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Dr. Steve Hrudey

Affiliation

University of Alberta

Academy or College

Academy of Science

Year Elected

2006

Areas of Interest

Environmental health, drinking water safety, health risk assessment, riskmManagement, environmental quality

Long Citation
Steve E. Hrudey is an internationally-recognized authority in the fields of drinking water safety and environmental health risk assessment and management. His pioneering research on cyanobacterial toxins was a major impetus for Canada's drinking water guideline on microcystin; later he was an architect of the risk management restructuring of Australia's Drinking Water Guidelines. He was also a principal scientific advisor to Justice Dennis O'Connor for the Walkerton Inquiry in Ontario. He now chairs the Environmental Appeals Board, a quasi-judicial tribunal for the Province of Alberta.

Short Citation
Steve E. Hrudey is an internationally-recognized authority in the fields of drinking water safety and environmental health risk assessment and management. His pioneering research on cyanobacterial toxins was a major impetus for Canada's drinking water guideline on microcystin and he was an architect of the restructured Australian Drinking Water Guidelines.

RSC Awards

Name of Award Year
Jubilee Medal 2013