George Gross, Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Please join us for the Water Institute’s Research Symposium 2015. This year’s symposium will be held April 30, 2015 at the University of Waterloo, and will showcase the breadth of Waterloo’s water research and provide an opportunity for organizations and individuals to interact with researchers and students.
The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) presents a seminar by Dr. Carlos Cesar Bof Bufon, Head of the Laboratory of Functional Devices and Systems at the Brazilian Nanotechnology National Laboratory (LNNano), Brazil, on "Hybrid Organic/Inorganic Devices Based on Nanomembranes".
Jan Huissoon, chair of mechanical and mechatronics engineering, and Adrian Gerlich, NSERC/TransCanada Industrial Research Chair in Welding for Energy Infrastructure invite you to attend the 2015 TransCanada Day at the University of Waterloo to discover the latest advances in technology for fabrication and testing of pipeline welds.
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Welding Lab Tours
3:00 - 4:30 p.m. | Industry Lectures
Complimentary parking Lot B
Torben Ostergaard is a partner of 3XN, one of the leading architectural firms in Denmark. Operating at the forefront of architectural practice in northern Europe, 3XN is known for the creation of innovative buildings operating at the nexus between design, program, technology and context. The work at 3XN is highly collaborative and is dedicated to producing works that expand culture and shape the behaviour of its inhabitants in ways that encourage them to become more active and engaged with each other, as well as with architecture, the city and the surrounding environment.
Marc Fornes
theverymany
New York
“Persuasive Health Technology to Improve Health and Wellbeing”
Lisette van Gemert-Pijnen, PhD, Professor of Experimental Cardiology at Erasmus University, The Netherlands; Founder of the Center for eHealth Research and Disease Management.
Olga Kulyk, PhD, Professor at the Persuasive Health Technology Lab, Center for eHealth, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
RSVP Required
Gregg Pasquarelli
SHoP
New York
Gregg Pasquarelli is the founding partner of SHoP, a New York based architectural firm with projects completed or underway on all four continents.
SHoP has set the standard for creative exploration in the field of architecture and modeled a new way forward with its unconventional approach to design.
At the heart of the firm's method is a willingness to question accepted patterns of practice, coupled with the courage to expand, where necessary,
Paolo Desideri is one of Italy’s most outstanding contemporary architects. He is one of the founding Principals in the firm ABDR Architteti in Rome and has been responsible for the design of projects of all scales and types ranging from private residences to major cultural institutions and, most importantly, projects for transportation.