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Tuesday, October 21, 2025 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

WIN Distinguished Lecture with Prof. Rohit Karnik

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) is pleased to present a Distinguished Lecture by Prof. Rohit Karnik, the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Monday, September 29, 2025 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

WIN Distinguished Lecture with Prof. Karim Zaghib

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) is pleased to present a Distinguished Lecture by Prof. Karim Zaghib, CEO of Volt-Age (CFREF), professor of the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Concordia University, and director of Collaborating Centres for Energy and Transition (C2ET).

Thursday, September 25, 2025 11:30 am - 12:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

WIN Seminar with Dr. Douglas Dykaar

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) is pleased to present Dr. Douglas Dykaar, the founder of DifTek Lasers, Inc., a visiting scientist in Electrical Engineering at the University of Waterloo, on September 25, 2025, 11:30 a.m. at QNC 1501.

Thursday, October 23, 2025 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

WIN Distinguished Lecture with Prof. Hideo Ohno

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) is pleased to present a Distinguished Lecture by Prof. Hideo Ohno, Special Honorary Professor and former President of Tohoku University , Sendai, Japan.

Please join us on Thursday, October 23 at 11:00 a.m. to hear Professor Ohno's lecture titled "Spintronics at the Nanoscale: Enabling Green Information Processing."

Thursday, July 10, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

WIN Distinguished Lecture with Prof. Shuk Han CHENG

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) is pleased to present a Distinguished Lecture by Prof. Shuk Han CHENG,Department of Biomedical Sciences and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong.

Please join us on Thursday, July 10 at  2:00 p.m. to hear Professor CHENG's lecture titled "Curiosity-Driven Research on Nanomaterials Led to Unexpected Societal Impact."

Thursday, July 24, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

WIN Distinguished Lecture with Prof. Orlando Rojas

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) is pleased to present a Distinguished Lecture by Prof. Orlando Rojas, Departments of Chemical & Biological Engineering | Chemistry | Wood Science, The University of British Columbia.

Please join us on Thursday, July 24 at  2:00 p.m. to hear Professor Rojas's lecture titled "The Role of Bio-Based Colloids in Gelation Technologies and Green Interfaces."

Thursday, May 22, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

WIN & CENIDE Seminar Series on 2D-MATURE with Michael Lorke

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) and the Center for Nanointegration Duisberg-Essen (CENIDE) are pleased to present Michael Lorke for a joint 2D-MATURE seminar titled "A novel density functional theory approach for 2D materials."

Thursday, May 1, 2025 9:10 am - 10:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

WIN Distinguished Lecture with Prof. Dr. Stefanie Dehnen

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) is pleased to present a Distinguished Lecture by Prof. Dr. Stefanie Dehnen, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Executive Director of the Institute of Nanotechnology. Please join us on Thursday, May 1 at 9:10 a.m. to hear Professor Dehnen's lecture titled "Multinary Cluster Compounds: From Molecular Aesthetics to Macroscopic Functionality."

Thursday, April 24, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

WIN & CENIDE Seminar Series on 2D-MATURE with Dr. Zakaria (Zak) Al Balushi

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) and the Center for Nanointegration Duisberg-Essen (CENIDE) are pleased to present Dr. Zakaria (Zak) Al Balushi for a joint 2D-MATURE seminar titled "Direct Integration of 2D Materials for Next Generation Electronic Devices."

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

WIN Distinguished Lecture with Prof. Dr. Vinod Subramaniam

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) is pleased to present a Distinguished Lecture by Prof. Dr. Vinod Subramaniam, President of the University of Twente. Please join us on Wednesday, April 9 at 11 a.m. to hear Professor Subramaniam' lecture titled "Technology as driver of progress in Healthcare."