Steve Hrudey obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in public health engineering from the Imperial College Science, Technology and Medicine of the University of London. Dr. Hrudey is a Professor of Environmental Health Sciences in the Department of Public Health Sciences of the University of Alberta and has held the Eco-Research Chair in Environmental Risk Management since 1993. He has been active in research, teaching and professional practice in environmental science and health for more than twenty-five years, with an emphasis on risk assessment and management over the past ten years.