Events

Explore the night sky with astronomers from the Faculty of Science and Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. The Perseids meteor shower will be at its most spectacular, so let's gather to learn something and then enjoy the view!

This event has been cancelled due to weather, apologies for any inconvenience. 

Predicting the translation efficiency of messenger RNA in mammalian cells

Vikram Agarwal
Head of mRNA Platform Design Data Science
mRNA Center of Excellence
Sanofi

Tuesday, September 9, 2025
11:00 a.m.

In-person: C2-361

Thinking about gaining real-world field experience?

Join us on September 10th at 6:00pm in STC 2002 for an info session on the upcoming EARTH 490 Field Course in Vietnam this December!

Please register to attend.

Join us for an online information session showcasing the POSEIDON water quality portal, hosted by Dr. Nandita Basu, Dr. Julie Mai (University of Waterloo), Dr. Kimberly Van Meter (Penn State University), and Meghan McLeod (DataStream).

Designing Earth-Abundant Bulk and Nano-Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Production

Dr. Boniface Fokwa
Professor of Chemistry
University of California, Riverside

Tuesday, September 23, 2025
11:00 a.m.

In-person: C2-361

From Supersonic Currents to Cavity-Altered Superconductors

Abhay Pasupathy
Columbia University

Wednesday, September 24, 2025
2:00 p.m.

In-person: QNC 1201

The first three minutes after the Big Bang shaped the entire history of our Universe. In this month’s KPL astronomy talk, Encieh Erfani will take us on a journey back to these formative moments, exploring how matter, light, and the building blocks of today’s cosmos first emerged, all in just 180 seconds of cosmic history.

Proteins on the edge: Harnessing biochemistry at heterogeneous interfaces

Prof. Adam Damry
Canada Research Chair in Synthetic Biology
Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences
University of Ottawa

Friday, September 26, 2025
11:00 a.m.

In-person: C2-361

Join your fellow Earth and Environmental Sciences alumni at UWaterloo for an afternoon of celebration and networking.

Bringing the world’s largest annual global hackathon to Waterloo 

On October 4–5, 2025, this two-day hackathon will bring together a diverse community of technologists, scientists, engineers, designers, and storytellers in the Waterloo region to build innovative projects and prototypes that address real-world problems using NASA’s open data.