Events

WIN Seminar Series: Hirohito Yamazaki at QNC 1501.

WIN is hosting a Coffee & Connections gathering on Thursday, August 20, 2026, from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM in the 3rd Floor Lounge.

The event will be led by Sushanta Mitra, Executive Director of WIN, and is designed as an informal opportunity for WIN members, students, postdoctoral fellows, and research associates in QNC to connect, welcome the start of the fall term, and discuss WIN-related ideas or questions over coffee.

Key details:

• Date: Thursday, August 20, 2026
• Time: 3:00–4:00 PM
• Location: 3rd Floor Lounge
• Host: Sushanta Mitra (Executive Director of WIN)
• Registration: Not required; attendees can drop in at any time during the hour.

The WIN–Holst Centre/TNO Battery Partnership Workshop will be held online on October 27, 2026, to advance collaborative battery research and explore joint funding opportunities between Canada and Europe.

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) and the Center for Nanointegration Duisberg-Essen (CENIDE) are pleased to present Thomas Szkopek for a joint 2D-MATURE seminar.

WIN Industry Seminar Series: Yoshinari Makimura, Fellow and General Manager, Secondary Batteries Research-Domain at Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc., on November 2, 2026, 11:00 AM at QNC 1501.

The APW Workshop will be held in QNC 1501 on November 13, 2026, to explore key topics and best practices in academic publishing.