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University of Waterloo postdoctoral fellow and small business entrepreneur, Jason Deglint, was recently recognized with the 2021 Mitacs Global Impact Entrepreneur Award for his work tackling damages and losses in the aquaculture industry, estimated to cost $2 billion.

By Mayuri Punithan

University of Waterloo researchers are using recycled tires to perfect a permeable paving product so it can be used for commercial purposes to reduce the load on stormwater systems.

A University of Waterloo professor and Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) Laureate has been elected as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU).

Philippe Van Cappellen was recognized for his outstanding contributions to earth and hydrologic sciences and is among 60 people named by the AGU in the Class of 2021 Fellows. The AGU is a non-profit organization that supports 130,000 scientists and enthusiasts worldwide in earth, atmospheric, ocean, hydrologic, space, and planetary sciences.

Waterloo Engineering researchers have teamed up with the federal government and Magna International to help ensure the safety and security of vehicles as they become increasingly autonomous.

Three University of Waterloo researchers have been named Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC).

They are among 89 new Fellows elected by their peers for outstanding scholarly, scientific, and artistic achievement announced today by the Royal Society of Canada.

Waterloo's new Royal Society of Canada Fellows

The University of Waterloo is building out a pipeline for health innovation in Southwestern Ontario thanks to a $10-million investment from FedDev Ontario. 

By Mayuri Punithan

For many pathologists, diagnosing cancer is one stressful and complicated process.

An investment of $8.2 million will help Canada lead in the future of manufacturing technology by building on the University of Waterloo’s foundation of multi-scale additive manufacturing to establish the Additive Manufacturing Alliance.

Four University of Waterloo researchers have been named new or renewing Canada Research Chairs (CRC). They are: