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University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Canada
Waterloo, Canada
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The department offers undergraduate and graduate programs in chemical engineering. They provide support and academic expertise to Waterloo's multidisciplinary nanotechnology and biomedical engineering programs. With more than 250 graduate students and 35+ faculty members, the department conducts research covering core areas, such as polymers, reaction engineering and process systems engineering, and emerging areas such as fuel cell research, tissue engineering and nanotechnology.
The university provides these graduate programmes:
MEng: The Master of Engineering (MEng) program has course content pertaining to biochemical and biomedical engineering, nanotechnology, process systems, polymer science and more. This program is non-supervised and self-funded.
MASc: The Master of Applied Science (MASc) program focuses on original engineering research with a faculty member.
The department also provides a collaborative Nanotechnology and Water programme.
Research groups and centres include:
Centre For Bioengineering And Biotechnology
Chemical Process Optimization, Multiscale Modelling And Process Systems Research Group
Computational Multiphysics Research Group
Institute for Polymer Research
Water Institute
Waterloo Centre for Automotive Research
Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology
Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy (Wise)
The department is one of the largest combined departments of Civil, Environmental, Geological and Architectural engineering in Canada.
They have indulged in nurturing a collaborative research environment and conducting multidisciplinary research with students, staff and faculty from the School of Architecture and Planning, and the Departments of Earth & Environmental Sciences and Biology.
The master’s programmes offered by the department are:
It is a course-based degree option, which may be completed on a part-time or full-time basis. Those students who are registered full-time normally complete the degree in three to four terms. This is a self-funded degree option. Students within the MEng program may also apply to the Master of Engineering - Nuclear Engineering program, which was created in partnership between the University of Waterloo, McMaster University, and the University of Western Ontario.
It is a research-focused degree option, which may be completed on a part-time or full-time basis. A student who is registered full-time in the MASc will normally complete the degree in two years; the first year is focused primarily on coursework, while the second year is largely research-based.
Graduate students in the department earn a degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering while choosing to focus within one of four major areas of study:
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Structures, Mechanics and Construction Engineering
Transportation Engineering
Laboratories:
1. ENVIRONMENTAL & WATER RESOURCES (EWR) LABS:
Undergraduate Water Chemistry Laboratory
Undergraduate Water Chemistry Laboratory
Drinking Water Pilot Plant Laboratory
WasteWater Pilot Plant Laboratory
WasteWater Laboratory
Sediment Laboratory
Field Prep Laboratory
Microbiology Laboratory
Microbiology Laboratory
Microbiology Laboratory
Chemistry Laboratory
Sample Storage
Laboratory Support and Centrifuge
Chemical Storage
Wet Chemistry Laboratory
Analytical Laboratories
Contaminant Remediation Laboratory
Flex Lab
Teaching Laboratory
Main Hydraulics Laboratory
2. STRUCTURES, MECHANICS & CONSTRUCTION (SMC) LABS:
BEG HUT Natural Test Facility
Test Track Laboratory
CATT Laboratory and Centrifuge
Dynamics Laboratory;
Computed tomography Laboratory
Teaching Laboratory and Machining Workshop
Main Structures Laboratory and Woodshop
Concrete Laboratory
Concrete Mixing Plant
Concrete Curing Room
Concrete Casting Areas and Environmental Exposure Facilities
Fatigue Lab and Technical Workshop
Secondary Structures Laboratory
Nondestructive Testing Laboratory
Workshop, Structures Support Facility
CPATT Laboratory
Construction robotics
3D scanning Laboratory
3. GEOTECHNICAL (GEO) LABS: Geotechnical Teaching Laboratory; Geotechnical Research Laboratory
It is Waterloo’s largest academic department and offers undergraduate and graduate programmes in electrical engineering and computer engineering. The department provides academic expertise and support to Waterloo’s multidisciplinary mechatronics, nanotechnology, and software engineering programs. The department has over 2,500 students, 95 full-time faculty members and 50 support staff.
