The program information below was valid for the fall 2016 term (September 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016). This is the archived version; the most up-to-date program information is available through the current Graduate Studies Academic Calendar.
The Graduate Studies Academic Calendar is updated 3 times per year, at the start of each academic term (January 1, May 1, September 1). Graduate Studies Academic Calendars from previous terms can be found in the archives.
Students are responsible for reviewing the general information and regulations section of the Graduate Studies Academic Calendar.
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Admit term(s)
- Fall
- Winter
- Spring
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Delivery mode
- On-campus
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Program type
- Collaborative
- Doctoral
- Research
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Registration option(s)
- Full-time
- Part-time
- Study option(s)
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Minimum requirements
- A 75% overall standing, or equivalent in a Master of Science (MSc) degree in a relevant field.
- Students holding degrees from institutions outside Canada may be required to submit Graduate Record Examination scores (GRE, Analytical and Quantitative) with their application.
- Before applying to the program, students are strongly advised to establish contact with potential supervisors. It is a good strategy to identify whether the potential supervisors that students would like to undertake research with have available positions and funding.
- There is also an option of transferring from the Master's program to the Doctoral program. This is not a routine option, but can be approved on a case-by-case basis for suitably qualified individuals. Further information is available from the Department Graduate Officer.
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Application materials
- Résumé
- Supplementary information form
- Transcript(s)
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References
- Number of references: 3
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Type of references:
at least 2 academic.
- English language proficiency (ELP) (if applicable)
- Graduate Academic Integrity Module (Graduate AIM)
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Courses
- Students must complete 2 one-term graduate courses (0.50 unit weight) accepted for credit by the Department of Biology. This requirement will be satisfied by NANO 701 and NANO 702. Students who have not completed their Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) degree in Nanotechnology Engineering at the University of Waterloo will be required to take the 2 core courses.
- Core courses:
- NANO 701 Fundamentals of Nanotechnology
- NANO 702 Nanotechnology Tools
- Core courses are designed to provide the base knowledge and skill set required to prepare students for more specialized courses and to conduct interdisciplinary nanoscale research.
- Students who have completed their Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) degree in Nanotechnology Engineering at the University of Waterloo will not be required to take the 2 core courses. Instead, they can choose graduate courses from the list of technical electives.
- Technical elective courses:
- (a) Micro/nano Instruments and Devices
- BIOL 642 Current topics in Biotechnology
- CHEM 724 Chemical Instrumentation
- CHEM 750T17 Surface Science and Nanotechnology
- CHEM 750TXX Nanostructured Materials and Analysis
- ME 738 Topics in Materials Science: Materials for NEMS and MEMS
- ME 770 Topics in Heat and Fluid Flow: Micro- and Nano- fluidics
- ME 780 Topics in Mechatronics: MEMS Design and Analysis
- SYDE 682 Advanced MEMS Physics, Design and Fabrication
- SYDE 750 Modeling, Simulation and Design of MEMS
- (b) Nanoelectronics Design and Fabrication
- CHEM 750T11 Bioelectronics
- CHEM 750T19 Carbon Nanotube Electronics
- ECE 631 Microelectronic Processing Technology
- ECE 632 Photovoltaic Energy Conversion
- ECE 633 Nanoelectronics
- ECE 634 Organic Electronics
- ECE 635 Fabrication in the nanoscale: principles, technology and applications
- ECE 636 Analog MOS and Bipolar Integrated Circuits
