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An artificial intelligence (AI) company that grew out of research at Waterloo Engineering has secured $9 million in funding to grow.

Acerta Analytics was founded in 2016 by Greta Cutulenco, a graduate of the software engineering program, Sebastian Fischmeister, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, and engineering PhD student Jean-Christophe Petkovich.

A group of new students at Waterloo Engineering are starting their undergraduate degrees with $100,000 in backing from the prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarships program.

Tyler West and Dhruv Upadhyay will study mechatronics engineering, Peter Zhu and Yashvardhan Mulki are incoming software engineering students, and Christina Hanna is starting the nanotechnology engineering program.

Mary Wells discusses her thoughts about returning to Waterloo Engineering as our new dean and shares her hopes for the Faculty and engineering in Canada.

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A new study by researchers at Waterloo Engineering shows people are more open to the use of social robots after living through the coronavirus pandemic.

A professor at Waterloo Engineering will lead testing and development of a prototype of a machine to disinfect personal protective equipment (PPE) that was donated this week by Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC).

The machine was developed by engineers at Toyota, in partnership with two local companies, after its plant operations were suspended in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

An incoming student will start her studies in systems design engineering at Waterloo this fall backed by a prestigious scholarship worth up to $100,000.

Anson Yu of Langley, BC, was drawn to Waterloo by its co-op program after she was named a Loran Scholar by a foundation dedicated to finding and nurturing high-potential young Canadians.

Anson Yu is a 2020 Loran Scholar               Photo: Eric Choi, Edge Imaging

A health technology startup founded by three recent management engineering graduates as their 2020 Capstone Design project has been awarded a grant from the Clinton Foundation’s COVID-19

Researchers at Waterloo Engineering have found that outdoor watering restrictions in Canada do little to reduce overall water consumption during the summer.

A study by Sara Finley, a PhD student, and Nandita Basu, a professor of civil and environmental engineering, looked at 10 mid-sized cities with summer watering bylaws and five cities that don’t impose any limits.

A professor at Waterloo Engineering has won an award from an international organization dedicated to advancing knowledge of groundwater and professionals working in the field.

Neil Thomson, a professor of civil and environmental engineering, was honoured with the 2020 Keith E Anderson Award for scientists and engineers who make outstanding contributions to the National Ground Water Association.

Ken O'Driscoll, a long-time chemical engineering professor and department chair, died earlier this month.

Born on Staten Island in New York, he received his bachelor’s in chemical engineering from Pratt Institute and his master’s and doctorate degrees from Princeton University.

He joined the University of Waterloo’s chemical engineering department as its chair in 1970.