Grand Opening of the Ontario Centre for the Characterisation of Advanced Materials (OCCAM)

The Ontario Centre for the Characterisation of Advanced Materials (OCCAM) is hosting its Grand Opening on Thursday, May 12 from 8:30am to 6:00pm to which you and your research group are cordially invited. 

OCCAM is a world-class analytical facility recently established by greatly enlarging the capabilities of

1. Surface Interface Ontario (featuring surface analysis) combined with the establishment of
2. A new Electron Microscopy unit in Materials Science and Engineering. This initiative was made possible by ~$12M of funding from CFI/ORF, academic and industrial partners.

Its capabilities are unusual in the world, providing a powerful and comprehensive set of leading edge techniques for the study of a wide array of advanced scientific and technological materials.  The capabilities are now all operational - the main goal of the workshop is to introduce these techniques, instrumentation and expertise now available to all users at this state-of-the-art facility. 

The day includes presentations on the key methods available at OCCAM followed by keynote addresses from Bill Theilacker (Medtronics, USA), John Watts (University of Surrey, UK), Nigel Browning (PNNL, USA) and Peter Arrowsmith (BOTE Engineering, Canada), all experts in their respective fields who utilize surface analysis and electron microscopy.  The day ends with an official opening ceremony, lab tours/demonstrations, networking and a wine & cheese reception.  The programme is attached.

Program for the OCCAM Grand Opening

Please register by May 6 at: http://www.chem-eng.utoronto.ca/occam-grand-opening/

For more information, please contact Rana Sodhi: rns.sodhi@utoronto.ca.