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Companies founded by Waterloo Engineering graduates took the top three spots in the 2019 rankings of the fastest-growing technology startups in Canada by professional services firm Deloitte.

First spot on the list, based on a three-year growth rate, was ApplyBoard, a Kitchener-based company with a platform to help international students apply to high schools and post-secondary institutions in North America.

The impact of entrepreneurship and co-operative education programs – two of the core strengths at Waterloo Engineering - is highlighted in a comprehensive new report on the University of Waterloo.

Deloitte Canada found companies supported by entrepreneurship programs at the University generated over $2 billion in revenue in about decade, while co-op students helped the companies that hired them realize more than $500 million in net returns last year alone.

A fourth-year student at Waterloo Engineering has won a campus-wide award for her impact on the community through extensive volunteer work.

Mariko Shimoda, who is studying mechanical engineering, was named today as one of two winners of Community Leader awards through the President’s Community Impact Awards initiative. Two local organizations were also cited for University Champion awards.

John McPhee, a systems design engineering professor, was presented with this year’s Engineering Medal: Engineering Excellence from Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) at its annual gala held earlier this month in Mississauga.

McPhee was recognized for his innovative work into the modeling, simulation and design of dynamic physical systems

A graduate student at Waterloo Engineering topped more than 30 other presenters to take first place among young professionals at a recent conference in Japan.

Laurent Gerin, who is doing a master’s degree in civil engineering, came home with the hardware after presenting a paper at the 2019 International Aluminum Conference at the University of Tokyo.

Gerin, who also earned his undergraduate degree in civil engineering at Waterloo, focuses in his research on the use of aluminum in bridges and buildings.

A graduate of the School of Architecture at the University of Waterloo is a finalist for a $250,000 prize recognizing the world’s leading young activist.

Nashin Mahtani (MArch ’15), director of a web-based platform based in Indonesia that develops methods and open source software for community-led co-management in disasters, is one of five nominees in the running for the 2019 Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award.

Teams with members from Waterloo Engineering claimed three of the four $5,000 prizes on the line today at the latest on-campus pitch competition for students with business ideas.

CodeGem, Ribbit and Scope were among nine finalists out to impress a panel of judges in three minutes as the Concept $5K Finals – formerly the Velocity Fund Finals – were staged at the Student Life Centre.

A major study by researchers at Waterloo Engineering suggests that managing reservoirs for water quality, not just flood control, could help solve annual summer algal blooms in Lake Erie.

Based on analysis of data from more than 200 testing locations in Canada and the United States, the study found reservoirs on streams and rivers supply food for algae to grow at the worst possible time.

A medical technology startup co-founded by two Waterloo Engineering students topped more than 100,000 applicants to take first place and the $500,000 USD prize in an international competition staged in Saudi Arabia.

NERv Technology, which is based at the Velocity Garage in downtown Kitchener, won the Entrepreneurship World Cup (EWC) following a startup boot camp and several rounds of competition in Riyadh.

More than 350 people were on hand as Waterloo Engineering celebrated both timely support and impressive success at its 2019 Awards Dinner this week.

In addition to hundreds of graduate and undergraduate students recognized for excellence in their academic and extracurricular endeavors, additional funding was announced for four student startup companies through the Engineer of the Future Fund.