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Dear Colleagues,

It is with the deepest sadness that I share the news of the passing of Oren Zernov, a University of Waterloo second-year Chemical Engineering student, on April 24th, 2022.

He was a diligent student who worked hard with great anticipation for becoming an engineer. Oren’s family has been heartened by the many positive letters and messages that they have received from his friends and fellow students.

School of Architecture student projects that test how building facades of the future can be 3D printed with clay are on display at the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery located in downtown Waterloo.

The exhibit, entitled Material Syntax: 3D Printed Masonry Facade Systems, was coordinated by David Correa, a School of Architecture professor.

A longtime professor at Waterloo Engineering has been honoured after supervising well over 150 graduate students.

Claudio Cañizares, a professor of electrical and computer engineering since 1993, is one of three campus-wide winners of the Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision.

A growing startup company that was co-founded by two Waterloo Engineering graduates is in unicorn territory after securing US $100 million in new funding.

Tailscale Inc., which was launched just three years ago and currently has 35 employees, was founded by alumni Avery Pennarun (BASc ’01, computer engineering) and David Carney (BASc ’01, computer engineering) along with David Crawshaw.

A graduate of Waterloo Engineering and his partner are helping co-op students work at non-profit organizations via a donation from a family foundation.

Michael Steele (BASc ’81, civil engineering) was one of the founders in 2007 of The Steele Family Foundation to offer disadvantaged people education, basic humanitarian services and community support on a grassroots level.

Now, Steele and his spouse Stacey have donated $200,000 through the foundation to launch the Feridun Hamdullahpur Change Makers in Co-op program to fund co-op positions at charitable organizations.

A chemical engineering doctoral student will further her climate change research at Waterloo Engineering as a recipient of the Indigenous and Black Engineering and Technology (IBET) Momentum Fellowship.

Public participation in environmental decisions in Ontario declined significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, raising concerns the system failed to protect a core value at a time of crisis.

A statistical analysis by engineering researchers at the University of Waterloo showed direct intervention in land use decisions by the provincial government using a tool called Minister’s Zoning Orders (MZOs) soared in the first 10 months after a state of emergency was declared in March 2020.

Waterloo Engineering graduates were recipients of awards presented by the Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce at its annual Business Excellence Awards Gala.

The gala recognizes chamber members who have made exceptional contributions through their involvement and leadership in the community.

A student design team at the University of Waterloo has been awarded US $50,000 to advance to the next stage of a high-profile competition to design and build energy efficient homes.

Warrior Home, which is made up of more than 50 students, many of them from engineering programs, was selected for funding in the Solar Decathlon Build Challenge, an event sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Launched to assist the City of Waterloo with a disintegrating household pipe problem in the 1990s, the University’s Centre of Advancement of Trenchless Technologies (CAAT) is closing its doors at the end of this month.

Housed in Waterloo Engineering, the centre headed by Mark Knight, a civil and environmental engineering professor,  has addressed critical issues facing underground infrastructure installation, assessment, repair and renewal since 1994.