Surface Science Western Director, Mark Biesinger, has been awarded the Institute of Advanced Materials, IAAM Scientist Medal. Mark received this honor for his contributions to materials characterization and presented his work on “Advancing X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) Methodologies for Materials Research” at the 62nd Assembly of Advanced Materials Congress held...Read More
We are proud to highlight our role in advancing the electric vehicle (EV) industry through our comprehensive manufacturing support services, as featured in a recent article by Western News (see below). At Surface Science Western, we collaborate with automotive manufacturers from across North America, providing them with critical analysis and...Read More
We are excited to announce that Maja Radisic Hoang will be with us for the next 16 months as a laboratory assistant, supporting mineral processing at SSW for her 4th year science internship placement. Maja works alongside research scientists Baian Almusned and Carolyn Hill-Svehla to support sample preparation and materials...Read More
Dr. Stamen Dimov We are wishing one of our leading Research Scientists, Dr. Stamen Dimov, a “happy retirement”! After joining SSW in 2007, Stamen has been a has been a key innovator and leader for SSW’s mineral processing team. Over the years he has actively collaborated with industry and academic...Read More
Today’s students become the innovators and leaders of tomorrow, and as such, SSW firmly believes that investing in student education and experience is investing in our future. SSW employs multiple internship and summer students to work with our staff on their day to day projects. The goal of this is...Read More
Dr. Jeffrey Henderson, SSW Research Scientist, attended the Pacific Rim Symposium on Surface, Coatings & Interface (PacSurf 2022) in Waikoloa Beach (Hawaii) on December 11th–15th, 2022. This symposium gathered scientists from around the world working on a wide range of research projects related to X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and time-of-flight...Read More
Surface Science Western Director Mark Biesinger was recently awarded the ‘2022 American Vacuum Society (AVS) – Applied Surface Science Division Peter M.A. Sherwood Mid-Career Professional Award’. The award was presented to him at the AVS 68th International Symposium and Exhibition held in Pittsburgh, PA. The award recognizes achievements leading to...Read More
SSW is announcing the installation of two exciting new instruments: A Bruker UMT Tribolab tribological testing systemAn Agilent Cary 60 UV-Vis spectroscopy system The tribological testing instrument was funded through Associate Professor and SSW Affiliate Member Dr. Yolanda Hedberg. And the UV-Vis spectroscopy system was funded through CFI. Tribocorrosion The...Read More
Dr. Vahid Dehnavi, SSW Research Scientist, recently gave an “Introduction to X-ray Diffraction (XRD)” lecture to Western University’s Electrochemical Society (ECS) Student Chapter. This lecture was the first in-person lecture of a series of lectures that are being organized by the student-led group. This series aims to connect subject matter...Read More
SSW Director Dr. Mark Biesinger recently spent a week in La Croisic, France sharing his X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) expertise with approximately 70 students and researchers from around the world at the “2022 Ecole Thematique XPS Analysis Workshop: From Measurements to Scientific Answers”. This highly regarded workshop, held every three...Read More
