McGill Institute for Advanced Materials
ANNUAL REPORT
MAY 1, 2014 – APRIL 30, 2015
Director: Prof. Andrew Kirk
Submitted June 30, 2015
MIAM Annual Report: May 1, 2014 – April 30, 2015
Table of Contents
1. Vision and Mission statements ...... 3 2. Governance and Composition of the Board ...... 4 2.1 Administration ...... 4 2.2 ISS Program Graduate Student Committee 2014-15 ...... 4 3. MIAM Membership ...... 5 4. Activities and Achievements of Past Year ...... 5 4.1 Research Facility Services ...... 5 4.2 NSERC CREATE Training Program in Integrated Sensor Systems ...... 7 5. Goals for the coming year ...... 10 6. Research Output ...... 10 7. MIAM Member Awards and Honours ...... 11 8. Success Stories ...... 13 9. Financial Details ...... 13 Appendix A: List of MIAM Members and Associate Professional Staff ...... 13 Faculty of Engineering ...... 13 Faculty of Dentistry ...... 15 Faculty of Medicine ...... 15 Faculty of Science ...... 15 MIAM Associated Professional Staff ...... 16 Appendix B: List of NSERC-CREATE ISS Current Students and Ongoing Projects ...... 17 Appendix C: List of ISS Student Internship and Research Exchanges ...... 20 Appendix D: List of Publications, Conferences, Collaborations and Patents by MIAM Members ...... 21 Publications ...... 21 Presentations ...... 23 Collaborations ...... 23
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1. Vision and Mission statements
The fundamental vision underlying the McGill Institute for Advanced Materials is to discover, design, fabricate and understand new materials. MIAM will strengthen interdisciplinary interactions and partnerships among many different faculties and departments at McGill University involved in new materials. It will foster creativity, promote scholarship, enhance research capabilities, accelerate the transfer of research results into engineering practices, attract world-class faculty, students and post-docs, develop interactions with industry and create new funding opportunities. MIAM will achieve this by financially supporting the operation of core materials research infrastructure, developing new academic initiatives and increasing the internal as well as the external visibility of Materials Science and Engineering at McGill University.
In support of this vision, MIAM will undertake the following mission:
• MIAM will carry out interdisciplinary teaching and research in the area of materials science and engineering. The specific goals of the Institute will be to: • Foster cross-disciplinary and inter-faculty activities in materials at McGill. • Increase the visibility of materials research both within the McGill community and the broader context of academic institutions in Quebec, Canada, and abroad - as well as industry. • Develop new and emerging areas of materials research, such as in the fields of nanoscience/technology, biomaterials, electronics, and aerospace materials. • Develop new funding opportunities by taking advantage of the team-research granting programs becoming available in the area of advanced technologies. • Coordinate the acquisition of facilities and equipment required for materials research, characterization, and processing.
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2. Governance and Composition of the Board
2.1 Administration
2.2 ISS Program Graduate Student Committee 2014-15
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3. MIAM Membership
MIAM currently counts 62 academic members and 10 associated professional staff. Academic members come from the Faculties of Science (26 members), Engineering (30 members), Medicine (4 members) and Dentistry (2 members). MIAM members are conducting research on a wide range of different experimental and theoretical topics concerning advanced materials, nanoscience and nanotechnology.
For a complete list of the MIAM members, please see Appendix A: List of MIAM Members and Associate Professional Staff
4. Activities and Achievements of Past Year
MIAM operates along three distinct axes. These are: i) Provision of leading edge facilities in support of research in advanced materials and nanoscience/nanotechnology (McGill Nanotools Laboratory and the MIAM Characterization Facility); ii) delivery of the NSERC CREATE Training Program in Integrated Sensor Systems and iii) as a clearing house for nanoscience and technology activities at McGill.
4.1 Research Facility Services
Nanotools Microfabrication Laboratory:
The operation of the McGill Nanotools Microfabrication Laboratory is detailed in the Nanotools Microfabrication annual report to be submitted by the Academic Director of the facility, Professor Peter Grutter. As a result, only a brief summary is provided here. In the last year, the Nanotools Lab provided access to advanced nano- and microfabrication services for 53 distinct principal investigators (PIs), an increase of 3 compared to last year. Of these, eight were academic researchers external to McGill and seven were industrial users, with the remainder being McGill academic staff. The lab provided hands-on training in microfabrication processes to 140 undergraduate, graduate students and postdoctoral researchers (an increase from 128 in the previous year).
During most of the reporting period the Nanotools lab was maintained and operated by five technical staff, led by Microfab Manager Dr Matthieu Nannini. The graph below shows distribution of usage as measured by machine hours. Hourly machine usage increased by 48% to 11,315 hours when compared with the previous year.
