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
Engineering grad provides key tools to global scientists
A company co-founded by a double graduate of Waterloo Engineering is helping scientists around the world make important discoveries faster.
Nicoya Lifesciences was launched in 2012 after Ryan Denomme (BASc ’10, nanotechnology engineering, MASc ’12, mechanical engineering) identified a need during his graduate work for tools to speed up research on human diseases and how to treat them.
Researchers fight evolving wildfires with new data models
On average, Canada experiences 8,000 wildfires each year. That number is said to be on the rise as fire behaviour evolves and affects more populated areas.
Dr. Beth Weckman and Dr. Vinny Gupta, both professors in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, are advancing our understanding of wildfires and how to respond to them through their work at the University of Waterloo’s Fire Research Facility (UW FRF) — one of the most advanced facilities in Canada dedicated to fire safety and science.
COVID-19 paper tops most-cited list in leading journal
Work by Waterloo Engineering researchers launched early in the COVID-19 pandemic tops a list of the most cited papers in a leading academic journal.
Results recently released by Google Scholar Metrics show a paper on the use of chest X-rays and artificial intelligence (AI) analysis to screen for COVID-19 has been cited over 3,700 times, more than any other paper published in Nature Scientific Reports from 2020 to 2024.
Events
Chemical Engineering & Nanotechnology Engineering Alumni Roundtables
Engage in an update from the Department of Chemical Engineering!
All alumni of the chemical engineering program and the nanotechnology engineering program are invited to join online for a department update on Monday September 22 or Wednesday September 24 with the chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering, Mario Ioannidis, and select professors.
Chemical Engineering & Nanotechnology Engineering Alumni Roundtables
Engage in an update from the Department of Chemical Engineering!
All alumni of the chemical engineering program and the nanotechnology engineering program are invited to join online for a department update on Monday September 22 or Wednesday September 24 with the chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering, Mario Ioannidis, and select professors.