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Four companies founded by Waterloo Engineering graduates have made a 2021 list of the fastest-growing technology companies in Canada.

Compiled annually by professional services firm Deloitte, the Technology Fast 50 features ApplyBoard in the number seven slot with revenue growth of 5,089 per cent between 2017 and 2020.

A $100,000 grant from Google will support development of a new class of wireless biosensors by researchers at Waterloo’s Wireless Sensors and Devices Lab.

Nagula Sangary, a researcher with the Centre for Intelligent Antenna and Radio Systems (CIARS) and an adjunct associate professor in electrical and computer engineering, died on Monday, November 15.

Sangary was involved in the forming of CIARS and was well known for bringing his broad industry experience to his research and student mentorship.

After completing his undergraduate studies in electrical engineering at Texas A&M University in 1988, he earned his master’s and doctoral degrees at McMaster University. Sangary also earned an MBA at University of Oxford.

A $100,000 grant from Google will support development of a new class of wireless biosensors by researchers at Waterloo’s Wireless Sensors and Devices Lab.

For now, Alfred Yu is focused on two distinct lines of research as he works to develop the next generation of ultrasound technology – one involving diagnosis and the other involving therapy.

But when he looks ahead, the University of Waterloo biomedical engineer can see a day when the two converge in a single, powerful tool to guide and deliver medical treatment at the same time.

Three researchers at Waterloo Engineering have been recognized for a video outlining how to develop a graduate course on engineering adaptive software systems.

Ladan Tahvildari, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, PhD student Ryan Liu and research associate Mingyang Xu topped more than 40 other entries to take the 2021 Video of the Year award from IBM Canada Advanced Studies.

Three Waterloo Engineering professors are among nine across campus identified as the most cited researchers in the world by a global analytics firm.

Dear Colleagues,

It is with the greatest sadness that I share the news of the passing of our colleague Andrew Levitt on Sunday, November 7^th after a recent illness. Andrew was a recently retired lecturer in the School of Architecture where he had made a profound impact on students, colleagues and beyond.

Three doctoral candidates began research work at Waterloo Engineering this fall as its first Indigenous and Black Engineering and Technology (IBET) Momentum Fellows.

UPDATED May 3rd, 2022 - There are now four Waterloo IBET Fellows, with Iris Samputu in Chemical Engineering.

The winners of the Pearl Sullivan Outstanding Staff Teaching Award were recently announced along with the honorees of other major Faculty awards.

Jim Baleshta of mechanical and mechatronics engineering and Jenn Coggan of nanotechnology engineering are the inaugural recipients of the award introduced this year to honour the late Pearl Sullivan, dean of engineering from July 1, 2012 to December 31, 2019.