Current undergraduate students

Join us for a sit-down lunch with panel presentations and free-for-all networking! This is your chance to connect with industry professionals, ask questions, and gain insights on what’s next in engineering.

🗓️ September 28th
⏰ 11:30am - 1:30pm
📍 PSE 2nd Floor Event Space

Space is limited! If you register and can no longer attend, please contact us at s4white@uwaterloo.ca as soon as possible. Thank you!

This event is open to all genders. Free admission.

We are thrilled to invite you to our Round Table with WiE Leaders! Join us for insightful discussions with two UW professors and two industry professionals from different engineering areas, who will share their stories and perspectives on Career Development and Leadership. Snacks and refreshments provided! Please register in advance to guarantee your spot. 

Date: Friday, September 27th
Time: 12pm-1:30pm
Location: E5-6111

Panelists: 
Andrea Scott, Ph.D. -Associate professor - Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering.

Jane Ravenshaw, MASc, P.Eng.-President, One-two-five Inc. 

Sandra Poole, MASc, P.Eng. -Chief Operating Officer, Mythic Therapeutics 

Sirisha Rambhatla, Ph.D.  -Assistant Professor – Department of Management Science and Engineering 

Click this event to learn more about our panellists and to register.

Join us for a Night with Stripe on September 24th from 5:00pm - 7:00pm at PSE IDEAs Clinic. You will have the opportunity to network with 2 Stripe engineers and a recruiter while enjoying your served dinner, participate in a fireside chat Q&A, get some swag, as well as share your resume with the recruiter and watch/participate in a live resume critique session. If you want to share your resume for a live resume critique session, make sure to indicate it in the registration form. 

Date: Tuesday, September 24th
Time: 5-7pm
Location: PSE IDEAS Clinic (1427)

Spots are limited, so make sure to register as soon as possible!
 

Women in Engineering has partnered with Autocate, a company aiming to increase exposure of women to the automotive field through fun and engaging workshop delivery. Participants will learn the basics of automobile care and maintenance through hands-on workshops delivered by women-identifying professionals. You can learn more about Autocate through their website: https://autocate.ca/

No car experience is necessary! Dinner will be provided.

Open to girls and non-binary youth in Grade 9-12, and to University students

Date: September 25th
Time: 5:00pm-8:00pm
Location: SSDC

Join us for an exciting and informative session on Careers in Hardware with Apple!   

This joint event is hosted by Women in Computer Science and Women in Engineering. 

Date: September 30th

Time: 6:15pm-8:00pm

Location: PSE-1427

Guest Speakers: 
Alma Juarez (MMath ’05 PhD’ 12 Computer Science), Formal Verification Engineer 

Mohamed Abu-Rahma (PhD ’09 ECE), Senior Manager at Apple 

Yildiz Sinangil, Machine Learning Platform Architect 

Pizza will be provided (Halal, Vegetarian, and Vegan Options available). 

Join the Women in Engineering Undergraduate and Graduate committees as we kick off the Fall 2024 term with sandwiches & bubble tea, bingo & lawn games, a photobooth, and networking with fellow UW students and a Vale representative!

Date: Wednesday, September 18th

Time: 11am-1pm

Location: CPH Courtyard

Join the Women in Engineering committee on Wednesday, June 5th for an insightful panel discussion with representatives from Hatch, a global engineering professional services firm, as they share their unique career journeys. Hatch is passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world through positive change, working on the world’s toughest challenges globally in the metals, energy, and infrastructure sectors. This event will provide you with the opportunity to hear firsthand experiences from their engineering professionals, all of which are UWaterloo alumni!  

Panelists: 

Yrina Guarisma, Controls EIT 

Stein Sothiratnam, Chemical EIT  

Natalie Wong, Pyrometallurgy EIT 

Mervyn Choy, Noise and Vibration Specialist 

Attendees will be given the chance to submit questions they would like answered in advance.  

Dinner and bubble tea will be available for all registered attendees, so make sure to register today!  

Don’t miss this chance to gain valuable insights and connect with engineering professionals at Hatch! 

Date: Wednesday, June 5th, 2024 

Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm 

Location: PSE-2409 

Want to improve your resume for upcoming co-op terms?

Join BRP for an in-person workshop on Thursday, May 30th from 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM in the 2nd Floor IDEAs clinic (PSE-2409) for their best tips on crafting a great resume and customizing it to fit the job description! Get an inside look at what it is like to be a woman in engineering at BRP. If you are in the process of looking for a co-op, you don't want to miss this event!

Dinner will be provided to those who register in advance. Registration open now!

Date: Thursday, May 30th, 2024
Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm
Location: 2nd Floor IDEAs clinic (PSE-2409)

We are thrilled to invite you to our Round Table with WiE Leaders! Join us for insightful discussions with four UW professors from different engineering areas, who will share their stories and perspectives on Academic Workplace Culture. Snacks and refreshments provided! Please register in advance to guarantee your spot.

Meet the panellists:

Andrea Brookfield

Andrea Brookfield is an Assistant Professor in the Earth and Environmental Sciences Department at the University of Waterloo. Her research interests include the development and use of efficient yet effective numerical tools for resource management. Primarily, she studies the use of hydrological models to simulate flow and contaminant transport, including the thermal regime, for prediction, management, and process investigation.

Christine Moresoli

Christine Moresoli is a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at University of Waterloo since 1998. Her research interests are interdisciplinary and have focused on food products, food processing and bioprocess engineering, specifically the sustainability and development of plant-based food products, bioproducts, drinking water and protein membrane separation processes.

Veronika Magdanz

Veronika Magdanz is currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo, supporting the Biomedical Engineering program as a core member. Dr. Veronika Magdanz is developing wireless small scale magnetic robots for biomedical applications. One of the challenges for remotely controlled microrobots is finding efficient power sources on the microscale. Veronika Magdanz uses different approaches spanning from biohybrid to magnetic actuation to power these tiny machines.

Valerie Ward

Valerie Ward is an assistant professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Waterloo. Her primary focus is the use of microalgae, metabolic engineering, and ionic liquid based separations in biological systems.

Date: May 22nd, 2024

Time: 12:00pm-1:30pm

Location: E5-2004