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COVID-19 Update

Following the guidelines from the World Health Organization and the Public Health Agency of Canada, the BWRC offices have decided to close in an effort to practice social distancing. Our faculty and staff are currently working from home and are accessible by email.

We have cancelled our upcoming events for the time being including our monthly Seminar Series and the 2020 WatIF conference.  

We echo the recommendations of the WHO and PHAC and encourage everyone to practice social distancing and proper hand hygiene in order to flatten the curve.

Thank you,

BWRC Administration

June 23, 2020

Michael Cunningham elected as Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering 

Congratulations to Dr. Michael Cunningham, Queen's Chemical Engineering Professor, and affiliated faculty with the BWRC on his election as Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE), one of the highest professional honours awarded to engineers in Canada!

June 22, 2020 

QUBS celebrating 75th anniversary

It has been 75 years since the Queen’s University Biological Station (QUBS) was established on Queen’s Point on Lake Opinicon. Despite COVID-19 restrictions, the QUBS community of researchers and staff at the field station are set to celebrate.

Each year the anniversary is celebrated with an in-person Open House, originally scheduled for Sunday, June 28, where professors and students interact with hundreds of visitors who can also tour the Lake Opinicon campus located just a 50-minute drive...

June 18, 2020

2020 NSERC Discovery Grant Winners

Congratulations to the BWRC affiliated faculty who recently received NSERC Discovery Grants! This includes a number of Early Career Researchers; Dr. George diCenzo (Biology), Dr. Diane Orihel (Biology), Dr. Cao Thang Dinh (Chemical Engineering), Dr. Laurence Yang (Chemical Engineering), Dr. Graeme Howe (Chemistry) and Dr. Zhe She (Chemistry). As well as Senior Researchers; Stephen Lougheed (Biology), Michael Cunningham (Chemical Engineering) and Pascale Champagne (Civil Engineering).  

June 17, 2020 

Pascale Champagne appointed Director of Research and Academic Affairs at INRS

Congratulations to BWRC Director, Pascale Champagne on her new position as Director of Research and Academic Affairs at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS! We wish you the best of luck in your new role and look forward to continued collaboration with you!

June 15, 2020

WatIF Introduction Series - Cedelle Pereira

Hello! My name is Cedelle Pereira and I am a Queen’s Graduate student (MSc) in the Department of Geography and Planning. I have a research background in physical hydrology and paleoclimate. I was born in India and at the age of six I migrated to Canada. Throughout my childhood, I was fascinated with water (i.e., streams, rivers, and lakes). I was...

June 15, 2020 

Showcasing the Art of Research – photo essay

Congratulations to Ross Jansen-van Vuuren and Allen Tian for their wins in the Invisible Discoveries and Graduate Studies categories (pictured above)! Ross is a former PDF with BWRC affiliated faculty, Philip Jessop and Director Pascale Champagne and Allen is a PhD candidate under Yuxiang Wang.

June 8, 2020

BWRC Annual Report 2019-20

Check out this years Annual Report, to learn more about the research, education and outreach initiatives the Beaty Water Research Centre have pursued in the 2019-2020 fiscal year!

Full PDF Version 

June 3, 2020 

Innovative research advancing understanding of COVID-19

The Southeastern Ontario Academic Medical Organization funds six new projects to help fight the global pandemic. This includes BWRC affiliated faculty, Martin Petkovich ( Coronavirus infection of the ocular mucosa to model infection and systemic immunity)  and Prameet Sheth (The application of metabolomics to enhance detection of COVID-19 and predict disease severity: A proof-of-principle study). 

May 28, 2020

Biden, Keystone XL, and a Green New Deal could shake up Canada’s energy industry

By Warren Mabee.

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden recently reiterated his desire to stop the Keystone XL oil pipeline project. “I’ve been against Keystone from the beginning. It is tarsands that we don’t need — that in fact is a very, very high pollutant,” he said...

May 26, 2020 

Rapid Response funding awarded to help confront COVID-19

In late March, the Queen’s University Vice-Principal (Research) launched the Rapid Response competition to fund and support research projects that will contribute to the development, testing, and implementation of medical or social countermeasures to mitigate the rapid spread of COVID-19. Thirteen applicants have received funding in the first round.  Recipients include BWRC affiliated faculty Aristides Docoslis (Chemical Engineering) and Warren Mabee (Geography & Planning and Policy Studies). 

May 15, 2020

WatIF Introduction Series - Corinna Dally Starna

Hello, I am Corinna! Born near Germany's North Sea, I have held an affinity for water in all its complexity throughout my entire life. Yet, I came to study water issues in a formal context only about two years ago...

May 8, 2020 

Helping leaders make public health decisions during COVID-19

Queen's researcher Dongmei Chen and her collaborators are examining the social dynamics of COVID-19 transmission. They are collaborating with community partners in Toronto to examine the epidemic's impact on the Chinese community in the Greater Toronto Area...

May 6, 2020

Principal announces 2020 Distinguished University Professors

Queen’s University has announced the latest recipients of the Distinguished University Professor designation, the university’s highest research-related honour.

Now in its second year, the Distinguished University Professor Program recognizes professors for exhibiting an outstanding and sustained research record, teaching excellence, and significant and lasting contributions to Queen’s, Canada, and the world...

May 5, 2020 

Queen’s-KHSC team develop in-house COVID-19 test

Testing is key to containment and management of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Yet, the costs, availability, and current timelines for testing have challenged health-care systems worldwide.

Anticipating these complications, in the early days of the pandemic, a team of researchers from Queen’s University and Kingston Health Sciences Centres (KHSC) partnered with Public Health Ontario...

April 29, 2020

WatIF Introduction Series - David Blair

Hi, I’m David! I am a graduate student at Queen’s University in the Department of Civil Engineering & the Beaty Water Research Centre, with a background in Chemical Engineering. My research involves rapid...

April 22, 2020 

Beaty Water Research Centre #WaterTalks

Join Dr. Geof Hall, BWRC's Associate Director of Education and Outreach, as he explores water issues from water quality, water flow in the natural environment, social issues around water and more. #WaterTalks is a great way to learn about water from the comfort of your home!

April 7, 2020

Pascale Champagne honoured by Professional Engineers Ontario

Queen’s researcher Pascale Champagne (Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering) has been awarded the 2020 Engineering Medal in the Research and Development category from Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO). Presented in partnership with the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers, the Ontario Professional Engineers Awards recognize those who have made outstanding contributions to their...

April 7, 2020 

What happens when Albertan oil seeps into a lake?

“…Our freshwater lakes, wetlands, ponds, rivers, and creeks and the wildlife that depend on them should not be forgotten in this national conversation about oil development,” says Dr. Diane Orihel, assistant professor at Queen’s University and senior author...

April 5, 2020

Beaty Water Research Centre #WaterTalks

Join Dr. Geof Hall, BWRC's Associate Director of Education and Outreach, as he explores water issues from water quality, water flow in the natural environment, social issues around water and more. #WaterTalks is a great way to learn about water from the comfort of your home!

March 10, 2020 

Graduate Diploma in Water and Human Health 

We are currently accepting applications for our Graduate Diploma in Water and Human Health Diploma for September 2020 start!

See our education page for more details and how to register: https://waterresearchcentre.ca/whh-about/

March 9, 2020

8th Queen's Northern Research Symposium

If you are working on or interested in northern-related research, the 8th Queen's Northern Research Symposium is this April 16th. The annual symposium aims to bring together students, postdoctoral fellows, researchers and professors from across Queen’s and other Universities to discuss northern research. This one-day symposium will provide opportunities for students, researchers and professors to participate in a day of presentations, networking and engaging scientific discussions.

Abstract and registration deadline is April 3rd!

For more information please see the website: https://queensnrs.wordpress.com/

February 26, 2020 

Teck aftermath: Ottawa must reconcile big energy projects with climate policy

The decision by Teck Resources, one of Canada’s largest mining companies, to suspend the Frontier oilsands project surprised many. Had it gone ahead, the open-pit mine would have been built across 24,000 acres of boreal forest just north of Fort McMurray, Alta.

Commentators have blamed everything from the low price of oil to regulatory and political uncertainty and insinuations of socialism. What is clear, however, is that the decision is another blow to a federal government struggling to achieve a balance between climate action and resource development...

February 5, 2020

New research on Newfoundland seabirds is a window into thousands of years of change

“I was never expecting to see such big changes — it complicates the story,” says John Smol, a leading environmental change expert and paleolimnologist, of a recent study of storm-petrel populations off southeast Newfoundland’s coast.

In the study, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B in late January 2020, Smol (a professor of...

