WIN is pleased to host a Summer School on Sustainable Nanotechnology at UÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵ on June 19 – 21, 2024.
This Summer School is open to Undergraduate Students in STEM across Canada .
The WIN Summer School will offerÌýlab and facilities tours in the QNC, andÌýin-class lectures by WIN members, senior PhD students and post-doctoral fellows.
Open to undergraduate students across Canada in STEM!
Topic areas:
- Smart & Functional Materials
- Connected Devices
- Next Generation Energy Systems
- Therapeutics & Theranostics
The WIN Summer School curriculum will be aligned with the
To learn more about last year's summer school:Ìý/institute-nanotechnology/news/wins-inaugural-summer-school-attracted-outstanding-students
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| Dates | June 19 – 21, 2024 |
| Application Due Date | April 28, 2024 |
| Location |
Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre (QNC) University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ |
| Notification of Acceptance | ²Ñ²¹²âÌý2024 |
| Application requirements |
Canadian Ungeraduate Student in STEM
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| Application Details |
Please fill out the Application form and include:Ìý
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| Other Details |
Successful candidates will be provided:
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Important Dates:
Check-in Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Summer School Lectures & Workshop: Wednesday, June 19 – Friday, June 21, 2024
Closing Reception & Certificate Distribution: Friday, June 21, 2024
Check-out Date: Friday, June 21, 2024
2024 Summer School Agenda*
*subject to changeDay 1 – Next Generation Energy SystemsÌýWednesday, June 19, 2024Ìý |
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Location |
Associated professor |
| 9:30 – 9:45 am | Registration & Breakfast | QNC 3402 | Ìý |
| 9:45 – 10:15 amÌý | Opening Remarks with Sushanta Mitra (WIN), Mary Wells (Dean of Engineering) & Chris Houser (Dean of Science)Ìý | QNC 3402 | Ìý |
| 10:15 – 11:00 amÌý |
Asif Abdullah Khan (PDF)Ìý Powering the Future: Exploring the World of Flexible Piezoelectric Composites for IoT SolutionsÌýÌý |
QNC 3402Ìý | Dayan BanÌý |
| 11:00 – 11:45 pm |
Xin Zeng (PDF)Ìý Advanced Green Energy Technologies for Sustainable DevelopmentÌý |
QNC 3402 | Xianguo LiÌý |
| 11:45 – 12:15 pmÌý |
Saeed Hadad (PhD)ÌýÌý Leveraging Innovations: Advances in All-Solid-State Batteries for Sustainable Energy Storage Systems |
QNC 3402 | Michael Pope |
| 12:15 – 1:30 pmÌý |
LunchÌý
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QNC 3402 | Ìý |
| 1:30 – 2:30 pmÌý | Lab Tour: Asif Abdullah Khan (PDF) (Dayan Ban Lab) | QNC B519 | Dayan BanÌý |
| 2:30 – 2:45 pmÌý | Travel timeÌý | Ìý | Ìý |
| 2:45 – 3:45 pmÌý | Lab Tour:ÌýXin Xeng (PDF) (Xianguo Li Lab)Ìý | ERC 3023/3003 | Xianguo LiÌý |
| 3:45 – 4:00 pmÌý | Travel timeÌý | Ìý | Ìý |
| 4:00 – 6:00 pm | HackathonÌý | Ìý | Ìý |
| 6:00 pmÌý | DinnerÌý | QNC 3402Ìý | Ìý |
Day 2 – Smart and Functional Materials/Connected DevicesÌýThursday, June 20, 2024Ìý |
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| 9:00 – 10:00 amÌý |
Elaine Lengowski (Visiting Scholar)Ìý Manufacturing Nanocellulose |
QNC 3402 | Leonardo SimonÌý |
| 10:00 – 11:00 amÌý |
Farman Ullah (Research Associate)ÌýÌý Introduction to Thin Film Deposition Systems and Spatial Atomic Layer Deposition and Their ApplicationÌý |
Ìý | Kevin MusselmanÌý |
| 11:00am – 11:45 amÌý |
Ashna Rajeev (PDF)ÌýÌý Intersection of nanotechnology and polymer engineering for smart and functional materialsÌý |
QNC 3402Ìý | Boxin Zhao |
| 11:45am – 12:00 pmÌý | BreakÌý | Ìý | Ìý |
| 12:00 – 12:30 pm | Nicholas Wilson (PhD) Ìý 2D Nanomaterials: The Top, the Bottom, and Everything BetweenÌý |
QNC 3402 | Michael Pope |
| 12:30 – 1:15 pm |
Ghulam Ab (PDF)ÌýÌý In-situ Raman Spectroelectrochemistry of graphene and related 2D materials: Understanding the localized charge transfer process and (de)intercalation charge storage process for rechargeable batteries |
QNC 3402Ìý | Michael Pope |
| 1:15 – 1:45 pmÌý |
Una Hogan (PhD Student)ÌýÌý Machine Learning as a tool in Micro and Nanoplastics Identification using Raman SpectroscopyÌý |
QNC 3402 | Rodney SmithÌý |
| 1:45 – 2:30 pmÌý | LunchÌý | QNC 3402 | Ìý |
| 2:30 – 3:30 pmÌý | Lab Tour: Leonardo Simon (Professor)ÌýÌý | DWE1524Ìý | Ìý |
| 3:30 – 4:30 pmÌý | Lab Tour: Farman Ullah (Kevin Musselman Lab)Ìý | DWE2535 & DWE3507B Ìý | Kevin Musselman |
| 4:30 – 5:30 pmÌý | Lab Tour: Ashna Rajeev (Boxin Zhao Lab)Ìý | E6-1103Ìý | Boxin Zhao |
| 5:30 – 6:00 pm | HackathonÌý | Ìý | Ìý |
Day 3 – Therapeutics & TheranosticsÌýÌýFriday June 21, 2024Ìý |
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TimeÌý |
EventÌý |
LocationÌý |
Associated ProfessorÌýÌý |
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9:00 – 10:00 am |
James Cheon/ Micheal TamÌýÌý |
QNC 3402Ìý |
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10:00am – 10:30 am |
Tyler Lott (PhD)ÌýÌý High-resolution bio-imaging via liquid-phase electron microscopyÌý |
QNC 3402Ìý |
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10:30 – 11:00 amÌý |
BreakÌý |
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11:00 – 11:30 amÌý |
Peyman GhavamiNejad (PhD)ÌýÌý Minimally- and non-invasive biomedical devices for point of care diagnosisÌý |
QNC 3402Ìý |
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11:30 am – 12:00 pm |
Fatemah Keyvani (PhD) Mahla PoudinehÌý Wearable Biosensor for Health MonitoringÌý |
QNC 3402Ìý |
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12:00– 1:00 pmÌý |
LunchÌý |
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1:00 – 2:00 pmÌý |
Lab Tour: Saeed HadadÌý/Micheal Tam |
QNC 5512Ìý |
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2:00 – 2:30 pmÌý |
Hackathon timeÌý |
QNC 3402Ìý |
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2:30 – 4:00 pmÌý |
Closing Reception with Hackathon PresentationsÌý |
QNC 3402Ìý |
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