The Waikato Centre for Advanced Materials (WaiCAM) was established in 2002 and has the following functions:

• To promote interdisciplinary collaboration among research groups from several departments at the University of Waikato in undertaking current research projects and in developing new research on advanced materials.
• To organise workshops, seminars and research discussions on advanced materials on a regular basis.
• To promote the research and postgraduate student training capability of the University of Waikato in the area of materials, nationally and internationally
• To establish partnerships and strengthen linkages with other materials research groups in New Zealand and overseas.

Further information can be found on the website: http://sci.waikato.ac.nz/waicam/.