January 22, 2020 

Bird droppings provide clues to environmental change

Led by Queen’s researchers, a collaborative research team of Canadian universities (Queen’s University, University of Ottawa, Memorial University of Newfoundland) and government scientists have identified concerning trends in the population size of Leach’s Storm-petrels, a vulnerable seabird that mainly lives on Baccalieu Island, 64 km north of St. John’s...

January 9, 2020

Dr. Kevin Mumford receives FEAS Excellence in Research Award

Dr. Kevin Mumford, an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, is this year’s recipient of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science (FEAS) Excellence in Research Award.

The award recognizes outstanding contributions by faculty members to the research environment in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science (FEAS) at...

January 8, 2020 

We're Hiring!

The BWRC is looking to hire a Reserach, Communication and Events Assistant for a Summer SWEP position (Job ID: 107510). The SWEP student will support the Centre in various research projects, events and outreach activities as well as overall marketing and communications throughout Summer 2020.

For more details, and to submit an application, please visit Queen's MyCareer. 

January 7, 2020

Carlos Escobedo: Catching disease early with microtechnology

Cancer is the leading cause of death in Canada. Improvement in cancer treatments is dramatically improving survival rates; however, early detection is also critical to treating this disease. Carlos Escobedo’s research in microsystems and microstructures...

January 3, 2020 

Dr. Brian Cumming wins the Rigler Award

Congratulations to Queen's researcher and BWRC affiliated faculty member, Dr. Brain Cumming, who has received the Society of Canadian Limnologists Rigler Award for life time achievement and contribution to the field of aquatic science in Canada.

December 29, 2019

7 things that could go right (or wrong) for Canada's energy sector in 2020

Queen's University expert and BWRC affiliated Faculty member, Dr. Warren Mabee, was interviewed by the CBC about Canada's energy sector heading into 2020

December 16, 2019 

Happy Holidays from the BWRC!

Best wishes for a prosperous New Year from all of us at the Beaty Water Research Centre!

December 12, 2019

BWRC enhances Queen's Partnership with Matariki Network

Congratulations to BWRC Director, Pascale Champagne, on her Principal’s Development Fund, which will enhance Queen’s partnerships in the Matariki Network. She will work with colleagues from the University of Western Australia to advance the work of the BWRC and look for opportunities for the Canadian Algae Research and Technology Network. 

December 4, 2019 

Engineering Solutions: Leachate, liners, landfills, and learning

Human beings have undoubtedly been throwing things away for as long as we have had things to throw. These ancient middens – the predecessors of our modern landfills – provide a treasure trove of artefacts for archaeologists, who sift through discarded items for clues to how people once lived.

December 3, 2019

Partnering with Industry

BWRC affiliated Faculty, Stephen Brown & industry partner Douglas Wilton of TECTA-PDS at Ontario's Universities MPP Breakfast showing the world’s 1st automated & portable system for water testing with immediate results. 

November 30, 2019 

Dr. Bas Vriens joins BWRC

Welcome to Dr. Bas Vriens, Assistant Professor in the Queen's Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering to the BWRC and the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Dr. Vriens is an environmental engineer and earth system scientist that is interested in the sources, behaviour and environmental footprints of trace metals in large-scale waste streams.

November 27, 2019

Wildlife are exposed to more pollution than previously thought

Sometimes, pollution is blatantly obvious: the iridescent slick of an oil spill, goopy algae washing up on a beach or black smoke belching from a smokestack. But, more often than not, pollution is more inconspicuous. Our air, water, land and wildlife are tainted with thousands of chemicals that we cannot see, smell or touch. It may not come as a surprise then, that this unnoticed pollution...

November 22, 2019 

Highlighting interdisciplinary graduate research

The Beaty Water Research Centre recently hosted its second annual Research Symposium which provided students the opportunity to highlight their interdisciplinary graduate research and to build research collaborations. This year’s event was attended by more...

November 19, 2019

Connecting science, policy, and society

There is no argument that science can have a profound impact on developing and shaping the public policies that affect Canadians. However, the transmission of science from universities, research institutions, and industry into the hands of policy makers is not always a clear, direct route. There can be many bumps on...

November 15, 2019 

2nd Annual BWRC Symposium

On November 13th, 2019, the Beaty Water Research Centre and LEADERS Program hosted its 2nd Annual Research Symposium. The Symposium was established to improve the flow and communication of ideas by bringing together researchers from Queen’s University and the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) who...

