Edward McBean (Ph.D. from MIT in 1973, BASc from UBC in 1968) is a Professor of Water Resources Engineering at the University of Guelph. Dr. McBean’s experience includes two decades as a faculty member at the University of Waterloo, one decade as President of CRA Engineering Inc., and two decades as a faculty member at the University of Guelph. His research interests focus on water security and quality, monitoring strategies, risk assessment, and data interpretation. Dr. McBean has received numerous high-profile awards, including Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, Diplomate Water Resources Engineering, the European Academy of Science, the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers, and the Fellow of Engineers of Canada. Dr. McBean has authored more than 400 papers in engineering journals.