Ranked among the top 50 engineering schools worldwide, Waterloo Engineering is committed to leading engineering education and research.
We are the largest engineering school in Canada, with 10,898 enrolled in 2025, and expansive range of state -of- the -art, future ready labs powered by industry and government funding. In 2024/25, external research funding from Canadian and international partners exceeded $103 million, up $24 million from prior year, this strong growth is reflective of our extensive industry partnerships and the excellence of our engineering research programs.
News
New electrodes could pave way for safer green energy storage
Researchers at Waterloo Engineering have designed a new electrode with potential impact on the way energy generated on wind and solar farms is stored in the future.
The electrode was inspired by shapes found in nature and took advantage of the design freedom of 3D printing to help optimize redox flow batteries as safer alternatives to the lithium-ion batteries now used in many energy-storage systems.
Professor’s paper on better batteries published in top journal Nature
Work by a Waterloo Engineering researcher that could make batteries safer, better and longer lasting was recently published in a leading academic journal.
Dr.Teng Cui, a professor of mechanical and mechatronics engineering, was lead author of a paper in Nature on research he conducted while he was a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in California.
Faculty makes research discovery more accessible
The University of Waterloo's Department of Chemical Engineering is powering research discovery across campus and beyond with its Analytical Lab Facilities.
The lab gives Waterloo researchers, external academic institutions, industry partners and startups access to instrumentation and technical staff expertise to support research projects.
Events
Economic Briefing with Professor Larry Smith
This October 1, Waterloo Engineering invites you to join us in Toronto for an evening reception and lecture with Professor Larry Smith. The event marks Smith’s remarkable 45-year career at the University where he specializes in forecasting and the economics of innovation.
This event is part of Waterloo Engineering's annual alumni lecture series exploring the forces shaping our global future. This year's focus on economic futures connects to the University of Waterloo's Global Futures vision — a framework for addressing the defining challenges of our time.