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Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Remembering Eric (Ric) Soulis

Ric Soulis, a longtime Waterloo civil and environmental engineering professor, died June 21 after a brief illness.

Born in Toronto in 1949, Ric was raised in Kitchener where he attended Eastwood Collegiate Institute.  He received his BASc in civil engineering in 1972 from the University of Waterloo and then attended Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Thursday, June 21, 2018 12:00 am - Friday, June 22, 2018 12:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Resource Recovery Partnership Conference 2018

The Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy and the Canadian Plastics Industry Association are pleased to offer complimentary academic registration to faculty and students for this 2-day event.

This conference is intended to bring together international experts, policy makers, researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs to explore how the advancements in resource recovery technologies and the pursuit of a sustainable economy are changing the way we interact with our world.

Friday, June 9, 2017 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Entrepreneurship: What to build beyond your startup

Explore and expand your growth mindset with Lyon Wong, SYDE ‘03, cofounder Spectrum 28.

This event will focus on building a solid foundation for all your future endeavors (whether entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial) and assist you in achieving your aspirations. You will be encouraged to explore and expand your growth mindset as you are asked to examine your core values and motivations. Established founder teams will gain insight into their "founder framework" and be able to immediately apply key findings to improve their personal effectiveness.

Monday, April 3, 2017 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Zero to Hero: Steps to Funding - Spectrum 28 Mentor & Venture Program

Find out how your team can go from idea to funding in this "how to" session. Lyon Wong, Spectrum 28, outlines the steps to getting funded. Select teams are interviewed and funding readiness issues examined. It's two hours of "hands-on, how-to" knowledge involving real startups who are looking for funding.

Thursday, October 6, 2016 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Engineering Graduate Studies Consortium

Learn what a graduate degree in Engineering can offer you!

Thinking about graduate studies in engineering? Come meet representatives of top schools from across Canada to talk about opportunities to pursue Masters and PhD degrees. Schools include the University of Alberta, University of British Columbia, McGill University, the University of Toronto and the University of Waterloo.

Fort McMurry wildfire
Thursday, August 18, 2016

Is Fort McMurray’s water supply contaminated by the wildfire?

As residents try to resume their lives more than a month after a ferocious wildfire forced the evacuation of Fort McMurray, crucial questions about its impact on their water supply still have no clear answers.

It’s why Monica Emelko, a University of Waterloo expert in water quality and water treatment, left for the devastated Alberta city last week after spending countless hours on the phone with government officials since the crisis escalated in early May.