Hi! My name is Alex Ho Shing Chik and I am a Special Lecturer & Research Associate at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo. I recently completed my Doctoral degree programme at Universiteit Utrecht (Utrecht, Netherlands), University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Canada) and Technische Universität Wien (Vienna, Austria), cum laude. I was jointly supervised by Drs. Alfred Paul Blaschke, Monica B. Emelko and Jack Schijven. I also provide policy development support to government organizations as an independent environmental consultant.
I completed my Masters of Environmental Studies in Planning at the University of Waterloo in 2013, under the joint supervision of Dr. Monica B. Emelko and Dr. Michael Stone. I joined the Canadian Water Network (CWN) in 2012 as the organization’s Consortium Integration and Planning Intern and subsequently worked as its Special Municipal Projects Coordinator. Throughout my undergraduate studies (Honours Bachelor of Applied Sciences, Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo [2010]), I have gained extensive project work experience in both research (University of Waterloo) and engineering consulting (Conestoga Rovers and Associates, IBI Group, Watters Environmental) contexts.
My multidisciplinary knowledge sets founded in the engineering and planning disciplines provide me with the necessary skills and perspectives for engaging in interdisciplinary collaboration that is critical for advancing integrated water resource management. Having worked in both individual and team environments for co-curricular and extra-curricular activities, I have developed professional, effective communication skills. In my capacity as a project team leader, I have successfully managed and rallied the University of Waterloo team to a 1st place finish at the 2010 Institute for Energy and the Environment/WERC International Environmental Design Contest in New Mexico.
My research interests are:
- Implications of land-use planning & management on source water supply and protection
- Quantitative risk assessment of pathogen transport and attenuation in subsurface water supplies
My objectives are:
- To coordinate and manage diverse water values that ultimately enable the safe, sustainable and affordable provision of drinking water;
- To make a positive, meaningful impact on human and environmental health through science-informed policy development and implementation; and
- To provide creative, global solutions through the protection and improvement of watersheds and communities in which we live.
Alex Ho Shing Chik 