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Eihab Abdel-Rahman
Systems Design Engineering, Professor, Associate Chair

Chris Backhouse
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Professor

Emmanuel Ho
School of Pharmacy, Associate Professor

[Waterloo News] February 6, 2019 "Researchers find new treatment for Chlamydia"
[Waterloo News] April 16, 2018 "Developing new way to fight transmission of HIV"
Vassili Karanassios
Chemistry

Research Interests:
- Micro and nano-analytical chemistry
- Micro and nano samples
- Micro-miniaturization (lab-on-a-chip)
[YouTube] June 7, 2013 "Energy scavenging to power remote sensors"
Karim Sallaudin Karim
Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research Interests:
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Low-dose, low-cost x-ray imaging system (e.g. tuberculosis screening)
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Circuit technology, Photon counting circuits for biomedical imaging
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Large area digital medical imaging
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Silicon Thin-film Applied Research
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Device physics
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Amorphous semiconductors and semiconductor devices
[Engineering News] November 12, 2018 "New X-ray technology to be tested on cancer patients"
[YouTube Lecture] September 30, 2014 "Bending the cost curve: Building a $1000 diagnostic X-ray imager for scalable and sustainable healthcare"
[Office of Research] "Paving the way for a digital X-ray and health-care revolution"
Kam Tong Leung
Chemistry

Research Interests:
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Green energy: solar cells and hydrogen generation
- Biosensing and environmental remediation using hybrid nanomaterials
- Quantum electronics
- Surface chemical physics
- Ultra-large scale computational chemistry
Peter Levine
Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research Interests:
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Integrated microsystems for clinical and environmental monitoring
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Combining complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) integrated circuits with novel materials, structures, or devices to enable non-traditional life science and bio-diagnostic applications
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CMOS-integrated biochemical assays
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Semiconductor integrated circuits and sensors, design and test of 3D integrated circuits
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Micro/nano fabrication, lab-on-a-chip devices
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Electrochemical biosensors
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Electrophysiology
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DNA sequencing
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Image sensors
Yuning Li
Chemical Engineering

Research Interests:
Development of organic materials and nanomaterials for printed and organic optical and electronic devices
- Environmentally stable polymer semiconductors for biological and chemical sensors in applications in smart food packaging, health care devices, wearable electronics, etc.
- Polymers derived from biologically active compounds for biological and biochemical sensors
- Electrically highly conductive polymers for thermoelectrics, batteries, and solar cells
- Low-temperature processable metal nanoparticle conductive inks
- P-type and n-type high charge carrier mobility small molecules and p-conjugated polymers for organic field effect transistors, which have applications in RFIDs and displays
- Novel synthetic chemistry for conjugated polymers
- Single-walled carbon nanotubes and graphene
Design, fabrication, and characterization of organic electronics
- Chemical/biosensors
- Organic thin film transistors (OTFTs) or organic filed effect transistors (OTFTs)
- Small molecule and polymer bulk-heterojunction photovoltaics (OPV) (solar cells)
- Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC)
- Perovskite solar cells
- Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs)
- Photodiode and phototransistor based organic/polymer photodetectors
Office of Research - Technology Transfer & Commercialization:
Nima Maftoon
Systems Design Engineering

Research Interests:
- Medical device and diagnostic development for hearing and hearing loss
- Audiology and Otolaryngology
- Acoustic, Vibration, physiological and cadaveric measurements, animal models
- Aging, Biomechanics
Veronika Magdanz
Systems Design Engineering

Research Interests:
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microrobots
- sperm cells
- magnetic actuation
- remote control
- wireless
- soft robots
- medical robots
- bioprinting
- 3D printing
We develop microrobots for medical applications. The goal is to develop more targeted, active, but less invasive strategies for drug or cell delivery with the help of wireless, autonomously moving microrobots. One strategy is to combine biological elements with artificial components in a biohybrid approach. The biological component (cells, molecules) can serve as power source, loading unit or structural unit.
One example is the "spermbot" - a sperm cell remotely controlled with magnetic fields: https://phys.org/news/2014-01-sperm-bots-desired-video.html
Another example is IRONSperm: a magnetically functionalized nonmotile sperm driven by magnetic fields:https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aba5855
Inspired by the motion of sperm, we also develop small scale flexible magnetic robots for noninvasive surgery (coming soon). I am also interested in reproductive biology and research that elucidates reasons for infertility. We look into the mechanisms of sperm migration and some interesting phenomena, such as sperm bundling (publication online soon)
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Vivek Maheshwari
Chemistry

Research Interests:
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High Resolution flexible pressure and tactile sensors
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Microbial fuel cells
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Nano electrodes for electrochemical detection
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Flexible Electrodes for bio-interfacing, electrical mapping self-powered devices
- Cell-inorganic composites
- Multi-functional materials and devices
- Wearable sensors
- Composite membranes
Elizabeth Meiering
Chemistry

Research Interests:
- Proteins: folding, misfolding and aggregation, structure, dynamics, and function
- Protein engineering and design
- Protein thermodynamics and kinetics
- Biophysical chemistry and biochemistry
- Bionanotechnology and biomaterials
- Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Smart Materials
- Biomaterials, Polymers and Bioplastics
- Theranostic Materials
- Smart and Functional Materials
- Molecular Therapeutics and Theranostics
- Nanomaterials
- Bionanotechnology and Biosensors
- Soft Matter
- Drug Discovery, Design and Delivery
- Bioinformatics, Systematics and Evolution
[Waterloo News] November 24, 2015 "New insights into protein structure could change the future of biomedicine"
[Chemistry News] August 20, 2014 "Chemist Elizabeth Meiering takes on the ALS ice bucket challenge"
Kevin Musselman
Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering

Research Interests:
- Nanomaterials
- Spatial atomic layer deposition
- Photovoltaic solar cells
- Nanoelectronics and sensors
- Electrochemistry
- Connectivity and Internet of Things
- Nanotechnology
- IoT
- Devices
Mahla Poudineh
Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research interests:
- Real-time bio-sensing approaches for detection of small molecules
- Microfluidic-based integrated devices for therapeutics and diagnostics purposes
- Implantable micro-devices for cancer treatment
- Circulating tumor cell phenotypic characterization
- Stem cell profiling and characterization
- Translating biomedical devices for clinical use
- Silicon micro-machining for developing bio-MEMS and bio-NEMS devices
Carolyn Ren
Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering

Research Interests:
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Protein and DNA separation analysis towards disease diagnosis and drug discovery
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Biosensing and Devices (bacterial, proteins, fluorescence)
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Living cell analysis and water toxicity testing
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Lab-on-a-Chip technology (point-of-care biomedical diagnosis , chemical detection, protein separation and identification, environmental testing)
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Micro-scale fluid mechanics, droplet microfluidics and nanofluidics
- High Throughput Screening For Drug Screening
- Manufacturing Nanomaterials and Carbon Management
Canada Research Chair in Lab-on-a-Chip Technology [Canada Research Chair Profile]
[Waterloo Stories] June 14, 2012 "Creating the tiny future of science"
Hamed Shahsavan
Chemical Engineering

Research interests:
- Smart Polymers
- Liquid Crystal Elastomers
- Soft Robotic Materials
- Micro Additive Manufacturing
- 4D Printing
- Surface and Interfacial Engineeirng
Madjid Soltani
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Adjunct Assistant Professor

Ehsan Toyserkani
Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering

Research Interests:
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Tissue engineering and biodegradable implants for regenerative medicine (3D printing)
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Bio-additive and microscale-additive manufacturing (opto-mechanical sensors, smart structures, developed through additive manufacturing)
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Novel multi-scale additive manufacturing technologies for biomedical, oil/gas and manufacturing sectors
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Laser-based fabrication techniques with particular focus on direct write processes in micro- and macro-scale
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Modeling, sensing and real-time control of laser-based manufacturing techniques
University Research Chair
Canada Research Chair in Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing [Canada Research Chair Profile]
[Office of Research News] May 8,2018 "Waterloo researchers named Canada Research Chairs"
[YouTube Lecture] May 6, 2014 "Additive manufacturing"
Office of Research - Technology Transfer & Commercialization:
Yimin Wu
Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering

Research interests:
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Materials Interfaces
- Energy Materials
- Solar Fuels
- CO2 reduction
- Ammonia synthesis
- Batteries
- Plastic recycling and upcycling
- In situ Multimodal Characterizations
- Artificial Intelligence
- Connectivity and Internet of Things
- Electronic and Photonic Materials
- Responsive Materials
- Neuromorphic Computing
- Flexible Electronics and Soft Robotics
- Sensing
- Healthcare
- Nanotechnology
Mustafa Yavuz
Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Professor, Director, Graduate Nanotechnology Program

John Yeow
Systems Design Engineering

Research Interests:
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MEMS/NEMS
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Nanodevices and carbon nanotube-based sensors for biomedical applications (early disease detection)
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Microassembly and micromirror devices for genetic microarray reading and tissue imaging
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Lab-on-a-chip designs
Canada Research Chair in Micro and NanoDevices [Canada Research Chair Profile]
Evelyn Yim
Chemical Engineering

Research Interests:
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Stem cells, nanofabrication and advancement of biomaterials in healthcare technologies to repair, replace or regenerate damaged tissue and organ structures
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Fabrication and application of nano-structure for biomedical applications in neural, vascular, and cornea tissue engineering
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Biomaterial approach to study ex-vivo pluripotent stem cell expansion
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Modulation of cell behavior with nanotopography
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Topography-regulation of stem cells lineage commitment and differentiation
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Differentiation of adult and pluripotent stem cells with nanotopography
Norman Zhou
Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering

Research Interests:
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Microjoining (wire bonding, laser & resistance microwelding, etc.) for medical and electronics applications
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Nanojoining (laser joining, soldering, etc.) for sensing and biomedical applications
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Brazing/soldering (diffusion brazing, ceramic/metal bonding, etc.) for aerospace, automotive and electronics applications
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Welding (laser, resistance welding, etc.) for automotive applications
Canada Research Chair in Advanced Materials Joining and Processing[Canada Research Chair Profile]
[Office of Research News] May 8, 2018 Waterloo researchers named Canada Research Chairs