Nanotechnology Engineering at the University of Waterloo
Nanotechnology Engineering is a multi-disciplinary engineering field, which draws from and benefits areas such as materials science and engineering, chemistry, physics, biology, and medicine.
Waterloo's Nanotechnology Engineering programs are offered 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.
News
- Aug. 24, 2018NE students named to Term Dean’s Honours list
Some diligent students have been recognized for their outstanding achievement in recent terms by their inclusion on the Term Dean’s Honours List for the Nanotechnology Engineering program.
- Aug. 21, 2018Nebula wins $5k award at Velocity Fund Finals
Congratulations to Nanotechnology Engineering’s Aurora Torrijos and Environmental Engineering’s Dana Shahry whose team, Nebula, won $5,000 in seed money at the 22nd Velocity Fund Finals in July. Their prize includes an offer to live in Velocity Residence, an innovative and entrepreneurial environment where students have access to the latest technologies and the opportunity to learn from a network of mentors and entrepreneurs.
With Nebula, third-year students Torrijos and Shahry are developing systems to provide clean drinking water through fog harvesting.
- Aug. 3, 2018WEEF funding supports NE labs
The Waterloo Engineering Endowment Foundation (WEEF) has been a long-time, strong supporter of the Nanotechnology Engineering program. It continued that support in the Spring 2018 term with a very generous and appreciated contribution towards hardware that will provide NE students with more state-of-the-art equipment and opportunities to develop their knowledge of the nanoscale world.
WEEF contributed $37,828 towards the purchase of the following equipment for the Nanotechnology Engineering undergraduate student labs:
Events
- Oct. 18, 2018The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology Seminar Series: Dr. Steven F. Son
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 LaboratoriesThursday, October 18th, 2018
3:00-4:00 pm
QNC 1501All are welcome to attend.
- Oct. 26, 2018Chemistry Seminar Series: Arthur Mar
High-Throughput Approaches for Discovering Thermoelectric Materials
Arthur Mar
Professor
Department of Chemistry
University of AlbertaFriday, October 26, 2018
2:00 p.m.
C2-361 (Reading Room)
Nanotechnology Engineering YouTube Site