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Total Machine Hours - FY2015 Total PI: 53, Total Hours: 11315
356, 3% 1052, 9%
Engineering(15) Medicine(6) 5053, 45% Science(17) Externals Academics(8) 4395, 39% Industrials(7)
458, 4%
MIAM Characterization Facility:
The MIAM Characterization Facility provides researchers with access to wide range of advanced surface analysis tools, the majority of which are located in the Wong Building and in the Otto Maass building. There are two full time and one part time professional staff members distributed around campus who organize and maintain the MIAM Characterization equipment so that they can be used by the broader community while other instruments are run mainly by professors and students.
- Usage of MIAM Characterization Equipment in Otto Maass Building:
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR): Used extensively by researchers in Chemistry and also by external academic users and McGill start-up NexPlasmaGen.
Raman Microscope: Used by researchers in Chemistry, Earth and Planetary Sciences, ECE and external academics.
Gatan Precision Ion Polisher System (PIPS): Used for a total of 94 hours by researchers in Materials Engineering and by external academics.
Equipment Upgrades:
Following a previous successful CFI application led by Professor Peter Grutter, a Swiss Litho Nanofrazor Explore system has been installed in the Rutherford Physics Building. This system, which is the first of its kind to be installed in North America, provides nano-lithography and surface modification using AFM heated probes, offering 5nm resolution, and better than 25nm stitching accuracy.
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This year Prof. Mark Andrews upgraded the Raman system to add a 473 nm diode laser. In the 2013-2014 period, Prof. Andrews secured 6 collaborators to add Time correlated single photon counting confocal fluorescence Microscopy (DynaMic) to the Raman system. Originally, the fluorescence unit was to have been co-located with the Raman microscope, but the vendor was unable to complete the technology conversion. Therefore, as compensation, confocal microscope Raman fluorescence equipment was received. This operates at 373 nm and can be upgraded to 2 more colours.
The EPR was moved to a new location in the Otto Maass building while the present location was being renovated. Once in the new location, the equipment was serviced to correct hardware and software problems.
4.2 NSERC CREATE Training Program in Integrated Sensor Systems
The NSERC-CREATE Training Program in Integrated Sensor Systems welcomed 7 new undergraduate and 23 new graduate students (See Appendix B: List of NSERC-CREATE ISS Current Students and Ongoing Projects). Since the inception of the program, the majority of the ISS students are mostly from McGill University (55%) and Université de Sherbrooke (25%). The distribution of the ISS students per institution is shown below in the chart.
Distribution of ISS Students per Institution from 2010 to 2015
École Polytechnique 12% INRS 8% Sherbrooke McGill 55% 25%
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During the orientation session, the participants were provided information about the goals and expectations including their participation in upcoming activities in order for them to fulfill their program requirements. During the reference period, the following activities were made available to the ISS students.
a) One (1), two (2) and four (4) days workshops
One two and four day workshops are offered to students in the ISS program and are scheduled during the summer. These workshops were made available to the public and students who are not registered as a part of the ISS program. The workshops held in the past year are as follows:
• ISS Introduction to Silicon Microfabrication • ISS Introduction to Intellectual Property • ISS Introduction to Surface and Material Characterization • ISS Introduction to Surface Chemistry • ISS Sensor Integration • ISS Process Control • ISS Project Management
During the reference year, there were a total of 76 registrants in 7 workshops
b) ISS Seminars
The ISS training program organizes seminars during the fall and winter terms to students registered in this program. The seminars are usually held in the evenings. In addition to providing training and development to undergraduate and graduate students in preparing them for the workforce, they also provide opportunities for the ISS program students to present their research work. During the 2014-2015 year, the following seminars were made available. Most of these seminars while usually held at McGill University are webcast to students registered in the ISS program from partner universities. This is done with the support of the University’s IT department. The seminars held in the past year were
• “Introduction to Sensors” presented by Prof. Peter Grutter, Chair, Department of Physics, McGill University at McGill University • “Sensors for Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography Imaging dedicated to Small Animal Imaging” presented by Prof. Rejean Fontaine, Directeur du Groupe de recherche en appareillage médical de Sherbrooke (GRAMS) at INRS-EMT Varennes • “Nanotechnology of semiconductor surfaces and interfaces” presented by Prof. Jan Dubowski, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Sherbrooke at McGill University
A total of 50 students participated in these sessions.
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c) BBS Skillsets Seminars
The university’s teaching and learning services organizes seminars through SKILLSETS – a suite of Professional Development workshops for Graduate students and Post-Doctoral Fellows that provide more general transitional/professional skills recommended for training High Quality Personnel
Our ISS students are encouraged to participate in these seminars. Here again, the NSERC ISS program provides funding support by way of a technician, working with the university’ IT department, to facilitate the participation of our students from partner institutions. The sessions are held in the evenings. 18 sessions were made available during the 2014-2015 year. During the reference year, 23 of our ISS students participated in these training sessions. Of the 23, approximately 6 were from our partner institutions.
d) Exchanges and Internships
In addition to the participation in seminars and workshops, travel award funding support is provided to our ISS students to enable them to undertake exchanges and internships. The awards are intended to facilitate collaboration between universities and industry, through financial support of living and travel costs while away from home.
See Appendix C: List of ISS Student Internship and Research Exchanges for the year 2014-15.
e) Student Programming
The Graduate Student Program Committee (GSPC) of the NSERC CREATE training program in Integrated Sensor Systems (ISS) organized the NSERC-ISS Summer School and poster competition, which was held at École Polytechnique de Montréal on May 1st and 2nd, 2014. There were a total of 59 participants in attendance over both the days of the event, including 10 speakers and 2 technical exhibit presenters from Thought Technology Ltd. Participants were from McGill University, Sherbrooke University, École Polytechnique, INRS, UQAM, University of Montreal, Concordia University and industry.
The 2014-2015 GSPC organized the fifth annual winter networking event and photo exhibition competition on “Sensors, From Lab to Life”. The event was held at McGill University on March 19th, 2015 between 2:30 and 8:00 p.m. There were 49 participants in attendance including 4 guest speakers and panelists from both industry (Motion Engine, CMC Microsystems and Greybox Solution) and academia. The event included participants from McGill University, University of Sherbrooke, École Polytechnique de Montréal, UQAM and industry
f) Partnership list (i.e. industry, academic, non-profit, government, major donors)
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The NSERC CREATE Training Program in Integrated Sensor Systems (ISS) is being delivered with the kind support of our partners (Government, Industry and Academic). The main funding support for the ISS Training program is through a research grant from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Our internal academic and funding partners are
• Faculty of Dentistry • Faculty of Medicine • Faculty of Science • Faculty of Engineering
Our external academic partners are
• Université de Sherbrooke • École Polytechnique • Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)
In providing training for our ISS students, we partner with the following industrial companies/associations
• Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) • Teledyne DALSA Semiconducteur • CMC Microsystems
5. Goals for the coming year
The coming year is the final year for the ISS CREATE Training program. We will be seeking to continue the popular hands-on workshops beyond the end of the program in order to ensure that future students will be able to benefit from these opportunities. For many of them, this could be accomplished via participation fees (which are already paid by non-ISS students in order to participate). We will also seek to increase the visibility of the MIAM facilities by making improvements to our web pages.
6. Research Output
As a result of using the Raman Microscope, 3 papers were published by Dr. Mark.P.Andrews and group. He presented his research findings in China and the USA. Dr. Michael Hilke and group published 5 papers in various journals and 8 papers at national and international
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conference proceedings, pertaining to the use of Nanotools-Microfab facility. Dr. Hilke also presented his work related to Microfab at a lecture in Germany and a seminar in Waterloo.
The usage of Nanotools-Microfab facility enabled several collaborations for Dr. Hilke’s group, both at the national and international level. At the international level, collaborations with Umea University, Sweden and Denmark Technical University, Denmark were achieved. At the national level, Dr. Hilke’s group was able to collaborate with NRC Institute of Micro Structures and University of Ottawa.
Overall, during the reference period, MIAM members have reported that 314 papers were published, 349 oral and poster presentations were delivered and exhibited at various conferences, both nationally and internationally and 17 patents were filed (34 of the 62 MIAM members contributed data for this report).
For a complete list, please see Appendix D: List of Publications, Conferences, Collaborations and Patents by MIAM Members.
7. MIAM Member Awards and Honours
MIAM would like to issue special congratulations to all of the members whose fine work has been honoured in 2014-2015.
Prof. George Demopoulos
MetSoc Environmental Award, Metallurgy and Materials (Metsoc) Society, Vancouver, October 2014 This award was presented for Dr. Demopoulos’s innovative research on arsenic immobilization
Prof. Andrew Kirk
William and Rhea Seath Award for Engineering Innovation, awarded by Faculty of Engineering, January 2014
Prof. Bruce Lennox
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Elected, November 2014
Prof. Damiano Pasini
Experienced Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Germany)
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Prof. David Juncker
Nominated by the department and the University for the NSERC Steacie award. Ranked 15th nationwide.
German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ) Fellowship, 2013‐2014.
Prof. David Plant
Christophe Pierre Award for Research Excellence (2014) Killam Research Fellowship (2014) Dr. Plant is the third Professor from the Faculty of Engineering who has won a Killam Research Fellowship since 1968 when the award was first presented.
Prof. Derek Gray
Macromolecular Science and Engineering Division Award, Chemical Institute of Canada, June 4, 2014.
Prof. Marta Cerruti
Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation (ISSNAF) award for best Young Investigator in Physics, Astrophysics, Chemistry and Mathematics (2014) This award recognizes the excellence of young scientists born in Italy and working in North America.
