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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

Map for Parking Lot B
Thursday, June 5, 2014 5:15 pm - 5:15 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

AWEsome Lecture Series

Jennifer Smith - Speaker AWEsome Lecture SeriesJennifer Smith, M.Sc.Mgmt. P.Eng will be the first speaker in this lecture series by Awesome Women Engineers sponsored by ONWiE and OSPE and hosted by UW.

Cars at the 2013 EV Challenge
Saturday, May 31, 2014 12:00 am - 12:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

2014 Toyota High School EV Challenge

Cars at the 2013 EV ChallengeThe 2014 Toyota Electric Vehicle Challenge demands high school students design and build their own electric car. Teams will compete in both 12 and 24 volt race and will participate in a design contest to prove their engineering know-how. For information on starting a team, volunteering, and visiting the event, visit the event website.

Friday, October 25, 2013

Automotive research receives almost $5 million in funding

Reducing weight and fuel consumption while ensuring safety in mid-size cars is one of three initiatives led by University of Waterloo researchers that received major government funding today.
 
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) announced that the Automotive Partnership Canada program will provide $4.9 million in support of three projects being driven by Kaan Inal, Michael Worswick and Kyle Daun, all Waterloo mechanical and mechatronics professors who are part of WatCAR, the University of Waterloo’s Centre for Automotive Research. 

Dr. Pearl Sullivan, Dean of Waterloo Engineering with Award winners and entrepreneurs
Friday, October 25, 2013

Two Waterloo Engineering grads win Ontario Entrepreneur Awards

Two Waterloo Engineering grads have won prestigious EY Ontario Entrepreneur Of the Year awards for their individual contributions and spirit of entrepreneurship.  Both entrepreneurs, John Baker and Matt Rendall, received their well-deserved awards at the Ernst & Young Awards Gala in Toronto on October 24, 2013.

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Engineering honours its own

The winners of this year's Waterloo Engineering awards were honoured at the annual Faculty of Engineering dinner held on October 10.

The Faculty’s Teaching Excellence Award recognizes outstanding teaching and commitment to the enrichment of Waterloo Engineering education. This year’s deserving recipients are David Brush of civil and environmental engineering, Keith Hipel of systems design engineering, and David Wang of electrical and computer engineering.