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Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis QUANTUM-NANO CENTRE
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From the President
Waterloo was built to do things differently.
With the Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis
Quantum-Nano Centre, we’re doing it again.
The most scientifically sophisticated building ever
constructed at the University of Waterloo, this
one-of-a-kind centre will facilitate transformational
research with applications spanning computing,
communications, medicine and beyond.
Shared by the Institute for Quantum Computing
(IQC) and the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology
(WIN), this building provides our researchers with the
tools and opportunities to unlock the amazing power
of quantum information science and the boundless
potential of nanotechnology. The groundbreaking
discoveries that happen here will continue Waterloo’s
long tradition of research excellence and innovation
through the 21st century.
I warmly invite you to explore this scientific and
architectural marvel for yourself.
FERIDUN HAMDULLAHPUR
President and Vice-Chancellor
University of Waterloo
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“The opening of the Mike &
Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-
Nano Centre will enable leading-
edge, multidisciplinary research
through the collaboration of
nanotechnology and quantum
experts working side by side.”
PEARL SULLIVAN, Dean, Faculty of Engineering
The Mike & Ophelia LazaridisQuantum-Nano Centre
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Two world-class institutes.
One state-of-the-art building.
Opened in September 2012, this remarkable building at the University of
Waterloo is a hub of cutting-edge research into quantum information science
and nanotechnology. A state-of-the-art research centre and an architectural
marvel, the building will attract the world’s brightest researchers and enable
breakthroughs that will change the world.
QUICK FACTS
» 285,000 square feet, shared between the Institute for Quantum Computing and the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology
» Meets highest scientific standards for control of vibration, electromagnetic radiation, temperature, and humidity
» Cleanroom/fabrication facility enables design of structures that are billionths of a metre in size
» Six-storey atrium with floating staircase provides common ground for scientists of all disciplines to meet and collaborate
» A state-of-the-art building at the heart of campus, designed by award-winning Canadian firm KPMB Architects
» Vertical windows of varying reflectivity and transparency on the IQC side, metaphorically signify quantum superposition; honeycomb steel lattice on the WIN side represents graphene, a building block of nanotechnology
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The Institute for Quantum Computing
Raymond Laflamme
Executive Director
Institute for Quantum Computing
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“The ground-breaking work
that will take place in the Mike
& Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-
Nano Centre builds on a long
tradition of excellence in
computing innovation at
the University of Waterloo.”
IAN GOULDEN, Dean, Faculty of Mathematics
Researchers at IQC aim to harness the
quantum laws of nature to develop powerful
new devices that will transform technology
and drive the 21st-century economy.
Launched in 2002, the institute has grown to become
the world’s largest centre for quantum information
research, and is establishing Waterloo and Canada
as the world’s “Quantum Valley.”
Theoretical and experimental researchers at IQC are
taming the quantum world to unlock the incredible
potential of quantum technologies, including ultra-
powerful computers, unbreakable cryptography,
quantum sensors and more. The Mike & Ophelia
Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre gives IQC researchers
the cutting-edge tools and collaborative opportunities
they need to lead the quantum revolution.
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Arthur Carty
Executive Director
Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology
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The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology
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The advent of nanotechnology has been
called the next industrial revolution.
At the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology,
researchers are assembling tiny nanoelectronic
components, atom by atom, and growing nanowires
with diameters 100,000 times smaller than a human hair.
Through a multi-faceted approach – with research into
nano-materials, nano-electronics, nano-biosystems and
nano-instrumentation – scientists at the institute are
making advances that promise to transform medicine,
electronics and energy. With the largest undergraduate
nanotechnology engineering program in Canada,
WIN is poised to lead this quickly emerging field. The
decade ahead will see WIN become a global leader in
the enabling technology that touches every segment
of industry and society. The University of Waterloo’s
pioneering nanotechnology engineering program,
the largest in Canada, will produce the next generation
of leaders for this exciting field.
“The University of Waterloo is the unequivocal
vanguard of nanotechnology in Canada. The
research facilities within the Mike & Ophelia
Lazaridis Quantum Nano-Centre will enable
our scientists to carry out research and make
discoveries that will have the potential to
fundamentally change the world.”
TERRY MCMAHON, Dean, Faculty of Science
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The building is a continuation of the university’s
proud tradition of scientific leadership,
entrepreneurial spirit and forward-thinking
innovation. Building upon the University of
Waterloo’s long-established strengths in
mathematics and computer science – and
capitalizing on our enterprising tech ecosystem –
this new centre will keep Waterloo and Canada
at the leading edge of discovery.
The University of Waterloo provided the perfect
fertile soil for this one-of-a-kind building.
Nowhere else in the world could such a symbiotic
partnership between the private sector,
governments and academia take root and flourish.
The breakthroughs made here will further establish
the University of Waterloo and Canada as global
leaders in quantum-nano research and innovation.
The Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-
Nano Centre represents the next giant
leap for the University of Waterloo.
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WITH THANKS TO OUR generous donors and to the
Government of Canada and
the Government of Ontario
for supporting this project.
University of Waterloo200 University Avenue WestWaterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1uwaterloo.ca
Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis QUANTUM-NANO CENTRE
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