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Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo

Systems Design Engineering (SYDE) graduate programs take an innovative and interdisciplinary approach to exploring solutions to engineering problems at the cutting edge of technology and design. Our diverse and talented students come from all over the globe to experience our first-rate faculty, education, and research facilities. Our graduates find success in academia, industry, entrepreneurship, and beyond.

SYDE Staff Contact Information

Academic Services Coordinator – Master's

Shannel Noseworthy
syde.masters@uwaterloo.ca
Location: E5-6103
Responsibilities:

  • Admin and student support (GSPA forms, thesis admin, graduation, etc.)
  • Masters programs administration
    • GSPA and EGSO forms
    • Masters thesis completion
    • Seminar milestones
    • Course selection
    • Degree completion
  • Course based Admissions (MEng)
  • Teaching Assistantships
  • International Visiting Graduate Student Program (IVGS)
  • Permission numbers
  • Student events and workshops


Academic Services Coordinator - PhD

Anna Cunningham
sydegsec@uwaterloo.ca
Location: E5-6104
Responsibilities:

  • PhD program administration
    • EGSO and GSPA forms
    • Comprehensive exams
    • Defenses
    • Seminar milestones
    • Course selection
    • Degree completion
  • Research admissions (MASc and PhD)
  • Graduate awards and funding
  • Annual SYDE Graduate Symposium
  • Student events and workshops
Grad student using a pick and place machine
Grad student using a drill press
PhD thesis presentation at Grad Symposium
Grad students using a Desktop Multimeter, Oscilloscope, Function generator and Power supply
Grad students at a Wellness Workshop
Grad student using a pick and place machine
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Grad student using a drill press
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PhD thesis presentation at Grad Symposium
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Grad students using a Desktop Multimeter, Oscilloscope, Function generator and Power supply
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Grad students at a Wellness Workshop
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