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Nanotechnology engineering student Jaewon Oh was part of breakthrough research that could lead to advances in miniaturized optical systems.

During an eight-month co-op position with the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the third-year Waterloo Engineering student worked as part of the team that created the first high-end optical lens on the nanoscale level that has widespread applications in laser-based microscopy, imaging, and spectroscopy.

Chemical engineering professor Costas Tzoganakis has been elected as a Fellow of the Society of Plastics Engineers for outstanding contributions in the field of plastics engineering, science and technology. He was officially recognized on May 22 during the society's 74^thAnnual Technical Conference  in Indianapolis, IN.

When it comes to manipulating microrobots to complete a task under pressure, Waterloo Engineering students are proving their work at the nanoscale is worth global recognition. 

Waterloo Engineering and Spectrum 28, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, are collaborating on an entrepreneurship program that will see senior students and faculty receive early-stage venture support through pop up classes, mentorship and access to a $2 million venture capital fund.

Carol Hulls, a continuing Waterloo mechanical and mechatronics lecturer, is the recipient of a national award for innovative teachers.

A team of Waterloo Engineering students has been selected as a finalist in the IEEE AP-S 2016 student competition out of 50 international participating teams.

The Waterloo team is the only one from North America among the six competing for the best design of an energy harvesting system. The students' video describes an energy harvester for a smart contact lens that monitors the glucose level of a user.

The University of Waterloo is one of three Canadian universities to join a year-long research project to teach IBM’s Watson cognitive computing platform how to comb through unstructured data to improve cyber security.

A research partnership between C-COM Satellite Systems Inc., and the Centre for Intelligent Antenna and Radio Systems (CIARS) in 4×4 sub-array antenna module technology should have a significant impact on the global satellite antenna business. This transformative concept will significantly reduce the cost and complexity of phased array systems and expand the phased array market for flat panel mobile antennas.

Baylis Medical is donating $300,000 to support future innovations by University of Waterloo systems design and biomedical engineering students. The funding will be used for the Baylis Medical Student Garage to be located in University of Waterloo’s Engineering 7 building currently under construction.

Three companies launched by Waterloo Engineering students were the winners of the California Pitch Alumni Event held April 14 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California.

Lumotune, Varden Labs and Voltera each won $5,000 at the event attended by hundreds of University of Waterloo alumni, students, and guests to provide insight into how Waterloo brings innovative and world-changing ideas to the global marketplace.