The race to build a better battery has drawn in some of the world’s biggest innovators — notably billionaire CEO Elon Musk, who is one of the players in the global drive to invent a low-cost, powerful battery to fuel the next-generation of electric cars.
At the University of Waterloo, innovation is in our DNA. Building one of the world’s top innovation universities takes talent, curiosity, drive, passion and a single-minded focus on creating real-world change.
You’ll find the latest on how the University of Waterloo continues to redefine higher education in Defining Innovation, our 2015-16 State of the University Report.
A landmark report, released today, reveals Waterloo’s impact on the global innovation landscape and defines the path for the University to cement its position as the leading innovation university in the country.
Thanks in part to the University of Waterloo and its entrepreneurial spirit, the Region of Waterloo is growing fast. Growth is great, but managing it takes careful planning to ensure its citizens are healthy, its economy vibrant and environment protected.
Mohit Verma graduates this fall but he has already taken up a post-doctoral research position in a renowned lab at Harvard University, supported by a prestigious Banting fellowship. Verma credits his experiences at Waterloo with helping to set him on his successful research path in George Whitesides Research Group at Harvard.
“I think Waterloo has basically shaped my whole career. I've spent so much time here and had so many different experiences,” says Verma.
Substantially smaller and longer-lasting batteries for everything from portable electronic devices to electric cars could be come a reality thanks to an innovative technology developed by University of Waterloo researchers.
"Waterloo's tradition of experiential learning, and our students' entrepreneurial mindset, their drive to succeed and years of hard work equip them as alumni to meet the needs of a changing world," said Feridun Hamdullahpur, president and vice-chancellor of Waterloo. "The entire campus community congratulates them on their remarkable achievement as they emerge as the leaders of tomorrow."
Among the highlights of Waterloo's fall convocation:
Stuss will present results from three of his research projects, including his work with people with traumatic brain injuries. The event includes talks by several University of Waterloo researchers and student poster presentations on current aging-related work.
Date: Tuesday October 27, 2015
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: University Club: Main Dining Room, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1
When people started putting mannequins in the backs of their cars to try and sneak onto HOV lanes during the Pan Am Games in Toronto, it was an extreme example of how desperate we can become when faced with major traffic congestion. It was also proof that Miovision’s potential solution to transportation management couldn’t come at a better time.
In a paper published in the journal Nature Climate Change today, Professors Rebecca Rooney, Derek Robinson and Rich Petrone outline a six-step process to improve success rates for ecological reclamation projects and control mine closure costs; reconciling government-mandated mine closing procedures with long-term climate projections.