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Waterloo Engineering Outreach has been awarded a new round of NSERC PromoScience grant funding from the Government of Canada to grow its Empowering Access to STEM programming.  

The $540,000 in funding over three years allows for the continued expansion of STEM learning opportunities for Black and Indigenous youth, girls and non-binary youth, youth with disabilities and youth facing socioeconomic challenges. In 2023, Waterloo Engineering Outreach programming reached over 30,000 youth. 

As a first-year student in the Faculty of Engineering, Arden Song joined EngiQueers, a group that provides an environment of mutual support for 2SLGBTQIA+ engineering students.

Song took on a leadership role with EngiQueers, helping the organization keep going through the pandemic.

Dr. Tizazu Mekonnen and Dr. Valerie Ward, both from the Department of Chemical Engineering, have been announced as Canada Research Chairs.

The Canada Research Chairs Program is a national initiative that invests approximately $311 million per year to attract and retain world-class researchers and reinforce academic research and training excellence in Canadian post-secondary institutions.

Letters to a Young Engineer, produced by the University of Ontario Institute of Technology in Oshawa, features dozens of pieces from leading academics and professionals offering congratulations, inspiration and advice to the next generation of engineers.

This year’s edition features letters from Dean Mary Wells, Dr. Lisa Aultman-Hall and Dr. Nadine Ibrahim.

A new University of Waterloo spinoff company aims to improve people’s eye health with a novel device that can take the eye’s temperature.  

ThermOcular AI, started by Waterloo Engineering alum Dr. Ehsan Zare Bidaki (PhD ’22, vision science and system design engineering) and Dr. Paul Murphy, a professor at the School of Optometry & Vision Science, has developed a patented thermal imaging system that measures the temperature of the cornea to screen for dry eye and potentially other ocular diseases. 

The University of Waterloo’s Engineering Outreach team recently hosted 26 self-identifying Black high school students at its inaugural STEMpowered Conference on campus. 

The weekend-long event immersed the students from grades nine to 12 in the world of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) to foster their interest in pursuing a future in these fields. An action-packed schedule of tours, talks and workshops kept the participants engaged from start to finish.  

Increased interest and investment in space exploration are pushing efforts to develop the technologies needed to make the moon a viable hub of manufacturing, construction and even human life.

A research team from Waterloo Engineering's Laboratory of Emerging Energy Research (LEER) is looking into processing lunar regolith, the moon's top layer of soil and dust, into usable materials for life support, energy generation and construction.

Claudia De Fazio (BASc 24’, management engineering) was awarded second place in the Undergraduate Technical Paper competition at the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) annual conference.

The competition highlights outstanding technical papers written by undergraduate students.

Jack deGooyer and Sarah Odinotski, doctoral students from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, are recipients of the 2024 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS).

The Vanier CGS program awards up to $50,000 per year for three years, for students working in social sciences and humanities, natural sciences, engineering and health.

Waterloo Engineering alumni recently gathered for a vibrant and sun-soaked celebration on campus. 

The Engineering classes of 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019 enjoyed a weekend of reconnecting and socializing, attending lectures, exploring new buildings and celebrating this milestone in their engineering careers together.