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.

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Two Waterloo graduate students have earned a prestigious national award for their research in quantum imaging, highlighting the power of interdisciplinary collaboration.

Sarah Odinotski and Jack DeGooyer, PhD candidates in electrical and computer engineering and researchers at the Institute for Quantum Computing, have received Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships for their work on advanced imaging technology.

Three graduates of Waterloo Engineering have teamed up to improve health care through the use of autonomous robots to perform routine, time-consuming functions.

Nima Zamani (BASc ’14, MASc ’18), Tim Lasswell (BASc ’14, MASc ’17) and John Van Leeuwen (BSc ’81) are co-founders of Cobionix, which makes a cobot – short for collaborative robot – designed for tele-assisted ultrasound procedures.

The Faculty of Engineering honoured several faculty and staff members last night for their outstanding excellence at its annual Engineering Awards Dinner.

Hosted by Dean Mary Wells, this event celebrated 19 individuals with awards for their teaching, research and service excellence.