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.
Article courtesy of Media Relations
A cross-disciplinary University of Waterloo team has developed a new contact lens material that could act as a bandage for corneal wounds while releasing drugs in a controlled manner to help the eye heal faster.
Free Electron Laser facility at Waterloo gets $10M funding boost
Article courtesy of the Faculty of Science
The Government of Canada announced that the University of Waterloo Canadian Free Electron Laser project will be getting $10 million in funding from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to put towards the $50+ million facility to be built on the Waterloo Campus.
Article courtesy of the Faculty of Engineering
In the quest to reach zero emissions by 2050, Waterloo engineering researcher Dr. Xianguo Li and Dr. Samaneh Shahgaldi from Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) are working with industry partners to develop more efficient, durable, cost-effective fuel cells.
International Women’s Day Celebration: Coffee Time at WIN