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News
Prof honoured with top chemical engineering award
A Waterloo Engineering professor has received a national award recognizing exceptional contributions in chemical engineering, celebrating innovation in sustainable materials and global research impact.
Dr. Michael Tam, a chemical engineering professor and University Research Chair, has been named the 2025 recipient of the R.S. Jane Memorial Award — the highest honour conferred by the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE). He will deliver a plenary lecture at the CSChE Conference on October 8.
You should be ‘very cautious’ using AI to self-diagnose
Researchers say you may want to think twice about using powerful artificial intelligence (AI) programs such as ChatGPT to self-diagnose health problems.
A team led by Waterloo Engineering found in a simulated study that ChatGPT-4o, the well-known large language model (LLM) created by OpenAI, answered open-ended diagnostic questions incorrectly nearly two-thirds of the time.
Prof recognized for advancing real-time cancer imaging
A Waterloo Engineering professor has been recognized with one of Ontario's premier engineering awards for research that could transform how surgeons detect and treat cancer in the operating room.
Dr. Parsin Haji Reza, a systems design engineering professor, received the Ontario Professional Engineering Awards' (OPEA) Engineering Medal for Entrepreneurship for turning his research into a successful venture through innovation and business leadership. He will be formally honoured at the OPEA's awards gala in November.
Events
Lecture: The Iron Ring at 100 - Trust, Transformation, and the Future of Canadian Engineering
The Faculty of Engineering hosts a lecture in partnership with the TRuST Network to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Iron Ring.
Documentary Screening: "Rock This Town"
Rock This Town brings to life the exciting history of rock music concerts in KW from the 1960s and 1970s. An insider’s look into the gritty reality of building the local live music scene. This 70-minute documentary features interviews with music business pros plus performances by today’s musicians. Rock stars come and go but live music is here to stay!