Directory of Teams: + Materials Development

  • Formula Nano is dedicated to designing, building, and racing molecular machines at the nanoscale. 

  • The UW Concrete Canoe Team designs, builds, and races a canoe made entirely of reinforced concrete for the annual Canadian National Concrete Canoe Competition (CNCCC).

  • The Waterloo Toboggan Team (est. 1984) designs and builds a 5-person sled with steering, braking, suspension, and concrete skis, then races it against other universities in Canada's oldest and largest student engineering competition; the Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race (GNCTR). 

  • UWSiO (University of Waterloo Silicon Integrated Optics) is a dynamic group of students focused on advancing and revolutionizing data storage through the use of silica systems. 

  • Waterloo Hacker Fab is establishing Canada’s first open-source microchip fabrication lab, with all equipment engineered from scratch.