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The Faculty of Engineering recently announced the recipients of the Winter 2022 First in Class Engineering Scholarships and Undergraduate Research Assistantships.

First in Class Engineering Scholarships (FICES) are funded by the Dean of Engineering and awarded to the top continuing engineering students.

The FICES recipients in Biomedical Engineering are:  

Last week fourth-year Biomedical Engineering (BME) students participated in an “Investigathon”. This hackathon-style event asked student teams to solve an engineering investigation problem. The winning team members, Yun Kim, Natasha Willis, Shaylin Smallegange, Madeleine Nolan, Maya Pavlova received $100 gift cards for their hard work and innovative solutions. 

Systems Design Engineering (SYDE) and Biomedical Engineering (BME) welcomed incoming undergraduate students with First Year Design Dayz.

SYDE and BME students kicked off their undergraduate degree programs with Design Dayz, a department orientation tradition in its sixth year. Each Design Dayz offers new activities, with the core goals of community building, teamwork, and design culture.

Biomedical Engineering (BME) graduate and Systems Design Engineering (SYDE) PhD student Ryan Tennant developed an app to improve workflow in vaccine clinics.  

Waterloo’s undergraduate Biomedical Engineering (BME) program is establishing an external advisory committee. We are seeking nominations for members who are clinicians or professionals in the biomedical industry. Our preference is that members are external to the University of Waterloo, however we may consider internal members at arms-length to the BME program.

The main commitment would be to attend an annual retreat and give detailed feedback on the program at that time. 

Sophie Stupalo, second year Biomedical Engineering student, has won the prestigious Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation (CEMF) regional ambassador scholarship for Ontario.

The award, valued at $5,000, honours young women in undergraduate engineering programs in five regions across Canada for their leadership and volunteer work.

Colton James (CJ) Moore was a fourth-year Biomedical Engineering student and was pursuing his dream to dive at the Olympics. His ultimate goal was to become a teacher.  CJ’s life was tragically taken in the summer of 2018.  While at the University of Waterloo, CJ successfully balanced the requirements of his engineering courses and training as a competitive diver. He was a great student to teach.  Despite his busy schedule, CJ was always there for his friends and classmates, he took the time and listened.  CJ was kind, humble and compassionate.