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A research paper published in the Journal of Renewable Energy by PhD student Omar Hafez and Professor Kankar Bhattacharya was selected for one of the 2015 Renewable Energy Top Paper awards by Elsevier Publications.  The award is based on the number of Web of Science citations received until 2014.

Zhou Wang wins Emmy for developing technology that assesses video and image quality - affecting millions of viewers everyday

The University of Waterloo will award 24 outstanding female students a total of $288,000 over the next four years as part of a new scholarship supporting ongoing efforts to achieve comprehensive, long-term and sustainable gender equality.

This year’s recipients of the University of Waterloo HeForShe IMPACT Scholarships included Computer Engineering's Jenny Ma.  Click here for the full story.

Electrical and Computer Engineering professor Manoj Sachdev has been named fellow by the Engineering Institute of Canada. Dr. Sachdev received the prestigious recognition at the institute’s annual awards banquet on May 26.

Wayne Loucks, an electrical and computer engineering faculty member, has been reappointed as associate dean, undergraduate studies from July 1, 2013 to December 31, 2015.  Loucks has served as the associate dean for engineering undergraduate studies since 1998. 

"He continues to work in the interests of our growing number of undergraduates," says dean of engineering Pearl Sullivan in a memo to faculty and staff about Loucks' reappointment.  "I know that all the departments are grateful that he has agreed to continue leading this important portfolio for the Faculty."  

Jonathan Eyolfson, an electrical and computer engineering graduate student, is one of just four campus-wide recipients of the 2013 Amit & Meena Chakma Award for Exceptional Teaching by a Student.  Eyolfson, a teaching assistant and instructor for various courses for several years, is noted by his students as having a deep understanding of the material and dedication to teaching. He's described as “a knowledgeable and approachable teaching assistant who really understands our confusion.”