Prof. Pascal Hubert
Werner Graupe Chair in Sustainable Composites Manufacturing, McGill University, since May 2014 Dawson Scholar Award, McGill University, April 2011 - April 2014 Prof. Paul Wiseman
Fulbright Fellowship Visiting Chair at the California NanoSystems Institute, UCLA 2014-2015 Senior Fellow for new Canadian Institute for Advanced Research Program Prof. Francois Barthelatt
Dr. Barthelatt’s new bioinspired toughened glass was selected as one of the top 10 discoveries in Quebec for 2014 by Quebec Science
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Invited on the Editorial Board of Scientific Report (Nature Publishing Group)
8. Success Stories
Dr. Hilke’s group fabricated the first wet cell with a one atom thick, single layer graphene window, for in-situ high resolution (nanometer scale) dynamic imaging of nanoparticles and bio- molecules in liquid. Extensive use of the microfab was necessary. The results led to an accepted publication in Nanotechnology (2015) and several conference proceedings starting in 2013, including a best poster award at the CAP for Master's student Wayne Yang. A short movie showing brownian motion of gold nanoparticles in the wet cell is attached at the following link: http://www.physics.mcgill.ca/~hilke/articles/MicroFabBeads.pdf
9. Financial Details
The MIAM financial structure comprises funding from seven (7) sources, the main source being the NSERC CREATE grant. The other funding sources are: MIAM Training Activities, VP (Research) Centre, McGill University (VPRIR)–CREATE, NSERC-CREATE Training infrastructure, MIAM Equipment Wong Building, MIAM Infrastructure Fund.
The following outlines the use/allocations for expenditures/incomes:
• NSERC CREATE GRANT—used to fund training costs such as awards, travel, accommodation, etc. for undergraduate, masters and doctoral students. • NSERC Training infrastructure fund—used to support the salaries of the program Administrator (McGill and Sherbrooke University). • MIAM Infrastructure—used to support the salaries of the McGill Administrator and the academic administrators of the Microfab facilities. • VP Research CREATE Fund—used to support travel awards for students on exchange or inter • VP Research Fund—supports MIAM Events, Summer School sponsorship, etc. Appendix A: List of MIAM Members and Associate Professional Staff
Faculty of Engineering
S.No Name Department Field of Research 1 Prof. Francois Mechanical Engineering Mechanics of materials, biomimetrics, experimental
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Barthelatt mechanics 2 Prof. Mathieu Mining and Materials Nanostructures materials consolidation; solar cell Brochu Engineering electrode fabrication 3 Prof. Mourad El- Electrical and Computer MEMS sensors and actuators and wireless sensor Gamal Engineering networks 4 Prof. Marta Cerruti Mining and Materials Phenomena between inorganic surfaces and biological Engineering molecules 5 Prof. Lawrence Chen Electrical and Computer Fiber and integrated optics for communications and Engineering sensing 6 Prof. Vamsy Electrical and Computer Integrated sensor Microsystems and nano/biomaterials Chodavarapu Engineering 7 Prof. Sylvial Chemical Engineering Synthesis of nanostructures and nanofluids Coulombe 8 Prof. Richard Mining and Materials Multiscale mechanical and tribological properties of Chromik Engineering materials 9 Prof. George Mining and Materials Green energy nanomaterials and clean technology Demopoulos Engineering 10 Prof. Reynaud Mining and Materials Quantitative X-ray microanalysis; characterization of Gauvin Engineering electron diffusion 11 Prof. Pierre-Luc Chemical Engineering Plasma deposited thin organic coatings for biomedical Girard-Lauriault applications 12 Prof. Jeff Gostick Chemical Engineering Porous materials; capillary properties; fuel cell and battery electrodes 13 Prof. Reghan.J.Hill Chemical Engineering Complex behavior; soft matter and nanotechnology in chemical engineering 14 Prof. Pascal Hubetr Mechanical Engineering Development of multifunctional polymer nanocomposites 15 Prof. Musa.R.Kamal Chemical Engineering Micro and nano structured polymer systems 16 Prof. Anne Kietzig Chemical Engineering Biomimetric surface engineering 17 Prof. Andrew Kirk Electrical and Computer Integrated nanophotonics Engineering 18 Prof. Larry Lessard Mechanical Engineering Design, analysis and manufacturing of composite materials and structures 19 Prof. Milan Maric Chemical Engineering