace Endowed Chair Professor
Chair, Civil Engineering
McGill University
Professor, Research Coordinator of the Pro-Rectory of Graduate Research (PRPPG)
Federal University of Bahia, Brazil
Associate Professor
Faculty of Medicine
Memorial University
Executive Director, Center for Catastrophic Risk Management
University of California Berkeley
Research Scientist
CanmetENERGY-Devon
Natural Resources Canada
Professor & Canada Research Chair (Tier 1)
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Western University
