Before COVID-19, this would be a very far-out perspective. I'm in civil engineering, we're not known for taking on new things quickly, but that risk-averse culture is necessary when working with large-scale infrastructure that impacts many people's lives. So this pandemic has forced all of us into a new normal, and in being forced into … Continue reading Let’s make virtual conferences the new normal
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Water Quality Monitoring at Toronto Harbourfront
This summer I volunteered with Swim Drink Fish and have been helping out with their water sampling team. The Swim Guide stores all of the data from the water sampling team - and is an excellent resource for figuring out if your local beach is safe to swim. I take water samples for E.Coli, measure … Continue reading Water Quality Monitoring at Toronto Harbourfront
Tested! Citizen Science vs. Traditional Science
I recently spoiled myself by buying a water quality testing kit from Water Rangers. While I was working at UofT’s survey camp, teaching water and environmental science to civil engineering undergraduates, I had the opportunity to compare the Water Rangers kit to the YSI Probe, a conventional piece of equipment for any scientists working in … Continue reading Tested! Citizen Science vs. Traditional Science
AquaHacking Reflections
We didn’t think we’d start a company. But hey, here we are. I started the AquaHacking challenge by putting the word out among friends to see who wanted to get together and form a team. We had a few sessions in May where we brainstormed problems and ideas, and settled on one that we all … Continue reading AquaHacking Reflections
The Channel Beneath High Park
For an assignment for my class on water resource systems modelling, we were asked to go somewhere, observe flow, and write about it. I was advised to go check out a tiny pipe with a crazy back story in High Park. At the Spring Creek footbridge adjacent to the off-leash dog park, two streams of … Continue reading The Channel Beneath High Park