In the days after Hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans leaving horrific flooding in its wake, Elizabeth English entered the area and managed to get a firsthand look at the devastation.
She has an awesome CV. He aced the interview. Both received glowing referrals. But will either succeed in your company? Employers have a lot riding on their hiring decisions. Picking the wrong candidate can cost an organization thousands of dollars in wasted time and lost productivity, not to mention damaging workplace morale.
In most cases, what separates rising stars from unsuitable staffers aren’t technical skills. Instead, it’s that often elusive quality called “fit.”
Although he hasn’t slid behind the wheel of one yet, Drew Higgins hopes to drive a fuel cell vehicle someday. And here’s what would make the ride extra sweet for the recent chemical engineering alumnus: knowing the research he conducted during 11 years as a Waterloo student made the green energy source inexpensive enough to compete with gasoline.
Game-changing breakthroughs are nothing new for Waterloo Engineering. Right now, students, faculty members and alumni are revolutionizing hardware development, tapping into unlimited sources of clean energy, working to save healthcare dollars spent on heart disease treatment and much more.
“Nowhere else on the planet will you find the same advanced robotics technology under one roof. It will place Canada at the forefront of this strategically important emerging field. ”
Prof. William Melek, Director of Mechatronics Engineering
The term ‘plug and play’ — which suggests various pieces of computer hardware can be snapped together with ease — had a dubious history in the technology industry. What’s often described as plug and play turns out to be more difficult to use than expected. If Calvin Chu is successful, however, people will soon be combining technology in ways that make Lego pieces look complex in comparison.
Although texting, emailing and streaming movies wirelessly may all seem to hinge on highly-powerful and efficient technology, today’s wireless systems actually have much in common with low-tech walkie-talkies. They either send or receive data—never at the same time, which means they are one-way.
First came the laptop, which we could close by folding down the screen. Then came smartphones and tablets, which fit into many pockets and bags. The next stage, according to Elahe Jabari, are electronic devices that act much more like paper and can be folded, rolled up or even crumpled up in a ball, potentially changing what we mean when we describe technology as “portable.”