Sriram Narasimhan, Canada Research Chair in Smart Infrastructure and professor cross-appointed to the departments of civil and environmental engineering and mechanical and mechatronics engineering, is the recipient of $100,000 in funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI).
Voltera, a startup founded by mechatronics engineering graduates, took first place and a $50,000 cash prize during TechCrunch’s Hardware Battlefield competition at the 2015 International CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas.
A group of students and grads is tapping into Waterloo’s entrepreneurial spirit to bridge their passion for business with the desire to help others. The result is Empower Health, an organization committed to providing diagnostic and wellness programs to the world’s slum dwellers.
On Saturday, May 31, the Sedra Student Design Centre hosted the third annual Waterloo High School Electric Vehicle (EV) Challenge, providing young students with the opportunity to not only race, but design an build electric cars as a team. More than that, the teams get experience with hands-on problem solving.
Alison Brooks' latest award is only one of many impressive achievements since her graduation from Waterloo Architecture in 1988.
Brigette Lau (BASc, CompE, 1999) and Chamath Palihapitiya (BASc, ElectE, 1999) partners of The Social + Capital Partnership in Palo Alto, CA, returned to campus on January 23 to announce two new prizes of $40,000 each for Capstone Design in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
The first class of an innovative biomedical engineering program that connects students to the medical community will start at the University of Waterloo next fall.
The new program in Canada's largest engineering school will give students the unique opportunity to blend hands-on design expertise with workplace experiences and academic studies.
It’s obviously something about your great engineering school, combined with the resources and encouragement to start building and creating stuff while you’re still in school, that positions Waterloo founders so well to be starting companies," says Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of reddit, author and startup investor.
Retired astronaut Chris Hadfield: “Waterloo Engineering is a dominant influence in technology innovation, application and achievement.”
Three CEOs who grew businesses from roots at the University of Waterloo, the hometown of smartphone-maker BlackBerry, came together last week to share their stories about the challenges and opportunities of growing a global technology business in Asia.