Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology
Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre, QNC 3606
University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West,
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1
519-888-4567, ext. 38654
win-office@uwaterloo.ca
Nasser M. Abukhdeir
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research interests: self-assembly modeling and simulation of high-order functional materials (liquid crystals, block copolymers)
Marc Aucoin
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research interests: synthetic biology; virus based systems as novel nanobiomaterials; complex biologies
Hany Aziz
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research interests: organic electronic and optoelectronic materials and devices; flexible and printable electronics
Dayan Ban
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research interests: terahertz; quantum cascading lasers; nanophotonics; nanofabrication; SPM
Jonathan Baugh
Professor, Chemistry
Research interests: semiconductor quantum devices, quantum transport, spin-based quantum information processing
Raffi Budakian
Professor, Physics and Astronomy; University of Waterloo Endowed Chair in Nanotechnology
Research interests: coupling spins and nanomechanical oscillators; nanometer scale magnetic resonance imaging
Melanie Campbell
Professor, Physics and Astronomy
Research interests: optical properties of the eye; refractive properties of the crystalline confocal laser scanning; macroscopy
Pu Chen
Professor, Chemical Engineering; University Research Chair
Research interests: targeted drug and gene delivery; interfacial engineering; bio-medical engineering; polymer synthesis; energy storage and rechargeable batteries
Zhongwei Chen
Professor, Chemical Engineering; Canada Research Chair in Advanced Materials for Clean Energy
Research interests: Advanced nanostructured materials and electrodes for fuel cells, metal-air batteries, lithium sulfur (Li-S) batteries and various next-generation batteries.
Bo Cui
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research interests: micro-nanofabrication, lithography, MEMS fabrication, microneedle, AFM probe fabrication, terahertz photoconductive antenna, dry plasma etching
Kyle J. Daun
Professor, Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering
Research interests: laser-based nanoparticle metrology; gas phase nanoparticle synthesis; gas dynamics and molecular dynamics
Goretty Dias
Associate Professor, School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
Research interests: sustainability assessment of product systems, particularly emerging technologies, and biobased systems
Jean Duhamel
Professor, Chemistry
Research interests: characterization and modeling of polymers; colloidal particles and chain folding using fluorescence
Shahrzad Esmaeili
Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
Research interests: nanostructured metallic biomaterials; phase transformations and surface modifications
Marianna Foldvari
Professor, School of Pharmacy
Research interests: bio-nanotechnology - novel strategies for improved transdermal delivery systems
James Forrest
Professor, Physics and Astronomy; University Research Chair
Research interests: surfaces and interaction of softmaterials (polymers, proteins, colloids) at the nanoscale
Mario Gauthier
Professor, Chemistry
Research interests: polymer synthesis, modification, characterization; arborescent polymer structures and applications
Michel Gingras
Professor and Canada Research Chair in Condensed Matter Physics & Statistical Mechanics
Research interests: quantum magnetism, frustrated classical and quantum magnetism, spin ice, random disordered condensed matter systems
Moira Glerum
Professor, Biology
Research interests: mitochondrial biogenesis and myopathies; microfluidics, assembly of cytochrome oxidase
Irene Goldthorpe
WIN Fellow, Adjunct Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research interests: nanomaterials synthesis, characterization; device integration
Jeff Gostick
Azzam-Dullien Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research interests: porous materials, electrodes, energy storage
Frank Gu
WIN Fellow, Canada Research Chair in Advanced Targeted Delivery Systems
Research interests: nanoparticles in medicine; therapeautic applications; targeted drug delivery
David Hawthorn
Professor, Physics and Astronomy
