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University of Waterloo
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Waterloo, ON. N2L 3G1
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A Global Centre of Excellence for Nanotechnology and its Applications
The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) was featured on MRS TV. WIN Executive Director, Arthur Carty, gave an overview of the institute, followed by interviews with WIN researchers - Zbig Wasilewski, William Wong, Linda Nazar, Frank Gu - and WIN industry partner, EcoSynthetix Inc.
News
- Sep. 30, 2016Conclusion of this year's WIN-MISMap Grad Exchange
Interim WIN Director Dr. Kleinke (right) says good-bye and thanks to Wojciech Wegner, Ph.D. student from Warsaw (left).
- Sep. 20, 2016WIN member receives $3 million for battery research
Professor Zongwei Chen, Director of Collaborative Graduate Program in Nanotechnology and Canada Research Chair in Advanced Materials for Clean Energy, will be co-developing a new kind of lithium-ion battery that may be on the market in three to four years. It will be safer and cheaper than contemporary Li+ batteries and will allow an electric car to travel up to 500 km on a single charge.
Newtech Power Inc. has granted Dr. Chen $3 million in funding to further his work.
- Sep. 14, 2016Holger Kleinke named Interim Executive Director of WIN
“I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Holger Kleinke as Interim Executive Director, WIN, for a one-year term beginning September 8, 2016,” wrote Vice-President, University Research D. George Dixon in a memo circulated last week.
Events
- July 6, 2017WIN Seminar - Dr. Hirotomo Nishihara: "Design and development of functional porous materials"
The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) presents a seminar by Dr. Hirotomo Nishihara, from the Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Japan.
Design and development of functional porous materials
Abstract
Meet our people
Bo Cui
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research interests: nanostructure fabrication by nanoimprint lithography and its applications; Ge/Si semiconductor nanowires