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
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.
Student startup uses nanotech to replace Pap smears
University of Waterloo spin-off company CELLECT. is revolutionizing women’s health with a non-invasive disease screening method. This user-friendly alternative to Pap smears integrates nanotechnology with menstrual products to detect HPV and cervical cancer.
Founded in 2023 by CT Murphy (BASc '23, nanotechnology engineering & MASc in progress, chemical engineering), the company aims to empower women by making health care more inclusive and less intimidating.
Events
ATS Corporation Engineering Networking Event
We are hosting a networking event on our premises for final year engineering students to see our shop floor, pizza lunch, networking with ATS engineering managers and recruiters, as well as participate in an engineering problem solving activity which includes a prize. We are also providing bus pick up and drop off from the school to ATS office and back to campus.
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.