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Excerpt of from ASEE Prism's October 2013 issue.

Industry experiences help lift a Canadian engineering school to star status

No one would use the term venerable to describe the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ. Set on a former cornfield some 70 miles west of Toronto, the campus’s oldest building dates only to 1958 — a year after the first 74 students began classes in two makeshift structures erected on the parking lot of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ College down the road.

Among the Canadians recognized on ¹ó´Ç°ù²ú±ð²õ’ third annual 30 Under 30 rankingsÌýare three successful entrepreneurs connected to À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering.

Registration is open untilÌýJanuary 24 for the second annualÌý3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition,Ìýa campus-wide challenge that providesÌýgraduate students with the opportunity to share their research in three minutes using just one slide.

Christopher Wilson, an electrical and computer engineering professor, will receive $50,000 from theÌýCanada Foundation for Innovation's , previously known as Leaders Opportunity Fund. Wilson, who is crossed appointed with À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ's physics and astronomy departments, will use the funds for his research into engineered quantumÌýsystems for quantum information. The funding announcement was madeÌýon January 8.

MappedIn, makers of an interactive indoor navigation system available as a mobile app or touchscreen kiosk, launched from the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ’s program this month.

Like Vidyard and Thalmic Labs before them, MappedIn is the latest company to launch from the University’s startup incubator workspace and set up offices just steps away from the Velocity Garage in downtown Kitchener.

Civil engineering master's student won 2nd place in international cold-formed steel design competitionÌý

Colin Van Niejenhuis, a À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ civil engineering master'sÌýstudent, captured secondÌýout of 55 entries in the 2013 International Student Competition on Cold-Formed Steel Design.

This is an excerpt from Prof. Bill Anderson's blog, published Dec. 30, 2013.Ìý

With application deadlines approaching, some people will be struggling with the decision of which engineering program to apply to. ÌýI had aÌýÌýlast year, and here are some additional thoughts. ÌýAs a reminder, À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ engineering has direct entry to a specific engineering discipline, so you have to pick one of our 13 programs for your application choice. Ìý

À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering will accept an additional 45 students to its high demand Mechatronics Engineering program, beginning in Fall 2014!

Engineering students hope to build a smart vehicle that understands and adapts to drivers’ habits
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From À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Stories,ÌýBy Jae Doncillo

Neverfrost spray developed by À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ nanotechnology grads stops ice and frost from forming on your car windows

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