Wednesday, March 10, 2021
MME student project inspires judges to create new award category at the 2021 Canadian Engineering Competition
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Friday, March 5, 2021
Self-driving shuttle bus coming to campus
A self-driving shuttle bus - the first at any academic institution in Canada - could be operating on the Ring Road at the University of Waterloo by the time students return to campus for in-person classes as COVID-19 restrictions ease.
The MME department is excited to announce the 2021 Interdisciplinary Engineering Capstone Symposium which will be held on Friday, March 26th 2021.
The symposium will be held online this year and our students are eagerly anticipating the opportunity to finally demonstrate the results of their innovation and expertise.
The MME department is excited to announce the 2021 Mechatronics Engineering Capstone Symposium which will be held on Tuesday, March 30th 2021.
The symposium will be held online this year using the Cisco WebEx online-conferencing platform.
Our students are eagerly anticipating this symposium as the opportunity to finally demonstrate the results of their innovation and expertise.
The MME department is excited to announce the 2021 Mechanical Engineering Capstone Symposium which will be held on Wednesday, March 31st 2021.
The symposium will be held online this year using the Microsoft Teams group-chat platform.
Our students are eagerly anticipating this symposium as the opportunity to finally demonstrate the results of their innovation and expertise. Each team will be evaluated based on their ability to explain their project.
Monday, January 25, 2021
MME professor wins an Ontario Volunteer Service Award
Congratulations to professor Roydon Fraser for winning an Ontario Volunteer Service Award! Professor Fraser was recognized for a 25 years of service award for his ongoing service and support with the Professional Engineers Ontario - Academic Requirements Committee (ARC).
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Ontario government to invest $2.5 million in contact tracing technology to combat COVID-19
The Ontario government recently announced a $2.5 million investment into Facedrive Inc. to support the development and deployment of the contact tracing system TraceSCAN.
The purpose of this project is to develop an artificial intelligence alert system for COVID-19 based on contact tracing and health monitoring using Bluetooth-enabled wearable technology and mobile app. The University of Waterloo has partnered with Facedrive Inc. to conduct research/development in areas such as AI-based models to better predict outbreak patterns of COVID-19 and any subsequent pandemics.
Friday, December 4, 2020
MME professor wins Teaching Excellence Award for fall semester
MME professor Sanjeev Bedi recently won the F2020 semester Teaching Excellence Award for providing an exceptional online learning experience for his students. During lectures, professor Bedi always gives real-life examples and makes sure to connect with each and every student to ensure each student is understanding the material. He is a friend to all his students and will often emphasize tips on how to balance both school and a healthy lifestyle.
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Forming and Crash Lab Recognized in Auto/Steel Partnership Award of Excellence as 2020 Key Collaborator
Professor Worswick, co-Director of the Forming and Crash Lab, has received the Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP) Award of Excellence, recognizing the Lab’s extensive collaborative research with A/SP.
Thursday, February 4, 2021
MME PhD candidate wins provincial pitch competition
Run Ze Gao, PhD candidate and CEO of Air Microfluidics Systems (AMS) Inc. recently won the 2021 Falcon's Fortune Pitch run by Ontario-based venture firm, FACIT. AMS, the startup co-founded by Gao and MME professor Carolyn Ren, were recognized for the novel concept of an air microfluidics-enabled compression sleeve to treat breast cancer-related lymphedema.