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Drew Higgins
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

PhD student receives top honours for fuel cell research

Drew HigginsDrew Higgins, a chemical engineering doctoral candidate, has been awarded the grand prize in the 2014 Dr. Bernard S. Baker Student Researcher Award for Fuel Cell Research. The purpose of the award is to encourage and recognize exceptional student research relating to fuel cell technologies.

Sandy Liu
Thursday, October 9, 2014

Drug-infused nanoparticle is right for sore eyes

For the millions of sufferers of dry eye syndrome, their only recourse to easing the painful condition is to use drug-laced eye drops three times a day.
Now, researchers from the University of Waterloo have developed a topical solution containing nanoparticles that will combat dry eye syndrome with only one application a week.
The eye drops progressively deliver the right amount of drug-infused nanoparticles to the surface of the eyeball over a period of five days before the body absorbs them.
Stuart Linley, PhD candidate, nanotechnology engineering
Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Profile: Stuart Linley’s Research Tackles Toxic Water Contaminants

Cleaning up contaminated water from Canada’s oil sands is a contentious problem. While the toxic wastewater left over from the production process is contained in tailings ponds, the mixture of water, sand, clay and residual oil is highly toxic and poses a significant ecological threat. Add to this the quantity — and you have an enormous environmental problem.
This is exactly the kind of problem that Stuart Linley wants to solve.
Students in front of Hack the North sign
Monday, September 22, 2014

Hack the North a monumental success

From a smart lock that integrates with Facebook to a virtual bowling game Hack the North produced impressive results. One thousand students from Canadian, U.S. and international universities — and some high school students — took part in the 36-hour event, the largest hackathon to ever be held this side of the border. 

Below is a list of winners along with photos and sentiments from Twitter that provide a glimpse into the weekend.

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Waterloo engineers named to new RSC college

Susan Tighe, a civil and environmental engineering professor, and Chris Eliasmith, a systems design engineering and philosophy professor, are among the inaugural 91 members of the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. 
Together, the members of the College will address issues of particular concern to new scholars, artists and scientists, for the advancement of understanding and the benefit of society, taking advantage of the interdisciplinary approaches fostered by the establishment of the College.