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
Surface Science Western would like to convey its congratulations to the team at Western Research Parks. Just recently, the 600-member Association of University Research Parks named Western as its 2016 recipient of the Outstanding Park Award. This is only the 3rd time this Award has been handed out to a...Read More
Congratulations to Prof. Dave Shoesmith, SSW’s Director, on being named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Fellows are elected by their peers in recognition of outstanding scholarly, scientific and artistic achievement. Election to the academies of the Royal Society of Canada is the highest honour a scholar can...Read More
Congratulations to Mr. Joseph Turnbull, PhD candidate from the Department of Chemistry at Western University, winner of the 2016 Dr. N. Stewart McIntyre Award in Surface Science. Joseph’s research abstract was entitled “Corrosion of Copper Nuclear Waste Containers in Aqueous HNO3 Solutions”. Joseph has used a variety of surface analysis...Read More
This year marks Surface Science Western’s 35th Anniversary – yes we’ve been doing surface analysis and materials characterization since 1981! Please save the date of Friday, November 4th in the afternoon and early evening to come to London and celebrate this milestone with us. Invitations to follow by email in...Read More
Recent research is looking to determine the effects of radiolytically produced HNO3 droplets on the corrosion of copper coatings on high level nuclear waste containers. The extent and distribution of corrosion damage has been analyzed to help determine a penetration rate and the reaction rate constants required to model the...Read More
