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Jocelyne Murphy, a fourth-year Waterloo Engineering student, will graduate this spring with a degree in systems design engineering and a global track record for building inclusive student communities.

Murphy co-founded UW Startups and Wygo and played a key role in scaling Socratica, a peer-led mentorship network now active in more than 30 cities. Through these student-led initiatives, she has helped over 3,000 students launch ideas, connect across disciplines and lead with empathy.

A Waterloo-based company building next-generation hydrofoil boats has secured $2.7 million to bring its innovative prototype to market.

ENVGO was founded in 2021 by four Waterloo Engineering alumni: Mike Peasgood (BASc ’98 and MASc ’04, systems design engineering, PhD ’08, mechanical engineering), April Blaylock (BASc ’04 and MASc ’07, mechanical engineering), Paul Masojc (BASc ’05, mechanical engineering) and Jerry Mailloux (BASc ’01, electrical engineering). The company’s zero-emission cruiser travels above water at four times the efficiency of traditional electric boats.

The Faculty of Engineering hosted an innovation challenge funded by Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc. (TMMC) for engineering students in any program and in any year of study.

The weekend-long event, which took place in the Pearl Sullivan Engineering Ideas Clinic, challenged 125 students to design and prototype a robotic device capable of handling real-world automotive manufacturing tasks.