The primary goal of the Centre for Advanced Materials Joining (CAMJ) at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada is to develop new and innovative technologies for materials joining.
CAMJ has cutting-edge laboratory facilities and research areas to collaborate with leading companies in the industry for research and development. CAMJ trains students on the undergraduate, Masters, PhD, and Post Doctoral levels and collaborates with students from foreign institutes of excellence to extend their research.

The projects taken up in CAMJ are from the following areas:
- Microwelding - laser and resistance microwelding for medical applications
- Microjoining - soldering and wire bonding for electronics
- Nanojoining - practical interconnection and construction technologies of nano-mechatronics and molecular devices
- Laser, arc, resistance and friction stir welding - automotive applications
News
CAMJ Seminar was thrilled to host Prof. Jae Pil Jung from the University of Seoul!
CAMJ Seminar was thrilled to host Prof. Jae Pil Jung from the University of Seoul this week! He shared his extensive expertise on "Recent Progress of Low-Temperature Soldering for Electronics Packaging," leading to an excellent and highly productive discussion.
CAMJ graduate students won Nanofellowship awards!
CAMJ PhD students Maryam Soleimani and Mohammad Nankali won the prestigious Nanofellowship awards in November 2024. They were invited to attend the Nanofellowship seminars and presented the corresponding posters.
Prof. Norman Zhou won the prestigious Comfort A. Adams Lecture Award at the 2024 AWS Annual Meeting!
CAMJ Prof. Norman Zhou is likely the second researcher from Canada to receive this highest-ranked national award from AWS.
CAMJ Prof. Adrian Gerlich and PhD student Tetsuya Oyamada also attended the 2024 AWS Annual Meeting.