Professor Barry Adams (CivE) has received the 2011 Camille Dagenais Award from the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE), in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the development and practice of hydrotechnical engineering in Canada.

Barry Adams has served the Faculty with distinction as Chair of the Environmental Engineering program and Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering. He has supervised over 50 graduate students and published more than 100 papers and 50 technical reports in the field of water resources and urban infrastructure. Professor Adams is internationally recognized for his innovative research in the development of analytical probabilistic models for urban water resource infrastructure system planning and design. He wrote the first major textbook on this subject, published in 2000. Professor Adams is a Fellow of CSCE, the Engineering Institute of Canada, and the Canadian Academy of Engineering.

“I am delighted that Professor Adams has been recognized by the CSCE for his remarkable contributions to the profession” said Cristina Amon, Dean, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering. “He is a world leader in his field and has served the professional community and the Faculty with genuine dedication.”

Professor Adams received this award at a ceremony on June 16, 2011 during the CSCE’s annual conference in Ottawa.