The primary goal of the Centre for Advanced Materials Joining (CAMJ) at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada is to develop new and innovative technologies for materials joining.
CAMJ has cutting-edge laboratory facilities and research areas to collaborate with leading companies in the industry for research and development. CAMJ trains students on the undergraduate, Masters, PhD, and Post Doctoral levels and collaborates with students from foreign institutes of excellence to extend their research.

The projects taken up in CAMJ are from the following areas:
- Microwelding - laser and resistance microwelding for medical applications
- Microjoining - soldering and wire bonding for electronics
- Nanojoining - practical interconnection and construction technologies of nano-mechatronics and molecular devices
- Laser, arc, resistance and friction stir welding - automotive applications
News
CAMJ End-of-year Potluck 2022!
On Dec. 19th 2022, we held the end-of-year potluck, a good chance for CAMJ members to sit down together and talk about the past year's journeys!
CAMJ mourns the loss of William Harold Scott Lawson
It is with deep sadness to share the news of the peaceful passing of William Harold Scott Lawson at his home at the age of 75 on Sunday, October 2, 2022. Scott had mentored many of the CAMJ students from 2003 to 2019.
CAMJ Ph.D. candidate (M. Shehryar Khan) selected to co-develop and co-teach a one-of-a-kind pilot, interdisciplinary undergraduate course!
CAMJ is thrilled to share that M. Shehryar Khan has been selected to co-develop and co-teach a one-of-a-kind pilot, interdisciplinary undergraduate course called The Wicked Problem of Climate Change at the University of Waterloo:
