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Thursday, September 15, 2016 2:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

NUS Exchange Information Session

Student Exchange Information Session with 2 NUS visitors:

Please join Professors Victor P.W. Shim, and Lu Wen Feng, for an informative presentation, if you are considering or have applied to, an International Engineering Exchange experience at the National University of Singapore.

A great opportunity to get answers to all of your questions!

Refreshments will be served.

Need more information?

Contact: Annette Dietrich x31896, adietrich@uwaterloo.ca

Thursday, September 15, 2016 2:30 pm - 2:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

WaterTalks series: Pieter van der Zaag

RBC visiting fellow, Pieter van der Zaag, presents “Water Storage: Nature-based Solutions for Resilient Communities."

A professor of integrated water resources management at the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education in Delft, The Netherlands and professor at Delft University of Technology, we welcome van der Zaag as part of our ongoing WaterTalks lecture series.

Chamath Palihapitiya and Brigette Lau
Friday, September 16, 2016 9:30 am - 10:30 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Chamath Palihapitiya & Dean Pearl Sullivan: A Fireside Chat

chamath palihapitiya and Brigetter LauChamath Palihapitiya (BASc ’99, Elect) and Brigette Lau (BASc ’99, Comp), founders of Social Capital, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, are returning to campus to talk to Engineering students about two amazing opportunities that could change students' lives. 

Friday, September 16, 2016 11:00 am - 11:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Seminar - “Life is Good: A Journey From Energy Storage To Protein Therapeutics”

SPEAKER: Yunfeng Lu, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of California Los Angeles

ABSTRACT:  Human civilization has been driven by harvest and utilization of solar energy.  Developing better technologies leading to more effective energy harvest and utilization is being emerged as one of the most essential research themes. 

Wednesday, September 21, 2016 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

CBB Workshop: UWaterloo Intellectual Property Part 2 Case Study

The Waterloo Commercialization Office (WatCo) offers commercialization services and expertise to package and convert research innovations into commercially viable products and services.

The workshop will start with a quick overview of the types of intellectual property protection covered in a previous presentation, and the majority of the workshop focused on a real-life case study. A Q&A and short networking session will follow.

Wednesday, September 21, 2016 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

CBB Workshop: UWaterloo Intellectual Property Part 2 Case Study

Presented by:
Eric Luvisotto, Technology Transfer Officer, University of Waterloo, Waterloo Commercialization Office 

The Waterloo Commercialization Office (WatCo) offers commercialization services and expertise to package and convert research innovations into commercially viable products and services.

Seattle skyline at dusk
Thursday, September 22, 2016 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm PDT (GMT -07:00)

Waterloo Engineering Alumni Reception at Microsoft

Seattle skyline at dusk

You're invited to indulge in a slice of Canada in Seattle! Held at Microsoft, the evening features reminiscing about Canada and Waterloo, Canadian-inspired food and Canadiana prizes! This event is open to all engineering alumni and current engineering students living/working in the Seattle area.

Friday, September 23, 2016 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Research Talks - New Vistas In Electrochemical Energy Storage

Canada Research Chair Linda Nazar examines the challenges, opportunities, and limits for electrochemical energy storage strategies and technologies that go beyond lithium-ion batteries, and could meet future, high-energy density storage needs.

Limited seating | Please RSVP

Feel free to bring your lunch, light refreshments will be provided.
Monday, September 26, 2016 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

WISE Public Lecture Series: How Can We Help Electricity Access Scale-Up Faster?

Presented by Affordable Energy for Humanity

During his lecture, Dr. Claudio Vergara will present the work being carried out at MIT to support the expansion of access to electricity in the developing world.

In collaboration with Comillas University in Spain, researchers from MIT’s Tata Center for Technology and Design are partnering with Organizations such as the Enel Foundation, Iberdrola, the World Bank, and the German and Belgian International Cooperation Agencies to create impactful
solutions to energy access Issues.