{"id":13243,"date":"2020-05-17T19:51:08","date_gmt":"2020-05-17T23:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inrs.ca\/centres\/eau-terre-environnement-research-centre\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T14:44:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T18:44:57","slug":"eau-terre-environnement-research-centre","status":"publish","type":"center","link":"https:\/\/inrs.ca\/en\/inrs\/research-centres\/eau-terre-environnement-research-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Eau Terre Environnement Research Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Eau Terre Environnement Research Centre relies on a multidisciplinary approach, which is essential to the understanding and integrated management of water and georesources, and is committed to developing workable solutions for protecting the environment. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.482), 18px);px\">Faculty at the centre have recognized expertise in water science and geosciences and work in four key areas of research: waste remediation and recovery, aquatic biogeochemistry, hydrology, and earth sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.482), 18px);px\">Graduate students benefit from personalized supervision and cutting-edge equipment at the centre\u2019s main building in Quebec City\u2019s downtown high tech district. They also have access to comprehensive facilities at the Qu\u00e9bec Metro High Tech Park and the INRS research station in the Saguenay village of Sacr\u00e9-C\u0153ur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Eau Terre Environnement Research Centre is located in the new tech district in downtown Quebec City.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.482), 18px);px\">Thanks to the expertise of its professors, the INRS Eau Terre Environnement Research Centre has been awarded five Canada Research Chairs and a Chair in Sustainable Energy funded by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frqnt.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/accueil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fonds de recherche du Qu\u00e9bec<\/a> (FRQ), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inq.ulaval.ca\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Institut nordique du Qu\u00e9bec<\/a> (INQ), and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca\/index_eng.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada<\/a> (NSERC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.482), 18px);px\">The centre has numerous strategic partnerships in Canada and abroad. It is a member of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rqm.quebec\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">R\u00e9seau Qu\u00e9bec Maritime<\/a> and has worked closely for over 30 years with the Quebec division of the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC), with which it jointly founded the <a href=\"https:\/\/pgq.inrs.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">P\u00f4le g\u00e9oscientifique de Qu\u00e9bec<\/a> . 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