presents a lunch-time talk by Diane Freeman, Councilor - City of Waterloo and Alumna:
"ENVISIONING THE RENAISSANCE ENGINEER"
Devon Rizzo, a second-year management engineering student, captured the women's title at the Canadian University/College Championship on June 1 at the Cordova Bay Golf Course in Victoria, B.C. Garrett Rank, a uWaterloo economics student, won the men's title.
Both Waterloo Warriors won in thrilling fashion with Rizzo taking the title on the third playoff hole while Rank birdied four of his last six holes to win the championship by three strokes.
Guest speaker - Xingcheng Xiao from General Motors Global R&D Center will speak on the topic of "Advanced Electrode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries"
Guest speaker - Laura Palomares of the Biotechnology Institute from the National Autonomous University of Mexico will discuss the topic of "Viral Structural Proteins: From Vaccines to Nanotechnology"
A general information session for engineering students about the possibilities of doing academic exchanges in their 3A, 3B, and/or 4A term.
Guest speaker Jean-Pol Dodelet from INRS-Energie will speak on the topic of "Replacing Pt at the Cathode of H2/O2 (Air) PEM Fuel Cells with Highly Active Fe-based Electrocatalysts"
On Friday, May 18th 2012, Professor Kien Wen Sun from National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, will deliver a lecture titled "Applications of Nanotechnology on Solar Energy Harvesting". This lecture is free and open to the public!
Guest speaker Can Li from the Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy will present a talk on "Homogeneous Catalysis in Heterogeneous Nanoreactors".
On Tuesday, May 15th 2012, Professor Guillaume Wantz from Bordeaux Institute of Technology, France, will deliver a lecture titled "Organic Photovoltaic Research at Bordeaux University: A Focus on Advanced Materials for Efficient and Stable Solar Cells". This lecture is free and open to the public!
ALL FACULTIES WELCOME! Come on out to our Open House and meet our teams. Joining a team is a great way to sharpen your skills, improve your resume and have fun! Refreshments provided