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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

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.

Bo Cui

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research interests: micro-nanofabrication, lithography, MEMS fabrication, microneedle, AFM probe fabrication, terahertz photoconductive antenna, dry plasma etching

Frank Gu

WIN Fellow, Canada Research Chair in Advanced Targeted Delivery Systems

Research interests: nanoparticles in medicine; therapeautic applications; targeted drug delivery

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

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

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

Lisa Pokrajac

Assistant Director, Research Programs

Dr Lisa Pokrajac is University of Waterloo graduate, first earning her BSc at UW in the Honours Applied Chemistry, Co-operative Program, a

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

Armaghan Salehian

Associate Professor, Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering

Research interests: inflatable space structures, dynamics, vibrations, continuum modelling, energy harvesting using smart materials

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

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 

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

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

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.

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.

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

Lyndon Jones

Professor; School of Optometry & Vision Science, Director; Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE), University Professor; University of Waterloo

Research interests: interaction of novel and existing contact lens materials with the ocular environment, dry eye and the development of novel materials for ocular drug delivery

Eric Croiset

Professor, Chemical Engineering

Research interests: Reaction Engineering, Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC), Syngas/Hydrogen production, Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS), Process simulation, Reactions in Supercritical Water, Green Reaction Engineering, Large scale optimization of energy systems, CO2 capture from large point sources

Komal Habib

Associate Professor, School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED); MEB Academic Director

Research interests: resource and waste management, material and energy flow analysis from micro- to macro-scale and exploring resource dependency of future clean energy systems

Yangju Lin

Assistant Professor, Chemistry

Research interests: Polymer Mechanochemistry, Design of Mechanically Durable Polymers, Sustainable Polymers, Polymer Nanoparticles, Polymers for Battery Materials, Polymer Design for Wearable Devices