Hosted by University President Feridun Hamdul-
lahpur and Dean of Engineering at the time,
Adel Sedra, the grand opening of E6 took place
in October 2011. On hand to mark the opening
were faculty, staff, students and others including
donors, owners and employees of Diamond and
Schmitt Architects, the architects of the building,
and federal and provincial government officials.
“Our spectacular new Engineering 6 building
enables us to continue our innovative chemical
engineering research, and provides our students
with leading-edge facilities for an exceptional
educational experience,” said Sedra. “We’re
now well positioned to becoming one of the top
chemical engineering departments in the world.”
The new facilities in Engineering 6 support the
development of advanced technologies as well
as the training of high-quality personnel to
transfer new discoveries into Canadian industry.
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From the Waterloo Daily Bulletin
More information about the 115,000-square-foot
building can be found on pages 6-12.
While greeting an excited audience on the first
floor atrium of E6, Dean Pearl Sullian thanked
the WB Family Foundation for its generous
contribution to Waterloo Engineering after
unveiling the sign renaming the space to “The
Woodbridge Group Atrium.”
Sedra acknowledged the financial support of the
provincial and federal government, as well as
the Woodbridge Group and Woodbridge Foun-
dation, for which the atrium in Engineering 6 has
been named in recognition of their support. He
also thanked alumnus Norm Lockington for
leading his 1973 chemical engineering class in
raising funds to name the second floor under-
graduate seminar room in honour of Professor
Jim Ford. Ford served as a chemical engineer-
ing faculty member for many years, acting as
the department’s associate chair of undergradu-
ate studies for a significant portion of that time.