Research interests: experimental condensed matter physics, x-ray scattering and x-ray spectroscopy, superconductivity, resonant soft x-ray scattering, quantum materials
Emmanuel Ho
Therapeutics and Theranostics Leader; Professor, School of Pharmacy
Research interests: Drug delivery and pharmaceutics; Nanomedicine, medical devices, biomaterials; 3D Printing, hot-melt injection molding; HIV/AIDS, cancer, chronic wound healing
John Honek
Professor, Chemistry
Research interests: bionanotechnology, mechanistic enzymology; recombinant DNA and biophysical methods; medicinal chemistry and molecular modeling
Scott Hopkins
Associate Professor, Chemistry
Research interests: velocity map imaging; structure and reactivites of nanoclusters; high-resolution spectroscopy
Milad Kamkar
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research interests: Additive Manufacturing, Linear and Nonlinear Rheology, Nanomaterials Synthesis, Interfacial Assembly, Complex Fluids such as Emulsions, Polymer Processing, Electrical Applications such as Electromagnetic Shielding and Sensors, Sustainable Materials, Smart Aerogels
Vassili Karanassios
Connected Devices Leader; Professor, Chemistry
Research interests: micro- and nano-analytical chemistry and instrumentation
Karim S. Karim
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Associate Vice President, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship
Research interests: silicon thin-film applied research; microelectronic circuits; device and process development for large area electronics
Na Young Kim
Connected Devices Co-Leader; Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research interests: large-scale solid-state quantum computer; quantum simulator for quantum information processing and communications
Holger Kleinke
Professor, Chemistry; Director of Collaborative Graduate Program in Nanotechnology
Research interests: inorganic nanomaterials; solid state chemistry; thermoelectric energy
Mohammad Kohandel
Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies
Research interests: integrative cancer biology, combination of cancer treatments, nano-sclae drug delivery, cancer stem cells, nano-sensors
Jan Kycia
Professor, Physics and Astronomy
Research interests: nanoscale devices; single electron transistors
Anita Layton
Professor, Applied Mathematics
Research interests: integrative kidney physiology, biofluid dynamics, diabetes, hypertension
Zoya Leonenko
Professor, Physics and Astronomy, and Biology
Research interests: biophysics of lipids and lipid protein interactions; application of lipid films in biomedical nanotechnology
Tong Leung
Professor, Chemistry
Research interests: chemical physics; surface chemistry; nano-materials; nano-devices; nano-biotechnology
Peter Levine
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research interests: bioelectronic systems laboratory; CMOS biochips for biomolecular and cellular assays; biodiagnostic devices for single molecule detection
Dongqing Li
Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
Research interests: micro/nano fluidics; lab-on-a-chip; EMK transport
Xianguo Li
Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
Research interests: fuel cells, thermodynamics, energy, digital design and fabrication technologies
Yuning Li
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research interests: molecular engineering of polymer/transparent semiconductors for organic electronics (OTFT, OPV, DSC, OLED) and low temp-process conductive inks on plastic substrates
Juewen Liu
Professor, Chemistry
Research interests: functional DNA, biosensors, nanozymes, and biointerface chemistry
Adrian Lupascu
Professor, Physics and Astronomy
Research interests: quantum computation; superconducting circuits; microwave photons
Vivek Maheshwari
Professor, Chemistry
Research interests: nanoparticle based thin film sensors; nanocomposite films; materials and tools for bio-nano devices, systems
Hamed Majedi
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research interests: superconducting optoelectronics; microwave-photonics/quantum devices; electromagnetic band gap structures
Raafat Mansour
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Canada Research Chair in Micro and Nano Integrated RF Systems
Research interests: RF MEMS/NEMS; atomically precise manufacturing; scanning probe microscopy; RF-CMOS technology; multiplexers; superconductive microwave devices
Mark Matsen
Professor, Chemical Engineering, Physics and Astronomy; University Research Chair
