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WIN is excited to announce that it is hosting a Pitches and Demos event, a unique opportunity for students and industry professionals to connect and collaborate on cutting-edge nanotechnology research and innovation.

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).

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).

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.

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."

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."

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."

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."

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."

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."