Events

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.  

Degradable covalent chemistry to develop smart delivery polymeric nanomaterials 

Dr. Jung Kwon (John) Oh
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Concordia University

Tuesday, October 7, 2025
11:00 a.m.

In-person: C2-361

Generalized hydrodynamics and hydrodynamization in ultracold 1D gases

Marcos Rigol
Pennsylvania State University

Monday, October 20, 2025
2:30 p.m.

In-person: QNC 0101

Kinetic Simulation of Electrochemical Degradation -- battery fade and alloy corrosion 

Dr. Penghao Xiao
Assistant Professor
Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science
Dalhousie University

Tuesday, October 21, 2025
11:00 a.m.

In-person: C2-361

Need a study break? Sunshine Therapy Dogs are here to help you de-stress and reset - stop by, say hi, and leave with a smile!

Shaved by Occam’s Razor: Minimal Fractional Topological Insulator

Cenke Xu
University of California, Santa Barbara

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
2:00 p.m.

In-person: QNC 1201

Visit the University of Waterloo's Earth Sciences Museum for our annual Gem and Mineral Show! 

Friday, October 24th: 12 noon - 5 pm

Saturday, October 25th: 10 am - 5 pm

Admission is always free.

Join us on October 25^th for an extravaganza of hands-on science discovery for school-age kids.