Seminar Series
Scheduled Speakers
Welcome to the 2025/26 season of the Sustainability Seminar Series brought to you by the Department of Civil Engineering.
We have some exciting guests lined up this season, so please join us by registering on the Eventbrite link beside each guest.
January 30th, 2026
Affiliation:
Univeristy of Victoria Department of Civil Engineering
Title of talk:
Multi-scale modelling of composites in structural applications: Challenges and Opportunities
February 6th, 2026
Affiliation:
University of Victoria
Title of talk:
Safe Green Alternatives for Biofouling Prevention: Optimizing Desalination Technology to Promote Water Conservation and Equitable Clean Water Access
February 6th, 2026 Postponed
Affiliation:
CDM Smith Research and Testing Laboratories
Title of talk:
Using Applied Science and Innovation to Help Utilities Protect Public and Environmental Health
February 13th, 2026
Affiliation:
TU Dresden Institute of Groundwater Management
Title of talk:
The Karst and the Curious – Keeping Calm with Hydrology in Karst and Beyond
February 27th, 2026
Affiliation:
WSP Canada
Title of talk:
A Water-Energy-Food nexus approach for understanding groundwater depletion in southern India
March 6th, 2026
Affiliation:
RDH Building Science
Title of talk:
Heat Pumps: Principles and Suitability for Extreme Cold Climates
March 20th, 2026
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia (Okanagan)
Title of talk:
Magnetic Biochar: Smart Materials Fighting Microplastic Pollution
October 3, 2025
Affiliation:
University of Victoria
Title of talk:
Pathways to Decarbonizing Construction: From Assessment to Collaborative Intelligence
October 17, 2025
Affiliation:
Queens' University
Title of talk:
Getting Wet! Exploring impacts of Groundwater on intact, corroded and relined pipes
October 27, 2025
Affiliation:
University of Alberta
Title of talk:
Next-Generation Wood Construction – Research and Innovation
November 7, 2025
Affiliation:
Columbia University
Title of talk:
Developing Building Decarbonization Pathways for Diverse Stakeholders
November 14, 2025
Affiliation:
University of Northern British Columbia
Title of talk:
Beyond Treatment: Advancing Wastewater Biorefinery for a Sustainable Future
November 21, 2025
Affiliation:
University of Victoria
Title of talk:
Seismic fragility and risk assessment of bridge infrastructure by considering approach-fill settlement and region-specific seismicity in western Canada
November 28, 2025
Affiliation:
ConeTec Group
Title of talk:
In-situ Geocharacterization of Mine Tailings