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Caroline de Lima Vargas Simoes, Harold Hodgins, and Jacqueline Caminiti are among this year’s recipients of the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS). The Vanier CGS program awards $50,000 per year for three years to students completing their doctoral studies in social sciences and humanities, natural sciences, engineering, and health.

Whether you’re a budding biologist, a physics enthusiast, or an aspiring chemist or geologist, this guide provides valuable resources available on campus, in the Waterloo Region and beyond!   

From receiving a $10 million funding boost for the University of Waterloo Canadian Free Electron Laser project to recognizing our amazing students and alumni, we’ve had a rewarding term here in the Faculty of Science. Catch some stand-out moments that made the Winter 2024 term one we will never forget!

Grant Brassem is part of the third cohort of students to embark on the Quantum Technology specialization within the Master of Science in Physics program. This new 12-month, course-based degree lets him utilize the state-of-the-art IQC laboratories for independent projects and make meaningful connections with industry mentors, startups, and a community of over 300 quantum researchers.

Earth and Environmental Sciences professor David Rudolph has been recognized with an Excellence in Graduate Supervision Award, along with two other faculty members from the Faculty of Engineering and Mathematics.  

We wish to acknowledge the outstanding efforts and achievements of the following Fall 2023 Graduate TA Award winners. Through these challenging times the very positive attitude and teaching skills of these individuals has had considerable impact on enhancing the reputation of our undergraduate programs.

At the Faculty of Science, we are constantly inspired by the remarkable women in our faculty and their determination to make a difference through science. Continue reading to learn more about their stories, what inspiring inclusion means to them, and their advice for emerging young scientists. 

Ludovico Scorsolini has received the Mary Claire Ward Geoscience Award for his research as an Earth and Environmental Sciences PhD student. Working under Professor Chris Yakymchuk and Professor Cees van Staal, his research focused on understanding the geological history of the Taconic eclogites in Newfoundland's Baie Verte Peninsula.

Paul Sherk’s video titled, "Permeable reactive barriers: A strategy for acid mine drainage remediation," took a broadcast news approach to share his research and was the 2024 GRADflix showcase winner.  

A group of University of Waterloo students enjoyed an incredible experience visiting Toronto to tour the head office of Xanadu, the Canadian quantum computing company on a mission to make useful quantum computers accessible to everyone. What brought these students to such a unique opportunity? A win at Xanadu's Canadian Quantum Cup!