A cross-disciplinary team from Waterloo were awarded second prize in an international competition organized by SPACE Canada.
The group received recognition for work focusing on the use of lunar resources to build infrastructure for space-based solar power.
Three Waterloo Engineering graduate students wowed the judges at this year’s GRADflix competition with creative video shorts describing their research.
Out of 162 entrants, Liam Bursey (architectural engineering), Nada Gohider (electrical and computer engineering) and Mohammad Ahmed Basri (systems design engineering) made it into the final 15 with Bursey taking second place and Gohider coming in fourth.
Waterloo-based deep tech startup AdHawk Microsystems recently launched MindLink Air™, everyday glasses that can read its wearer’s eye health and cognitive state using research-grade, camera-free eye-tracking technology.
The company was co-founded in 2015 by Dr. Neil Sarkar (BASc ’01, MASc ’03 and PhD ’13), Sandro Banerjee (BASc ’01), Dr. Nino Zahirovic (BASc ’06 and PhD ’11) and Dr. Raafat Mansour, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
The University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Engineering Outreach program STEMpowered provides Black youth with opportunities to engage in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) activities to inspire their interest in exploring further studies and careers in STEM.
In just one year, the program has increased its reach by 680 per cent.
Hebron Gebre-Mariam (BASc ’07, mechanical engineering), an educator with the Waterloo Region District School Board, helped launch Waterloo’s Engineering Outreach program, Kids on Campus, in 2022.
The program provides on-campus STEM activities to 8,000 grade four students each school year.
It is difficult to put into words what it is like to walk the path where enslaved people once tread as they were about to be shipped to the Americas, at the site of what was described as the “gate of no return.”
Late last year, along with a small delegation from the University of Waterloo, we toured Cape Coast Castle on the Gold Coast of Ghana as part of a trip to Africa intended to build pan-African collaborations. The castle is one of dozens along the West African coast established by European traders as part of the Atlantic slave trade. Not only did we learn about the past, but it was a powerful reminder of the on-going impact of this history on our world.
Three third-year software engineering students pitched and won at the inaugural AI EarthHack competition at Microsoft’s headquarters in Toronto.
Competing as Team Cyclic Geese, Valerie Fernandes, Tanmay Pilla and Ekanshh Praveen presented EcoPulse, an application which aims to harness the power of generative AI to revolutionize the process of investing in the circular economy.
This January saw the Waterloo Engineering community come together to celebrate a year of excellence in teaching, research and service.
Hosted by Dean Mary Wells, 2024 Waterloo Engineering Faculty & Staff Awards Dinner the event saw individuals receive awards for teaching excellence, success in research and recognised the contribution of staff members to the Faculty.
Dr. Alexander Wong, a professor of systems design engineering, has teamed up with other researchers from the University of Waterloo, McGill University, and the National Research Council of Canada to develop a more trustworthy method to diagnose diseases such as COVID-19, pneumonia, and melanoma using artificial intelligence (AI) tools.
The researchers created a system they’ve dubbed Trustworthy Deep Learning Framework for Medical Image Analysis (TRUDLMIA), which leverages the power of supervised and self-supervised AI learning that aims to pave the way for advancements in high-performing and trustworthy healthcare models.
Kitchener-based water treatment supplier H2nanO is working closely with Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA), an alliance of oil sands companies working with scientists, academics and innovators to make Canadian energy part of a sustainable environment.
Founded by Waterloo Engineering alum Zac Young (BASc ’15, nanotechnology engineering and MASc ‘20, chemical engineering, P.Eng.), H2nanO is committed to addressing the pressing need for new, sustainable water treatment solutions.