U of G’s first Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) brings new research talent to Ontario Agricultural College

Water quality researcher and engineer Dr. David McCarthy has been announced as the new CERC in Waterborne Pathogens: Surveillance, Prediction and Mitigation at the University of Guelph, supported by $8 million in federal funding over eight years.

McCarthy and his team aim to understand how pathogens from human and animal waste move through urban water cycles, how they interact with humans and how to reduce the health risks they pose. Their work will emphasize solutions that are easy to use, low cost, open source and open hardware, to encourage and enable their use in all parts of the globe. 

CERC awards are among the most prestigious and generous available globally. They award universities funding to attract world-renowned researchers and support their teams to establish ambitious research programs at Canadian universities. 

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