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The University of Waterloo continues to be recognized among the top universities in Canada and globally according to the 2025 Academic Ranking of World Universities subject rankings by Shanghai Ranking Consultancy. Five programs rank first in Canada while thirteen programs rank top 50 globally.

 

Dr. Yanwei Lum has been selected as the recipient of the prestigious Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) 2025 Rising Star Award. 

Dr. Lum, Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering will accept this award in person at the WIN Day Talk on May 1, 2026.

The team of Dr. Veronika Magdanz (WIN Member), Dr. Alfred Yu (WIN Member), and Dr. Behrad Khameseehas has developed soft, magnetically guided robots capable of delivering targeted enzyme therapy directly to kidney stones, offering a minimally invasive and rapid relief alternative to conventional treatments.

Dr. Sushanta Mitra and the N4SNano team are working to bring the brightest minds together in environmental preservation for a conference on sustainability that benefits communities worldwide. 

Dr. Fengwang Li has been selected as the recipient of the prestigious Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) 2024 Rising Star Award. 

Dr. Li, a Senior Lecturer & Director of Learning & Teaching at the University of Sydney, Faculty of Engineering, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, will accept this award in person at the WIN Day Talk on Thursday, May 1, 2025.

Each year, WIN sponsors the Waterloo-Wellington Science & Engineering Fair (WWSEF) for $1000 to support the organization and provide prizes for outstanding projects. This year, Anna Chen, a Grade 11 student from Laurel Heights Secondary School in Waterloo, won the Merit Award in the Physical and Mathematical Sciences category at the 2024 WWSEF for her project titled “Graphene Quantum Dots for Dendrite-Free Zn-Iron Batteries”. 

Linda Nazar, University of Waterloo professor and Canada Research Chair has been recognized for her outstanding contribution in the field of energy with a Royal Society U.K. Hughes Medal.

Professor Boxin Zhao is this year’s recipient of the Ontario Professional Engineering Association (OPEA) Research and Development Engineering Medal. Administered by OPEA, the Research and Development Engineering Medal is awarded to individuals who have advanced engineering knowledge and have developed useful and novel applications. Zhao certainly fits the bill. Zhao's research is at the frontier of surface science and engineering. His work focuses on innovative soft matter engineering and bionanomaterials research aimed at advancing sustainable manufacturing. This includes the development of smart polymers, advanced adhesives, and coating materials.

New Ontario Battery and Electrochemistry Research Centre (OBEC) to be spearheaded by WIN Members Linda Nazar and Michael Pope.

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