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A graduate student from Libya was recognized by a national organization this week for his academic achievements at Waterloo Engineering and volunteer work in the broader community.

Mohamed El Badawe, an electrical and computer engineering PhD candidate, was one of four students honoured at a ceremony in Ottawa with a Libyan Student Excellence Award worth $2,000.

A smart contact lens that monitors glucose levels captured one of two international runner-up awards in this year’s James Dyson Award competition, the third University of Waterloo student project to win a top prize in three years.

The engineering contributions of faculty members John Yeow, Susan Tighe and Lin Tan will be honoured at the Ontario Professional Engineers Awards (OPEA) Gala on November 19 in Mississauga.

The event celebrates the contributions of the province’s engineers to the well-being of the profession, and recognizes their commitment to innovation and excellence.

Coach Jeff Slater, second from left, gives instructions to members of the University of Waterloo swim team during a demonstration of TritonWear training devices.

Zhongwei Chen received the prestigious International Automotive Lithium Batteries Association (IALB) Young Investigator Award at the 9th International Conference on Advanced Lithium Batteries for Automobile Applications held last month in China.  The award recognizes the chemical engineering professor’s work in developing advanced silicon anode materials that make batteries smaller, lighter and longer-lasting.

The University of Waterloo’s International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Team achieved a gold medal standing for the fourth consecutive year, as well as the award for Best Poster in the overgrad division in the 2016 iGEM Giant Jamboree competition.

Waterloo’s team, made up of undergraduate students from the Faculties of engineering, math and science, competed against over 300 others from universities throughout the world at the jamboree held in Boston from October 27 to 31.

Waterloo Engineering has been ranked the best engineering school in the country by the U.S. News and World Report.

The new rankings compared 1,000 universities around the world.  The University of Toronto’s Faculty of Engineering placed second in Canada behind Waterloo.

Innovation and sustained growth in the field of live video production have earned a Waterloo Engineering alumnus recognition as CEO of the Year in Ottawa for 2016.

David Ross, CEO and majority owner of Ross Video, will collect the award from the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce and the Ottawa Business Journal at a gala Nov. 10 attended by about 800 business leaders.

Four graduates of Waterloo Engineering took top honours in their categories this week at a prestigious awards gala for Ontario entrepreneurs.

Sponsored by professional services firm Ernst & Young and held in Toronto, the event recognized Waterloo alumni with successful businesses in fields ranging from video games to aluminum manufacturing.

Cited by judges at the 23^rd annual EY Entrepreneur of the Year program for Ontario were:

The co-founder of a startup company based on research at Waterloo Engineering won a $25,000 provincial award this week for student entrepreneurs.

Chekema Prince, who earned her PhD in mechanical engineering at Waterloo in 2014, took home the Martin Walmsley Award for Entrepreneurship from the annual meeting of the Ontario Centres of Excellence in Toronto.