Research activities cover a wide range of fields, from high-voltage engineering and sustainable energy to breakthroughs in wireless technology that will enhance communications across our global society.
The faculty members and students are creating low-cost digital x-ray imagers to fight tuberculosis in developing countries and building real-time embedded systems which will result n major advancements in the design and reliability of consumer and industrial products.
The department offers an Honours Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) in two core undergraduate programmes:
and four interdisciplinary undergraduate programmes:
The graduate programmes include:
Master of Applied Science (MASc) programme focuses on original engineering research. The department has the Giga-to-Nanoelectronics Centre, High Voltage Engineering Lab, and an anechoic chamber. Students can choose from 14 different specialisations.
Master of Engineering (MEng) programme focuses on theoretical information and analysis and design skills for industrial systems. Students can specialise in: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning; Biomedical Engineering; Computer Networking and Security; Nanoelectronic Circuits and Systems; Nanoelectronic Devices and Materials; Software; Sustainable Energy
Areas of research include:
Antennas, Microwaves
Wave Optics
Biomedical Engineering
Circuits And Systems (Including Computer-Aided Design)
Communications And Information Systems
Computer Hardware
Computer Software
Nanotechnology
Pattern Analysis And Machine Intelligence (Pami)
Power And Energy Systems
Quantum Information
Silicon Devices And Integrated Circuits
Systems And Controls
Very Large Scale Integration (Vlsi)
Wireless Communication
The department offers programmes that are designed to produce skilled problem-solvers, leaders and innovators capable of creating mechanical systems and electro-mechanical designs that impact industries and make the world a better place to in.
Undergraduate courses:
Mechanical Engineering programme
Mechatronics Engineering programme
The department offers programmes leading to the degrees of Master of Applied Science (MASc), Master of Engineering (MEng), Green Energy Graduate Diploma (GDip), or a Graduate Diploma in Design (GDip).
A full-time student is expected to take three to six terms (one to two years) to complete the degree, however, the maximum time limit for the completion of Master's degree requirements totally on a part-time basis is fifteen terms. The MEng Program can be taken full-time, but students who do not want to give up on their full-time employment can register on a part-time basis. The candidate is expected to fund his/her own education.
For the MASc degree, the requirements are a thesis plus the satisfactory completion of four courses and a seminar.
Research is carried out in the following fields:
Established over 40 years ago, the Department of Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo was the first-of-its-kind in Canada.
Areas of research:
Methodological fields
Application fields
The department administers two Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) degree programs - systems design engineering and biomedical engineering.
The department grants the following graduate degrees
All MEng Graduate Specializations in Systems Design Engineering consist of a set of 4 graduate (0.50 weight) level courses, and this set is comprised of a mix of specified and elective courses.
Graduate specializations
Students must complete 4 Engineering graduate courses (0.50 unit weight per course) counting towards degree credit.
Graduate research fields
The Cheriton School of Computer Science is named after David R. Cheriton, who earned his PhD in Computer Science in 1978 and made a transformational gift to the school in 2005. It has become the largest hub for Computer Science researchers in Canada. It is one of the leading computer science units in the world. It has more than 90 faculty members, 400 graduate students and 3,600 undergraduates.
The School holds $6 million annually in research grants.
Research is undertaken in the following areas: Algorithms and complexity; Artificial intelligence; Bioinformatics; Computer algebra and symbolic computation; Computer graphics; Cryptography, security, and privacy (CrySP); Data systems; Formal methods; Health informatics; Human computer interaction; Machine learning; Programming languages; Quantum computing; Scientific computation; Software engineering; Systems and networking
Many of the faculty have been recognized for their outstanding contributions to research, some of them are—
The School of Computer Science offers graduate programs leading to a Master of Mathematics (MMath).
