
Renowned for its research in limnology, the University of Waterloo has served as an incubator for many scientific breakthroughs and discoveries. Limnology — stream ecology — looks at how stream ecosystems function, by examining the biology of organisms that live in streams and their relationships to each other, the stream environment, and the broader ecosystem.
The University of Waterloo and its Centre for Pavement and Transportation Technology (CPATT) have officially launched the new $1.5 million endowed Norman W. McLeod Chair in Sustainable Pavement Engineering, which will focus on advanced pavement research, collaborative projects with industry, and graduate student teaching and supervision. Susan Tighe, a Waterloo civil and environmental engineering professor, has been announced as the chair holder.