Events - 2023

Join us to celebrate WIN members' outstanding achievements! The research celebration will run from 3:00 - 4:00 PM on November 23rd in QNC 0101 and will be followed by a holiday reception from 4:00 - 5:30 PM in the QNC Basement Atrium.

Please RSVP by November 10, 2023:

The Department of Chemical Engineering (ChE) and the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) are partnering to organize a series of discourses on technology-based solutions to global challenges linked to UN Sustainable Development Goals.

A CANS for Canada: A Future Neutron Source for Canada

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) is pleased to present a seminar with Drew Marquardt, Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Department of Physics at the University of Windsor.

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) and the Center for Nanointegration Duisberg-Essen (CENIDE) are pleased to present Miguel Marques, Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Ruhr-University Bochum, for a joint virtual 2D-MATURE seminar titled "Searching for Novel Binary and Ternary 2D Materials."

Virtual viewing in QNC 1501. Refreshments will be provided! Registration required.

Material-Enabled Technologies for Soft and Fluidic Robots

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) is pleased to present a seminar with Daniel J. Preston, Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.

Bose-Einstein Condensation of Microcavity Exciton-Polaritons

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) is pleased to invite you to Coffee and Connection with our executive director Sushanta Mitra with a guest speaker Hassan Alnatah a PhD candidate at the University of Pittsburgh.

This seminar is titled "Bose-Einstein Condensation of Microcavity Exciton-Polaritons" and will be held on Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 3:30 PM in QNC 1501. Registration is not required!

Photocatalytic active matter for collection and degradation of microplastics

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) is pleased to present a seminar with Juliane Simmchen, Associate Professor (Reader) from the University of Strathclyde and TU Dresden. 

Semiconductor manufacturing: making the most of the Canada-U.S. corridor opportunity

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) and the Office of Research are pleased to present an Innovation Seminar with Gordon Harling, President and CEO of CMC Microsystems.

This seminar is titled "Semiconductor manufacturing: making the most of the Canada-U.S. corridor opportunity," and will be held on Thursday, June 29th, 2023 at 10:00 AM in QNC 1502.

Registration is required!

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) is excited to present the first ever WIN Day, on Friday, June 2, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in QNC 0101!

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN), the Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology (CBB) and the Faculty of Health are pleased to present a joint workshop on the theme of "Health Technologies."

This event will take place on Friday, May 5, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in QNC 1501. A networking lunch will be hosted after the presentations. 

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) is excited to host a WIN Research Security Talk presented by Justin Nankivell, Director of Research Security at the University of Waterloo. 

In-person in QNC 1501.

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) is pleased to present a Distinguished Lecture by Dr. Khalil Amine, Argonne Distinguished Fellow and the leader of the Advanced Battery Technology team at Argonne National Laboratory.

In-person in QNC 1502!