Teaming Up to Manage Water

Beyond Research

In this episode, we explore a deep relationship where a utility and researchers work in partnership to identify and work on a range of water research challenges in water quality, water treatment, and stormwater management.

Our guests, Dr. Graham Gagnon at Dalhousie University and Dr. Wendy Krosek at Halifax Water discuss how they work together, where future
water supply and treatment may lie, and the key ingredients to a successful collaboration, with Stefan Leslie, CEO of Research Nova Scotia.

Find our transcript here: https://www.researchns.ca/beyondresearch-teaming-up-to-manage-water

In Season 3, Episode 5 – Teaming Up to Manage Water, we cover:
03:30 – Understanding the research partnership
05:51 – Importance of water
06:46 – Challenges impacting water and the research need
12:15 – Key ingredients to a successful research partnership model
19:58 – The social dimension and how this work is useful outside of the utility system
24:15 – Future work
27:47 – The next generation

Thank you to our guests:

Dr. Graham Gagnon is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Resource Engineering,
Director of the Centre for Water Resource Studies, and Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Planning at Dalhousie University.

Dr. Wendy Krkosek is the Water Quality Manager with Halifax Water.

Stefan Leslie is the CEO of Research Nova Scotia.

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