Barry Adams has had an outstanding academic career, first at McGill University and then at the University of Toronto where he served as both Chair of Environmental Engineering and Chair of the department of Civil Engineering. He has consulted widely in Canada and abroad on water resources and environmental engineering studies. Dr. Adams has supervised over 50 graduate students and has a prolific record of contributions to scholarly and professional organizations. He has developed a variety of sophisticated models that have been used to examine situations of engineering importance that integrate scientific understanding with engineering insight and economic realities.