Events

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) has four main thematic research areas; Smart and Function Materials, Connected Devices, Next Generation Energy Systems and Therapeutics and Theranostics. To showcase the work going on within these areas, we will be holding monthly WIN Thematic Seminars featuring our members and their research group members.

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) is pleased to present a WIN Seminar talk by Professor Qing-Hua Xu from the Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore.

Plasmon Enhanced Optical Properties and Their Biomedical Applications

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) and the Department of Chemistry is pleased to present a Distinguished Lecture by Ian Manners, a distinguished professor in the Department Chemistry at the University of Victoria.

Functional Nano and Micron-Scale Materials via Seeded Self-Assembly Driven by Crystallization

Tuesday, April 19, 2022
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

This is an event for all members of the UWaterloo Indigenous campus community, including students, staff, faculty, alumni and retirees. Your families and partners are welcome as well!

Feeling stressed? Take a break and boost your day with a therapy dog. 

It's Summer Time and you know what that means. The sun's out, the bees are buzzing, and most importantly, Scichella is back! To celebrate our first in-person term, Science Society is bringing back Scichella - an outdoor, carnival-style festival!

London dispersion in density-functional theory and application to molecular crystal structure prediction

Erin Johnson
Professor and Herzberg-Becke Chair in Theoretical Chemistry
Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University

Tuesday, April 2, 2024
2:30 p.m.

In-person: C2-361 (Reading Room)

PFAS and policy: Linking the chemistry of fluorinated gases with chemical regulations

Cora Young
Professor and Guy Warwick Rogers Chair
Department of Chemistry, York University

Tuesday, April 9, 2024
2:30 p.m.

In-person: C2-361 (Reading Room)

Exciton dissociation by topological edge states

Udo Schwingenschlögl
Professor, Applied Physics
Associate Dean, Faculty, Physical Sciences and Engineering, Applied Physics
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

Thursday, May 2, 2024
11:00 a.m.

In-person: C2-361 (Reading Room)

Advanced catalyst discovery for clean energy transformation using computational material design

Samira Siahrostami
Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair
Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University

Thursday, May 30, 2024
2:30 p.m.

In-person: C2-361 (Reading Room)