Events

On September 29th, 2022, at 5:00 PM (EST), our tenth speaker event of the year will feature Jennifer Pretti from Verily. Verily, previously a division of Google X, is a tech company focused on building software solutions, tools and technology in the healthcare domain. This includes a range of projects from partnerships with pharmaceutical companies to help with clinical trials to the development of medical equipment.

On November 7th, 2022, at 5:00 PM (EST), our eleventh speaker event of the year will feature Laura Barg-Walkow from Children's Hospital Colorado. The UW HFES Student Chapter welcomes Laura to give a talk about her career journey. After her talk, we will have a Q&A period. You can anonymously submit your questions before the event here, but we will also take questions live.

IUW 2022

For 2022, the Inter-University Workshop between the University of Waterloo, the University of Toronto, and SUNY Buffalo will be a hybrid event hosted by the Human Factors Interest Group at the University of Toronto!

Sessions 1, 2, and 3.

This project will involve participants gathering in the Engineering 7 Atrium on a weekend at the end of the spring 2023 term and/or the beginning of the fall 2023 term to assemble their own computer fan air purifier that can clean shared indoor air of particulate matter such as dust, airborne viruses, pollen, and mold spores. There will be an initial presentation about indoor air quality and different ways to measure and clean indoor air. The rest of the activity will be hands-on, where participants will assemble the provided air purifier materials into a working purifier. We have already received significant interest from the University of Waterloo community and we look forward to hosting this event!

Sessions 4, 5, and 6:

This project will involve participants gathering in the Engineering 7 Atrium on a weekend at the end of the spring 2023 term and/or the beginning of the fall 2023 term to assemble their own computer fan air purifier that can clean shared indoor air of particulate matter such as dust, airborne viruses, pollen, and mold spores. There will be an initial presentation about indoor air quality and different ways to measure and clean indoor air. The rest of the activity will be hands-on, where participants will assemble the provided air purifier materials into a working purifier. We have already received significant interest from the University of Waterloo community and we look forward to hosting this event!