Joint Workshop
The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) and Holst Centre / TNO, Netherlands, invite WIN members and OBEC affiliates to participate in the WIN-Holst Centre Battery Partnership Workshop, an online workshop focused on bridging battery materials discovery to pilot-scale manufacturing and building a long-term Canada-Europe collaboration in battery innovation. This workshop supports the development of joint research projects in areas such as advanced electrodes, current collectors, dry-coating processes, interface engineering, and solid-state batteries, and will help identify complementary expertise and position joint teams for future funding opportunities in Canada and Europe.
Workshop purpose
- Identify aligned research interests and complementary expertise between WIN/OBEC and Holst Centre researchers
- Explore joint research projects in areas such as advanced electrodes, current collectors, dry-coating processes, interface engineering, and solid-state batteries
- Position joint teams to pursue funding opportunities in Canada and Europe
- Build momentum toward a long-term Canada-Europe battery partnership
Date & Time
- (EDT): Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 10:00AM to 12:00PM
- (CET): Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 15:00PM to 17:00PM
- Platform: Microsoft Teams
Agenda Overview
- 10:00 - 10:10 EDT | 15:00 - 15:10 CET (10 min): Opening Remarks: WIN
- 10:10 - 10:20 EDT | 15:10 - 15:20 CET (10 min): Opening Remarks: Holst Centre
- 10:20 - 10:30 EDT | 15:20 - 15:30 CET (10 min): Background and Meeting Introduction
- 10:30 - 11:10 EDT | 15:30 - 16:10 CET (40 min): WIN Research Introductions
- 11:10 - 11:15 EDT | 16:10 - 16:15 CET (5 min): Introduction to OBEC
- 11:15 - 11:40 EDT | 16:15 - 16:40 CET (25 min): Holst Centre and TNO Research Introductions
- 11:40 - 12:00 EDT | 16:40 - 17:00 CET (20 min): Discussion and Closing
Speakers from Holst Centre/TNO
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Auke Kronemeijer – Research Division Manager, Thin Film Electronics Group, Holst Centre Opening Remarks - Holst Centre |
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Rutger van Poppel – Project Manager Next-Gen Batteries, High Tech Industry (TNO) Introduction to Holst Centre & Thin Film Electronics Research Group |
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Mahmoud Ameen – Energy Program Manager, High Tech Industry (TNO) Introduction to Holst Centre & Thin Film Electronics Research Group |
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Peter-Paul Harks – Project Manager, Holst Centre Dry Coating |
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Subhajeet Rath – TNO Power Trains, High Tech Industry (TNO) Physics-based modelling for batteries |
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Secretariat
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University of Waterloo (WIN): Dennis Wong, Business Development Manager
Email: dennis.wong@uwaterloo.ca -
Holst Centre/TNO: Rutger van Poppel, Project Manager Next-Gen Batteries, High Tech Industry (TNO)
Email: rutger.vanpoppel@tno.nl