- ECE 637 Design of VLSI MOS Integrated Circuits
- ECE 639 Characteristics & Applications of Amorphous Silicon
- ECE 672 Optoelectronic Devices
- ECE 676 Quantum Info Processing Devices
- ECE 677 Quantum Electronics & Photonics
- ECE 730T10 Topics in Solid State Devices: Adv. Technology for Semiconductor Processing
- ECE 730T17 Topics in Solid State Devices: Physics and Modeling of Semiconductor Devices
- ECE 730T19 Topics in Solid State Devices: Magnetism and Spintronics
- ECE 730T20 Topics in Solid State Devices: Physics of Nanodevices
- ECE 770T13 Topics in Antenna and Microwave Theory: Quantum Information Devices
- ME 595 Introduction to MEMS Fabrication
- ME 596 Topics in Nanotechnology: Introduction to Fabrication & Characterization of Nano-structures
- PHYS 713 Molecular Physics
- PHYS 731 Solid State Physics
- PHYS 747 Optical Electronics
- (c) Nano-biosystems
- BIOL 608 Advanced Molecular Genetics
- BIOL 614 Bioinformatics Tools and Techniques
- BIOL 629 Cell Growth and Differentiation
- BIOL 642 Current Topics in Biotechnology
- BIOL 670 Photobiology
- BIOL 678 Current topics in Neurophysiology
- CHE 562 Advanced Bioprocess Engineering
- CHE 660 Principles of Biochemical Engineering
- CHE 661 Advances in Biochemical Engineering
- CHE 760 Special Topics in Biochemical Engineering
- CHE 765 Research Topics in Biochemical Engineering
- CHEM 730 Proteins and Nucleic Acids
- CHEM 731T02 Physical Biochemistry
- CHEM 737 Enzymes
- PHYS 751 Cellular Biophysics
- PHYS 752 Molecular Biophysics
- (d) Nanomaterials
- CHE 541 Introduction to Polymer Science and Properties
- CHE 542 Polymerization and Polymer Properties
- CHE 612 Interfacial Phenomena
- CHE 622 Statistics in Engineering
- CHE 640 Principles of Polymer Science (cross-listed with CHEM 770)
- CHE 641 Physical Properties of Polymers (cross-listed with CHEM 771)
- CHE 740 Special Topics in Polymer Science and Engineering
- CHE 745 Research Topics in Polymer Science and Engineering
- CHE 750 Special Topics in Materials Science: Thin Film Fabrications & Mechanical Properties
- CHE 755 Research Topics in Electrochemical Engineering, Interfacial Engineering & Material Science
- CHEM 710T12 Structure and Function of Supramolecular Materials
- CHEM 710T15 Advanced Solid State Chemistry: Ion, Electron and Molecular Transport
- CHEM 710TXX Nanostructured Materials and Integrative Chemistry
- CHEM 713 Chemistry of Inorganic Solid State Materials
- CHEM 750T17 Surface Science and Nanotechnology
- ME 632 Experimental Methods in Materials Engineering
- ME 738 Topics in Materials Science: Materials for NEMS and MEMS
- ME 738 Topics in Materials Science: Nanostructured and Amorphous Materials
- ME 738T8 Topics in Materials Science: Introductory and Advanced Nanomechanics
- PHYS 701 Quantum Mechanics
- PHYS 704 Statistical Physics
- PHYS 706 Electromagnetic Theory
- PHYS 773 Special Topics
- (a) Micro/nano Instruments and Devices
- For candidates who do not hold a Master's degree, the requirement will be a minimum of 4 one-term courses (0.50 unit weight).
- Undergraduate level courses cannot be credited towards the PhD degree requirements.
- Link(s) to courses: for information about these courses, please contact Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs
- Biology (BIOL) courses
- Nanotechnology (NANO) courses
- Academic Integrity Workshop
- Nanotechnology Seminar
- This seminar is a forum for student presentation of research results or proposals. Invited speakers from academia and industry will also present results of research from time to time. The range of topics that will be addressed in the seminar crosses all areas of research in the collaborative program. Each student is required to present at least 1 research seminar. To receive credit, students are expected to attend at least 8 seminars other than their own before completing their program.
- PhD Seminar
- Students will make a formal presentation on their research at an annual symposium or other designated event. This will be an opportunity to interact with a very broad multidisciplinary audience that crosses all areas of research in the collaborative programs.
- PhD Thesis Proposal
- PhD Comprehensive Examination
- PhD Thesis
- Students must submit and defend a thesis, embodying the results of original research.
