Research – Surface Science Western at the University of Western Ontario

The SSW team of dedicated scientists boasts an impressive track record in materials and surfaces research.

To date, SSW researchers have produced over 500 publications and have been granted 8 patents in the field of materials and surface analytics.

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