Posts for the Topic Engineering

Making moves in robotics

Thursday, August 24, 2023 by Cameron Stirrup | 5 min read

In middle school, Todd Tang (he/him), discovered a passion that has led him to co-op at the University of Waterloo. Today, the second-year Mechatronics Engineering student talks about his goal to lend a helping hand to the field of robotics and bring robots, as well as his career, to life.

Engineering

Beyond Silicon Valley - exploring the GaN revolution

Thursday, August 3, 2023 by Bhavana Balasubramanian | 3 min read

Dhruv Thakkar is currently in his second-year of Mechatronics Engineering and has completed two work terms so far. In this blog, Dhruv explains his new-found passion for the electronics industry and shares how his co-op experience has helped him grow and find himself. He also reflects on his time in California and gives us a glimpse into that life.

Engineering

International

From space to research, engineering covers all grounds

Thursday, June 29, 2023 by Bhavana Balasubramanian | 4 min read

Emily Steiner (she/her), a fourth-year Mechatronics Engineering student, walks us through her co-op experiences and dives into how her work terms shaped her career aspirations.

Engineering

Research

Finding your way when things don’t go as planned

Thursday, June 8, 2023 by Bhavana Balasubramanian | 3 min read

Paniz Ojaghi (she/her), a second year Software Engineering student talks about her first attempt at the co-op application process and discusses how she navigated employment in the engineering field.

Engineering

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Working on robots in Germany

Thursday, May 11, 2023 by Bhavana Balasubramanian | 2 min read

Maya Rukavina-Nolsoe is a third-year student in Mechanical Engineering. She talks about her experience on an international co-op term in Germany and shares how she balances her interest in travel and her passion for robotics.

Engineering

International

Research

Dominating the field of civil engineering one co-op at a time

Thursday, May 4, 2023 by Bhavana Balasubramanian | 4 min read

Sarra Alhassan, a fourth-year Civil Engineering student pursuing the Management Sciences option, reflects on her various co-op positions and discusses how each role shaped her passion for an entrepreneurial, philanthropic and impactful career in the future.

Engineering

Research

Building a global architectural resume

Thursday, April 13, 2023 by Kaitlin Trendel | 5 min read

Serena Zoe Valles, a fourth-year Architectural Engineering student, shares how she took advantage of international co-op opportunities to build her architectural resume.

Engineering

International

What you study doesn’t have to be what you do

Thursday, April 6, 2023 by Saurav Gurhale and Kaitlin Trendel | 8 min read

Saurav standing in front of a water body

Saurav Gurhale, fourth-year Mechanical Engineering student, tells his story of how co-op completely changed his future career path.

Engineering

Overcoming challenges

The pivot from web developer to stock trading

Thursday, March 30, 2023 by Stefan Zivkovic and Kaitlin Trendel | 8 min read

Stefan standing in front of a panoramic view

Stefan Zivkovic, a third-year Management Engineering student shares his co-op experiences and how he went from a web developer to stock trading in two years.

Term 1: Systems and process engineer at Epic Parking Control Services, Canada.

Term 2: Web developer at Horizn, Canada.

Engineering

International

Engineering mindset meets scientific problems

Thursday, March 9, 2023 by Bhavana Balasubramanian | 4 min read

Jennifer Tsai (she/her), a third-year Biomedical Engineering student is the recipient of the Co-op Student of the Year Award for the Faculty of Engineering. Jennifer’s curiosity in science mixed with her engineering skills put her on track to great achievements in her co-op positions. She is being recognized for her incredible work at the Cembrowski Lab at the University of British Columbia (UBC).

Co-op Student of the Year

Engineering

Research