November 8, 2019 

Warren Mabee Interviewd by CBC Morning

Warren Mabee of Queen's University in Kingston explains 'green' bonds which can be issued by a municipality to raise fund for projects to mitigate against climate change.

November 5, 2019 

The Keystone Oil Spill No One's Talking About Will Be Nearly Impossible to Clean Up

“Once bitumen sinks to the bottom of a lake or wetland, it is much more problematic to clean up than conventional oil, which floats nicely and can be skimmed off the surface,” Diane Orihel, a professor in Aquatic Ecotoxicology at Queen’s University...

November 1, 2019

FEAS 125th Anniversary Research Symposium

Researchers, industry partners, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows from the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Queen’s University (FEAS) gathered in Mitchell Hall, October 24, for the inaugural FEAS Research Symposium celebrating its 125...

November 1, 2019 

2nd Annual BWRC Symposium

On November 13th, 2019, the Beaty Water Research Centre and LEADERS Program will host its 2nd Annual Research Symposium. The Symposium was established to improve the flow and communication of ideas by bringing together researchers from Queen’s University and the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) who are often separated by departments or schools...

October 21, 2019 

Dean Deluzio's Pancake Breakfast - Homecoming 2019

Hundreds of engineering alumni connected and reconnected in Mitchell Hall the Saturday morning of homecoming weekend, October 19, for Dean Deluzio's Pancake Breakfast. Alumni had the opportunity to tour Mitchell hall and visit the Beaty Water Research Centee, Ingenuity Labs, the Dunin-Deshpande Queen's...

October 18, 2019 

Your federal candidates on single-use plastics: A Kingston perspective

Plastic shopping bags, straws, cutlery, disposable coffee cups, beverage bottles, food, and toiletry packaging invade our everyday lives. Ironically, the attributes that make plastic such a marketable material – its durability...

October 4, 2019 

Students & the University need to better protect Lake Ontario

Like it or not, you are Lake Ontario. Our bodies are about 60 per cent water, and the water we drink here in Kingston is from the lake—a lake that we often don’t do an adequate job of preserving.

The good news is that this water is clean and safe. It’s not perfect, but it’s some of the best drinking water in the world, and we’re lucky to have access to it...

September 30, 2019 

BWRC hosts South Korean delegates

On September 20th, the Beaty Water Research Centre hosted delegates from 23 individual cities across South Korea. The delegates were taken on a tour of our state-of-the-art laboratories, given and overview of the activities of the Centre and had the opportunity to discuss unique and critical water issues.

September 27th, 2019 

Working towards a sustainable future

Queen’s recognizes that climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of the 21^st century, and it is helping to create a more sustainable world through the knowledge and innovations that are being produced by researchers in all areas of the university.

Across Queen’s, faculty members have dedicated themselves to researching questions connected to the...

September 25, 2019 

Queen’s hosts Nobel Prize Laureates for sold-out public talk

As part of the Nobel Prize Inspiration Initiative (NPII), Nobel Laureate Martin Chalfie will visit Queen’s to engage and inspire students, staff, and faculty. Dr. Chalfie shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on Green Fluorescent Protein. He will share thoughts and insights on research success during a sold-out public discussion with Canada’s Chief Science Advisor Mona Nemer, and Queen’s own Nobel...

September 23, 2019 

Queen’s civil engineers explore how to better detect methane contamination from natural gas extraction

Unconventional oil and gas operations are ever-growing as the abundance of conventional oil resources declines. Unlike the petroleum obtained by pumping directly from concentrated deposits via an oil well, unconventional oil and gas is held tightly in porous...

September 20, 2019 

Celebrating engineering excellence

The Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science continued to celebrate its 125^th anniversary by recognizing outstanding faculty members during a special event on Wednesday, Sept. 18.

The 125th Anniversary Queen's Engineering Excellence Faculty Awards, hosted in Mitchell Hall, recognized the contributions of 14 faculty members, past and present...

September 16, 2019 

Forward Water Technologies open first commercial scale pilot plant

Forward Water Technologies (FWT), a Canadian corporation founded in 2012, has now started operating their first commercial scale pilot plant, in Alberta. The revolutionary wastewater cleanup technology that forms the foundation of FWT was invented at Queen’s University at the lab of BWRC affiliated faculty, Philip Jessop, with assistance from Stephen Brown, and further developed by GreenCentre Canada. The technology allows FWT to treat highly contaminated wastewater streams at low cost, with low energy inputs and make fresh water available for re-use.

September 13, 2019 

Queen’s researchers recognized by Governor General

Wendy Craig (Psychology) was named an Officer of the Order of Canada, Heather Stuart (Public Health Sciences) was named a Member of the Order of Canada, while John Smol was honoured with the Polar Medal. The Polar Medal is awarded to persons who have rendered extraordinary services in the polar regions and Canada’s North.

“Drs. Craig, Stuart and Smol are working in three important research areas that are making a difference to people across the country and around the world...

September 4, 2019 

Queen's professor tracks waves and storm surges caused by hurricanes

August 28, 2019 

BWRC and LEADERS Seminar Series

After a successful Winter/Spring Seminar Series, the Beaty Water Research Centre and LEaders in wAter anD watERshed Sustainability (the LEADERS) programs Fall Series is starting back up September 11th.

We have planned a great line up of National and International speakers from Macadamia, Government and Industry.

Seminars generally take place on Wednesdays from 2:30-3:30 PM. Light refreshments provided!

August 12, 2019 

Investing in cutting-edge tools and infrastructure for research

July 24, 2019 

MPP Jim McDonell visit

Jim McDonell, MPP for Stormont-Dundas-SouthGlengary and Queen's Engineering Alumnus (BSc'77), stopped by to visit and learn about a number of Queen's facilities including the Beaty Water Research Centre.

July 17, 2019 

LEADERS CREATE Summer Symposium

The LEaders in wAter anD watERshed Sustainability (the LEADERS) program hosted by the Beaty Water Research Centre (BWRC) is lead by Dr. Stephen Brown, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry & School of Environmental Studies. The program is funded ($1.65M over six years) through the NSERC Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) and was...

June 24, 2019 

New fellows recognized for research and leadership in engineering

Two faculty members from Queen’s Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Pascale Champagne (Civil Engineering) and Kevin Deluzio (Dean; Mechanical and Materials Engineering), were inducted as fellows of the Canadian Academy of Engineering at its annual...

June 17, 2019 

Why we spilled oil for science

It’s an overcast spring day in northwestern Ontario and myself and a crew of students and scientists are getting ready to transform a freshwater lake into a science experiment.

I have been dreaming about this day for almost five years now and am over the moon to see it materialize. Preparations have been taking place in...

June 14, 2019 

Sammi Cheng Receives Paul Semple Scholarship

Sammi Cheng, a graduate student in Chemical Engineering at Queen's and BWRC affilaited student, was awarded the Paul Semple Scholarship for Innovative Mines this morning.

One of the trustees of this award, Mark Baker, came to Kingston to meet Sammi and to personally deliver a scholarship cheque ($2000)...

June 7, 2019 

Great Lake Water Festival 2019

The 2019 Great Lake Water Festival took place on Thursday June 6th in Lake Ontario Park. Approximately 350 Grade 4 students attended the day run by 90 volunteers! This annual festival is designed to motivate students to become water stewards in their homes, classroom, and community. Activity stations combine interactive, hands-on learning opportunities for students to ‘soak up’ knowledge on water conservation and protection, water health and safety, water science and technology, water and society , and indigenous...

May 16, 2019 

Supporting the Future of Research

The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, visited Queen’s University to talk about the promising future of university research across the country. At a special event, inside the newly-opened Mitchell Hall, the minister officially announced more than $35 million in funding for the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (166 in total) and the Banting Post-Doctoral Fellowships (70 in total). This includes support for four Queen’s researchers who have earned Canada’s most-coveted prizes for PhD and...

May 6, 2019 

The Interdisciplinary Green Team 

Engineering a sustainable future requires input from multiple approaches and perspectives. Four leading Canadian researchers from Queen’s University have been awarded the NSERC Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering for their work in enhancing the value and sustainability of our natural renewable resources though...  

May 1, 2019 

Beaty Water Research Centre Featured Facility 

The Cape Bounty Arctic Watershed Observatory has joined the BWRC as a research facility! We look forward to working with co-directors Dr. Melissa Lafreniere and Dr. Scott Lamoureux. For more information check out their website! 

April 18, 2019 

Cities and countries aim to slash plastic waste within a decade

If all goes well, 2030 will be quite a special year.

Global and local community leaders from more than 170 countries have pledged to “significantly reduce” the amount of single-use plastic products by 2030. Success would result in significantly less plastic pollution...

