Nanotechnology Engineering involves materials science and engineering, chemistry, physics, biology, and medicine. Nanotechnology discoveries and innovations have advanced biomonitoring devices, medical diagnostic and drug delivery therapies, functional materials, sensors, computers, communications, and sustainable energy materials. Nanotechnology impacts many industries, ranging from medical to pharmaceuticals, electronics to automotive, and communications.
Waterloo offers hands-on laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment to train students to undertake material strength testing, chemical synthesis and investigation, biological sensing, nanoscale object analysis, and work in cleanroom environments.
Nanotechnology Engineering is one of the most interdisciplinary engineering programs and graduates of this program go on to found companies, work in established industries, or continue to graduate studies in Engineering or Science. Nanotechnology offers many paths to a successful future!
Waterloo's Nanotechnology Engineering program is run collaboratively through the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering, and the Chemistry Department in the Faculty of Science.
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Nanotechnology Engineering celebrates students on the Dean’s Honour List
In July, Nanotechnology Engineering faculty, instructors, staff, and students gathered to celebrate the hardworking students who made the Dean’s Honour List.
Nick Nolan Gharabaghi wins Governor General’s Academic Silver Medal
Nanotechnology Engineering student Nick Nolan Gharabaghi was presented with the Governor General’s Academic Silver Medal for achieving the highest academic standing upon graduation in an undergraduate degree program by President Vivek Goel at the Spring Convocation.
Nanotechnology Engineering Teams win Design Analysis Competition Award
Two Nanotechnology Engineering teams took second and third place in the Design Analysis Competition Award for their 2023 Capstone Design Projects. The ANSYS-sponsored Design Analysis Competition aims to promote the effective use of engineering analyses by executing a capstone design project.