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
- Sep. 27, 2017Avro Life Science Wins National Runners Up for the James Dyson Award
More than 25 million children across North America suffer from some form of season allergies. And yet one in four children suffer from an inability to swallow pills in order to be medicated. Avro Life Science believes it can help, by offering medicated stickers to deliver seasonal allergy medication to children. Avro now has a show of support from the Dyson Foundation, winning National Runners Up for the James Dyson Award.
- July 12, 2017VivaSpire competing in Velocity Fund $25K finals
Join us in cheering on VivaSpire, the team of NE students who will be back at the Velocity Fund Finals on Thursday, July 20th, pitching their startup plans.
VivaSpire includes Chris Hajduk and John Grousopoulos. They are developing an innovative portable oxygen delivery system for patients in need of oxygen therapy.
- June 8, 2017NE teams impress at the annual Norman Esch Entrepreneurship Awards for Capstone Design
Nanotechnology Engineering’s Capstone Design teams demonstrated strong research, business and persuasive skills at this year’s Norman Esch Entrepreneurship Awards for Capstone Design. From among 44 entries, 4 NE teams made the list of 15 finalists for the pitch competition and 2 of them won $10,000 prizes for their projects.
Events
- Oct. 20, 2017Guest Speaker - Alan Luke
Innovation at CGT
Alan Luke
Vice President – Product Development & Innovation,
CGT, Cambridge, ON, CanadaLocation: QNC 2502
- Oct. 24, 2017The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology Presents - Professor Jean-Pierre Landesman
Investigations on some side effects and defect formation during plasma etching of nanostructures using III-V semiconductors
Professor Jean-Pierre Landesman
Engineering Physics Department
McMaster University, Ontario, CanadaLocation: QNC 1501
- Oct. 26, 2017WISE Public Lecture - Martin Vroegh
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Technologies in Energy Intensive Sectors of Ontario
Martin Vroegh
Location: CPH 4333
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