Welcome to the University of Waterloo Nanotechnology Engineering web page. This is the official online resource for the Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Nanotechnology Engineering program as well as nanotechnology research on campus.
UW Nanotechnology News
UW breaks ground on Mike and Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre
Donors and dignitaries helped break ground yesterday for the Quantum-Nano Centre. A tent on the building's site, north of Biology II, sheltered the audience from afternoon showers as brief speeches were made. And then the silver shovels swung into action to make the first tentative holes for the massive building, which will take more than two years to complete. Donors Mike (of Research In Motion) and Ophelia Lazaridis beamed; Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty, who spoke for the cameras in both English and French about the importance of innovation to the province's economic future, shook many hands. Read more
Nanotechnology students conference winners
Waterloo nanotechnology engineering students Sarvesh Varma and Shrey Sindhwani finished second and third in the poster presentation competition at the Undergraduate Nanotechnology Conference held recently at the University of Toronto. About 200 delegates from universities across Ontario attended the conference.
