Gary Good, Operations Manager We are at once happy and sad to announce the retirement of our Operations and Quality Manager, Gary Good. He has been an outstanding addition for more than 33 years of service and a true inspiration for all of us. His contributions were integral to our...Read More
SSW Director Dr. Mark Biesinger Congratulations to SSW Director Dr. Mark Biesinger on being awarded Fellow of the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM) in recognition of his years of work on the development of advanced X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) techniques and his efforts in scientific communication within the XPS...Read More
CMC Microsystems has for many years provided small grants to academic researchers to help cover device fabrication costs. They have recently announced that characterization costs, like those provided at Surface Science Western, can now also be covered using these grants. For more information see MNT Portal | CMC Microsystems.Read More
Virtual Lab Tour of SSW” at London’s Manufacturing Matters 2020 Conference as part of our involvement with the Ontario Advanced Manufacturing Consortium. Take a look to see some of our state-of-the-art equipment and hear from our surface science experts!Read More
Our work with Ariel Smith through Coastal Action has been highlighted in CBC’s As it Happens and CBC News article. Also see our microplastics page on the characterization of microplastics by FTIR spectroscopy: www.surfacesciencewestern.com/industrial-solutions/characterizationmicroplastics/”Read More
Surface Science Western would like to congratulate Marshall Yang, winner of this year’s N. Stewart McIntyre Award in Surface Science. Marshall is a member of Dr. Hui Zhang and Dr. Jesse Zhu’s (Western Engineering) research group who specialize in particle fluidization, powder coatings and pharmaceutical coatings. Marshall’s work, which...Read More
Two Ph.D. students from Jamie Noel’s research group have reached the top 20 finalists in NSERC’s Science Exposed photo contest. The winner will be determined by public voting. Please go to the website, look at the top 20 cool science photos. Please vote for the photo submitted by either Mengnan...Read More
SSW recently installed a Zeiss Xradia 410 Versa Micro-CT and a Deben CT500 mechanical testing unit (soon to be upgraded to CT5000). With this instrument, SSW scientist Dr. Heng-Yong Nie has been collaborating with the research group of Professor Yu Liu at Jiangnan University to develop analytical approaches to understanding...Read More
It is with mixed emotions that we announce the retirement of Mary Jane Walzak as of April 30, 2020. Mary Jane has been with SSW for over 30 years and her expertise and problem solving abilities have helped many clients resolve their complex manufacturing issues, particularly in the areas of...Read More
David Shoesmith celebrated his retirement yesterday (October 17, 2019). Dave technically joined Surface Science Western as our Director in 2011, however he was an integral part of the lab for many years and was of crucial importance to the success of...Read More
