Arash Arami is an MME professor
MME professor Arash Arami has conducted a new study - using sophisticated cameras and sensors attached to first-time riders, it revealed that the key to mastering a hoverboard is focusing on ankle movements.
A professor at Waterloo Engineering was recently honoured by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany in front of an audience of almost 2,000 people
Kaan Erkorkmaz, a professor of mechanical and mechatronics engineering, was one of 11 top international researchers recognized as TUM Ambassadors on stage during an annual summer concert.
Congratulations to Kamyar Ghavam, Jean-Pierre Hickey, and Carol Hulls, whom have received the FOE (Faculty of Engineering) Distinguished Performance Award!
LoopX, a Waterloo Engineering startup company, founded by a mechatronics engineering doctoral candidate, Chao Yu, has recently received a $30K funding boost when it took top prize in the 5G Transportation Challenge. It is also the recipient of funding from the Engineer of the Future Fund at Waterloo Engineering. Within the next three months, LoopsX plans to demonstrate its 5G MEC-based hybrid driving system in the David Johnson Research + Technology Park.
On July 14, at the Student Life Centre, Velocity Concept $5K pitch competition welcomed 9 aspiring student teams to each present a 3-minute pitch to judges.
Award-winning teams, from left to right - The President Braids, OrientaMED, Symphonic, Tako
A picture of Eugene Li.
Congratulations to Eugene Li, who has recently been hired for the position of Design Engineer! This is the teaching-technical group manager position.
MME alumnus Martin Basiri (MASc ’13, mechanical engineering) – co-founder of Kitchener-based education powerhouse ApplyBoard – has been recognized by professional services firm EY Canada as one of the top entrepreneurs in the province.
Basiri, who came to study at Waterloo from his native Iran and later helped his brothers, Meti and Massi, come to Canada for school as well, is one of seven Ontario winners of EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards for 2022.
Diabetes patients often suffer from neuropathy - a loss of sensation in the legs and feet that leads to the amputation of a limb.
On June 29, Canada's Innovation Corridor Summit took place to promote collaboration within the innovation region anchored by Toronto, Kitchener-Waterloo, and Hamilton where business leaders, government officials and researchers came together to discuss the challenges and opportunities that decarbonization will bring for the industry and research.
Carolyn Ren, an MME professor, has recently received a grant for her Microfluidics Lab and Air Microfluidic Systems, which was co-founded by her PhD student, Run Ze Gao, and herself.