Controlled radical polymerization for nano scale materials 20 Prof. Zeitan Mi Electrical and Computer Semiconductor nanostructures, III nitrides and Engineering nanophotonics 21 Dr. Sam Mussalam Electrical and Computer Development of neural prosthetics Engineering 22 Prof. Showan Nazhat Mining and Materials Biomaterials for tissue engineering and drug delivery Engineering 23 Prof. Sasha Chemical Engineering Functional electrochemically active materials Omanovic 24 Prof. Damiano Pasini Mechanical Engineering Cellular materials for tissue scaffolding, biomedical devices and hybrid structures 25 Prof. David Plant Electrical and Computer Fiber transmission systems, silicon photonics and Engineering optical interconnects 26 Prof. Nate Chemical Engineering Semiconductor growth and devices at the nanoscale and Quitoriano beyond 27 Prof. Alejandro Rey Electrical and Computer Computational, structural and functional material Engineering science, thermodynamics 28 Prof. Thomas Chemical Engineering Nanoelectronic semiconductor materials and devices Sczopek
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29 Prof. Jun Song Mining and Materials Mechanics and physics of nanoscale materials Engineering modelling and simulation 30 Prof. Srikar Mechanical Engineering Advanced materials for micro/nanosystems Vengallatore
Faculty of Dentistry
1 Dr. Jake.E.Barralet Dentistry Development of Bioceramics for tissue repair or delivery materials and devices 2 Prof. Marc.D.Mckee Dentistry Biomineralization in bones, teeth and pathologic calcification
Faculty of Medicine
1 Prof. David Juncker Biomedical Engineering Nanobioengineering, micro fluids, proteomics 2 Prof. Jay.L.Nadeau Biomedical Engineering Photophysical nanomaterial and protein design for biosensing 3 Prof. Satya Prakash Biomedical Engineering Mathematical tools in continuous state systems and metrics, logics 4 Prof. Maryam Biomedical Engineering Nanofabrication of cell-substrate/biomolecular Tabrizian interactions; biointerfaces
Faculty of Science
1 Dr. Mark.P.Andrews Chemistry Photonic/electronic materials and devices; Raman microscopy 2 Dr. Christopher John Chemistry Self-assembled light-harvesting materials Barrett 3 Prof. Amy.S.Blum Chemistry Novel nanostructured devices and materials through self-assembly 4 Prof. Ian.S.Butler Chemistry Properties of inorganic compounds; solid state chemistry 5 Prof. Aashish Clerk Physics Theoretical quantum electronics and quantum nanoscience 6 Dr. Gonzalo Cosa Chemistry Biophotonics/biosensors, luminescent materials 7 Dr. Adi Eisenberg Chemistry Characterization of nanoscale aggregates 8 Prof. Guillaume Physics Low temperature quantum nano science Gervais 9 Prof. Martin Grant Dean of Science Formation of structure and patterns in nano equilibrium systems 10 Dr. Derek.G.Gray Chemistry Preparation and properties of cellulose nanocrystals 11 Prof. Peter Grutter Physics Nanoelectric and biochemiccal tools; information processing and data storage
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12 Prof. Hong Guo Physics Transport theory in mesoscopic and nanoscopic systems; nanomaterials physics 13 Prof. Michael Hilke Physics Quantum nano electronics 14 Dr. Patanjali Chemistry Ultrafast laser spectroscopy and nanoscience Kambhampati 15 Dr.Bruce.R.Lennox Chemistry Structure/property relationships of interfaces and nanomaterials molecules 16 Dr. Audrey Moores Chemistry Nanoparticles as catalysts for green chemistry 17 Prof. Dmytro Chemistry Synthesis of new properties in organic materials and Perepichka nanostructures 18 Dr. Linda Raven Chemistry Self-assembled nanoparticles, macro and small molecule structures 19 Prof. Walter Reisner Physics/Science Nanofluidics for single molecule manipulation and analysis 20 Dr. David Ronis Chemistry Equilibrium and non-equilibrium problems in condensed complex systems 21 Prof. Bradley Siwick Chemistry Experimental condensed matter physics; material science; chemical physics 22 Prof. Hanadi Sleiman Chemistry Supramolecular and DNA chemistry, synthetic polymers, biomimetrics 23 Prof.D.Mark.B.Sutto Physics Time evolution of non-equilibrium systems n 24 Prof. Hojstollah Vali Anatomy and Cell Biomineralogy, tissue engineering; biomaterials Biology 25 Dr. Theodorus Van Chemistry Innovative cellulose products, Bioactive paper and De Ven nanomaterials 26 Prof. Paul Wiseman Physics and Chemistry Biophysics, fluorescence fluctuation methods and nonlinear microscopy
MIAM Associated Professional Staff
