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The University of Waterloo offers the first MASc and PhD programs in Nanotechnology of its kind in Canada. The interdisciplinary research program, jointly offered by three departments in the Faculty of Science and four in the Faculty of Engineering, provide students with a stimulating educational environment that spans from basic research through to application. The goal of the collaborative program is to allow students to gain perspectives on nanotechnology from a wide community of scholars within and outside their disciplines in both course and thesis work.
The MASc collaborative program provides a strong foundation in the emerging areas of nano-engineering in preparation for the workforce or for further graduate study and research leading to a doctoral degree. Four key areas of research strengths have been identified: nanomaterials, nano-electronics design and fabrication, nano-instruments and devices, and nano-biosystems. The objective of the PhD program is to prepare students for careers in academia, industrial R & D and government research labs.
Admission requirements are the same as those for MASc and PhD in Mechanical Engineering.
The MASc program requirements are:
For the PhD program, students who are admitted with an appropriate masters degree must complete:
Students admitted with an appropriate honours bachelor’s degree or who transfer directly from a masters program to the PhD program must complete:
Core courses are designed to provide the base knowledge and skill set required to prepare students for more specialized courses and to conduct interdisciplinary nanoscale research. Generally, students are required to take two core courses and complete the Nanotechnology seminar. All core courses will have written examinations.
MASc Requirements:
PhD Requirements:
See the updated list of approved technical elective course.
Students who have completed their BASc degree in Nanotechnology Engineering or Masters degree in Nanotechnology at the University of Waterloo will not be required to take the two core courses. Instead, they can choose all graduate courses from the prescribed list of electives.
This seminar is a forum for student presentation of research results or proposals. Invited speakers from academia and industry will also present results of research from time to time. The range of topics that will be addressed in the seminar crosses all areas of research in the collaborative program. Each student is required to present at least one research seminar. To receive credit, students are required to attend at least eight seminars other than their own before completing their program.
Interested students should apply online.
For more information, please contact Emilie Mechler.
We suggest that you apply, upload all materials and then start the process of trying to make contact with faculty members in the research area(s) that you are interested in. You can contact a faculty member to be your prospective supervisor through our official form.
Name | Phone | Office | |
Culham, Richard | 33839 | CPH 3606 | culham@uwaterloo.ca |
Inal, Kaan | 38114 | E2 2354H | kinal@uwaterloo.ca |
Jahed, Hamid | 37826 | E5 3047 | hjahed@mecheng1.uwaterloo.ca |
Li, Dongqing | 38682 | PRC 2008 | dongqing@mme.uwaterloo.ca |
Mayer, Michael | 84024 | E5 3009 | mmayer@uwaterloo.ca |
Nieva, Patricia | 37786 | E3 4106 | pnieva@mecheng1.uwaterloo.ca |
Ren, Carolyn | 33030 | CPH 3668 | c3ren@mecheng1.uwaterloo.ca |
Toyserkani, Ehsan | 37560 | E3 3151 | ehsan.toyserkani@uwaterloo.ca |
Wen, John | 38362 | PRC 2003 | jzwen@mecheng1.uwaterloo.ca |
Yavuz, Mustafa | 32093 | E5 3011 | myavuz@mecheng1.uwaterloo.ca |
Zhou, Norman | 36095 | E5 3007 |
University of Waterloo
200 University Ave W, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1
Phone: (519) 888-4567
Staff and Faculty Directory
Contact the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
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