Surface Science Western’s (SSW’s) scientists Rebecca Sarazen and Sridhar Ramamurthy, along with Thalia Standish and Dmitrij Zagidulin from the Chemistry Department, were at the Advanced Photon Source (APS, Chicago) performing micro X-ray tomography (micro-CT) measurements on copper-coated steel samples. Access to APS, located within Argonne National Laboratories (ANL) in Chicago,...Read More
Research highlight from our recent N. Stewart McIntyre award winner Matthew J. Turnbull, Department of Chemistry, Western University. The primary goal of this research is to elucidate the key features that differentiate nanocrystal-based CZTS films from their crystalline counterparts. As indicated in Figure 1, there are three main mechanisms by...Read More
Congratulations to Mr. Mathew Turnbull, PhD candidate from the Department of Chemistry at Western University, winner of the 2017 Dr. N. Stewart McIntyre Award in Surface Science. Matthew’s research abstract was entitled “Layer-by-Layer Optimization of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) Nanocrystals for use in Solar Cell Devices”. Matthew, a member of Prof. Zhifeng...Read More
The recipient of 2016 Lee Hsun Lecture Series—Lee Hsun Lecture Award, chemistry professor and SSW director David Shoesmith visited the Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMR, CAS) from March 13 to 17, 2017. During the visit, Prof. Shoesmith delivered a lecture entitled “A Model for the Corrosion...Read More
Surface Science Western, in conjunction with the Western Nanofabrication Facility and the Tandetron Accelerator Facility, is delighted to announce that they have received an NSERC Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) Grant (Operations and Maintenance Support for Research Equipment). This grant is for $150,000.00 and will be used to provide financial...Read More
Researchers from SSW, Xerox Research Centre of Canada and Chengdu Green Energy and Green Manufacturing Technology R&D Center developed a TOF-SIMS approach to determine the degree of cross-linking on the surface and its variations in nanoscale depths of organic materials. The proposed that ion intensity ratio (ρ) between C6H¯ and...Read More
SSW would like to welcome on board Dr. James Noël, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chemistry as an Affiliate Member of SSW. Jamie is an electrochemist and corrosion scientist, with special expertise in in situ neutron reflectometry, crevice corrosion, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. His research interests include corrosion of candidate materials...Read More
Link to a recent article in Western News about Surface Science Western’s 35th Anniversary. Source: Western News – Laboratory celebrates anniversary of looking below the surfaceRead More
This year our staff at SSW as a team was nominated for the 2016 Western Award of Excellence. This award is the highest level of recognition for staff members and recognizes individuals who make outstanding contributions to our campus community. It was noted in our nomination letter that “the fact...Read More
The following is a transcript of the keynote address from our 35th Anniversary Celebrations given by Dr. Stewart McIntyre, director of Surface Science Western from 1981 to 2005. “Thank you all for attending this recognition of Surface Science Western staff, present and past, for their achievements in reaching this milestone....Read More
