Entrepreneurial program fuels student's big dreams

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Waterloo Engineering doctoral student Kelly Zheng has a lot on her plate.

But with help from a PhD fellowship to encourage budding entrepreneurs, she is working towards both her doctorate and a graduate business degree, and building a startup company that involves the use of artificial intelligence to measure carbon-sequestering seaweed in the ocean.

“The knowledge that my supervisors were in my corner was a big reason that I felt comfortable to dream big,” Zheng said.

Go to Commercializing her doctoral research for the full story.