Research

WATERLOO, Ont. (Wednesday, February 13, 2013) – A Canadian astronaut on board the International Space Station (ISS), who is supporting University of Waterloo research during his mission, will respond to questions from university students in a live space-to-ground downlink Friday, February 15.  Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Chris Hadfield, who deployed to the ISS in a rocket launched from the plains of Kazakhstan on December 19^th, will connect with the university via the downlink to be transmitted across approximately 370 km from outer space to Earth.

People shouldn’t think about retirement as one long vacation, says Roger Mannell.

Tony Wirjanto is an expert in using mathematics and statistics to model, measure and forecast financial risk. But the professor of statistics and actuarial science admits if you want to know what lies ahead for the economy - look back.

Yuying Li looks deeply into the unpredictable and sometimes catastrophic events that haunt investors.

While her expertise is managing risk, the University of Waterloo computer science professor specializes in how to avoid huge losses on the stock market when random events hit unexpectedly.

By 2030, we should be living in a low-carbon energy world. This is the goal outlined in the Equinox Blueprint, which provides feasible and flexible options from top researchers in sustainable energy, who met in Waterloo for the Equinox Energy 2030 summit. Their Blueprint recommends better energy storage technologies, enhanced geothermal, advanced nuclear reactors, off-grid electrification and a focus on smart urbanization.

Read more about Spaun - the world’s largest simulation of a functioning brain.