For the second consecutive year, the University of Waterloo has been ranked among the top 50 universities for academic achievement in the category of engineering/ technology and computer science according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).
Women in Engineering (WiE) welcomes all new women undergraduate and graduate students, and faculty members to the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo on Saturday, September 14, 2013.
Two Waterloo Engineering professors have been appointed to senior university positions. Flora Ng, a chemical engineering professor and a University Professor, became chair of the University Appointments Review Committee as of June 1, 2013. Her appointment is for a three-year term. Beth Jewkes, a management sciences professor and a past chair of the management sciences department, will become the university's associate provost, resources as of August 1, 2013.
The Globe and Mail recently published a special report titled, "Engineering in Canada, Sky's the limit", highlighting advancements in engineering education, research, outreach initiatives, and sectors experiencing growth and recruiting challenges.
The alumni reunion in 2013 is for the classes of 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003 and 2008. We hope that you will be able to attend your reunion to reconnect with your classmates, your professors, your Faculty, and your University.
This special 50th anniversary alumni reunion in 2013 is for the class of 1963. We hope that you will be able to attend your reunion to reconnect with your classmates, your professors, your Faculty, and your University.
In March, the University of Waterloo hosted the 3 Minute Thesis Competition (3MT) - a university-wide competition providing graduate students the opportunity to share their research with a non-specialist audience in three minutes with one static slide. Cash prizes were at stake, and the potential to advance and participate in the provincial finals held at Queen’s University.
Wayne Loucks, an electrical and computer engineering faculty member, has been reappointed as associate dean, undergraduate studies from July 1, 2013 to December 31, 2015. Loucks has served as the associate dean for engineering undergraduate studies since 1998.
"He continues to work in the interests of our growing number of undergraduates," says dean of engineering Pearl Sullivan in a memo to faculty and staff about Loucks' reappointment. "I know that all the departments are grateful that he has agreed to continue leading this important portfolio for the Faculty."