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Congratulations to Bashirah Salami, and Gurpreet Singh, for being selected as finalists for the 2026 GRADflix video competition! 

GRADflix is a video competition for graduate students designed to highlight their research in sixty seconds or less to a non-specialized audience. The competition highlighted both the impact of their academic work and their ability to convey complex ideas clearly and creatively. 

Adv. M. Hafijul Islam Khan (Hafij Khan), PhD candidate in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development under the leadership of Prof. Prateep Nayak and Dr. Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, has been elected as an Alternate Member of the Paris Agreement Implementation and Compliance Committee (PAICC). In this role, he plays a pivotal part in facilitating the Paris Agreement’s adoption, adherence and compliance as a climate change negotiator and the alternate member of PAICC. The prestigious appointment recognizes his longstanding leadership and expertise in international climate change law and governance, particularly in the area of loss and damage associated with climate change.

We’re pleased to welcome Kate Cassidy as SEED’s new Graduate Program Coordinator and Advisor for the SUSM MES Research and PhD programs.

The Faculty of Environment is delighted to welcome Dr. Adwoa Appiah as the newest professor in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED). Starting this February, Dr. Appiah will bring her extensive expertise in sustainable finance, ESG integration, and the role of financial institutions in advancing sustainable development to the school. 

The School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED) is pleased to recognize 15 new graduates of the Masters of Environmental Studies in Sustainability Management, and 14 new graduates of the PhD in Sustainability Management for the 2025 academic year. The following theses were completed, orally defended and are now publicly available on the University’s thesis depository.

Located on the University of Waterloo’s north campus, the David Johnston Research + Technology Park is one of Canada’s largest, most successful innovation districts. 

As climate risks intensify and demand for a resilient financial system grow, aligning academic research with initiatives driven by the business and financial sector has become crucial. To help advance our understanding and solutions, the Institute for Sustainable Finance (ISF) has announced Dr. Julie Bernard as one of this year’s research fellows.

In recent news, Juan Moreno-Cruz, a professor in the Faculty of Environment’s SEED department, was featured in Canada's National Observer, speaking about the impact of Lithium-ion batteries on battery storage.