Seminar Series
Scheduled Speakers
Welcome to the 2026/27 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.
September 18, 2026
Affiliation:
Civil Engineering
Title of talk:
The Graduate Seminar Series: Skills, Scholarship, and Community
October 9, 2026
Affiliation:
Civil Engineering
Title of talk:
Schumpeter's Missing Tsunami
October 23, 2026
Affiliation:
CDM Smith Research and Testing Laboratories
Title of talk:
Using Applied Science and Innovation to Help Utilities Protect Public and Environmental Health
October 30, 2026
Affiliation:
The Lax Ganeda (Frog) Clan of the Gitksan peoples
Title of talk:
UNDRIP and Place-Based Research
November 6, 2026
Affiliation:
Civil Engineering
Title of talk:
Is it just hot air?: The science you need to know about greenhouse gas emissions from septic tanks
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