On September 8, 2022, Surface Science Western (SSW) personnel and Chemistry and Education invitees attended the CREATE_CORRECT Corrosion Research and Training Experience Kick-off, a major initiative led by Dr. Yolanda Hedberg, Assistant Professor, Canada Research Chair in Corrosion Science, Department of Chemistry, and an Affiliate Member of SSW. The CORRECT...Read More
Dr. Jonas Hedberg, SSW Research Scientist, attended the SIMS 23 conference in Minneapolis on Sept 18 to 22. The conference gathered scientists from around the world who are working on a wide range of SIMS related applications, including, but not limited to, semiconductors, biochemistry, and geology. During his time at...Read More
Marshall Yang and fellow student Jackson (Jinbao) Huang, two Ph.D. graduates from the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (CBE) at Western University, would like to share their collaborative experiences at Surface Science Western (SSW). Marshall and Jackson were the lead researchers on a multi-year project studying the behaviours and...Read More
SSW had to say “so long” to three amazing students who have been working with us over the past year. These students have done wonderful work in the laboratory, and they are well on their way to becoming successful scientists.Read More
Ekrupe Kaur, a graduate student collaborating with Surface Science Western, was recently featured in a spotlight video by the Canadian Society of Chemistry’s (CSC) Working for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (WIDE) group. Ekrupe is an MSc. candidate under the supervision of Dr. Yolanda Hedberg (Dept. of Chemistry, Western University) and...Read More
Please read more on the Electrochemical Society website! “Congratulations to Thalia Standish of the University of Western Ontario for receiving the 2021 ECS Corrosion Division Morris Cohen Graduate Student Award. Each year, the division recognizes and rewards outstanding graduate research in the field of corrosion science and/or engineering. Such early recognition...Read More
40 years on and still thriving!! From no cellphones and emails to the age of social media and instant messaging!!!! Surface Science Western is celebrating 40th Anniversary of its establishment this year (started in 1981). We have a very-well equipped and the state of the art analytical techniques in house,...Read More
Sina is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Chemistry at Western University. He is working under the supervision of Dr. Jamie Noël and his research has focused on the pitting probability of Cu under Deep Geological Repository (DGR) conditions. Cu has sufficient corrosion resistance in different environments such as...Read More