Canada's Largest Engineering School
Ranked among the top 50 engineering schools worldwide, Waterloo Engineering is committed to leading engineering education and research.
We are the largest engineering school in Canada, with over 10,900 students enrolled in 2023. In 2023/24, external research funding from Canadian and international partners exceeded $79.3 million, a strong indication of our extensive industry partnerships and the excellence of our engineering research programs.
News
Lecturer inspires graduating students to keep options open
A Waterloo Engineering lecturer delivered this year’s ...And One More Thing lecture to an audience of graduating students, imparting wisdom on how to tackle the real-world with humour, self-awareness and intelligent effort.
Andrea Atkins, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is the recipient of the Faculty of Engineering’s 2024 Boyce Family Teaching Award. Her advice to students? Fake it until you make it.
Alum’s poem celebrates the Iron Ring tradition
The Iron Ring ceremony is an important rite of passage for Canada’s engineers, unifying them in a professional mission to do good work that serves society.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Iron Ring. The Poet Laureate of Dublin and Waterloo Engineering alum James Morehead (BASc ’90, electrical and computer engineering), recognizes the enduring relevance of the Iron Ring and what wearing it means to him as an engineer.
Grad students impress at GRADflix with top prize win
Seven Waterloo Engineering graduate students made their mark at this year’s GRADflix competition with creative videos showcasing their research, including a top-prize-winning entry from a chemical engineering student.
Out of 110 entrants, chemical engineering graduate students Ananya Muralidharan, Gerard Agravante, Sarah Rezaei, and Youssra Rahham, electrical and computer engineering student Huda Diab Abdulgalil, mechanical and mechatronics student Jake Chateauneauf, and systems design engineering student Andrea Chakma secured spots in the top 20, with Muralidharan claiming the top prize.
Events
Workshop: “Working the Room” with Ron Ojanpera (BASc 1969)
Waterloo Engineering students and alumni are invited to participate in an exclusive in-person workshop with Waterloo Engineering alumnus Ron Ojanpera (BASc 1969, mechanical engineering). The “Working the Room” workshop is based on 50 years of Ron’s personal business experience.
Fireside Chat: Practical tips towards finding your highest excitement
Waterloo Engineering recent alumni are invited to participate in an exclusive virtual conversation with Waterloo Engineering alumna, Lisa Tong (BASc ’01, Chemical Engineering), who recently published her book Hello (World) Me, a personal self-guided coach to self, awareness, understanding, and choices — to creating the life YOU want.
Strategic Vision: A Dialogue with the Dean of Engineering
Mary Wells, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, is excited to share a transformative new vision for Waterloo Engineering - one that positions the Faculty as leaders driving meaningful change for the future.
Engineering alumni are invited to explore the strategic plan and join one of the upcoming alumni roundtables (two virtual options are available on Zoom: March 12 and March 14, 2025). The roundtables will provide an opportunity to discuss how this vision will create tangible, positive impacts worldwide.