Congratulations to Carolyn Hansson, who has been awarded the Robert E. Philleo Award by the ACI Foundation’s Concrete Research Council.
Avidbots partners with the University to improve the efficiency of their autonomous floor cleaning robot, Neo.
The first Ninja Delivery store was set up on Sunview Street in Waterloo. Founded by Wesley Yue, a mechatronics engineering alumni, and fellow co-founders Michael Markevich and Gonzalo Graham. The company boasts a 10-minute courier service in Waterloo’s university district and has recently expanded to Toronto.
Seven University of Waterloo researchers were awarded funding through the Government of Canada’s New Frontiers in Research Fund.
The funding was part of a national announcement of $45-million by the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry and the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health.
Mechanical Engineering, along with two other subjects improved its standing in world rankings released today by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) for 2022.
On March 18th and 25th, MME's 4th-year Capstone Design Symposium events were held in-person and showcased our latest and greatest in terms of talent and innovation. This year, there were over 100+ senior teams showcasing their projects and competing for a selection of awards from best product design, web design, prototype, innovation, presentation quality, among others. Below are the results of this year's award winners.
Congratulations to the winners and to everyone that participated in the event!
A company that was founded by three MME graduates has secured $1.7 million in seed funding to fuel its growth in the agricultural technology space.
Impressing judges with projects ranging from a unique alternative to traditional cancer treatment to a high-performance e-bike that folds into the size of a backpack netted six senior-year engineering teams $10,000 each in the annual Norman Esch Entrepreneurship Awards for Capstone Design contest.
Get to know Liz, a third-year Mechatronics student and early bird whose personal schedule and routines are crafted to keep her productive. Whether she’s on co-op with an aerospace company or studying for midterms with friends, she keeps it fun and rewarding.
Winnie Lin, a mechanical engineering student at the University of Waterloo is the recipient of one of 10 scholarships awarded by Hydro One to help encourage gender diversity within the utility and the electricity industry in general.
In addition to $5,000, she will be given the opportunity to complete a paid work term at the company as a winner of its Women in Engineering Scholarship.