1 Dr. Don Berry MIAM Technologist, MIAM Nanotools-Microfab 2 Dr. Lino Eugene MIAM Research Assistant, MIAM Nanotools-Microfab 3 Dr. Jun Li MIAM Equipment Technologist, MIAM Nanotools-Microfab 4 Dr. David Liu FEMR Staff Scientist, Facility for Electron Microscopy Research (FEMR) 5 Dr. Fred Morin Chemistry Manager, NMR Facility 6 Dr. Matthieu Nannini MIAM Manager, MIAM Nanotools-Microfab 7 Dr. Florence Paray Mining and Materials Manager, Wong Building MIAM Characterization facility 8 Dr. Nadim Saadeh Chemistry Manager, Mass Spectroscopy Facility 9 Dr. Lihong Shan Mining and Materials Research Assistant, Wong Building MIAM Characterization Facility 10 Dr. Margaret Physics Research Associate, Advanced Nano Design Magdesian Applications (ANANDA)
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Appendix B: List of NSERC-CREATE ISS Current Students and Ongoing Projects
ISS Student Department School Supervisor Project Albert Tessier Mechanical Sherbrooke Prof. Luc Elaboration of a Theoretical Framework and of a Poirier Engineering Frechette Design Methodology for a Thermofluidic Microgenerator Amrid Amnache Mechanical Sherbrooke Prof. Luc Design and fabrication of a micro steam turbine Engineering Frechette
Andre Dompierre Mechanical Sherbrooke Prof. Luc Design And Fabrication of an Integrated Piezo Engineering Frechette Electric Vibration Energy-Harvesting MEMS System Andrew Danis Chemistry McGill Dr. Janine Using Self Assembled Nanospheres Mauzeroll Electrogenerated Chemiluminescent Properties in a Biological Assay to Enhance Limits of Detection Antoine Leblanc Engineering Ecole Prof. Yves- 3D Hydrodynamic Focusing Optofluidic Hotte Physics Polytechnique Alain Peter Micгosystem for High Resolution and Multiple Parameters Whole Blood Cells Inteгfeгometric Measurements Cedric Spits Mechanical Sherbrooke Prof. Luc Hermeticity Study of the Vaccuum Engineering Frechette Contamination by Outgassing and Leakages in a MEMS Sensor Microcavity Chen Zhao Mechanical McGill Prof. Xinyu Development of a Portable Potentiostat for Engineering Liu Electrochemical Experimentation
Damian Marek Electrical McGill Prof. Martin Chalcogenide Microresonator Sensors Engineering Rochette
Deborah Egloff Music McGill Prof. Correlation of Biosensor Response on Discrete Technology Marcelo.M.W and Continuous Vibrotactile Frequencies with anderley Electrodermal Activity Donald Biomedical McGill Dr. Vamsy Development of a Neuronal Interface for MacNearney Engineering Chodavarapu Electrical Recording and Implantation and Dr. David Juncker Elnaz Nazemi Electrical and Sherbrooke Prof. Jan. J. Photonic Monitoring of activities of Biological Computer Dubowski cells immobilized on Biofunctionalized Surfaces Engineering of Semi-conductors
Eric Hong Mechanical McGill Prof. Rosaire Biocompatible Interface of a Short Term Engineering Mongraine Implantable MEMS Sensor: Modulating Cell Surface Interactions via Electrostatic Attractions Francisco Biomedical McGill Prof. Maryam Development of a Microfluidic Platform for Castiello Flores Engineering Tabrizian Secretome Signature Analysis of Human Pancreatic Islets Frederic Borque Electrical Sherbrooke Prof. Paul G. Intégration de la plasmonique avec des structures Engineering Charrette photoniques résonantes sur SOI pour la biodétection Frederic Banville Génie Sherbrooke Prof. Paul G. Amelioration De Ia resolution laterale en électrique Charrette microscopie SPR par reconstruction d'images Haithem Bouziri Electrical Sherbrooke Prof. Rejean Design of Gamma Ray Detector with Depth of Engineering Fontaine Interaction Capabilities for the LabPET II Scanner
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Hamid Limodehi Sciences de INRS Prof. Francois Design and Fabrication of Ultra-sensitive Optical l'energie et des Legare Fiber Plasmonic-Material Combined Sensor for materiaux Environmental Monitoring Jessica Perez Biomedical McGill Dr. Issam El Molecular imaging for regenerative medicine: Engineering Naqa Application in stem cell therapy for radiation- induced lung disease Joseph André Génie Ecole Prof. Yves- Amelioration De Ia Cytometrie En Flux Et De I' Bélanger Physique Polytechnique Alain Peter Analyse Cellulaire Par L'integration D'un Laboratoire Sur Puce Mesurant L'indice De Refraction Cellulaire Katherine Turner Biomedical McGill Dr. David A Point of Care Device for Enrichment of Engineering Juncker Circulating Tumour Cells
