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On August 9^th, U.S. President Biden signed into law the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. The influx of billions of dollars in investments spurred on by this act will stimulate the Nanotechnology Engineering sector across North America creating new research and employment opportunities.

On Monday, July 18^th the Nanotechnology Engineering Program celebrated its students who made The Dean’s Honour List. Each term the top students of each class are recognized by the Dean.

Madelaine Liddy’s ties to the University of Waterloo run deep.

Paul Chen graduated from the Nanotechnology Engineering (NE) Program in 2016. He has many fond memories of his time in the program and maintains connections with many of his classmates, instructors and program faculty from his undergrad years. He reflects on his time at the University of Waterloo,

Sarah Odinotski was named the winner in the Young Adult Category of the Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest Rogers Women of Year Awards for 2022.

Nanotechnology engineering lab instructor Jenn Coggan wins the Pearl Sullivan Outstanding Staff Teaching Award for 2021!

Who can resist the invitation to ask me anything? Alright maybe you can’t ask me anything, however, high school students can and did, ask pertinent questions to expert panelists in this video of the 2022 “Ask Me Anything” webinar. The event was held virtually on April 19, 2022.

Nanotechnology engineering student Sarah Odinotski has had a banner year! Her Capstone team won second place in this year’s competition for their design project, CortiSolve. The team went on to net a $10,000 award in this year’s Esch Pitch Competition. Sarah was also named Co-op Student of the Year for the Faculty of Engineering in 2021.

Here’s a toast for all you accomplished! In the best of times earning a University Degree is hard, add a global pandemic to the mix and the challenge is even greater! This graduating class spent close to half of their university experience online. Yet they persevered with determination and resilience to earn their degree.

Nanotechnology Engineering has revolutionized medical diagnosis, immunization, early disease detection and treatments. University of Waterloo Nanotechnology Engineering students continue to push the envelope and create new leading edge biomedical tools.