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.
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.