Research interests: block co-polymers; molecular self-assembly in polymeric systems; structure and behaviour of complex polymer brushes; SCFT modelling and simulation
Tiz Mekonnen
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research interests: Functional polymers, Sustainable polymers and nanomaterials, Polymer modification, Multiphase and multifunctional polymers, Polymer processing, Nanocomposites
Elizabeth Meiering
Professor, Chemistry
Research interests: protein folding, dynamics, function, engineering and design
Guoxing Miao
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research interests: spintronics for information processing; nanodevices based on new spin systems such as topological insulators; synthetic diamonds
Zoran Miskovic
Professor, Applied Mathematics
Research interests: optical properties of carbon nano-structures
Sushanta Mitra
Executive Director; Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Physics and Astronomy
Research Interests: Microfluidics/Nanofluidics; Bio-MEMS; Integrated Water Management
Graham Murphy
Professor, Chemistry
Research interests: synthetic organic chemistry; alternative approaches to metallocarbene and metallonitrene intermediates; organic electrolytes for lithium air batteries
Kevin Musselman
Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
Research interests: Functional nanomaterials; spatial atomic layer deposition; metal oxides; 2D nanomaterials; perovskite photovoltaics; high-frequency diodes; optoelectronic devices; memristive devices; chemical sensors; cancer theranostics
Jatin Nathwani
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research interests: engineering design and operation, optimization of safety and economics, planning for energy infrastructure, risk assessment, engineering code of practice, science and energy policy, data analytics research
Linda Nazar
Next Generation Energy Systems Leader; Professor, Chemistry; Canada Research Chair in Solid State Materials
Research interests: nano-materials for the design of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries
Flora Ng
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research interests: nanocatalysts; bitumen upgrading; biodiesel production; catalytic distillation
Patricia Nieva
Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
Research interests: micro and nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS and NEMS); microbotics; biosensors; biomanipulators
Janusz Pawliszyn
Professor, Chemistry; Canada Research Chair and NSERC Industrial Research Chair in New Analytical Methods and Technologies
Research interests: solid phase microextraction; design of advanced integrated instrumentation for sample preparation, separation and detection
Michael Pope
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research interests: directed assembly of graphene-based nanocomposites; supercapacitors; next generation batteries; electrochemical sensors, electrocatalysts; thin films and membranes
Mahla Poudineh
Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering
Research interests: bio-sensing approaches for therapeutics and diagnostics purposes and translating biomedical devices to the clinic.
Eric Prouzet
Professor, Chemistry
Research interests: nanostructures and porous materials, catalysis and separation
Pavle Radovanovic
Professor, Chemistry; Canada Research Chair in Spectroscopy of Nanoscale Materials
Research interests: synthesis of new multifunctional nanostructures
Carolyn Ren
Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering; Canada Research Chair in Droplet Microfluidics and Lab-on-a-Chip (LOC) Technology
Research interests: micro/nano-fluidics; lab-on-a-chip; protein separation; live-colony detection
Luis Ricardez-Sandoval
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research interests: multiscale modeling of process systems; density function theory studies of industrial catalyst systems; new nanomaterials
Pierre-Nicholas Roy
Professor, Chemistry; Computational Science Undergraduate Advisor; Canada Research Chair
Research interests: dynamics of complex molecular systems; Path Integral simulations of quantum fluids; development of semi-classical quantum dynamics approaches
Manoj Sachdev
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research interests: Digital circuit design for low power; Low voltage applications; High performance mixed-signal circuit design; Robust design practices for VLSI; Cybersecurity
