Biography

Dr. Pierre Bérubé is a Professor with the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of British Columbia. He has over 25 years of research and consulting experience dealing with the development and optimization of membrane technologies for water and wastewater treatment applications. Dr. Bérubé actively collaborates with researchers nationally and internationally on a number of research projects funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Canadian Water Network, the Water Environment Research Foundation, and the European Membrane- Network.

Research Interests

Filtration/membrane processes for water/seawater treatment and resource recovery from wastewater; passive technologies for small/remote/decentralized systems; distribution system water quality assessment and modeling.

Courses

CIVL 305 Introduction to Environmental Engineering Applications

CIVL 598 Membrane Technologies for Water and Wastewater Treatment

Awards & Recognitions

• 2019, Excellence and Innovation in the Water and Waste Industry Award, British Columbia Water and Waste Association
• 2012-2013, Professor Appreciation Award, University of British Columbia
• 2011-2012, Professor Appreciation Award, University of British Columbia
• 2012, Donald R. Stanley Award, Canadian Society of Civil Engineering (CSCE)
• 2008, Discovery Accelerator, Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada
• 2002, Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Publications

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