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Waterloo Engineering alum Dr. Kiyoumars Zarshenas (PhD ’23) won the Science Exposed 2024 Jury Prize from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) for his electron microscope image showcasing the intricate layers of a structured membrane.

Zarshenas' achieved his award-winning image by freezing the membrane with liquid nitrogen, fracturing it and capturing the cross-section using electron microscopy. Inspired by natural forms, he processed the image to emphasize the membrane’s complex structure.

The Government of Canada has announced significant funding awards for University of Waterloo researchers, with Faculty of Engineering scholars receiving grants for impactful projects in technology, sustainability, and health.

This funding, awarded through the Canada Foundation for Innovation and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), aims to advance critical areas of research and infrastructure.

Waterloo Engineering student team PeriGuard won first place at the Velocity FemTech Innovation Challenge for their safe, cost-effective and eco-friendly device designed to prevent a woman’s perineum from tearing during childbirth.

The team of biomedical engineering students — Clara Kim, Erica Liu, Sean D'Mello and Emily Rose — competed against seven other teams at the pitch finale and were awarded $4,000 to invest in their innovation’s development.

Launched in 2004, the University of Waterloo's Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing (MSAM) Lab is now Canada's largest metal additive manufacturing research facility, boasting over $25 million in infrastructure for enhanced research, training and industry partnerships.

The lab's co-directors, Dr. Ehsan Toyserkani and Dr. Mihaela Vlasea, both professors from the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, are focused on developing next-generation metal additive manufacturing technologies while ensuring a commitment to sustainability through the adoption of eco-friendly materials and waste reduction techniques.

Faculty of Engineering researchers from the Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute have been awarded over $1.1 million in funding from the National Cybersecurity Consortium (NCC) to advance two cybersecurity projects focused on enhancing digital security in Canada.

This funding is part of the Cyber Security Innovation Network (CSIN), a national initiative funded by the Canadian government and led by NCC – a not-for-profit organization co-founded by the University of Waterloo to support cybersecurity research, training, and commercialization.

To mark its 20^th anniversary in Cambridge, Waterloo Engineering’s School of Architecture recently hosted alumni, students, partners, faculty and friends at a weekend-long event on its beautiful riverside campus.

The event honoured a special partnership between the City of Cambridge community and the University that has helped build an award-winning landmark and a beacon of academic excellence in the fields of architectural design and engineering.

The University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Engineering is thrilled to announce the launch of its Biomedical Engineering (BME) Graduate program. This new academic program is designed for students with a STEM background looking to advance or build their careers in the innovative worlds of biomedical engineering research and development.  

Working at the intersection of life sciences, medicine and engineering, BME graduate students will tackle health-care challenges with interdisciplinary expertise for real-world impact. *Applications are now open for the Fall 2025 intake and will close on February 1, 2025. 

Dr. Norman Zhou, Professor and Canada Research Chair at the University of Waterloo, has been awarded the American Welding Society's (AWS) Comfort A. Adams Lecture Award. Named in honor of AWS founder and first President Dr. Comfort A. Adams, this award recognizes distinguished scientists or engineers for a lecture highlighting innovative advancements in welding.

Dr. Zhou delivered a lecture on “Nanojoining - A New Frontier in Welding and Joining of Materials” at the 2024 AWS Annual Meeting.

Waterloo spinoff company KA Imaging is helping to improve health care diagnoses in remote areas with its advanced X-ray imaging technology.

Founded in 2015 by three Waterloo alumni from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering — Amol Karnick (BASc ’95), Sina Ghanbarzadeh (MASc ’14, in memoriam) and Dr. Karim Karim (BASc ’99, PhD ’03) — KA Imaging is built on one shared goal: to deliver significant social impact by advancing X-ray imaging technology. 

On Friday, November 1, the Faculty of Engineering and guests gathered to celebrate an enduring legacy in engineering education: the pioneering textbook Microelectronic Circuits, co-authored by professors Adel Sedra and K.C. Smith. This iconic book has shaped the academic journey of countless students worldwide.

The event, held on the 5th floor of Engineering Building 7, featured Adel Sedra, a former Dean of Waterloo Engineering, as the guest of honour for the unveiling of a custom-designed bookcase dedicated to this important work.