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Congratulations Stamen on your retirement!

Dr. Stamen Dimov We are wishing one of our leading Research Scientists, Dr. Stamen Dimov, a “happy retirement”! After joining SSW in 2007, Stamen has been a has been a key innovator and leader for SSW’s mineral processing team. Over the years he has actively collaborated with industry and academic...
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Metrological Techniques at Surface Science Western

Surface Science Western has a collection of metrological tools to measure, quantify, and analyze surface morphology of samples at various length scales, from nanometers to centimeters. Some of these specialty techniques include atomic force microscopy (AFM), stylus profilometry, confocal scanning laser microscopy (CLSM), and the recently acquired optical coordinate measuring...
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Publication Highlight: Investigating the structure of the oxide on Ni-Cr-Mo alloys while presenting a method for analysis of complex oxides using QUASES

We are thrilled to share a newly published peer-reviewed article by Adam Morgan, Ph.D. candidate supervised by Dr. James Noel, and in collaboration with several Surface Science Western (SSW) Scientists – Jeffrey D. Henderson, Brad Kobe, and Mark Biesinger. In this paper, Adam details the use of the Quantitative Analysis...
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Publication Highlight: Study on the Self-Repairing Effect of Nanoclay in Powder Coatings for Corrosion Protection

Over the past several years, Dr. Marshall Yang has dedicated countless hours to training on and utilizing the advanced instrumentation and expertise available at Surface Science Western (SSW). During his tenure at SSW, Marshall used our field emission and tungsten filament scanning electron microscopy (FESEM / SEM), confocal laser scanning...
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SEM-Based UVD-CL Microscopy at SSW

Cathode-Ray Tube TVs and computer monitors utilize a special electromagnetic phenomenon known as cathodoluminescence (CL) to produce visible light on a fluorescent screen. This technology’s use in modern computers and TVs has been gradually phased out in favour of LED technology, but interestingly this phenomenon has been utilized as a...
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Summer experience at SSW

Today’s students become the innovators and leaders of tomorrow, and as such, SSW firmly believes that investing in student education and experience is investing in our future. SSW employs multiple internship and summer students to work with our staff on their day to day projects. The goal of this is...
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Enjoying that Fufu? Investigating Corrosion in Cookware

Various foods can act as an accelerator of corrosion in everyday cookware, leading to degradation of the cookware and the release of metal ions into the food. Toxicological studies have revealed that increased doses of metals, such as nickel and chromium, can cause adverse reactions in those whom consume the...
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Presenting XPS at the Pacific Rim Symposium on Surface, Coatings & Interface

Dr. Jeffrey Henderson, SSW Research Scientist, attended the Pacific Rim Symposium on Surface, Coatings & Interface (PacSurf 2022) in Waikoloa Beach (Hawaii) on December 11th–15th, 2022. This symposium gathered scientists from around the world working on a wide range of research projects related to X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and time-of-flight...
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SSW Director Mark Biesinger Awarded 2022 AVS Peter Sherwood Professional Award

Surface Science Western Director Mark Biesinger was recently awarded the ‘2022 American Vacuum Society (AVS) – Applied Surface Science Division Peter M.A. Sherwood Mid-Career Professional Award’. The award was presented to him at the AVS 68th International Symposium and Exhibition held in Pittsburgh, PA.  The award recognizes achievements leading to...
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Two New Instruments at SSW (Tribocorrosion and UV-Vis)

SSW is announcing the installation of two exciting new instruments: A Bruker UMT Tribolab tribological testing systemAn Agilent Cary 60 UV-Vis spectroscopy system The tribological testing instrument was funded through Associate Professor and SSW Affiliate Member Dr. Yolanda Hedberg. And the UV-Vis spectroscopy system was funded through CFI. Tribocorrosion The...
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