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A financial technology company that was co-founded by a Waterloo Engineering alumnus completed an initial public offering (IPO) this week that valued it at $326 million.

Propel Holdings Inc., which was launched by Noah Buchman and three others in 2011, raised $61 million and is now listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Impressive problem-solving skills Khaled Younes honed as an engineering student contributed to his exceptional showing in the classroom and research breakthroughs.

Officially graduating with a master’s in mechanical and mechatronics engineering on October 25, Younes is passionate about tackling and finding answers to difficult challenges in fluid mechanics. 

A graduate student and an alumnus of Waterloo Engineering expect to be part of history this weekend when an autonomous, million-dollar racecar they helped develop drives itself around the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway at speeds of up to 120 miles per hour.

Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business teams participating in the 2021 CCSBE Conference Student Pitch Competition have had a truly impressive showing. Of the top 20 teams, seven are from the University of Waterloo.

A first-year software engineering student is passionate about seeing what she can accomplish at Waterloo. 

Charlene Rocha brings with her a wide range of experience from leading climate change events and strikes at Queen’s Park to heading up a Canadian high school chapter of an initiative to 3D print prosthetic limbs and advocating for women in STEM.

An online learning company that was started by a Waterloo Engineering student who challenged himself to think big is now poised to go public.

D2L Corp., which was founded in 1999 while John Baker (BASc '00) was still an undergraduate student in systems design engineering, filed a prospectus with regulators this week to list on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol DTOL.

A flame-retardant product inspired by seaweed has earned two recent Waterloo Engineering graduates a spot in the finals of a prestigious international design competition.

Anneke van Heuven (BASc ’21) and Elias Trouyet (BASc ’21), co-founders of startup company AlgoBio, were named today to the global top 20 for the 2021 James Dyson Award, an annual showcase for student inventors.

Dear Colleagues,

It is with the greatest sadness that I share the news of the passing of our colleague Professor Safieddin (Ali) Safavi-Naeini on Sunday, October 10^th after a recent illness. Ali was a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the director of the Centre for Intelligent Antenna and Radio Systems (CIARS).

Waterloo Engineering remains the top engineering school in Canada in terms of program reputation, according to annual rankings released by Maclean’s magazine for 2022.

Overall, based on survey responses from more than 1,200 faculty members and senior administrators across the country, Waterloo slipped slightly to second place based on both program reputation and research reputation. It tied for the top overall spot last year.

For the second year in a row, a winner of a prestigious national scholarship has chosen to study systems design engineering at Waterloo.

Malik Dahel of Montreal started his academic career this fall as a 2021 Loran Scholar backed by up to $100,000 over four years for living expenses, tuition, summer work opportunities and other benefits.