April 8, 2019 

Water and Human Health Diploma Launches

The Beaty Water Research Centre has launched an online interdisciplinary graduate diploma program in Water & Human Health. Registration for May 2019 start is now open! 

April 1, 2019 

Grand Opening packs Mitchell Hall 

Roaring applause and celebratory streamers filled the grand central atrium at Mitchell Hall this past weekend, marking the official opening of Queen’s University’s newest building. With a little help from a robot named Ibex, Principal and Vice-Chancellor Daniel Woolf and lead donor Bruce Mitchell made the announcement to an audience of several hundred guests – including...

March 28, 2019 

Minister Bains tours Mitchell Hall ahead of opening

Principal Daniel Woolf welcomed Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains and Kingston and the Islands MP Mark Gerretsen for a tour of the newly-renovated Mitchell Hall, on Thursday March 28. Joined by...

March 28, 2019 

Putting a focus on water-related issues 

Water-related issues are increasingly becoming a driving force for economic growth, social well-being, and a healthy population in Canada and around the world. This critical interest is reflected in the diversity of water-related research and education initiatives at the Beaty Water Research Centre (BWRC), which recently moved... 

March 27, 2019 

Last night Queen's University Teaching Awards Civil Engineering Professor and Beaty Water Research Centre (BWRC) Director, Pascale Champagne received the Undergraduate Research Mentorship Award. Queen's Chemical Engineering Assistant Professor and BWRC affiliated faculty, Louise Meunier earned honourable mention Frank Knox Award for Excellence in Teaching

March 21, 2019 

March BWRC Student Profile- Nicole Woodcock

"Since I was a kid, I've always loved reading, learning, and science. When I came out of high school, I wasn't sure what I wanted to do (and still am not completely sure) but knew I wanted to get into something that had an environmental aspect..."

March 20, 2019 

Hurricanes to deliver a bigger punch to coasts

When tropical cyclone Idai made landfall near Beira, Mozambique on March 14, a spokesperson for the UN World Meteorological Organization called it possibly the worst weather-related disaster to hit the southern hemisphere. The massive...

March 11, 2019 

Partnership provides interns real-world experience

The Beaty Water Research Centre (BWRC) encourages collaborative interdisciplinary research, education, and outreach, spanning traditional water-related disciplines, as well as non-traditional and emerging disciplines. “One of the goals of the BWRC is...

December 4, 2018 

Bridging the gap between art and science

A recent creative collaboration at a lab affiliated with the Beaty Water Research Centre is showing that when art meets science, good things happen. Earlier this year, Kevin Mumford, an associate professor and researcher in the Department of Civil Engineering, hosted artist, geophysicist, and...

November 29, 2018 

Mitchell Hall ready to open its doors

The Queen’s community will have its first look inside the newest building on campus next week, as parts of Mitchell Hall begin to open. Doors will open on Monday, Dec. 3, granting access to the central atriums and a new Starbucks location. Three gymnasiums, two multi-purpose classrooms, and the new Examination Centre...

October 25, 2018 

Queen's University team "SWIM" takes 5th place in AquaHacking Finals 

The team, which included current and former Beaty Water Research Centre students was made up of David Blair, Maralika DeGroot, Shuang Liang and Alexander Rey. They developed a decentralized sewage overflow detection, thanks to a drone-assisted infrared camera. 

October 18, 2018

Putting the final touches on Mitchell Hall

This fall, Mitchell Hall, formerly known as the Innovation and Wellness centre, opens its doors, offering up new and refreshed resources to the Queen’s community.

“We are looking forward to the opening of Mitchell Hall, as this will be a signature building for Queen’s...

July 24, 2018

Creating the future workforce 

Two Queen’s University researchers are leading groups that have been awarded a combined $3.3 million in funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) as part of their Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Program to provide innovative training to...

July 23, 2018

1st International WDSA/CCWI Joint Conference

The International Water System Distribution Analysis (WDSA)/ Computing and Control for the Water Industry conference brought together professionals and researchers from around the world to solve problems in the field of urban water systems, modelling, and control. It was jointly hosted by Queen's University and the Royal Military College through Co-chairs Dr. Yves... 

February 24, 2017

$5-million gift supports water research

Geologist and entrepreneur Ross J. Beaty has provided Queen's University with a $5-million gift to support collaborative research and education in the field of freshwater resources.

In recognition of the gift, the interdisciplinary research initiative has been renamed the Beaty Water Research Centre...