Three engineers with deep ties to Waterloo Engineering were among the contributors to the 2020 edition of Letters to a Young Engineer, an annual publication given to graduating engineering students.
A Waterloo electrical and computer engineering professor provides feedback on the federal government’s COVID-19 app in a question-and-answer article released today.
Mark Crowley says the new technology uses Bluetooth connections and random codes generated and stored by an individual’s phone to track connections with other nearby phones that also have the app installed.
Eric Migicovsky, founder of the Pebble watch, will join Randall Lane, CCO and editor of Forbes magazine, and other influential entrepreneurs as part of this year's online Waterloo Innovation Summit on August 19.
Four teams founded or co-founded by Waterloo Engineering students successfully pitched their business ideas to founders of local startups in two competitions held remotely this week.
Two received $5K in the Concept challenge, similar in format to Velocity’s virtual Fund Pitch Competition.
A researcher at Waterloo Engineering has been recognized by an international magazine dedicated to laboratory medicine for his work using artificial intelligence (AI) and medical imaging to diagnose cancer.
Hamid Tizhoosh, a professor of systems design engineering, was named to the 2020 Power List released annually by The Pathologist.
Four local companies with roots at Waterloo Engineering will receive a total of more than $10 million in federal funding to help grow and expand around the world.
Intellijoint Surgical, SSIMWAVE, KA Imaging and TeTechS are among eight Waterloo Region companies in all named for backing in an announcement by Mélanie Joly, the minister of economic development.
As director of the School of Architecture at Waterloo Engineering, Anne Bordeleau is turning her mind during the COVID-19 pandemic to some of the big questions it raises for her profession and for society as a whole.
In a question-and-answer feature released today, Bordeleau considers broad implications for future building designs, the choice of building materials and other architecture-related issues.
Ingrid Roorda, Jay Shah and Alan Wang all have at least one thing in common - high praise for the co-operative education system during their time as undergraduate students at Waterloo Engineering.
Roorda is a fourth-year mechanical engineering student. Shah has had great success as an entrepreneur and a mentor since earning a mechatronics engineering degree in 2011. Wang graduated from computer engineering last year and now works at a Toronto technology startup.
A professor at Waterloo Engineering is leading research on the development of a spray that would kill the virus that causes COVID-19 on contact.
The spray would be used to coat personal protective equipment and high-touch surfaces to immediately deactivate the virus and help contain the spread of the disease.
A degree from Waterloo Engineering proved to be the start of a twisting, rewarding career path for alumnus Abhay Patel (BASc '05).
After graduating from the chemical engineering program, he pursued an interest in renewable energy before turning to health care and its opportunities for entrepreneurship.
Patel now has five pharmacies in Waterloo Region and some unique insights into the COVID-19 pandemic from the vantage point of an owner-operator.