Environmental & Human Health Risk Assessment | Online Seminar Series
Course Coordinator: Professor Huy Dang,
The IIES is pleased to offer a new e-course to our online lecture series. The course titled, “Environmental & Human Health Risk Assessment” will run every Wednesday from October 24, 2018, to January 16, 2019. The lectures will be recorded each week and posted below.
Contributing Institutions and Organizations: Trent University (Canada), The University of Edinburgh (Scotland), University of Tübingen (Germany), Terragraphics International Foundation (TIFO, USA), University of Twente (Netherlands), Keele University (England), University of Waterloo (Canada), Herriot-Watt University (Scotland), Johns Hopkins University (USA), BGC Engineering (Canada/USA), University of Manitoba (Canada).
Each week join a faculty member from one of the contributing universities share their research and expertise. Lectures run approximately 30-40 minutes with a Q&A to follow. The lectures are FREE and are available to anyone interested.
Schedule
This course has passed.
| DATE | WEEK | SEMINAR TITLE | SPEAKER | AFFILIATION |
| October 24 | 1 | Part 1: Introduction to Risk Assessment Introductory Lecture | Dr Beate Escher | University Tübingen, Germany |
| October 31 | 2 | Part 1: Introduction to Risk Assessment Environmental health risk assessment, management and communication | Dr Casey Bartrem | Terragraphics International Foundation (TIFO) |
| November 7 | 3 | Part 1: Introduction to Risk Assessment Analyzing changing Multi-Hazard Risk for Decision Making | Dr Cees van Westen | University of Twente, Netherlands |
| November 14 | 4 | Part 1: Introduction to Risk Assessment Environmental Impact Assessment | Dr Ian Oliver | Keele University, UK |
| November 21 | 5 | Part 2: Environmental, Health, and Social Risks Water system and society | Dr Larry Swatuk | University of Waterloo, Canada |
| November 28 | 6 | Part 2: Environmental, Health, and Social Risks Cancer risks from workplace and environmental chemicals | Dr John Cherrie | Herriot-Watt University, UK |
| December 5 | 7 | Part 2: Environmental, Health, and Social Risks Seismic hazards and risks from earthquakes | Dr Ian Main | University of Edinburgh, UK |
| December 12 | 8 | Part 2: Environmental, Health, and Social Risks Quantifying the health risks from air pollution | Dr Mathew Heal | University of Edinburgh, UK |
| December 19 | 9 | Part 3: Management of Emergent Risks Occurrence of antimicrobial resistance genes in aquatic systems | Dr Edward Bouwer and Ms Hannah Gray | Johns Hopkins University, USA |
| January 9 | 10 | Part 3: Management of Emergent Risks Permafrost Engineering and Periglacial Risks | Dr Lukas Arenson | BGC Engineering and University of Manitoba, Canada |
| January 16 | 11 | Part 3: Management of Emergent Risks How safe are nanomaterials? | Dr Iseult Lynch | University of Birmingham, UK |
Recorded Lectures
