Friday, September 21, 2012 — 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM EDT
Save September 21, 2012 to attend
Please save the morning of September 21, 2012 and plan to celebrate with us as we open the doors to the University of Waterloo's newest building, the Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre.
Friday, June 15, 2012 (all day) to Monday, June 18, 2012 (all day)
On June 15-18, 2012, the 14th International Scanning Probe Microscopy (ISPM) Meeting will be held in Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto. This is organized by Professor Zoya Leonenko, who is a Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) member at the University of Waterloo. Please visit ISPM 2012 website for more information.
Thursday, December 13, 2012 — 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST
On Thursday, December 13th 2012, Professor David Mitlin from the University of Alberta will deliver a lecture titled "New Positive and Negative Nanomaterials and Architectures for Supercapacitor Electrodes”. This lecture is free and open to the public!
Thursday, November 29, 2012 — 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM EST
On Thursday, November 29th 2012, Professor Giovanni Fanchini from the University of Western Ontario will deliver a lecture titled “How to make puzzles with graphene platelets: transparent and conducting graphene thin films and graphene-RNA nanocomposites”.
Friday, November 23, 2012 — 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM EST
On Friday November 23rd, 2012, Professor Mervyn Miles, Director of Nanoscience and Quantum Information Centre at the University of Bristol, will deliver a lecture titled “Touching and Feeling the Nano World”. Everyone is welcome to attend and reception to follow!
Professor Mervyn Mile's Distinguished Lecture Series Notice (PDF)
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 — 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST
On Tuesday, November 6th, 2012, Professor Alireza Nojeh of the University of British Columbia will deliver a lecture titled Carbon Nanotubes, Photons and Electrons:`Still Full of Surprises After Two Decades of Research”.
This lecture is free and open to the public!
Thursday, November 1, 2012 — 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
On Thursday, November 1st, 2012, Professor Steven Holdcroft from Simon Fraser University will deliver a lecture entitled "Sleeping Policemen on the Hydrogen Highway: Addressing Challenges in PEM Fuel Cell Technology through Basic Research". This lecture is free and open to the public!
Thursday, October 25, 2012 — 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
On Thursday October 25th, 2012, Dr. Martin Moskovits, Department of Chemistry at the University of California, Santa Barbara, will deliver a lecture titled “Putting Plasmons to Work: Electronic and Solar Conversion Opportunities”. Everyone is welcome to attend!
Dr. Martin Moskovits Distinguished Lecture Series Notice (PDF)
Thursday, October 11, 2012 — 4:00 PM EDT
The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) is hosting the 3rd Annual Nano Ontario Conference 2012 at the Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre. The Organizing Committee warmly invites you to be a part of Nano Ontario 2012. Come join us to show the strengths and diversity of Ontario’s nano community!
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 — 4:00 PM EDT
Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) and Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) are collaborating to jointly host a IQC-WIN Special Seminar which lie at the interface between nanotechnology and quantum computing.
On Wednesday, September 5th, 2012, Professor Zhenyu Zhang from University of Science and Technology of China, will deliver a lecture titled “Squeezing Electrons in Conventional Metal Films and Topological Insulator Heterostructures”.
Click on the poster to view in a PDF version.
Thursday, August 30, 2012 — 3:00 PM EDT
On Thursday, August 30th, 2012, Professor Mohamed Rezeq of Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research, UAE, will deliver a lecture titled “Fabrication of nano-tips with a single atom apex and their applications in nanotechnology”.
This lecture is free and open to the public!
Professor Mohamed Rezeq seminar notice (PDF).
Friday, July 13, 2012 — 11:00 AM EDT
On Friday, July 13th, 2012, Professor Arokia Nathan from Cambridge University, UK., will deliver a lecture entitled "Transparent Oxide Semiconductors: Will They Ever See the Light?". This lecture is free and open to the public!
Thursday, July 12, 2012 — 11:00 AM EDT
On Thursday, July 12th, 2012, Professor Paul A. Charpentier from University of Western Ontario will deliver a lecture entitled "Supercritical Fluids - A Tool for Sustainable Nanotechnology". This lecture is free and open to the public!
Friday, July 6, 2012 — 4:00 PM EDT
On Friday, July 6th, 2012, Professor Mark Matsen will deliver a lecture entitled "Ultra-low Friction between Surfaces Coated with Polyelectrolyte Brushes". This lecture is free and open to the public!
Click to read Dr. Mark Matsen seminar notice in PDF
Thursday, July 5, 2012 — 3:30 PM EDT
On Thursday, July 5th, 2012, Professor Mark Matsen will deliver a lecture entitled "Block Copolymer Melts: A Model System for Studying Complex Liquids". This lecture is free and open to the public!
Click to read Dr. Mark Matsen seminar notice in PDF.
Thursday, June 28, 2012 — 11:00 AM EDT
On Thursday, June 28th 2012, Professor T. Lazar Mathew will deliver a lecture titled “MEMS for Medical Applications – Current Scenario in India”. This lecture is free and open to the public!
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 — 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
On Tuesday, May 15th 2012, Professor Guillaume Wantz from Bordeaux Institute of Technology, France, will deliver a lecture titled “Organic Photovoltaic Research at Bordeaux University: A Focus on Advanced Materials for Efficient and Stable Solar Cells”. This lecture is free and open to the public!
See the Professor Guillaume Wantz seminar notice in PDF format (PDF).
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 — 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
On Tuesday, April 17th 2012, Professor Mark W. Matsen from the University of Reading, will deliver a lecture titled “Ultra-low friction between surfaces coated with polyelectrolyte brushes”. This lecture is free and open to the public!
See the Professor Mark W. Matsen seminar notice (PDF).
Thursday, April 12, 2012 — 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
On Thursday, April 12th 2012, Professor Vaidhyanathan Ramamurthy from the University of Miami, will deliver a lecture titled “Chemistry in a Nanocapsule: Controlling excited state processes through confinement and weak interactions”. This lecture is free and open to the public!
See the Professor Vaidhyanathan Ramamurthy seminar notice (PDF).
Friday, March 23, 2012 — 10:00 AM to 6:30 PM EDT
The fourth year design symposium for the Nanotechnology Engineering program is being held on Friday, March 23, 2012 in the Davis Centre at the University of Waterloo. Everyone is welcome to attend!
The symposium showcases the students’ design projects in the cutting edge field of nanotechnology. Presentations will include posters, live demonstrations of the projects and presentations from the students throughout the day. Visitors are welcome to meet with the students and see their project accomplishments and celebrate the near completion of their degree program.
Thursday, March 8, 2012 — 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM EST
On Thursday March 8th, Prof. Georges Hadziioannou, will deliver a lecture titled “Scientific and Engineering Challenges and Opportunities in Printable and Flexible Organic Electronics” everyone is welcome to attend.
See the Prof. Georges Hadziioannou Distinguished Lecturer notice (PDF).
Thursday, February 2, 2012 — 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EST
On Thursday, February 2nd 2012, Professor Uttandaraman Sundararaj from the University of Calgary, will deliver a lecture titled “Electrically Conductive Polymer-Metal Nanowire Nanocomposites for Electromagnetic Shielding Applications”. This lecture is free and open to the public!
See the Prof. Uttandaraman Sundararaj seminar notice (PDF).
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 — 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM EST
On Wednesday, January 4th 2012, Professor Dominique Rebière from Université Bordeaux, will deliver a lecture titled “Acoustic Devices as Chemical and Biochemical Sensors: Principles and Applications”. This lecture is free and open to the public!
See the Prof. Dominique Rebiere seminar notice (PDF).