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39th Annual WEAO Technical Symposium and OPCEA Exhibition
- April 18-20, 2010
- London Convention Centre, London, ON.
Ryerson University had a dominating student presence at this year's WEAO Conference. Chemical Engineering M.A.Sc. Student, Maryam Reza, won one of the WEAO 2009 scholarships. Also, the Ryerson University design team placed first in this year's student design competition. The team will be competing at WEFTEC 2010, held in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. in October.
Left-to-right: Nancy Afonso, Andrew Iammatteo, Kirill Cheiko, Sarah Shim, Ruston Bedasie |
The Ryerson University Student Chapter of WEAO is an organization whose main goal is to promote students interest in water
environment and to enhance the professional development of its members through communication with the Water Environment Association of Ontario (WEAO) members.
As members of Ryerson Chapter we foster the student's awareness about the field of water and wastewater by organizing various activities such as technical
seminars, industrial site tours, networking events, etc.
WEAO at Ryerson University helps to promote student interest in the water environment and provide an avenue for professional development.
The Ryerson Chapter imparts information and engages students via diverse events and activities, by liaising with WEAO through the WEAO New Professional Committee members.
Initiated in 2007, the chapter is managed by Ryerson University students and the chapter's faculty advisor, Dr. Manuel Alvarez-Cuenca of the Department of Chemical Engineering.
* If you are interested to get involved or to become a member, go to Contact Us and send us an email. *
Activities for 2009-2010 includes:
- Hosting technical seminars with a wide range of topics that encompass the water and wastewater treatment industry
- Plant visits of industrial wastewater treatment facilities
Please see below for a list of current activities.
| Date |
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Event Title/ Description |
| September 17th, 2009 |
Seminar: | "Automation of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants with a Win Win for everybody" |
| Speaker: | Brian Hurding,
Vice President of EMA Canada Inc. |
| Time: | 6:30 pm |
| Location: | Oakham Lounge
63 Gould St., 2nd floor (Gould & Church St.) |
| October 7th, 2009 |
Plant Tour: | "Ashbridges Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant" |
| November 17th, 2009 |
Seminar: | "Membrane Bioreactors (MRBs): Design Considerations" |
| Speaker: | Anne Ndegwa,
CH2M-Hill |
| Time: | 6:30 pm |
| Location: | Oakham Lounge
63 Gould St., 2nd floor (Gould & Church St.) |
| December, 2009 |
Social: | "RU-WEAO-SC Meet and Greet" |
| January 20th, 2010 |
Seminar: | "Biosolids quality and land applications" |
| Speaker: | Michael Payne,
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Time: | 6:30 pm |
| Location: | Thomas Lounge
63 Gould St., 1st floor (Gould & Church St.) |
| February, 2010 |
Social: | "Ice Skating at Nathan Philips Square" |
| March 15th, 2010 |
Seminar: | "Job Opportunities in the Water/Wastewater Industry" |
| Speaker: | Peter Takaoka,
Industrial Services Manager,
R. V. Anderson Associates Limited |
| Speaker: | Nicolette Mills,
HR Senior Advisor,
AECOM |
| Time: | 6:30 pm |
| Location: | Thomas Lounge
63 Gould St., 1st floor (Gould & Church St.) |
The Ryerson Chapter steering committee is very enthusiastic about this year planned activities
and we expect to make the student chapter a tool for professional advancement of all its
members.
| President: |
Maryam Reza |
Chemical Engineering MASc Student |
| Vice President: |
Sarah Shim |
Chemical Engineering MASc Student |
| Secretary: |
Kevin Gu |
Chemical Engineering PhD Student |
| Treasurer: |
Mandana Ehsanipour |
Environmental Applied Science and Management MASc Student |
| Communications: |
Ruston Bedasie |
Chemical Engineering MASc Student |
| Event Organizers: |
Yashar Esfandi |
Chemical Engineering BEng Student |
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Andrew Iammatteo |
Chemical Engineering BEng Student |
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Shahrad Khodaei Booran |
Chemical Engineering BEng Student |
| Faculty Advisor: |
Dr. Manuel Alvarez Cuenca |
Department of Chemical Engineering |
Left-to-right: Andrew Iammatteo, Ruston Bedasie, Sarah Shim, Maryam Reza, Kevin Gu
Absent: Mandana Ehsanipour, Yashar Esfandi, Shahrad Khodaei Booran. |
We welcome those who would like to be involved in the upcoming activities or have
suggestions in regards to coordination of different events. Please feel free to contact us at
weao@ryerson.ca
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