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A Waterloo Engineering professor bestowed the Iron Ring on her students at this year's Iron Ring ceremony on campus. Now in its 100th year, the ceremony is an important rite of passage for Canada's professional engineers, reminding them to work with integrity. 

Dr. Nadine Ibrahim from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering shares why the Iron Ring tradition holds enduring relevance for future engineers and the societies they work in. 

An expert on gaming at Waterloo Engineering has valuable insights into the tricks designers sometimes use to separate players from their money.

In a Q and A issued today, Hilda Hadan, a doctoral candidate in systems design engineering, explained some of the most common tactics and how to avoid them.

Three Waterloo Engineering students have earned a national fellowship that supports global leadership and entrepreneurship.

Mechatronics Engineering student Beaumont Qu and Software Engineering students Barton Lu and Steven Yang were selected for the 2025 Cansbridge Fellowship, a competitive program that provides hands-on international experience through internships in Asia.

A research team at Waterloo Engineering has taken an important step in the protection of fragile coral reefs by uncovering how and why microplastics in the ocean stick to them.

For the first time, the researchers identified mucus naturally secreted by coral as the mechanism responsible for accumulation of the harmful pollutants on reefs, diverse ecosystems that provide food, shelter and breeding grounds for millions of species.

A Waterloo Engineering teaching stream professor delivered this year’s ...And One More Thing lecture to an audience of graduating students, imparting wisdom on how to tackle the real-world with humour, self-awareness and intelligent effort. 

Andrea Atkins, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is the recipient of the Faculty of Engineering’s 2024 Boyce Family Teaching Award. Her advice to students? Fake it until you make it.  

The Iron Ring ceremony is an important rite of passage for Canada’s engineers, unifying them in a professional mission to do good work that serves society.

This year marks the 100^th anniversary of the Iron Ring. The Poet Laureate of Dublin, California and Waterloo Engineering alum James Morehead (BASc ’90, computer engineering), recognizes the enduring relevance of the Iron Ring and what wearing it means to him as an engineer.  

Seven Waterloo Engineering graduate students made their mark at this year’s GRADflix competition with creative videos showcasing their research, including a top-prize-winning entry from a chemical engineering student.

Out of 110 entrants, chemical engineering graduate students Ananya Muralidharan, Gerard Agravante, Sarah Rezaei, and Youssra Rahham, electrical and computer engineering student Huda Diab Abdulgalil, mechanical and mechatronics student Jake Chateauneauf, and systems design engineering student Andrea Chakma secured spots in the top 20, with Muralidharan claiming the top prize.

University of Waterloo spin-off company CELLECT. is revolutionizing women’s health with a non-invasive disease screening method. This user-friendly alternative to Pap smears integrates nanotechnology with menstrual products to detect HPV and cervical cancer.

Founded in 2023 by CT Murphy (BASc '23, nanotechnology engineering & MASc in progress, chemical engineering), the company aims to empower women by making health care more inclusive and less intimidating.

Waterloo-based startup VueReal has secured $58.4 million in Series C funding to expand its production capabilities and accelerate the application of its microprinting technology in industries such as automotive and healthcare.

The company was founded in 2016 by two Waterloo Engineering alumni, Dr. Reza Chaji (PhD ’08, electrical and computer engineering) and Dr. Ehsanollah Fathi (PhD ’11, electrical and computer engineering). The company makes energy and cost-efficient microscopic LEDs and sensors and aims to transform semiconductor fabrication.

Waterloo Engineering students excelled at Ontario’s top student engineering competition last weekend, earning multiple top-three finishes.

Held at McMaster University, the Ontario Engineering Competition featured 40 Waterloo undergraduates who showcased their problem-solving and design skills across nine categories.