On June 12th, we celebrated our move to the new lab with a fun and delicious lunch at Mandarin Restaurant in Kitchener.
We are excited to announce that our team received WIN Research Assistance funding for our DNA-GO-FET biosensor research. PhD student Liena Zaidan presented our findings at WIN Day 2024, showcasing the potential of our work in sensitive biomolecule detection.
Welcome Paul Moulene! We are excited to have our new co-op student from France join us for the PeCOD project.
A total solar eclipse occurred on Monday, April 8, 2024, visible across North America.
Congratulations to our Ph.D. candidate, Bersu Bastug Azer, who was awarded the prestigious Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) Nanofellowships in 2023.
"The Nanofellowships are awarded to top graduate students pursuing nanotechnology research at the University of Waterloo. These prestigious fellowships valued at $10,000 each are awarded to new graduate applicants and current MSc and PhD students at the University of Waterloo. The Nanofellowships supplement the research support provided by the supervising faculty member. Nanofellowships can be held simultaneously with other graduate awards subject to the requirements of other scholarships or awards."
On June 23rd, there was a Graduate Fair held to showcase various Engineering Graduate program opportunities. Prof. Yavuz actively participated in the event to explain the Nanotechnology Graduate Collaborative program to prospective students.
We had lunch on June 1st, 2023 at Lobster Burger Bar, Waterloo.
Our Ph.D. student Bersu Bastug Azer attended the SPIE Photonics West Conference in San Francisco, CA, USA between January 28th and February 2nd, 2023.
Congratulations to our Ph.D. student Bersu Bastug Azer for winning the Paul Niessen-Teck Award on behalf of Teck Metals Ltd. (former Cominco). This award consists of a medal and $2,000 awarded annually to one or two students who demonstrate leadership and skill in the Materials Science and Manufacturing Laboratories of the MME Department.
Prof. Yavuz attended the 10th International Conference on Optical, Optoelectronic, and Photonic Materials and Applications Conference (ICOOPMA 2024) in University of Pardubice, Czech Republic between June 23-28, 2024. Prof. Yavuz also visited High Energy Slab Lasers.
Prof. Ali Beskok, Associate Dean for Research and Industry Partnerships at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas gave a very interesting lecture titled "Electrical Characterization and Manipulation of Biological Cells in Microfluidic Systems" for The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN).
Congratulations to our Ph.D. student Ahmet Gulsaran for winning the Paul Niessen-Teck Award on behalf of Teck Metals Ltd. (former Cominco). This award consists of a medal and $2,000 awarded annually to one or two students who demonstrate leadership and skill in the Materials Science and Manufacturing Laboratories of the MME Department.
Our Ph.D. students Bersu Bastug Azer and Ahmet Gulsaran attended the MRS Fall 2023 Conference in Boston, MA, USA between November 26th and December 1st,2023.
Congratulations to our Ph.D. student Liena Zaidan for the prestigious IBET Momentum fellowship valued at $125,000 for 4 years! Here is her full story.
We had a barbecue on August 28th, 2022 Sunday at Stratford, Ontario.
Prof. Yavuz and our Ph.D. student Ilya Belyakov attended Oasis8 Conference in Tel Aviv, Israel.
We had a farewell lunch for Alexandru Nica on August 18th, 2022.
Meryem & Samed married on August 13th, 2022. We wish them a lifetime of love and happiness.
We had a potluck on June 19th, 2022 Sunday at Victoria Park, Kitchener.
We had tea time at Prof. Yavuz's house on February 26th, 2022 Saturday.
We had lunch at Ken Sushi House, Waterloo, ON, Canada on October 27th, 2021 Wednesday.
Miriam and Joel Pennings have a baby girl, Willow Ann, on December 2nd, 2021 and we arranged a baby shower for her.
We had a potluck on September 5th, 2021 Sunday at Victoria Park, Kitchener.
We made a field trip on September 3rd, 2021 Friday from Waterloo to Markham, ON, Canada.
