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Fourth year Nanotechnology Engineering students Matin Esfahani, Hooman Safaee, Shafi Siddiqi, and Mihail Vlascov were awarded $25,000 in start-up funding through the VeloCity Venture Fund. Their start-up is based upon their Fourth Year Design Project coursework developing transparent scalable displays, Lumotune.

Twenty engineering faculty members are being recognized with others across campus through the outstanding performance fund established by the university in 2005 to reward faculty members for outstanding contribution in teaching and scholarship.

ACCN recently interviewed Waterloo chemical engineering professor Marc Aucoin. He discussed his work with ACCN on the production system of viruses and virus like particles for vaccines and gene therapy.

Download and read about the interview (PDF).

Graduate studies information session for third and fourth year undergraduate students.

Download and read about the graduate studies information session (PDF).

The ribbon cutting has taken place and the doors of Engineering 6 are now officially open. The celebration of Waterloo Engineering’s newest building place took place this morning hosted by university president Feridun Hamdullahpur and dean of engineering Adel Sedra. On hand to mark the opening were faculty, staff, students and others including donors, owners and employees of Diamond and Schmitt Architects, the architects of the building, and federal and provincial government officials.

Most of Department of Chemical Engineering faculty and staff have moved to Engineering 6 (E6) building, please check individual faculty and staff web pages for room locations.

Congratulations to the 3A class for raising $500.00 toward the Brick by Brick campaign for the Free the Children Charity. Thank you to all who contributed and a special commendation to the students/staff and faculty who participated in the Charity Dodgeball game.

Welcome to a new faculty member: Nasser Abukhdeir.