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Conrad School profs secure funding for global business, innovation research
Two professors from Waterloo Engineering’s Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business have received federal funding to support new research into global business and innovation.
Dr. Victor Cui and Dr. Felix Arndt are among 37 University of Waterloo researchers who received more than $8 million in new funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), announced in a media release earlier this week.
Robotics company co-founder cites Waterloo connection
An alumnus of Waterloo Engineering cites the wealth and variety of expertise on campus as a significant factor in the success of a robotics company he co-founded with three classmates from the mechatronics engineering program.
Ryan Gariepy (BASc ’09, MASc ’12) launched Clearpath Robotics in Kitchener in 2009 with fellow graduates Patrick Martinson, Matt Rendall and Bryan Webb. It was acquired by Rockwell Automation, a U.S.-based industrial automation company, in 2023.
Industry partnership powers sustainable innovation
The University of Waterloo’s Pearl Sullivan Engineering IDEAs Clinic ran the inaugural Brookfield Renewable Innovation Challenge, tasking students with designing solutions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen climate resilience across campus.
The three-day event marked the launch of a new partnership between the Faculty of Engineering and Brookfield Renewable, a core business of Brookfield Corporation and one of the world's largest owners, operators and developers of renewable power.