Laura Deakin

Laura Deakin is an Associate Professor - Teaching Stream for the Department of Chemistry and the Associate Dean of Science for Teaching and Learning. She is also the Director of Safety for the Faculty of Science.

Laura teaches a variety of undergraduate courses in nanotechnology and inorganic chemistry. She has received the University of Waterloo Outstanding Performance Award in 2014, and the University of Waterloo Chemistry Club Teaching Excellence Award in 2012.

• Nanotechnology
• Workplace chemical exposure
• Occupational exposure limits
• First responder training collaboration

• 2009, Master of Public Health Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Alberta, Canada
• 1997, PhD, Chemistry, McGill University, Canada
• 1991, BSc, Chemistry, McGill University, Canada

• 2020, Faculty of Science
• 2014, University of Waterloo
• 2012, University of Waterloo Chemistry Club
• 2009, Faculty of Public Health, University of Alberta
• 2008, University of Alberta
• 2007, University of Alberta
• 2005, University of Alberta

• Associate Program Director (Internal), Nanotechnology Engineering
• Director of Safety, Faculty of Science

• Member of Canadian Standards Association Occupational Health and Safety Technical Committee
• Canadian Standards Association, Member of ISO TC229 mirror committee for Working Group 3: Occupational Health and Safety of Nanotechnology
• Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) advisory panel and task-force on emerging technologies: Nanotechnology and Molecular Engineering for PEO
• American Conference on Governmental Industrial Hygiene (ACGIH) Chemical Substances Threshold Limit Values (TLV) Committee

• Joint Health and Safety Committee, University of Waterloo
• Laboratory Safety Committee, University of Waterloo
• Department of Chemistry Safety Committee, University of Waterloo

• CHEM 123 - General Chemistry 2
  • Taught in 2019
• CHEM 212 - Structure and Bonding
  • Taught in 2020
• CHEM 310 - Transition Element Compounds and Inorganic Materials
  • Taught in 2021
• NE 102 - Introduction to Nanomaterials Health Risk; Nanotechnology Engineering Practice
  • Taught in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
• NE 110 - Introduction to Nanomaterials Health Risks
  • Taught in 2023, 2024
• NE 121 - Chemical Principles
  • Taught in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
• NE 201 - Nanotoxicology; Nanotechnology Engineering Practice
  • Taught in 2019, 2020, 2021
• NE 202 - Nanomaterials and Environmental Impact; Nanotechnology Engineering Practice
  • Taught in 2019, 2020, 2023
• NE 225 - Structure and Properties of Nanomaterials
  • Taught in 2019, 2020, 2022

* Only courses taught in the past 5 years are displayed.