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Friday, March 22, 2019 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design Symposium

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With over 40 distinct research projects on display, Mechanical Engineering's Capstone Design Symposium is sure to impress. Research projects range from a self-cooling firefighter suit to an at-home device for extracting THC from marijuana and everything in between. View all 2019 Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design Projects for more information.

Friday, March 15, 2019 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Mechatronics Engineering Capstone Design Symposium

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Discover dozens of innovations from final year student research teams at Mechatronics Engineering's Capstone Design Symposium. Students will display research projects involving everything from an autonomous suturing device to a smoothie-making robot.

For more information on all the research projects that will be presented, please see the 2019 Mechatronics Engineering Capstone Design Projects page.

Thursday, March 14, 2019 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Systems Design Engineering Capstone Design Symposium

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Systems Design Engineering's Capstone Design Symposium will feature 19 uniquely ingenious projects including an application to help students find compatible roommates and a device that evaluates posture while exercising.

For more information on all the research projects that will be presented, please see the 2019 Systems Design Engineering Capstone Design Projects page and discover the symposium for yourself on March 14 in Engineering 7. 

Thursday, March 14, 2019 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Biomedical Engineering Capstone Design Symposium

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Biomedical Engineering's Capstone Design Symposium will showcase the latest biomedical innovations from final year Engineering students. Students will present and discuss their research from 1:00pm to 4:00pm with visual aids and tactile materials or prototypes to illustrate their research.

For more information on the research projects that will be presented, please view all 2019 Biomedical Engineering Capstone Design Projects and join us on March 14 in Engineering 7 to come and explore for yourself!<--break-> 

Monday, March 11, 2019 9:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Chemical Engineering Capstone Design Symposium

2017 capstone team

Chemical Engineering's Capstone Design Symposium will feature 35 projects from final year Engineering students ranging in topic from solar powered cooking to the production of artificial blood vessels. 

For more information on all the research projects that will be presented, please see the 2019 Chemical Engineering Capstone Design Projects page and join us on March 11 in Engineering 6, first floor atrium, to come and explore for yourself!

Friday, March 1, 2019 6:00 pm - Sunday, March 3, 2019 11:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Canadian Engineering Competition 2019

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Students, faculty, staff and alumni are welcome to watch the Canadian Engineering Competition (CEC) 2019 competition events. Various competitions in design, consulting, presentation and debate will take place throughout E7 from Friday, March 1 until Sunday, March 3.

Thursday, March 21, 2019 8:00 am - Saturday, March 23, 2019 6:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

FIRST Robotics Competition

The highest level of robotics competition offered by FIRST. High-school students team up with the world’s best technology companies to build the most impressive robots you’ve ever seen. Built from scratch in only 6 weeks, these 5 foot tall, 140 pound robots compete in high intensity robo-sports. With bragging rights at stake for schools and the companies that support them, robotics takes on a pro-sports experience. Watch the best of the best in robotics come out to play.

More than 100 people got a feel for the future when University of Waterloo researchers offered rides today to demonstrate their progress on development of a self-driving car.

Autonomoose, the modified Lincoln MKZ hybrid sedan at the heart of the project, completed several complex manoeuvres on its own as it took guests from the media, the University and industry partners around a test track in Waterloo.

Chamath Palihapitiya kept it light but heartfelt when he was announced today as the largest private donor to the new Engineering 7 (E7) building as hundreds of people gathered to celebrate its official opening.

A 1999 graduate of Waterloo Engineering who went on to tremendous success in business, Palihapitiya got a laugh when he joked via video clip about not being able to attend the event in person because an injury had forced him to fill in for the Golden State Warriors, the NBA basketball team he partly owns.