Two electrical and computer engineering faculty members were named fellows of the prestigious Canadian Academy of Engineering on June 27.
They kept the details of their work quiet for years, just one of the many requirements of collaborating on a sensitive project with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
But now that their compact, one-of-a-kind antenna has made a public splash, blasting off from India this week as a key component of a microsatellite on a mission to test new technologies, Waterloo Engineering researchers are ready to celebrate their success.
A total of 1,430 Waterloo Engineering students received their degrees as part of the University of Waterloo's 112th convocation. There were 1,071 engineering undergraduate degrees and 359 graduate degrees awarded at two ceremonies on June 18.
A civil and environmental engineering Capstone Design team captured third place at the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers (CSCE) Annual Congress held in London, ON.
Richard Yim, a newly minted mechanical engineering grad, grew up in Cambodia where the fear of stepping on landmines was part of every child’s life. As a young boy, Yim dreamed of inventing technology that would put an end to landmine casualties around the world.
“After war, when peace comes and bullets stop flying, landmines are still in the ground,” says Yim. “Children shouldn’t have to be afraid to step off the beaten path. They should be able to walk to school and hike and explore their world without fear.”
An exhibit, based on research by Robert Jan van Pelt, a Waterloo School of Architecture professor who has spent 30 years studying the architecture of the Holocaust, is on display at the 15th International Architecture Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia, which began May 28 and runs until November 27.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the University of Waterloo and the University of Twente to establish an international, transatlantic data research network rooted in the combination of engineering and sciences with social and health sciences was signed at the Design Lab.
Nanotechnology engineering student Jaewon Oh was part of breakthrough research that could lead to advances in miniaturized optical systems.
During an eight-month co-op position with the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the third-year Waterloo Engineering student worked as part of the team that created the first high-end optical lens on the nanoscale level that has widespread applications in laser-based microscopy, imaging, and spectroscopy.
Chemical engineering professor Costas Tzoganakis has been elected as a Fellow of the Society of Plastics Engineers for outstanding contributions in the field of plastics engineering, science and technology. He was officially recognized on May 22 during the society's 74thAnnual Technical Conference in Indianapolis, IN.
When it comes to manipulating microrobots to complete a task under pressure, Waterloo Engineering students are proving their work at the nanoscale is worth global recognition.