Researchers from the University of Waterloo added DNA to several species of bacteria found in wastewater, allowing them to biodegrade polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a common plastic found in carpet, clothing and containers for food and beverages.
Four Waterloo alumni shared their experience transitioning from co-op students to developers, engineers and mentors at Shopify.
Freda Shi joined the Cheriton School of Computer Science as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in July 2024. In September 2024 she was named a CIFAR AI Chair and a faculty member at the Vector Institute.
It was another exciting year for the Faculty of Mathematics!
Don't miss Key Clues, the campus-wide puzzle hunt returning to campus this winter, from January 27 to February 3, 2025.
Aukosh Jagannath and Ruodu Wang, two researchers in the Faculty of Mathematics, have received $160,000 in funding from the Ontario Research Fund-Research Infrastructure as part of more than $10 million in funding for Waterloo researchers announced November 22, 2024.
They had a lot of great ideas but there was one that charmed them all — building the legendary Grumobile from Despicable Me.
Nathan Hoel (BCS’ 08) is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of ag-tech startup, BinSentry.
The third Math Teach-Off challenges instructors to improve student comprehension of an unfamiliar topic in just an hour.
A total of 13,029 people in 2,520 teams from around the world participated, including 22 teams from the University of Waterloo.