WIN is pleased to host a Summer School on Sustainable Nanotechnology at UWaterloo on June 2 – 4, 2025.
The WIN Summer School will offer lab and facilities tours in the QNC, and in-class lectures by WIN members, senior PhD students and post-doctoral fellows.
Open to undergraduate students across Canada in STEM! (you must be a Canadian Citizens or Permanent Resident to apply)
Topic areas:
- Smart & Functional Materials
- Connected Devices
- Next Generation Energy Systems
- Therapeutics & Theranostics
The WIN Summer School curriculum will be aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
To learn more about last year's summer school: https://uwaterloo.ca/institute-nanotechnology/news/wins-inaugural-summer-school-attracted-outstanding-students
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| Dates | June 2 – 4, 2025 |
| Application Due Date | April 28, 2025 |
| Location |
Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre (QNC) University of Waterloo |
| Notification of Acceptance | May 2024 |
| Application requirements |
Canadian Ungeraduate Student in STEM
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| Application Details |
Please fill out the Application form and include:
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| Other Details |
Successful candidates will be provided:
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Important Dates:
Check-in Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Summer School Lectures & Workshop: Wednesday, June 19 – Friday, June 21, 2024
Closing Reception & Certificate Distribution: Friday, June 21, 2024
Check-out Date: Friday, June 21, 2024
2024 Summer School Agenda*
*subject to changeDay 1 – Next Generation Energy SystemsWednesday, June 19, 2024 |
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Location |
Associated professor |
| 9:30 – 9:45 am | Registration & Breakfast | QNC 3402 | |
| 9:45 – 10:15 am | Opening Remarks with Sushanta Mitra (WIN), Mary Wells (Dean of Engineering) & Chris Houser (Dean of Science) | QNC 3402 | |
| 10:15 – 11:00 am |
Asif Abdullah Khan (PDF) Powering the Future: Exploring the World of Flexible Piezoelectric Composites for IoT Solutions |
QNC 3402 | Dayan Ban |
| 11:00 – 11:45 pm |
Xin Zeng (PDF) Advanced Green Energy Technologies for Sustainable Development |
QNC 3402 | Xianguo Li |
| 11:45 – 12:15 pm |
Saeed Hadad (PhD) Leveraging Innovations: Advances in All-Solid-State Batteries for Sustainable Energy Storage Systems |
QNC 3402 | Michael Pope |
| 12:15 – 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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QNC 3402 | |
| 1:30 – 2:30 pm | Lab Tour: Asif Abdullah Khan (PDF) (Dayan Ban Lab) | QNC B519 | Dayan Ban |
| 2:30 – 2:45 pm | Travel time | ||
| 2:45 – 3:45 pm | Lab Tour: Xin Xeng (PDF) (Xianguo Li Lab) | ERC 3023/3003 | Xianguo Li |
| 3:45 – 4:00 pm | Travel time | ||
| 4:00 – 6:00 pm | Hackathon | ||
| 6:00 pm | Dinner | QNC 3402 | |
Day 2 – Smart and Functional Materials/Connected DevicesThursday, June 20, 2024 |
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| 9:00 – 10:00 am |
Elaine Lengowski (Visiting Scholar) Manufacturing Nanocellulose |
QNC 3402 | Leonardo Simon |
| 10:00 – 11:00 am |
Farman Ullah (Research Associate) Introduction to Thin Film Deposition Systems and Spatial Atomic Layer Deposition and Their Application |
Kevin Musselman | |
| 11:00am – 11:45 am |
Ashna Rajeev (PDF) Intersection of nanotechnology and polymer engineering for smart and functional materials |
QNC 3402 | Boxin Zhao |
| 11:45am – 12:00 pm | Break | ||
| 12:00 – 12:30 pm | Nicholas Wilson (PhD) 2D Nanomaterials: The Top, the Bottom, and Everything Between |
QNC 3402 | Michael Pope |
| 12:30 – 1:15 pm |
Ghulam Ab (PDF) In-situ Raman Spectroelectrochemistry of graphene and related 2D materials: Understanding the localized charge transfer process and (de)intercalation charge storage process for rechargeable batteries |
QNC 3402 | Michael Pope |
| 1:15 – 1:45 pm |
Una Hogan (PhD Student) Machine Learning as a tool in Micro and Nanoplastics Identification using Raman Spectroscopy |
QNC 3402 | Rodney Smith |
| 1:45 – 2:30 pm | Lunch | QNC 3402 | |
| 2:30 – 3:30 pm | Lab Tour: Leonardo Simon (Professor) | DWE1524 | |
| 3:30 – 4:30 pm | Lab Tour: Farman Ullah (Kevin Musselman Lab) | DWE2535 & DWE3507B | Kevin Musselman |
| 4:30 – 5:30 pm | Lab Tour: Ashna Rajeev (Boxin Zhao Lab) | E6-1103 | Boxin Zhao |
| 5:30 – 6:00 pm | Hackathon | ||
Day 3 – Therapeutics & TheranosticsFriday June 21, 2024 |
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Time |
Event |
Location |
Associated Professor |
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9:00 – 10:00 am |
James Cheon/ Micheal Tam |
QNC 3402 |
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10:00am – 10:30 am |
Tyler Lott (PhD) High-resolution bio-imaging via liquid-phase electron microscopy |
QNC 3402 |
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10:30 – 11:00 am |
Break |
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11:00 – 11:30 am |
Peyman GhavamiNejad (PhD) Minimally- and non-invasive biomedical devices for point of care diagnosis |
QNC 3402 |
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11:30 am – 12:00 pm |
Fatemah Keyvani (PhD) Mahla Poudineh Wearable Biosensor for Health Monitoring |
QNC 3402 |
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12:00– 1:00 pm |
Lunch |
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1:00 – 2:00 pm |
Lab Tour: Saeed Hadad /Micheal Tam |
QNC 5512 |
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2:00 – 2:30 pm |
Hackathon time |
QNC 3402 |
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2:30 – 4:00 pm |
Closing Reception with Hackathon Presentations |
QNC 3402 |
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