Kathryn Clancy Biomedical McGill Prof. Dan V. Efficacy of the Microcontact Printing Trapping Engineering Nicolau Air Method for Protein Microarray Fabrication
Khalil Heileman Biomedical McGill Prof. Maryam Development of a microfluidic platform with an Engineering Tabrizian integrated dielectric spectroscopy measurement system to investigate human pancreatic islet regeneration Luc Maurais Génie Sherbrooke Dr. Jean Characterization of CMOS Single Photon Electrique et Francois Avalanche Diode Arrays Informatique Pratte Milad Dagher Biomedical McGill Dr. David A Stimuli-Responsive Biosensor for High- Engineering Juncker Throughput Protein Biomarker Discovery
Mohamed Najih Electrical McGill Prof. Andrew Localised Surface Plasmon Resonance for the Engineering Kirk Real-Time Measurement of the Polymerase Chain Reaction Mohamed Sridi Mechanical Sherbrooke Prof. Luc Development of a Batch Fabricated MEMS Engineering Frechette Piezoelectric Vibration Energy Harvester to Power Wireless Sensor Nodes for the Internet Of Things Mohamed Walid Electrical Sherbrooke Prof. Rejean Design of an X-ray sensor for bimodal PET/CT Ben Attouch Engineering Fontaine scanner
Mohammed Reza Electrical and Sherbrooke Prof. Jan. J. Nanotechnology of quantum semiconductor Aziziyan Computer Dubowski microstructures for enhanced detection of Engineering bacteria Paresa Modarres Biomedical McGill Prof. Maryam Continous Flow Multidimensional Microfluidic Engineering Tabrizian Cell Separation
Philippe Engineering Ecole Prof. Yves- Optical gas sensor integrated on a chip Jubinville Physics Polytechnique Alain Peter Pooya Merat Electrical McGill Dr. Vamsy Implantable Micro Device to Measure Tissue Engineering Chodavarapu Pressure in Trauma Patients
Rania Mohamed Electrical and McGill Prof. Andrew Low-Cost High-Performance Photonic Sensors Computer Kirk Engineering
Sandie De Engineering Sherbrooke Prof. Paul G. Development of Miniaturized Photonics Bonnault Charrette Biosensor Based on Surface Plasmon Resonance
Tahereh Ahmadi Electrical Ecole Prof. Raman Design and fabrication of optical rotation sensor Tameh Physics Polytechnique Kashyap for avionic applications
Xiao Li Mechanical McGill Prof. Xinyu Paper-Based Microfluidic Biosensors Integrating Engineering Liu Semiconductor Nanomaterials for Disease Diagnostics
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Yana Zlateva Medical McGill Dr. Issam El Tumor oxygenation nanosensors for quantitative Physics Naqa Cherenkov spectroscopy with applications in radiation therapy Yu Chen Wang Chemistry McGill Dr. Ashok Designing a Gold Nanoshell Dimer Base Probe Kakkar for Artherosclerosis Yu Hsuan Wang Mechanical McGill Prof. Xinyu Paper-based piezoelectric physical sensors Engineering Liu integrating zinc oxide nanowires
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Appendix C: List of ISS Student Internship and Research Exchanges
S.No ISS Student University Start Date End Date Place of Exchange Exchange Supervisor 1 Peyman Sherbrooke 1-Jan-14 30-May-14 Georgiatech Dr. Massimo Yazdanapanah University, Ruzzene Moghadam USA 2 Mohammadali INRS 12-Aug-14 1-Aug-15 Brigham Dr. Hadi Shafiee Babak Safavieh Hospital, Harvard University 3 Mohamed Walid Sherbrooke 21-Jul-14 17-Aug-14 MW Solutions Dr. Hassan Ben Attouch and Services, Khabtheni Tunisia 4 Audrey Corbeil Sherbrooke 1-Feb-15 7-Feb-15 TICAL Dr. Stefan Therrien conference, Gundacker; Dr. Geneva Paul Lecoq
5 Antoine Ramier Ecole 2-Jun-14 27-Jun-14 University of Dr. Ming.C.Wu Polytechnique California, Berkeley, USA 6 Ann Lauriene McGill 5-Oct-14 6-Dec-14 Caltech Dr. Micheal Haag University, Roukes USA 7 Amir Foudeh McGill 1-Jan-15 26-Mar-15 University of Prof.Homayoun British Najjaran Columbia, BC
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Appendix D: List of Publications, Conferences, Collaborations and Patents by MIAM Members
Publications
Pertaining to Raman Microscope Usage:
1. “Optical properties of strain-free AlN nanowires grown by molecular beam epitaxy on Si Substrates”, Wang, Q.*; Zhao, S.; Connie, A.T.; Shih, I.; Mi, Z.; Gonzalez, T.*; Andrews, M.P.; Du, X.Z.; Lin, J.Y.; and Jiang, H.X., Appl. Phys. Lett., 2014,104, 223107-1-223107-4.
2. “p-Type dopant incorporation and surface charge properties of catalyst-free GaN nanowires revealed by micro-Raman scattering and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy”, Wang, Q.*; Liu, X.; Kibria, M. G.; Zhao, S.; Nguyen, H. P. T. ; Li, K. H.; Mi, Z.; Gonzalez, T.*; and Andrews, M.P. Nanoscale, 2014, 6, 9970-9976.
