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 10,898 enrolled in 2025, and expansive range of state -of- the -art, future ready labs powered by industry and government funding. In 2024/25, external research funding from Canadian and international partners exceeded $103 million, up $24 million from prior year, this strong growth is reflective of our extensive industry partnerships and the excellence of our engineering research programs.
News
Twenty doctoral students win new federal research scholarships
Waterloo Engineering doctoral students have secured $2.4 million in the first round of the Canada Graduate Research Scholarships – Doctoral, the federal government’s new award for outstanding doctoral researchers.
Twenty students from across the Faculty earned the scholarships, each worth $120,000 over three years. Winners were chosen equally on their research potential and on their experience and achievements inside and outside academia.
Alum’s infrastructure startup acquired by US engineering firm
A company that was co-founded by a Waterloo Engineering alumnus to improve infrastructure inspection using artificial intelligence was recently acquired by an engineering firm in the United States.
ConeLabs was launched in 2023 by Albert Mansour (BASc ’05, civil and environmental engineering) and Ahmed Mahmoud with a mission to revolutionize the inspection of infrastructure and enhance safety with state-of-the-art imaging and analysis technology.
Inspired by sea cucumbers, gel helps heal soft tissues
Researchers at Waterloo Engineering have created a new gel material, inspired by sea cucumbers, that could help heal soft-tissue injuries by providing a structure for cells to naturally regenerate within.
The moist, flexible hydrogel, the product of almost four years of research, was engineered so its mechanical properties can be tailored to work with a range of tissues including tendons, brains, muscles, organs, cartilage and skin.
Events
Community Well-being Fruits and Veg Market
Fresh produce, right on campus. No grocery run. No hassle. Just bags of seasonal fruit and veggies at prices well below what you’d pay at a store. Grab one between classes and you’re set for the week! Open to all students and employees.
WICI Talk - Energy Efficient AI
Dr. Terry Stewart is currently an NRC Canada Associate Research Officer and adjunct professor with the Dept of Psychology at the University of Waterloo. He is a former member of the Computational Neuroscience Research group at the University of Waterloo working with Chris Eliasmith on the development of Spaun and the Nengo software
Fall Open House
Waterloo Engineering invites our future undergraduate students and their supporters to campus for Fall Open House to explore what the University of Waterloo has to offer!