News From IC-IMPACTS

Posted May 31, 2016

New Water Treatment System a Finalist for National Water Award

New Water Treatment System a Finalist for National Water Award A mobile water treatment system created from an IC-IMPACTS project has been nominated as a finalist in the Drinking [...]

Posted April 26, 2016

IC-IMPACTS Welcomes Dr. Michael Serpe as the new theme lead for Integrated Water Management

IC-IMPACTS Welcomes Dr. Michael Serpe as the new theme lead for Integrated Water Management IC-IMPACTS would like to formally welcome Dr. Michael Serpe as the new Associate Director and [...]

Posted March 22, 2016

IC-IMPACTS Successfully Hosts Third Annual Research Conference

IC-IMPACTS Successfully Hosts Third Annual Research Conference On March 10-11, 2016, IC-IMPACTS held its third annual research conference to great success. The two day event held in Vancouver was [...]

Posted March 22, 2016

IC-IMPACTS Students Learn How to Effectively Engage a Community

IC-IMPACTS Students Learn How to Effectively Engage a Community On March 9, 2016, Canadian students on IC-IMPACTS projects participated in a community engagement workshop in Vancouver to learn key [...]

Posted March 21, 2016

Successful Workshop Shares First Nation Community Challenges and Opportunities

Successful Workshop Shares First Nation Community Challenges and Opportunities On March 8, 2016, IC-IMPACTS invited First Nations community members, government officials, industry experts, and leading researchers to come together [...]

Posted March 7, 2016

Clean Water No Longer a Pipe Dream

Clean Water No Longer a Pipe Dream For many remote communities, including First Nations communities, clean drinking water is far from assured. Many do not have proper infrastructure and [...]

Posted February 18, 2016

IC-IMPACTS Developing New pH and Chlorine Sensors for Cleaner Water in Canada and India

IC-IMPACTS Developing New pH and Chlorine Sensors for Cleaner Water in Canada and India Delivering clean water is a complex issue that is often over simplified. Clarity, turbidity, colour, [...]

Posted February 18, 2016

Using Drones to Better Monitor Railway Bridges: An Interview with Dr. Rishi Gupta

Using Drones to Better Monitor Railway Bridges: An Interview with Dr. Rishi Gupta Infrastructure has traditionally been monitored visually by an inspector. What is the advantage of using drones [...]

Posted February 1, 2016

Canada and India R&D Collaboration to Improve Health and Sustainable Technologies

Canada and India R&D Collaboration to Improve Health and Sustainable Technologies The Ontario Government is pleased to announce an investment of $900,000 through the Ontario-India Research Collaboration Fund (OIRCF) [...]

Posted January 22, 2016

IC-IMPACTS Creating Sustainable Infrastructure Using New Materials

IC-IMPACTS Creating Sustainable Infrastructure Using New Materials Corrosion of reinforced steel in concrete is a significant global issue. Concrete is the single most widely used material in the world [...]