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.

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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.   

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. 

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.

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