Simarjeet Saini
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research interests: nanophotonic devices; optoelectronics components for datacom and telecom
Armaghan Salehian
Associate Professor, Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering
Research interests: inflatable space structures, dynamics, vibrations, continuum modelling, energy harvesting using smart materials
Derek Schipper
Professor, Chemistry; Canada Research Chair in Organic Material Synthesis
Research interests: synthesis of organic materials for applications in organic solar cells, field effect transistors, imaging, displays
Germán Sciaini
Professor, Chemistry; Canada Research Chair in Atomically-Resolved Dynamics & Ultrafast High-Resolution Imaging
Research interests: Femtosecond electron diffraction; ultrafast electron microscopy; femtosecond non-linear optical techniques
Hamed Shahsavan
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research interests: polymers science and engineering, liquid crystalline materials, programmable and smart materials, small-scale and soft robotics, 3D and 4D micro-additive manufacturing, micro/nanotechnology, surfaces and interfaces
Leonardo Simon
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research interests: hybrid nanocomposites, membranes, catalysts
Siva Sivoththaman
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Ontario Research Chair in Renewable Energy Technologies and Health
Research interests: silicon-based crystalline and thin-film photovoltaic devices; design and fabrication technology
Roderick Slavcev
Professor, School of Pharmacy
Research interests: novel bacteriophage nanomedicines for the development of novel vaccines; pharmaceuticals and gene delivery systems
Rodney Smith
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Research interests: inorganic materials, electrocatalysis, reaction dynamics, reaction kinetics, energy storage
Michael Tam
Professor, Chemical Engineering; University Research Chair
Research interests: sustainable nanomaterials, nano-structured systems for drug/pesticide delivery; polymer-surfactant interactions; magnetic nanoparticles for novel separation processes; functional cellulose nanomaterials for agriculture, biomedical, environmental and personal and homecare applications
Shirley Tang
Professor, Chemistry
Research interests: nanomaterials and devices for biology and medicine; bio-molecule assisted nanomaterial self-assembly
Scott Taylor
Professor, Chemistry
Research interests: new bionanomaterials as "green" alternatives to petroleum based latex; organic and bioorganic synthesis; novel antibiotics and nanopores
Russell Thompson
Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy
Research interests: self-consistent field theory and density functional theory
Adam Wei Tsen
Professor, Chemistry
Research interests: low-dimensional quantum materials and devices
Ting Tsui
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research interests: PECVD; porous ultra-low-dielectric constant materials; nano-mechanics; thin film mechanical properties; nanoindentation
Xiaosong Wang
Professor, Chemistry
Research interests: Synthesis and self-assembly of organometallic compounds and polymers for functional nanomaterials, and exploration of hydrophobic effects for aqueous supramolecular chemistry
Zbig Wasilewski
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; University of Waterloo Endowed Chair in Nanotechnology
Research interests: molecular beam epitaxy; quantum-dot and quantum-well photonic devices
E.J. (Beth) Weckman
Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
Research interests: fire performance of materials, fire safety and flame retardancy, fire sensors, monitoring and connected systems, small-scale through real-scale fire testing and behaviour, experimental fire research, fire performance of assemblies, fire suppression, fire fighter training and applications, chemical emissions from fires, liquid pool fires, wildland and forest fires
Lan Wei
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research interests: low dimensional materials based integrated systems for energy storage, conversion and delivery
John Z. Wen
Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
Research interests:Nano energetic materials; chemical propulsion; heating and power sources for MEMS; CO2 reduction; nanomaterials for energy systems; flame synthesis of nanostructures; smart energy management.
