Seminar

Biomedical Applications of Metal-chelating Polymers and Lanthanide Nanoparticles

Mitchell A. Winnik
University Professor
Department of Chemistry
University of Toronto

Tuesday, February 5, 2019
10:30 a.m.
QNC 0101

Organophosphorus Avenues Toward Powerful Electron Acceptors and Self-Assembled Nanomaterials

Thomas Baumgartner
Professor, Department of Chemistry
York University, Toronto

Abstract: Recent research in the area of functional p-conjugated materials has shown that the incorporation of heteroelements - main group elements such as B, Si, Te, and P in particular - is an efficient strategy to obtain organic materials with intriguing properties for a host of different practical applications.

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology Seminar Series presents

Utilizing Solvent- and Polymerization-Induced Morphology Transitions to Create Nanostructured Materials

Dr. Robert J. Hickey III
Assistant Professor
Department of Material Science and Engineering
Pennsylvania State University

Thursday, November 15^th, 2018
2:30-3:30 pm
QNC 1501

All are welcome to attend.

High-Throughput Approaches for Discovering Thermoelectric Materials

Arthur Mar
Professor
Department of Chemistry
University of Alberta

Friday, October 26, 2018
2:00 p.m.
C2-361 (Reading Room)

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology Seminar Series presents

Tailored and Multifunctional Propellants and Pyrotechnics

Dr. Steven F. Son
Alfred J. McAllister Professor of Mechanical Engineering
School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
Affiliated with Purdue’s Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories

Thursday, October 18^th, 2018
3:00-4:00 pm
QNC 1501

All are welcome to attend.

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology Seminar Series presents

Efforts on Oxide Quantum Material and Terahertz Characterization Developments

Dr. Yalin Lu
Director of National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory of China
and Deputy Director of the Hefei Physical Science and Technology Center of CAS

Thursday, September 27th^th, 2018
10:00-11:00am
QNC 1501

All are welcome to attend.

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology presents

Ultrafast photonic PCR and organoids on chip for personalized precision medicine

Professor Luke P. Lee
Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, Department of Bioengineering, Biophysics Graduate Program
and Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, UC Berkeley
Biomedical Institute for Global Health Research & Technology (BIGHEART)
National University of Singapore

Host-Guest Chemistry of Molecular Nanoparticles

Dr. Chien-Lung Wang
Associate Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry
National Chiao Tung University

Thursday, September 13th^th, 2018
10:00-11:00am
QNC 1501

All are welcome to attend 

"Computational Catalysis: Enzymology of Vasodilator Release and Half-Metallic Carbon Nanoparticles for Spin Catalysis”

Gilles Peslherbe
Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Concordia University

Wednesday, September 12, 2018
1:00 p.m.
C2-361 (Reading Room)

Refreshments provided
All welcome

Research at a Technical Intersection: Energetic Materials and MEMS

Dr. Jeff Rhoads
Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering
Purdue University

Monday, July 30, 2018
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
QNC 1501