Pertaining to Nanotools-Microfab Facility:
1. Jonas Due Buron, Filippo Pizzocchero , Bjarke Sørensen Jessen , Timothy John Booth , Peter Folmer Nielsen , Ole Hansen , Michael Hilke , Eric Whiteway* , Peter Uhd Jepsen , Peter Boggild , and Dirch Petersen. Electrically continuous graphene from single crystal copper verified by terahertz conductance spectroscopy and micro four-point probe. Nano letters. : 14, 6348-6355 (2014). IF= 13 (journal Impact Factor)
2. Vasyl Skrypnychuk , Nicolas Boulanger , Victor Yu* , Michael Hilke , Stefan C. B. Mannsfeld , Michael F. Toney , and David R. Barbero, Enhanced Vertical Charge Transport in a Semiconducting P3HT Thin Film on Single Layer Graphene, Adv. Funct. Mater. 201403418 (2014). IF= 10.4
3. L.S. Hui, E. Whiteway*, M. Hilke and A. Turak. (2014). Effect of post-annealing on the plasma etching of graphene-coated-copper. Faraday Discussions 173, 79-93 (2014). IF= 4.2
4. Wojtaszek, M and Vera-Marun, IJ and Whiteway*, E and Hilke, M and van Wees, BJ. Absence of hyperfine effects in 13 C-graphene spin-valve devices. Physical Review B. 89(3): 035417. (2014). IF=3.7
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5. Hilke, M and Massicotte*, M and Whiteway*, E and Yu*, V. Weak Localization in Graphene: Theory, Simulations and Experiments. The Scientific World Journal. 737296 (2014). IF= 1.2
6. L. Vandsburger, E. Whiteway*, M. Hilke, L. Stafford. (2014). Enhanced chemical affinity of native graphene surfaces for plasma polymer deposition by microwave flowing-afterglow treatment. International Conference on Diamond and Carbon Materials, Madrid, Spain, 2014-09- 17
7. V. Yu*, A. Wicha*, P. Poole, S. Studenikin, G. D. Austing, and M. Hilke. (2014). Current Hysteresis at Breakdown of the Quantum Hall Effect Near v=1 in an InGaAs Quantum Well, ICPS. ICPS 2014,2014-08-10
8. Michael Hilke and Hichem Eleuch. (2014). Anderson (de-)Localization for Continuous Potentials with Arbitrary Correlation Lengths. IWDS 9,2014-08-18
9. A. Wicha*, V. Yu*, P. Poole, S. Studenikin, G. D. Austing, and M. Hilke. (2014). Odd-filling Factor Hysteresis at the Quantum Hall Breakdown in an InGaAs/InP Quantum Well. HMF 2014, 2014-08-03
10. J.D. Buron, F. Pizzochero, M. Hilke, E. Whiteway*, P. Boggild, and P. U. Jepsen. (2014). Non- Drude CVD graphene terahertz conductance dynamics. Graphene 2014, 2014-05-06 (88-89)
11. Vasyl Skrypnychuk , Nicolas Boulanger , Victor Yu* , Michael Hilke , Stefan Mannsfeld , Mike Toney , David Barbero. (2014). Increase in vertical charge transport in a P3HT film deposited on a single layer graphene : investigation of crystallinity – charge mobility relationship. International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics, Lausanne, Switzerland, 11th to 14th May 2014, Lausanne, Switzerland, 2014-05-11
12. Razavipour, Sayyed Hadi and Yang*, Wayne and Valverde Chavez, David A and Whiteway*, Eric and Blanchard, Francois and Hilke, Michael and Cooke, David G. (2014). Broadband Terahertz Spectroscopy of Electrically Gated Graphene. CLEO: Science and Innovations, 2014- 06-08 (SF1F--8)
13. Clara González-Santander, Francisco Domínguez-Adame, Michael Hilke, and Rudolf A. Römer, Localisation and finite-size effects in graphene flakes, (Proceedings) DPG Verhandlungen, DS- 35, Dresden, 2014.
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Presentations
Pertaining to Raman Microscope Usage:
1. “Managing Materials Managing Light”, Keynote speaker, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (CIOMP), Changchun, P.R. China, July 2, 2014.
2. “Image Is Everything: Inorganic Materials Make Light Work”, Andrews, M. 34th Boston Regional Inorganic Colloquium, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, USA, May 3, 2014.
Pertaining to Nanotools-Microfab Facility Usage:
1. Invited public lecture: The Graphene Revolution. IBZ (Internationales Besucher Zentrum) Berlin, Germany (2014)
2. Invited seminar: Graphene growth and characterization for device applications. Seminar at IQC, Institute for Quantum Computing, Waterloo, Canada (2014).
Collaborations
Enabled by Nanotools-Microfab Facility 1. Sweden, Umea University with the group of Prof. Barbero on organic photovoltaics and graphene (several joint publications). Processing done at the microfab.
2. Denmark Technical University of Denmark with the nanocarbon group on THz properties ingraphene, (several joint publications). Processing done at the microfab.
3. NRC Institute of Micro Structures with Drs. Austing and Studenikin on InGaAs low dimensional materials with processing done at the microfab.
4. U. Ottawa University of Ottawa with the group of Porf. Turak on graphene plasma etching and solar cells. Processing done at the microfab.
5. Collaboration with several groups at McGill, in particular Profs. Cooke and Reisner with processing in the microfab.
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