Among the Canadians recognized on Forbes’ third annual 30 Under 30 rankings are three successful entrepreneurs connected to Waterloo Engineering.
Registration is open until January 24 for the second annual 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition, a campus-wide challenge that provides graduate students with the opportunity to share their research in three minutes using just one slide.
Christopher Wilson, an electrical and computer engineering professor, will receive $50,000 from the Canada Foundation for Innovation's John R. Evans Leaders Fund, previously known as Leaders Opportunity Fund. Wilson, who is crossed appointed with Waterloo's physics and astronomy departments, will use the funds for his research into engineered quantum systems for quantum information. The funding announcement was made on January 8.
MappedIn, makers of an interactive indoor navigation system available as a mobile app or touchscreen kiosk, launched from the University of Waterloo’s Velocity program this month.
Like Vidyard and Thalmic Labs before them, MappedIn is the latest company to launch from the University’s startup incubator workspace and set up offices just steps away from the Velocity Garage in downtown Kitchener.
Civil engineering master's student won 2nd place in international cold-formed steel design competition
Colin Van Niejenhuis, a Waterloo civil engineering master's student, captured second out of 55 entries in the 2013 International Student Competition on Cold-Formed Steel Design.
This is an excerpt from Prof. Bill Anderson's blog, published Dec. 30, 2013.
With application deadlines approaching, some people will be struggling with the decision of which engineering program to apply to. I had a post on this topic last year, and here are some additional thoughts. As a reminder, Waterloo engineering has direct entry to a specific engineering discipline, so you have to pick one of our 13 programs for your application choice.
Waterloo Engineering will accept an additional 45 students to its high demand Mechatronics Engineering program, beginning in Fall 2014!
Engineering students hope to build a smart vehicle that understands and adapts to drivers’ habits
From Waterloo Stories, By Jae Doncillo
Neverfrost spray developed by Waterloo nanotechnology grads stops ice and frost from forming on your car windows
from Waterloo Stories
Members of the University of Waterloo's Wind Energy Research Group are featured in a Globe and Mail article entitled Can wind power cut northern dependence on diesel?, which is part of a series looking at projects designed to create economic opportunities in the