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Water Treatment

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The Chair operates within the Water Resources Group in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering. The Chair prides itself on the development of highly qualified professionals to address important issues related to drinking water treatment and human health.

Chair Personnel    Grad Students    Former Students (incl thesis)

Chair Personnel

The Chairholder is Dr. Peter M. Huck, P. Eng. who provides scientific direction and leadership to the chair team. A professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Dr. Huck is an internationally respected researcher who has more than 20 years experience directing studies relating to drinking water treatment. The Chair team has 3 senior full-time researchers, and employs chemists, microbiologists and engineers.

Dr. Peter M. HuckProfessor / NSERC Chairholder
Dr. William B. AndersonResearch Associate Professor
Ms. Dana HerrimanProject Manager
Dr. Mohamed HamoudaPostdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Ting LiuPostdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Sigrid PeldszusResearch Assistant Professor
Dr. Barbara Siembida-LöschPostdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Monica TudoranceaChemist
Dr. Michele I. Van DykeResearch Associate

Grad Students

The chair provides training and education for Masters students, Doctoral candidates and advanced scholars. Relevant graduate level courses include: Aquatic Chemistry, Experimental Statistics, Groundwater Microbiology, and Physical/Chemical Processes in Water Treatment.

Samia AlyPh.D. Candidate
Dave AndrewsPh.D. Candidate
Avid BanihashemiPh.D. Candidate
Fei (Alex) ChenPh.D. Candidate
Ahmed El-HadidyPh.D. Candidate
Xiaohui JinPh.D. Candidate
Leila MunlaPh.D. Candidate
Feisal RahmanPh.D. Candidate
 
Jamie CroftMASc. Candidate
Patrick HalevyMASc. Candidate
Lizanne PharandMASc. Candidate
Ishita RahmanMASc. Candidate

Click here for a complete list of former Grad Students including theses for those recently graduated.


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