AutoCate, a newly-launched membership-based platform geared toward women, aims to reduce fraud and discrimination in the auto repair industry.
Founded in 2020 by Waterloo Engineering alum Stefanie Bruinsma (BASc '15, mechanical engineering and MBET '21), the platform connects people in need of car repairs or advice with trusted experts and educators.
Frances Hallen, a fourth-year Environmental Engineering student, received the Co-op student of the year award for her work term at EDF Renewables.
In spring 2023, Hallen assisted in the development of solar and wind facilities across North America.
Dr. Peter Huck has been honoured for his commitment to graduate students’ success with an Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision.
Huck, a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the NSERC Chair in Water Treatment, has graduated close to 100 PhD and master’s students and supervised more than 15 postdoctoral scholars.
Waterloo Engineering research received a boost from the Innovation Fund under the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) program.
Dr. Dipanjan Basu, a civil and environmental engineering professor, Dr. Kaan Erkorkmaz and Dr. Hamid Jahed, both mechanical and mechatronics engineering professors, Dr. Chris Eliasmith, a philosophy and systems design engineering professor, and Dr. Luis Ricardo Sandoval, a chemical engineering professor, were awarded over $19 million in funds to support their research projects and renewed chairs.
A Waterloo Engineering research team has developed technology that can remove harmful nanoplastics from contaminated water.
Dr. Tizazu Mekonnen, professor of chemical engineering and Canada Research Chair in sustainable multiphase polymers, and grad student Rachel Blanchard’s (BASc ‘22, chemical engineering), innovative research can clear nanoplastics from wastewater systems with 94 per cent efficiency.
Dr. Sebastian Fischmeister, a professor in the Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering, and his team are working to safeguard Canada's economic future by bolstering its critical infrastructure against the threat of cyber attacks.
Their research develops new security controls that shield against potential threats within the energy sector's vital supply chains.
Future unicorns and community-changing innovations could be amongst the final-year engineering student projects on display at the annual Capstone Design symposia, which runs from March 13-17 on the 2nd floor of E7 at the University of Waterloo.
Over 1,000 students across 12 programs will present more than 350 projects they have spent months designing and building. New for 2024 is the Interdisciplinary symposia of projects, which will wrap up the events on March 27th.
The Trust in Research Undertaken in Science and Technology scholarly network (TRuST), was launched to address the declining levels of trust in science and academic institutions.
Dr. Mary Wells, dean of Waterloo Engineering and founding member of TRuST, speaks to the importance of strengthening trust in science and technology to positively advance society.
The growing field of hockey analytics currently relies on the manual analysis of video footage from games. But the speed of hockey makes manually tracking and analyzing each player during a game very difficult and prone to human error.
Dr. David Clausi and Dr. John Zelek, both professors in the Department of Systems Design Engineering, with research assistant professor Yuhao Chen and a team of graduate students, have developed an AI tool that uses deep learning techniques to automate and improve player tracking analysis.
The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is “inspire inclusion.” Dr. Vivek Goel, president of the University of Waterloo, asked a few of the many inspiring female leaders at Waterloo to share the significance of mentorship within their personal and academic success.
Dr. Mary Wells, dean of Waterloo Engineering, recalls the mentors who inspired her and pushed her to succeed.