Solder Otter, a safe, easy-to-use soldering iron with built-in fume extraction, was one of six major winners at the second annual Norman 
Esch Capstone Design Awards competition for engineering students held today at the University of Waterloo.
The Solder Otter (top) with built in exhaust system compared to a traditional soldering iron.
Engineering startups were front and centre at the 2015 winter Velocity Fund Finals capturing the attention of the judges along with top awards.
Two graduate students will represent the Faculty of Engineering on April 2, 2015 at the University of Waterloo's 3rd annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. Competitors have 1 static slide and 3 minutes to explain the breadth and significance of their research to a non-specialist audience.
Research by graduate student Kim Van Meter and professor Nandita Basu shows wetland loss follows a strong pattern, with smaller, isolated wetlands being lost in much greater numbers than larger wetlands.
Jeff West, associate professor and associate chair of undergraduate studies in the department of civil and environmental engineering will receive one of the 2015 Distinguished Teacher Awards.
Senior-year Waterloo Engineering students will showcase innovative projects ranging from a hockey bag that dries itself, a diabetic foot monitor to a low-cost prosthetic hand, as part of the annual Capstone Design symposia, which starts March 20.
Eight research partnerships between Waterloo Engineering professors and industries have been awarded Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Strategic Project Grant funding.
Kitematic, a software startup dedicated to making the Docker development environment accessible to a wider range of developers, has been acquired by Docker Inc. Founded by engineering alumni Jeffrey Morgan and Sean Li (both BASc 2013, Software), and electrical engineering student Michael Chiang, Kitematic sold for an undisclosed amount last week.
A marker that indicates when sunscreen is to be reapplied and innovative propulsion technology for microsatellites captured first and second place in the innovative design category at the 2015 Canadian Engineering Competition. Over 170 students from across the country attended the competition held March 5-8 at Memorial University in St. John's.