Waterloo environmental engineering co-op student Eugenia Acosta is featured on the cover of New Technology magazine's January/February 2014 edition.
Prof. Susan Tighe of Civil & Environmental Engineering, received the inaugural Bleeds Black Award on December 11, 2013 at the 2013 Fall Asphalt Seminar hosted by the Ontario Hot Mix Producers Association. This award is presented to highlight the passion and commitment of individuals.
A University of Waterloo student has placed second in the 2013 International Student Competition on Cold-Formed Steel Design, hosted by the University of North Texas (UNT) earlier this month.
Colin Van Niejenhuis, a civil engineering master's student, placed second behind Junle Cai from Virginia Tech and ahead of third-place winner Yu Gao, also of Virginia Tech.
Civil & Environmental Engineering Distinguished Emeritus Professor, Ralph Haas, will be receiving the U.S. National Research Council's Transportation Research Board's oldest and most distinguished award, the Roy W. Crum Distinguished Service Award, at their January 2014 Annual Meeting which attracts over 12,000 participants every year. Prof. Haas will be the second Canadian to receive this award in the last 65 years.
Mahsa Shayan attended the 11th Annual Groundwater GeoMontreal Conference held in Montreal on September 29th - October 3rd.
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She was awarded with the 2013 Jozsef Toth Award for Best Student Paper in Canadian Hydrogeology.
Members of the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering mourn the loss of their friend and colleague, Professor Khal Soudki, who passed away early in the morning on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 after a long battle with cancer.
Civil Engineering grad student, Dina Saad, has received a 2nd place award at the third annual Canadian Society for Civil Engineers (CSCE) conference held in Montreal.
The competition was judged by industry professionals based on 5-minute presentations and posters of students’ research. 38 graduate students participated in the competition from all over Canada and the winners were announced at the CSCE 2013 conference closing ceremony on Saturday June 1st.
Emily Peat, a current Civil Engineering undergrad & owner of EcoPlace Organics (who is a former BET 300 student, former E Co-op student) took home the top prize last night (March 26th) at the Nicol Entrepreneurial Awards held in Ottawa!
UW Civil Engineering Student Receives Gates Cambridge Scholarship
A Civil Engineering grad (BASc 2013) has recently received one of the most prestigious international scholarships available. Musa Chunge was awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship where he will be pursuing an MPhil in Engineering.
There was intense competition for the awards with over 3500 applicants and 51 scholarships offered. The selection criteria consist of: