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CWRA Newsletter: November 29, 2019

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In this newsletter:

  • Not much time left to register for the January 10 Kananaskis winter hydrology course!
  • Register for the Jan 30th Saint John workshop, and save the date for the Jan 30th workshop with NRCAN!
  • CSHS Principles of Hydrologic Modelling Short Course (June 8-13, 2020)
  • Webinar Series:
    • SK Branch (Jan 14): Stream Restoration – Application of Natural Channel Design Principles for Infrastructure Protection with Heather Amirault (Stantec)
    • CSHS (Jan 15): R Markdown with Dr. Kevin Shook
  • Job Postings from Carleton University, Ontario Power Generation
Please scroll down for more information and registration links.
Register for the 2020 Kananaskis Short Course!
Follow in the snowshoes of our past participants and spend January 10-21 next year studying hydrology at the Barrier Lake Field Station in Kananaskis Valley, Alberta!

This course aims to describe and explain:
  • The physical principles and processes that govern hydrology, with special reference to Canadian conditions.
  • Mass and energy balance calculations and their application in hydrology.
Details, including course fees for student and professional participants and the course content, are available on the course website.

There are two stages involved in registering for the course:

1 - Register with the University of Saskatchewan here

2 - Register with CSHS here
SAVE THE DATE: An NRCAN Flood Mapping Workshop has been added to our midterm event schedule on January 30th!

Save the Date for an NRCAN Flood Mapping Workshop in Saint John, New Brunswick!
Details:
January 30th, 2020
Hilton St John, 1 Market Sq.

This workshop will focus on developments on flood mapping, including considerations of climate change and stakeholder engagement, and provide an introduction and overview of the Federal Flood Mapping Guideline Series documents and recent related activities. Subject matter experts will also address regional flooding issues (including coastal) as well as broader flood mapping, climate change, and water science topics. The intent of the workshop is to support engagement and facilitate knowledge sharing between researchers, practitioners, and policy decision-makers for flood delineation and mapping.

Agenda and registration details will follow. There will be no fee to attend the Jan 30th workshop.

Please consider registering for this event in conjunction with the Beyond the Banks Workshop on January 31st.
Details:
January 31, 2020
Hilton St John, 1 Market Sq.

From the recent flooding events in Southern New Brunswick to exciting advancements in water treatment, these sessions will showcase the latest in water resources management in Atlantic Canada.  This will be an excellent opportunity to learn more about the unique challenges faced in Atlantic Canada, and to network with industry leaders and professionals.

Beyond the Banks Workshop Cost:

CWRA Member: $125
Non-Member: $150
CWRA Student Member: $50
Student Non-Member: $75


Read more and register!

Registration is open for the CSHS summer Principles of Hydrologic Modelling Short Course
June 8-13, 2020, in Waterloo, ON

This course addresses the development of computational models of watershed hydrology in support of water resources management and scientific investigation. The full model development and application cycle is considered:

  • pre-processing, understanding, and generating input forcing data;
  • system discretization and algorithms for simulating hydrologic processes;
  • parameter estimation; and
  • interpreting model output in the context of often significant system uncertainty
For more information, visit the event page.
January 14:
2019-2020 SASKATCHEWAN BRANCH WEBINAR SERIES
January 14, 12pm CST: Heather Amirault, Stantec
Stream Restoration – Application of Natural Channel Design Principles for Infrastructure Protection

Webinars are (usually) at 12:00 CST.
All proceeds will be directed towards Project Wet activities in Saskatchewan.

Please note that registration fees are non-refundable.

Register for one or all webinars here!

Download and share the Webinar Poster (Note date change from Dec 10 to Dec 3)

January 15:
CSHS Webinar Series
R Markdown with Dr. Kevin Shook 12:00pm EST
Markdown is a simple markup language for creating documents from text files. R Markdown combines the simplicity of markdown with the power of R, allowing you to be more productive, and making your work reproducible. Using R Markdown, you can create:

• self documenting notebooks of text, R code, and outputs,
• automated reports, including text, calculation results, tables and graphics,
• slide presentations,
• long format documentation for R packages, and
• documents including scientific/technical papers and books. as html, pdf, docx or pptx files.

The webinar will show how to create all of these types of documents. The presentation is created in R Markdown, and will be provided so that you try the examples. The webinar will be presented by Dr. Kevin Shook, a Research Fellow with the Centre for Hydrology at the University of Saskatchewan and a member of the CSHS-hydRology group. Dr. Shook has extensive experience in undertaking analysis with R in the field of hydrology, and in using R Markdown to write papers, share work, and create presentations.

Register for the event here.
Job Postings

Carleton University

 
Canada Research Chair, Tier 2
  • Water Resources Engineering
  • Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Preliminary (Tenure-track)/Tenured
  • Start Date: July 1, 2020
  • Closing Date: Until position has been filled

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering invites applications for a preliminary/tenured Canada Research Chair Tier 2 appointment in Water Resources Engineering at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor beginning July 1, 2020. Appointment is conditional on the approval of the application by the CRC Secretariat. For more information and to apply visit: https://carleton.ca/provost/2019/crc-tier-ii-civil-and-environmental-engineering-water-resources/

Ontario Power Generation

Deadline to apply: December 11, 2019

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is looking for two professionals to join our team in the role of Hydrotechnical Engineer (Hydrotechnical Field Work or Hydrotechnical Studies / Dam Safety) based at our Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON location.

Reporting to the Plant Technical Support Manager, Hydrotechnical and Field Support, the Hydrotechnical Engineer will provide technical advice and guidance on a variety of technical matters within designated area of responsibility for hydroelectric and thermal stations maintenance, operations, performance, design and commissioning.

An exciting opportunity to work in an environment where you will contribute to OPG’s continued growth and success in generating safe, clean, reliable low-cost power in a sustainable manner.  If interested, visit our career site directly at this link.

To post a job with CWRA or see our most up to date job listings, visit our Job Board.
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