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Alexa Megan Holder's recreational love of wild waters grew into an academic interest that guided her towards Waterloo’s Faculty of Engineering for a Bachelor of Architectural Studies (BAS).  

This fall, Holder crosses the stage at convocation to mark the completion of her undergraduate degree, though her studies at Waterloo will continue. Holder recently began her Master of Architecture (MArch) degree in the Collaborative Water Program, with funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). For her thesis, she plans to focus on how building design can mitigate flood related issues and disasters.  

Kitchener-based healthtech startup FluidAI Medical announced that it has raised $15 million in Series A funding to drive growth in AI-driven healthcare solutions. 

FluidAI (formerly NERv Technology) was co-founded in 2014 by Waterloo Engineering alumni Youssef Helwa (BASc ‘15, nanotechnology engineering; MASc ‘18, electrical and computer engineering) and Amr Abdelgawad (BASc ‘16, nanotechnology engineering; MBET ‘17, business, entrepreneurship and technology).  

In April this year, the University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Engineering Outreach team launched a free community outreach program called Travelling STEM.

Over the summer, the pilot program visited Indigenous communities across Ontario to share exciting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) possibilities with youth from kindergarten to grade 11 in their home communities.  

The University of Waterloo tied 158 overall in the recently released Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2024. Waterloo also placed 7th among 31 Canadian institutions.  

THE evaluated more than 1,900 universities around the world using an updated rankings methodology. Waterloo’s strongest indicators this year were research productivity, research excellence, research influence, patents and international staff.  

Hydrogen, the simplest and most abundant element, could be the best renewable energy source to fuel vehicles of the future. 

Dr. XiaoYu Wu, a mechanical and mechatronics engineering professor at the University of Waterloo, and his team of graduate and post-doctoral students are investigating the use of ammonia as a safe and efficient storage cell for hydrogen transportation.

This opinion piece by Dean Mary Wells of Waterloo Engineering appeared today in the Hill Times, a popular news source for Canadian politics and government news.

"It’s time we find ways to combat the growing tide of disinformation. We need governments, the research community, private industry, and citizens to find a way to bridge the gap between the people who design and build new technologies, and the public who are the users of those technologies." 

Hack the North, the largest collegiate hackathon in Canada, celebrated its 10^th anniversary at the University of Waterloo with more than 1,000 students from around the world.

Organized by students for students, the annual event involves participants converging on campus to spend 36 intense hours creating innovative technologies through collaboration and mentorship.

Two Waterloo Engineering doctoral students will receive federal funding to support their research into the treatment of soft biological tissue disease and the separation of organic solvents to help reduce the industrial carbon footprint.  

Arya Amiri (systems design engineering) and Sharafat Ali (chemical engineering) have each won a prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship valued at $150,000 – $50,000 per year for three years during their doctoral studies. 

In the first event for the Trust in Research Undertaken in Science and Technology Scholarly Network (TRuST), Dean Mary Wells and a distinguished panel of experts, delved into the various challenges researchers and practitioners across disciplines face in building trust with the public.

The evening event, Conversations on Trust in Science and Technology Lecture Series on Tuesday, September 12, centred on how, as society faces crises like shifting geopolitical tensions, climate change and a strained health care system, it's vital to build public trust in research and the scientists who produce it.

A civil and environmental engineering professor joins an elite group of scientists worldwide as the recipient of a prestigious award recognizing her significant contributions to international water research.

Dr. Nandita Basu, a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Global Water Sustainability and Ecohydrology, has been awarded the American Geophysical Union (AGU)’s Joanne Simpson Medal for Mid-Career Scientists. The annual award honours individuals working in Earth and space sciences who have made notable scientific achievements while displaying exemplary character.