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Large group of students at the Waterloo consortium event
Thursday, October 3, 2019 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Canadian Engineering Graduate Studies Consortium

Large group of students at the Waterloo consortium event

Discover the value of engineering graduate studies

If you are thinking about graduate school, this is your opportunity to connect with representatives from Canada's top engineering schools!

Monday, July 6, 2015

Engineering students win Electric Mobility Canada Student Competition

A Waterloo Engineering Team  won the 2015 Electric Mobility Canada Student Competition, an event co-sponsored by AddÉnergie and Electric Mobility Canada. The award came with a $4,500 charging station for Waterloo.

At the competition held in Halifax teams were presented with an electric vehicle (EV) power train configuration and battery charging issue to resolve. Each team prepared a presentation of its issue, a solution and a plan for adoption. The Waterloo team proposed a Metal/Air – LiIon Hybrid vehicle as the technical solution: 

Two graduate students working in a lab with a microscope
Wednesday, June 8, 2016 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Graduate Studies Info Reception

Learn what a graduate degree in engineering can offer you! Hear from faculty members about the benefits of a graduate studies degree. Speak with current grad students and admissions experts from each engineering department. All undergrads welcome!

students and professor working in a chemical engineering lab
Friday, January 30, 2015 12:00 am - 12:00 am EST (GMT -05:00)

Engineering Graduate Studies Visit Day

Waterloo Engineering is hosting select applicants for an expenses-paid trip to Waterloo to learn more about our leading graduate research programs. The Graduate Studies Visit Day is an invitation only event.

David Brush
Thursday, December 11, 2014

David Brush honoured with first EngSoc teaching award

David Brush, a civil and environmental engineering lecturer, is the first recipient of Waterloo Engineering Society's Engineering Society David BrushTeaching Excellence Award introduced to promote and reward faculty or staff's outstanding contributions toward undergraduate learning.
Honourable mentions were received by Mark Smucker, a management sciences pr
Research themes
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

WE Innovate

Image of research themes2014 Theme: “The Connected Age”

The annual research exhibition of the Faculty of Engineering is open to the public, and in particular industry representatives, government research funding agencies, community partners, and anyone with an interest in Engineering research and innovation. Research topics related to the Internet of Things, wearable technology, smart grid, connected/autonomous vehicles, advanced