Events - February 2020

Audience

Friday, February 28, 2020 — 5:00 PM to Sunday, March 1, 2020 — 5:30 PM EST

Hack the Plastics

Have you ever wanted to join a hackathon, but thought it was only for coders? Well, Hack the Plastics wants you! Hack the Plastics is a broad skilled hackathon that does not require a coding based final product and will happen from 28th Feb – 1st March, 2020 at the University of Waterloo. You will be tackling ways to fight single use plastic pollution using microbes and producing a technical solution, business plan, and pitch.

Thursday, February 27, 2020 — 5:00 PM EST

E Co-op Information Session

Learn more about Enterprise Co-op (E Co-op), a program that allows students to start their own business while earning a co-op credit.

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 — 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST

Conrad Games - Challenge 2

Past team participating in Conrad Challenge

Invited teams of Engineering students will be competing:

for surprise Challenge Game theme when they arrive at E7-2317 (Conrad Hub)
for half-hour to earn House (Engineering Departments) points
for the Winter 2020 season (there are three games scheduled over lunch hour this winter season)

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 — 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM EST

WIN Seminar Series: Adventures with Chiral Induced Spin Selectivity

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) is pleased to present a Seminar Series talk by Professor David H. Waldeck, a distinguished professor at the University of Pittsburgh and Director of the Petersen Institute of NanoScience and Engineering.

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 — 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST

Seminar: Effective Teaching of Engineering Courses Using Flipped Classrooms

Speaker: Prof. Mohamed Bakr

Title: Effective Teaching of Engineering Courses Using Flipped Classrooms

Date: 25 February, 2020

Time: 3pm

Location: EIT-3142

Invited By: Omar Ramahi

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 — 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST

Documentary Screening 'Anthropocene: The Human Epoch'

The Canadian Coastal Resilience Forum and the Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change are pleased to present our inaugural documentary screening of the film Anthropocene: The Human Epoch. A cinematic meditation on humanity’s massive reengineering of the planet, ANTHROPOCENE: The Human Epoch is a four years in the making feature documentary film from the multiple-award winning team of Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier and Edward Burtynsky.

Friday, February 21, 2020 — 12:00 AM to Sunday, March 1, 2020 — 11:59 PM EST

Call for Papers

The theme of the inaugural Canadian Design Workshop is Designing Engineering Design Education in Canada. Participation by attendees will be in the form of podium or poster sessions, grouped by theme. Two-page abstracts are due March 1, 2020.

Thursday, February 20, 2020 — 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM PST

Engineering Alumni Event in Los Angeles

Tuesday, February 18, 2020 — 6:00 PM PST

Engineering Alumni Event: In Conversation with Sam Altman

Thursday, February 13, 2020 — 5:00 PM EST

E Co-op Information Session

Learn more about Enterprise Co-op (E Co-op), a program that allows students to start their own business while earning a co-op credit.

Wednesday, February 12, 2020 — 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST

MBET in-person information session

If entrepreneurship is in your future, let us help you get there.

Wednesday, February 12, 2020 — 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM EST

WIN Member Seminar Series: Anna Klinkova Group

Thursday, February 6, 2020 — 12:00 PM EST

3MT - Systems Design Engineering heat

Systems Design Engineering graduate students will present their research in 3 minutes using 1 slide in this 3MT Engineering heat.

Thursday, February 6, 2020 — 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM EST

WIN Member Seminar Series: Mahla Poudineh

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) is happy to welcome Professor Mahla Poudineh to the WIN family! Professor Poudineh will deliver a seminar in order to introduce herself and her research to our community. Please join us in giving her a warm welcome.

Wednesday, February 5, 2020 — 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EST