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Programming humanoid robots at Tesla: Brandon’s co-op journey

Thursday, June 16, 2022 by Brandon Goh | 5 min read

A photo of Waterloo co-op student Brandon Goh smiling and giving two thumbs up beside a Tesla sign.

My name is Brandon Goh and I am a third-year Mechatronics Engineering student. I will be sharing my co-op experiences that range from debugging financial applications to programming cutting-edge innovations, such as Tesla’s humanoid robot!

From animals to robots: a science student’s co-op journey

Thursday, April 14, 2022 by Esha Awan | 4 min read

University of Waterloo Science co-op student, Esha Awan, sitting on a chair and smiling, holding a pharmaceutical bottle.

Esha Awan (she/her), shares her co-op experience as a fourth-year Science student, working in a variety of industries — from pharmaceuticals to robotics— in addition to her passion for veterinary sciences.

A software engineer’s code for co-op

Wednesday, December 8, 2021 by Fatima Muni | 6 min read

University of Waterloo Software Engineering co-op student, Joseph Tafese, sitting on a chair and talking

Joseph Tafese, a fourth-year Software Engineering student, shares the various software development jobs he has done for his co-op, and how his coding has progressed through his co-op experiences!

Discovering a passion for research through co-op

Monday, August 16, 2021 by Nigharika Senthil Kumar

University of Waterloo student Jordan Ducatel, 3B Honours Physics and Astronomy student smiling by a lake.

Jordan Ducatel, a 3B Honours Physics and Astronomy student, shares how he found his passion for research in Physics through co-ops.

Jordan's first co-op:

Mentorship and making a difference at RBC

Thursday, May 20, 2021 by Nigharika Senthil Kumar

Andrea smiling in front of brown architecture

Andrea Chakma, a third-year mechatronics engineering student shares a little bit about her experience at the Royal Bank of Canada and TJX Canada.

Working where health care and technology meet

Thursday, May 6, 2021 by Nigharika Senthil Kumar

Maisha standing by trees

Third-year health studies student Maisha Adil shares her co-op experience and tips on how to stay motivated on your work term.

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