On January 18th, the NSERC CREATE graduate training program, 2D-Mature kicked off. The program focuses on providing a value-added experience for trainees working in the area of scalable 2D materials.
January 27th is International Holocaust Day. Seventy-seven years ago, today the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi concentration camp was liberated. More than a million people’s lives were taken at that camp alone.
In January 2023, Professor Christian Euler joined the Department of Chemical Engineering. Euler brings experience as a founder of a successful biotechnology company, in addition to his research strengths in developing microbial platforms for chemical production.
Professor Zhongwei Chen and his research team continue to advance toward closing the carbon cycle.
Congratulations to Kayli Dale and Jacqueline Hutchings (BASc '20) for making Forbes Magazine's 30 Under 30 list for 2023.
James Lowman and his start-up Cauchy Analytics are benefiting from the entrepreneurial ecosystem at the University of Waterloo.
Providing food for astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) is a mammoth task.
University of Waterloo's iGem team won the gold medal at the 2022 Jamboree which took place in Paris, France in October.
Researchers are using a natural material derived from seaweed to promote vascular cell growth, prevent blood clots and improve the performance of synthetic vascular grafts used in heart bypass surgery.
Professor Eric Croiset is one of the Principal Investigators for a new initiative that will examine technologies designed to reduce CO2 release into the environment. The purpose of the project is to assist informed policymaking to achieve net-zero emissions.