Canada's Largest Engineering School
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 over 10,500 students enrolled in 2021. In 2019/20, external research funding from Canadian and international partners exceeded $86.8 million, a strong indication of our extensive industry partnerships and the excellence of our engineering research programs.
News
Profs awarded chairs and funds from Canadian govt.
Waterloo Engineering research received a boost from the Innovation Fund under the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) program.
Dr. Dipanjan Basu, a civil and environmental engineering professor, Dr. Kaan Erkorkmaz and Dr. Hamid Jahed, both mechanical and mechatronics engineering professors, Dr. Chris Eliasmith, a philosophy and systems design engineering professor, and Dr. Luis Ricardo Sandoval, a chemical engineering professor, were awarded over $19 million in funds to support their research projects and renewed chairs.
Researchers’ tech removes nanoplastics from water
A Waterloo Engineering research team has developed technology that can remove harmful nanoplastics from contaminated water.
Dr. Tizazu Mekonnen, professor of chemical engineering and Canada Research Chair in sustainable multiphase polymers, and grad student Rachel Blanchard’s (BASc ‘22, chemical engineering), innovative research can clear nanoplastics from wastewater systems with 94 per cent efficiency.
Prof's research to protect Canada from cyber attacks
Dr. Sebastian Fischmeister, a professor in the Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering, and his team are working to safeguard Canada's economic future by bolstering its critical infrastructure against the threat of cyber attacks.
Their research develops new security controls that shield against potential threats within the energy sector's vital supply chains.
Events
Hospitals as Hubs in the Complex Healthcare System
Biomedical Engineers are one of many types of professionals that work in a complex healthcare system. Hospitals play a pivotal and dynamic role in this system. Please join the BME community as we host three different professionals with diverse hospital experience in Canada (a physician, a research manager, and a board member) to discuss the key role of hospitals. The panel will open with a brief statement by each guest and transition to a moderated conversation centered on Q&A from the audience.
March Open House
Are you a high school student gearing up for university? Visit the University of Waterloo and find out more about our Faculty of Engineering! Drop in on the welcome booth in Engineering 7 to pick up your event guide and start the day's activities.