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
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
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
WIN Fellow; 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.
Goretty Dias
Associate Professor, School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
Research interests: sustainability assessment of product systems, particularly emerging technologies, and biobased systems
Jeff Gostick
Azzam-Dullien Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research interests: porous materials, electrodes, energy storage
Holger Kleinke
Professor, Chemistry; Director of Collaborative Graduate Program in Nanotechnology
Research interests: inorganic nanomaterials; solid state chemistry; thermoelectric energy
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
Vivek Maheshwari
Professor, Chemistry
Research interests: nanoparticle based thin film sensors; nanocomposite films; materials and tools for bio-nano devices, systems
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
Michael Pope
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research interests: directed assembly of graphene-based nanocomposites; supercapacitors; next generation batteries; electrochemical sensors, electrocatalysts; thin films and membranes
Pavle Radovanovic
Professor, Chemistry; Canada Research Chair in Spectroscopy of Nanoscale Materials
Research interests: synthesis of new multifunctional nanostructures
Luis Ricardez-Sandoval
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research interests: multiscale modeling of process systems; density function theory studies of industrial catalyst systems; new nanomaterials
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
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
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