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Ralph Hempel’s beloved hobby as a child has turned into his dream career as an adult.

The 1986 electrical engineering alumnus who spent countless hours playing with LEGO growing up is now employed by the popular building toy company’s home office in Billund, Denmark. 

As the LEGO Group’s senior firmware architect, he puts to use his over 25 years of experience in designing, debugging and delivering complex embedded systems.

Established in 2021, the Recent Engineering Alumni Council (REAC) supports the approximately 13,000 Waterloo Engineering recent graduates and current students in building a strong community and culture of connection. ​

Alumnus Michelle Liu (BASc ’18 and MASc ’20, civil engineering), the inaugural chair of REAC, responds to questions about her involvement in the council, the great work it is doing, and how she sees it evolving in the future.

A project led by a Waterloo Engineering lecturer has received almost $55,000 in backing from a provincial program created to grow and advance virtual learning in post-secondary education.

Nadine Ibraham, the Turkstra Chair in Urban Engineering and a lecturer in civil and environmental engineering, leads a project called Enabling the Canadian Engineering Grand Challenges for Educators.

A professor and a doctoral candidate at Waterloo Engineering won a best paper award at a top international computer vision conference last week.

Imagine a health condition that is deeply personal, involves profound losses and requires you to travel to an out-of-town clinic several times a week. It may last for weeks, months, even years – but you’re afraid to tell your employer.

“A growing number of women have to face this situation when they receive an infertility diagnosis. In fact, one in six Canadian couples are affected by infertility,” says Nada Basir (BSc ’05), a professor in the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business.

One digital flyer company with deep roots at Waterloo Engineering has joined forces with another in a deal announced this week.

Flipp, which was launched in 2007 by four friends and computer engineering graduates, acquired Kitchener-based reebee, which was founded by two mechatronics engineering graduates in 2012, for an undisclosed amount.

Looking back on their undergraduate years, Michelle Liu (she/her) and Allie Kennington (they/them) wish there had been more on-campus support and mentorship for them as 2SLGBTQ+ engineering students.

An industry partner of Waterloo Engineering in the fields of crypto currency and blockchain technology is opening a new office in Toronto – its first in Canada – to support growth in North America and the rest of the world.

Ripple, a leader in enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, has strong ties to Waterloo through the University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI), a relationship formed in 2018 to support research in several key areas while providing opportunities for students to acquire valuable technical skills.

Gordon Stubley is the 2022 recipient of a lifetime service award from the leading engineering and design education organization in Canada.

Stubley, a retired mechanical engineering professor, Waterloo Engineering alumnus and Distinguished Professor Emeritus, becomes the fifth engineering educator honoured with a Lifetime Service Award from the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA).

A student at Waterloo Engineering has won a $10,000 scholarship through a Hydro One program designed to increase educational and employment opportunities for young Indigenous people.

Callum Perrault, an electrical engineering undergraduate and a member of the Métis Nation of Ontario, is one of 20 winners of 2022 Leonard S. (Tony) Mandamin Scholarships, which also offer the chance to do a paid work term at Hydro One.