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SSW’s research scientists are currently working on many academic and industrial collaborations in the most cutting edge fields of science and technology. To date, SSW researchers have produced over 500 publications and have been granted eight patents in the field of materials and surface analyses.

We welcome collaborations from all backgrounds and disciplines.

We are currently publishing more papers than we have in the past

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Our scientists are currently conducting active research in the following topics:

  • Optimization of surface chemical analytical techniques for mineral processing applications
  • Application of the techniques for process development and control
  • Application of surface chemical techniques in a geometallurgical framework: the development of chemical reactivity tests towards the prediction of flotation selectivity and flow sheet development
  • Fundamental analytical studies in transition metal X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)
  • Polymer surface modification, polymer degradation and polymer additive migration studies
  • Surface and corrosion studies of magnesium, aluminum and stainless steel
  • Stress corrosion cracking, under-deposit corrosion, and oxidative behaviour studies of steam generator tube materials
  • Technical advancements in Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
  • Chemical stability of organic semiconducting thin films
  • Advancements in data ‘mining’ techniques (principal component analysis (PCA) and other multivariate analysis techniques)
  • Self assembled monolayers (SAM) of octadecylphosphonic acid (OPA) on silicon and mica

A few examples of what we are currently engaged with:

Using Micro-CT in the Electronics Industry

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Assessment of the Role of Alloying Elements on the Corrosion Behaviour of Ni-Cr-Mo Alloys

Mineral Processing at Surface Science Western

Susanna’s Secret – A 12th Century German Palimpsest?

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We are using an FE-SEM equipped with an in-chamber nano-indentor to compress tiny pillars

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