Energy & Sustainability

For World Water Week (November 20-23, 2018) we're highlighting some of the water research that's happening at Mac. Today, we're looking at Sarah Dickson's research, which focuses on groundwater in the context of water security from a local perspective, particularly in rural, remote, and marginalized communities. Dickson is the McMaster Director of Water Without Borders.

Smartphones are rarely recycled and that's just one reason tech devices are increasing our carbon footprint.

Pat Chow-Fraser has spent her career researching the health of water, fish and wildlife in the streams and coastal areas of the Great Lakes basin, and working with communities and environmental agencies alike to monitor, restore and protect the aquatic ecosystems it sustains.

Jim Cotton knows the real work begins in our communities.

McMaster hydrometeorologist receives $500,000 to study forest water futures in the Great Lakes region and improve climate prediction models

McMaster researcher Graham Scott is trying to understand what it is that makes high altitude animals able to thrive in some of the most punishing environments on Earth and how climate change is putting these species as risk.

Engineering professor and Canada Research Chair Emily Cranston explores exciting possibilities for nanocellulose.

Two new projects led by Mac researchers will work to assess and mitigate the effects of climate change on Canada's water.

McMaster engineers are working to reduce the impacts of greenhouse gases and air pollution on our climate and environment.

When it comes to environmental problems caused by medications and personal care products, fish are the canaries in the coal mine.

As forest fires burn all across the country, Mike Waddington is trying to better understand how we might rebuild boreal wetlands.

For World Water Week 2018 (November 20-23), we're highlighting some of the water research that's happening at Mac. First is Dawn Martin-Hill's interdisciplinary Global Water Futures Project, "Co-Creation of Indigenous Water Quality Tools," which brings together McMaster researchers and Indigenous partners to address water quality in Indigenous communities.