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The following faculty members conduct research at the Trent Centre for Materials Research:

Chemistry

Errol Lewars, Professor Emeritus

Mark Parnis, Professor
Gas-phase transition metal cluster reaction kinetics, and matrix-isolation photochemistry and spectroscopy.
Learn more about Mark's research.

Igor Svishchev, Professor
Development of supercritical water oxidation technology and related materials research.
Learn more about Igor's research.

Andrew Vreugenhil, Associate Professor
Development and characterization of hybrid organic-inorganic materials for applications in coatings nanoparticle encapsulation and interface modification.
Learn more about Andrew's research.

Physics

Bill Atkinson, Professor
Computational and theoretical models of high temperature superconductors.
Learn more about Bill's research.

Suresh Narine, Professor
Materials Science, Organic and Organo-metallic modification of natural lipids, Physics and Chemistry of Biomaterials, Physics of Crystallization and Phase Change.
Learn more about Suresh's research.

Ralph Shiell, Associate Professor
Laser-matter interactions, coherent spectroscopy and quantum control.
Learn more about Ralph's research.

Alan Slavin, Professor Emeritus

Aaron Slepkov, Associate Professor
Photonic characterization and imaging of biomaterials.
Learn more about Aaron's research.

Rachel Wortis, Associate Professor
Theory of high-temperature superconductivity
Learn more about Rachel's research.

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