Coursework option in Computer Science (Duration: 12-16 months)
Thesis option (1-2 years)
Master of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (MDSAI): Four terms (16 months) for full-time students, normally comprising of three study terms and one work term. Students may apply for an eight-month work term that would lengthen their program to five terms (20 months).
Master of Mathematics (MMath) in Data Science: 4 to 6 terms
Undergrad courses offered:
The Department of Biology offers undergraduate degrees in Bioinformatics, Biomedical Sciences (formerly Pre-Optometry/Pre-Health), Honours Biochemistry, Honours Biochemistry/Biotechnology (Regular and Co-op), Honours Environmental Sciences (Ecology Specialization) and Honours Biology (Regular and Co-op).
Research Areas - Bioinformatics, Systematics And Evolution; Ecology And Environmental Biology; Microbiology; Molecular Genetics; Physiology, Cell And Developmental Biology; Active Research Groups And Labs
Laboratories - Canadian Phycological Culture Centre (CPCC); Molecular Biology core facility; FACS facility; Plant growth facility; Electron and confocal microscopy; Aquatic ecology; Molecular Microbiology and Bioinformatics facility; Wet-lab facility
The Department of Biology offers thesis-based graduate training at the M.Sc. (Master of Science) level. At least two of the required courses must come from within the Biology Department listings.
All programmes require that graduate students take the Graduate Academic Integrity Module. This is an online course that must be completed within the first 8 weeks of your first term
The department has more than 150 graduate students and 39 faculty members thus making its graduate studies one of the largest in Canada. Research in chemistry covers a broad range of topics related to the development of new materials and nanotechnology.
The M.Sc. programmes in Chemistry and Biochemistry offer exposure to world-class research in many subjects including the core areas of analytical, biochemistry, inorganic, materials, nanotechnology, organic, physical, polymer and theoretical chemistry. In the M.Sc. Programme with Thesis Option, students must successfully complete at least three graduate level courses plus the M.Sc. seminar course and submit and defend an acceptable thesis.
For the M.Sc. course-work-based option, students must successfully complete six graduate courses plus the M.Sc. seminar course and the M.Sc. Research Paper. The research paper is experimental and should be completed during one term of full-time research. Three of the six graduate courses may be taken through other departments within the university. The minimum period of the course-work-based M.Sc. is six terms.
For the Co-operative thesis option, the academic requirements are the same as that for the regular-thesis Option, but at least two of the required four courses must be completed during the first two terms in the program.
Following the second term, the student will spend two terms (eight months) working in an industrial or government laboratory, upon the completion of which they must present an acceptable work report.
Some of the facilities in the department are:
1.Waterloo Advanced Technology Labs (WATLabs)
2.Waterloo Chemical Analysis Facilities
University of Waterloo Mass Spectrometry Facility
University of Waterloo Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility
University of Waterloo Single Crystal X-Ray Diffraction
3.University of Waterloo Centres and Institutes affiliated with the Department of Chemistry
Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology (CBB)
Institute for Polymer Research (IPR)
Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC)
Water Institute
Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN)
The department offers several Honours Specializations at the undergraduate level. All programs can be taken as either a regular four-year program or as part of the highly-ranked co-op program.
The department offers the following graduate programs:
They have over 100 graduate students supervised and co-supervised by the Earth Sciences faculty. The department provides a minimum amount of financial support each year to all the graduate students in the MSc who finish the programme within the stipulated time frame.
Highlights of 2018-19 for the department include the first image of a supermassive black hole, captured by Professor Avery Broderick and his team, and Professor Donna Strickland awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics.
The undergraduate programmes include:
The department offers thesis-based graduate courses and provides the M.Sc. (Master of Science) degree.
Students are eligible to enroll in:
MSc in Physics
MSc in Nanotechnology
MSc in Quantum Information
Research is undertaken in the department in the fields of:
Students must complete 4 one-term courses (0.50 unit weight) acceptable for graduate credit.