Shawn Wettig
Professor, School of Pharmacy / Associate Dean of Science (Graduate Studies)
Research interests: biophysical chemistry and nanotechnology; self-assembly for drug delivery applications and gene therapy
William Wong
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research interests: flexible electronics; solid-state lighting; nanofabrication for energy conversion and storage; laser processing of materials
XiaoYu Wu
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
Research interests: energy storage, membrane technology, redox catalyst, reaction kinetics
Yimin Wu
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
Research interests: energy materials; electronic materials; photonic materials; responsive materials; in situ multimodal characterizations; interfacial science and engineering
Mustafa Yavuz
Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
Research interests: superconductivity; thin films and single crystals; nano sensors; NEMS; MEMS; quantum information storage
John Yeow
Professor, Systems Design Engineering; University Research Chair
Research interests: Imaging Devices, Micro/Nanodevices, MEMS; Nanosensors
Evelyn Yim
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research interests: biomaterials-regulation of stem cells, nanotopography-cell interactions, tissue engineering applications
Youngki Yoon
Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering; Director, Nanotechnology Undergraduate Program
Research interests: modelling and computer simulations for emerging devices; quantum transport in low dimensional materials such as graphene
Steven B. Young
Professor, School of Environment, Enterprise & Development
Research interests: corporate social responsibility; life-cycle assessment; responsible sourcing; sustainability standards and management systems; auditing, assurance and certification; sustainable materials, conflict minerals and critical raw materials
Aiping Yu
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research interests: nanomaterial synthesis and functionalization (nanotubes/nanowires/ nanoparticles) for nanocomposites; solar cells and sensors
Alfred Yu
Therapeutics and Theranostics Co-Leader; Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research interests: nanodroplets and nanoparticles as agents for ultrasound imaging contrast enhancement and drug carriers for therapeutic ultrasound
Boxin Zhao
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research interests: fundamental and practical aspects of adhesion, wetting, and friction of soft bio-nanomaterials, e.g. polymers, liquid crystals elastomers, and biological tissues, under micro- and nanometer confinements. Two major areas of interests are the design and fabrication of "smart" biomimetic devices with tailored physical, chemical, and interfacial properties and the development of novel conductive adhesives as a lead-free and multifunctional joining alternative for electronic packaging.
Norman Zhou
Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering; Canada Research Chair
Research interests:nanomaterials, nanofabrication and nanodevices
Qinqin Zhu
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research interests: Process Data Analytics; Machine Learning; Statistical Process Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis; Optimization and Control of Process and Energy Systems; Process Systems Engineering
Bruno Ehrler
WIN Fellow, Head of Hybrid Solar Group , Amolf
Research interests: singlet fission and perovskite solar cells on the fundamental level and for device applications
Drew Higgins
WIN Fellow, Assistant Professor Chemical Engineering
Research interests: Electrochemistry; Catalysis; Nanomaterials; Energy Conversion and Storage; Sustainable Energy Technologies; Fuel Cells; Solar Fuels; Artificial Photosynthesis.
Robert Hoye
WIN Fellow, Associate Professor of Inorganic Chemistry
Research interests:Defect-tolerant semiconductors; perovskite-inspired materials, scalable manufacturing of thin films; energy harvesting; photovoltaics; light-emitting diodes; solar fuels; radiation detection
Babak Anasori
WIN Fellow, Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Purdue School of Engineering & Technology
Research interests: Nanomaterials; 2D materials; MXenes ; synthesis and characterization; multifunctional nanocomposites; structural materials; mechanical properties; high-temperature materials; metal composites; ceramic composites
Cao Thang Dinh
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research interests: CO2 conversion for fuels and materials; energy materials including electrodes and catalysts.
Conrard Giresse Tetsassi Feugmo
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Research interests: Computational chemistry, Machine Learning, Materials Sciences, Nonlinear Optics, Vibrational and Electronic Spectroscopies, High performance computing and software development, Data solutions for sciences, Computational electrochemistry and surface science
Yverick Rangom
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research interests: Energy Storage, Lithium-ion Batteries, Material Bonding, Composite Materials, Nano Interfaces
John Corrigan
Professor and Chair, Chemistry
Research interests: structure and reactivity of atomically precise nanoclusters
Elisabeth Prince
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research interests: Soft matter, Biomimetic hydrogels, Filamentous hydrogels, Hydrogel mechanics, Injectable hydrogels, Tissue engineering, Biomedical engineering, Polymer synthesis, Polymer self-assembly, Sustainable plastics
Chemical recycling of plastics
Veronika Magdanz
Assistant Professor, Department of Systems Design Engineering
Research interests: Sperm-based biohybrid microrobots, sperm-nanoparticle interactions for the study of cell membrane properties, flexible medical microrobots for removal of obstructions, small scale robots for cell delivery, 3D (bio)printing of organ models