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Presenting Nine Departments/Schools Spanning Across the Faculties of Engineering, Science and Mathematics Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology THE PAST 6 YEARS | REFLECTING BACK, MOVING FORWARD January 2013 – December 2018 Table of Contents Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 1 1.0 Governance and Administrative Framework .......................................................................................... 2 1.1 Board of Directors ............................................................................................................................... 2 1.2 International Scientific Advisory Board ............................................................................................... 3 1.3 WIN Committees ................................................................................................................................. 5 1.3.1 Space Committee ......................................................................................................................... 5 1.3.2 QNC Health and Safety Committee ............................................................................................. 5 1.3.3 Special Projects and Research Committee (SPARC) ..................................................................... 6 1.3.4 Nanofellowship Committee ......................................................................................................... 7 1.4 Administrative Framework ................................................................................................................. 7 2.0 People ................................................................................................................................................... 10 2.1 Principal Investigators ....................................................................................................................... 10 2.1.1 WIN Endowed Chair ................................................................................................................... 13 2.2 Graduate Students and Post‐doctoral Fellows ................................................................................. 13 2.2.1 WIN Nanofellowships ................................................................................................................. 14 2.3 Undergraduate Students ................................................................................................................... 17 2.3.1 Waterloo Nanotechnology Conference (WNC).......................................................................... 17 2.3.2 WIN‐Mitacs Initiative ................................................................................................................. 18 2.4 Visiting Scholars ................................................................................................................................ 19 2.5 WIN Faculty Lounge .......................................................................................................................... 20 3.0 Research Excellence .............................................................................................................................. 21 3.1 Thematic Areas ................................................................................................................................. 21 3.2 Publications, Citations and Impact.................................................................................................... 23 3.2.1 Bibliometric Analyses ................................................................................................................. 23 3.2.2 Societal Impact of Research ....................................................................................................... 26 3.2.3 Economic Impact of Research .................................................................................................... 29 3.3 Focus on Interdisciplinary Research ................................................................................................. 29 3.3.2 Interdisciplinary Research Mixers .............................................................................................. 30 3.3.3 Interdisciplinary Research Funding Program ............................................................................. 31 3.3.4 Engaging the Faculty of Mathematics ........................................................................................ 31 3.4 WIN Research Leaders Gala .............................................................................................................. 32 4.0 Innovation and Entrepreneurship ......................................................................................................... 33 4.1 Industry Engagement ........................................................................................................................ 33 4.2 WIN Corporate Partnerships Program (CPP) .................................................................................... 34 WIN: 6 YEAR REVIEW Page i 4.3 WIN Executive in Residence .............................................................................................................. 34 4.4 Invention Disclosure and Patent Applications .................................................................................. 34 4.5 WIN Industry Series ........................................................................................................................... 37 4.6 WIN Innovation Series ...................................................................................................................... 37 5.0 Research Funding .................................................................................................................................. 38 5.1 Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development (RIPED), PetroChina ..................... 38 5.2 NSERC Collaborative Research and Development (CRD) .................................................................. 38 5.3 Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) .................................................................. 38 5.4 Canada Foundation for Innovation ................................................................................................... 39 5.5 International Research Funding ........................................................................................................ 39 6.0 Connecting with the Global Research Community ............................................................................... 40 6.1 International Partners ....................................................................................................................... 40 6.1.1 Brazil ........................................................................................................................................... 40 6.1.2 China .......................................................................................................................................... 41 6.1.2.1 Soochow University and the Suzhou Industrial Park .............................................................. 41 6.1.2.2 Tsinghua University‐University of Waterloo Joint Research Center for Micro/Nano Energy & Environment Technology .................................................................................................................... 44 6.1.3 France ......................................................................................................................................... 45 6.1.4 Germany ..................................................................................................................................... 45 6.1.5 India ........................................................................................................................................... 46 6.1.6 Israel ........................................................................................................................................... 46 6.1.7 Japan .......................................................................................................................................... 47 6.1.7.1 National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) ..................................................................... 47 6.1.8 Netherlands ................................................................................................................................ 49 6.1.8.1 MESA+ Research Institute at the University of Twente .......................................................... 49 6.1.8.2 AMOLF Institute ...................................................................................................................... 49 6.1.9 Poland ........................................................................................................................................ 50 6.1.10 Taiwan ...................................................................................................................................... 50 6.1.11 United Kingdom ....................................................................................................................... 51 6.1.11.1 University of Bristol, Bristol Centre for Functional Nanomaterials ...................................... 51 6.1.11.2 University of Cambridge, Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics .......................... 51 6.1.12 USA ........................................................................................................................................... 52 6.1.12.1 State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY‐B), Center for Research & Education
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