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A recent Waterloo Engineering graduate is now a local politician after winning a council seat for the City of Kitchener.

Ayo Owodunni, who graduated from the Master of Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology program in 2021, topped a field of five candidates Monday to become the councillor for ward five - and the first Black member ever - on the 11-member council.

Dr. Scott Walbridge has been selected as the new chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Waterloo.  

Walbridge, who will take over from outgoing chair Dr. Carl Haas, begins a four-year term Nov. 1. 

A professor at Waterloo Engineering has been recognized by an international organization for work involving the interface between computer science and operations research.

Dr. Saeed Ghadimi, a professor of management sciences, shared an annual prize from the INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) Computing Society (ICS) for the best paper or group of papers in the field.

A new study by a professor at Waterloo Engineering reveals that inexperienced entrepreneurial women in Canada still see more success when partnering with experienced men than when partnering with experienced women or going it alone.

That is the key finding of research by Dr. Horatio M. Morgan and collaborators at Statistics Canada based on an analysis of 183,358 unique Canadian business ventures from 2006 to 2017 and the impact of co-ownership by women and men.

The daughter of two professional violinists, Danielle Grabke was exposed to thoughtfully designed environments from a very young age. 

Her passion and curiosity eventually led Grabke to the University of Waterloo where on Saturday she will cross the stage at convocation to mark the completion of her Bachelor of Architectural Studies (BAS).

Initially unsure if she was suited to academics, a new doctoral graduate at Waterloo Engineering will officially prove herself wrong when she collects her PhD at fall convocation ceremonies on Saturday.

Dr. Jacqueline Noder, who previously earned her master’s degree at Waterloo, learned to appreciate technologists and other supporters in the machine shop while working towards a doctorate in mechanical and mechatronics engineering.

Two new Waterlo Engineering students began their academic careers this fall backed by prestigious national scholarships worth up to $100,000 over four years.

Nain Abdi of electrical engineering and Hilus Keay of computer engineering chose to come to Waterloo after being named 2022 Loran Scholars from a pool of almost 5,200 applicants across Canada.

Four Waterloo Engineering students have been awarded $5,000 scholarships created to reward high-achieving Muslim students for outstanding contributions to their communities.

Youssra Rahham of chemical engineering, Azwad Abid of systems design engineering, Rodaina Aboelela of architectural engineering and Subha Azrin of computer engineering are among 74 MAX Scholarships award winners across Canada.

New technology developed at Waterloo Engineering could make a significant difference in the fight against climate change by affordably converting harmful carbon dioxide (CO2) into fuels and other valuable chemicals on an industrial scale.

Outlined in a study published today in the journal Nature Energy, the system yields 10 times more carbon monoxide (CO) – which can be used to make ethanol, methane and other desirable substances – than existing, small-scale technologies now limited to testing in laboratories.

One of the largest labour automation technology providers in the American hospitality industry, the brainchild of a Waterloo Engineering alumnus, is now a publicly traded company with an initial public offering of US $120 million.

Presto Automation Inc., a restaurant technology company that provides automation solutions for large enterprise customers, was founded in 2008 by Rajat Suri (BASc ’07, chemical engineering) to address growing labor shortages in the hospitality industry.