It is my great honor to be the new director of the University of Waterloo’s Nanotechnology Engineering (NE) Program, the first accredited Nanotechnology Engineering Program in Canada.
Completing this program marks an important milestone on your path to becoming a licensed Professional Engineer. You are now part of a world-famous university best known for its innovation and entrepreneurship.
The NE program seamlessly integrates expertise from Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Chemistry, offering a tailored experience towards specialized areas like nano-engineered materials, nano-electronics, nano-biosystems and nano-instruments, and more.
A nanometer is a very small length scale, a hundred thousand times smaller than a piece of hair. Objects measured in nanometers are very challenging to observe or handle, not to mention to engineer, yet these small objects can have big impacts on our lives, on science, and on technology.
There is no limit to what you can achieve using Nanotechnology Engineering, from saving lives to protecting the environment, from building electric vehicles to fabricating GPUs, from AI technologies to quantum science! Now is your moment to see the magic unfold and possibilities come to life.
In our NE program, you will delve into the fascinating world of nanotechnology and learn the most advanced techniques for the construction, observation, and manipulation of matter at the molecular and atomic scales, something once upon a time was only possible in science fiction.
You will have the opportunity to practice the skills you acquire from our program in our state-of-the-art dedicated characterization labs and fabrication cleanroom. Waterloo Engineering’s co-op programs further allow you to turn theory into practice and test your skills in the real world.
By the time you graduate, you will have two years of full-time job experience. Whether you choose to work in an academic or industrial setting, in any sector, from integrated circuits to biomedicine to renewable energy, the experience will unlock a career path uniquely suited to you.
I hope you find great academic challenges and achievements, personal growth, and strong social connections at Waterloo Nanotechnology Engineering. The skills and friendships developed here will shape a vibrant and promising future for you.
To the infinitesimal and beyond!
Guo-Xing Miao
Professor and Nanotechnology Engineering Program Director