Grant: Canada Research Chairs
University of Victoria
$120,000.00
Water Sustainability for Indigenous and Rural Communities
FY 2023-24
Summary
The objective of Dr.Dubrawski's CRC program is to improve ecological and human health in rural and Indigenous communities through: i) small-system specific technological innovation in drinking water treatment, wastewater treatment and resource recovery, and water quality monitoring; ii) building a Community Water Innovation Network on the interdisciplinary understanding, characterization, and governance of rural and Indigenous water systems. Specifically, Dr.Dubrawski's research program looks at: i) scaling up bioelectrochemical systems for sustainable water treatment; ii) building a technological and non-technological community-centric water characterization and management toolkit for Indigenous and rural communities; and iii) Exploring emerging water issues in rural and Indigenous communities.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
CRC-2019-00106
Name nom
Dubrawski, Kristian
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
7
Institution établissement
University of Victoria
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2023
Competition year année de concours
2019
Award amount
120000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
10000
Research subject group en
The field of research available
Research subject group fr
The field of research available
Research subject en
Le domaine de recherche disponible
Research subject fr
Le domaine de recherche disponible
Field of research list codes
RDF20801
Field of research list names en
Environmental engineering
Field of research list names fr
Génie de l'environnement
Application title
Water Sustainability for Indigenous and Rural Communities
Keyword
Drinking Water
Wastewater
Water Quality
Environmental Protection
Indigenous Water
Rural Water
Rural Development
Resource Recovery
Bioelectrochemical
Water and Sanitation
Sustainable Water
Water Innovation
Community research
Citizen Science
Emerging Water Issues
Application summary
The objective of Dr.Dubrawski's CRC program is to improve ecological and human health in rural and Indigenous communities through: i) small-system specific technological innovation in drinking water treatment, wastewater treatment and resource recovery, and water quality monitoring; ii) building a Community Water Innovation Network on the interdisciplinary understanding, characterization, and governance of rural and Indigenous water systems. Specifically, Dr.Dubrawski's research program looks at: i) scaling up bioelectrochemical systems for sustainable water treatment; ii) building a technological and non-technological community-centric water characterization and management toolkit for Indigenous and rural communities; and iii) Exploring emerging water issues in rural and Indigenous communities.
