A consulting and research laboratory specializing in the
analysis and characterization of surfaces and materials

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Recent News

27 Jan 2015
New EDX Analyzer Installed on FESEM
SSW has recently upgraded the EDX system on our Hitachi S4500 field emission SEM to a Quartz PCI XOne SSD X-ray analyzer. The system consists of a PulseTor Maxim silicon drift detector (SDD) combined with a Quartz Imaging XOne image and EDX capture software. The state-of-the-art detector is electronically cooled and has excellent energy resolution...
19 Dec 2014
Holiday Season Hours
A quick note for our clients. Surface Science Western will be closed over the holidays starting on Wednesday, December 24th and returning Monday, January 5th (8 am). Season’s greetings to all from the staff at SSW
15 Dec 2014
Upcoming Rate Increase Announcement
Dear Valued SSW External Clients; It has been a pleasure working with you over the many years. Thank you for making us part of your solution for surface and materials characterization needs. Surface Science Western (SSW), an ancillary unit of Western University, is mandated to run as a self-sustaining business unit. SSW works with Canadian...
03 Dec 2014
Strong SSW Presence at Interdisciplinary Research Showcase
The results of various research and analyses carried out at Surface Science Western were on display as part of Western Science`s Interdisciplinary Research Showcase held on December 2, 2014. Research findings from SSW staff and students and a variety of groups that utilize SSW facilities were presented. In this past year alone, over 50 faculty...