A key puzzle piece fell into place today with the announcement of $1.65 million in federal funding for a joint training program involving the University of Waterloo and partners in Germany.
The Office of the Vice-President, Academic & Provost has announced the winners of the 2021 Outstanding Performance Awards.
Congratulations to all of the winners and especially our MME Profs Kamyar Ghavam, Carol Hulls, Stewart McLachlin, Kevin Musselman, and Mohammed Nassar!
Vote for the People’s Choice award now at: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ScienceExposed-PreuveParLimage/past_winners-images_des_gagnants_eng.as
Capstone Design challenges students teams to push their own boundaries, and apply the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom and on co-op work terms. It reinforces the concepts of teamwork, project management, research and development. You'll see how we captured the student experience, plus alumni and industry partner involvement.
Congratulations to MME prof Roydon Fraser, President-Elect of PEO!
Sanjeev Bedi, a professor of mechanical and mechatronics (MME) engineering, who has a deep belief in the power of experiential education, is the 2022 winner of a Medal of Distinction in Engineering Education awarded at a gala in Toronto this week by Engineers Canada.
Four friends and Mechatronics Engineering students at the University of Waterloo – Matt Rendall (BASc ’08, MBET ’09), Ryan Gariepy (BASc ’09, MASc ’12), Pat Martinson (BASc ’09), and Bryan Webb (BASc ’09) – started building robots 13 years ago.
Mohammed Nassar, lecturer in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, has won the following teaching excellence awards:
Novel Microfluidics-Enabled Soft Robotic Sleeve Enables Lymphedema Treatment.
Breast cancer survivors commonly suffer from lymphedema due to a high risk of lymph node damage or removal during surgical procedures.
Yue Hu, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering and one of the co-chairs of the Technical Committee on Model-Based Optimization for Robotics, which has been recently announced as a recipient of the