Centres & Institutes

Faculty of Science researchers push the boundaries of scientific knowledge and excellence by studying such diverse areas as nanotechnology, quantum computing, and cancer growth. There are a number of research groups within the faculty.

Biology

• Faculty members research areas
• African lakes research group
• Aquatic ecology group
• Duncker lab
• Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Molecular physiology and evolution
• Spafford neurobiology research laboratory
• Waterloo enviromental-change research

Chemistry

• Faculty members research areas
• Centre for atmospheric sciences
• Guelph-Waterloo centre for graduate work in Chemistry and Biochemistry
• Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Waterloo Advanced Technology Labs (Wat Labs)

Earth sciences

• Canadian network for isotopes in precipitation
• Environmental isotope laboratory
• Groundwater geochemistry and remediation
• Organic geochemistry and environmental microbiology laboratory
• Raman microspectroscopy facility
• University consortium for field focused groundwater contamination research

Physics

• Astrophysics and gravitation group
• Audio research group
• Guelph-Waterloo Physics Institute (GWPI)
• Institute for quantum computing
• Polymer physics group
• Theoretical condensed matter physics group
• Ultrafast laser group

Vision science

• Biomaterials and ocular surface science group
• Centre for contact lens research
• Centre for sight enhancement
• Museum of vision science