Brockhouse Institute for Materials Research
Brockhouse Institute for Materials Research
Arthur Bournes Building 453
McMaster University
1280 Main St. W.
Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1
Phone: 905-525-9140
FAX: 905-621-2773
Email: BIMR@mcmail.mcmaster.ca
General Information
About the Institute
The University
and the City
The People
Administration
Staff
Faculty Members
The Facilities
- The Walter W. Smeltzer Corrosion
Laboratory
- Electron Optics
- Materials Preparation and
Characterization
- Science & Engineering Electronic Shop
- Liquid Helium Facility
- Accelerator
Research Areas
High Temperature Super-conductivity
Optoelectronics
Metals, Ceramics and Composites
Polymer Sciences and Engineering
Surface Sciences and Corrosion
Biomaterials
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Brockhouse Institute for Materials Research, McMaster University
In honour of the Nobel Prize winner
Dr. Bertram Brockhouse the Institute was re-named the Brockhouse Institute for Materials
Research in 1995. The BIMR is an interdisciplinary research organization with the mandate to
develop, support and co-ordinate all materials research-related activities at McMaster. Its
membership of 56 faculty members is drawn from 8 departments in the
Faculties of Science,
Engineering and
Health Sciences. Founded by Howard Petch
in the 1960's, the IMR is the foundation on which McMaster's internationally recognized,
comprehensive programme in Materials Research has been built. The BIMR plays a leading role
in the largest of the
Ontario Centre of Excellence - the
Ontario Centre for Materials Research (OCMR).The BIMR maintains central facilities for
materials research: high temperature crystal growth laboratories which are unique in Canada,
a suite of electron microscopes, metallography facilities, the helium liquifier and the
Science and Engineering Electronic Shop.
The main thrust areas of research are: High Temperature Super-conductivity; Optoelectronics;
Metals, Ceramics and Composites; and Polymer Science and Engineering. There are also smaller,
but nevertheless very strong, efforts in Surface Science and Corrosion and Biomaterials.
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Administration
- Director: A. John Berlinsky
- Email Address berlinsk@mcmail.mcmaster.ca
- Assistant to the Director: Marlene Webb
- Email Address webbmar@mcmail.mcmaster.ca
- Secretary to the Director: Anne Taylor
- Email Address taylora@mcmail.mcmaster.ca
- Administative Assistant: Marg Kilgour
- Email Address kilgour@mcmail.mcmaster.ca
- Secretary: Laurie Kendry
- Email Address kendry@mcmail.mcmaster.ca
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Technical Staff
- Corrosion Specialist: John Rodda
- Email Address: jrodda@mcmail.mcmaster.ca
- Electron Optics Coordinator: eoptics@mcmail.mcmaster.ca
- Materials Characterization Specialist: Chris Butcher
- Email Address: butcher@mcmail.mcmaster.ca
- SEM Specialist: hudakjm@mcmail.mcmaster.ca
- Technician: andyd@mcmail.mcmaster.ca
- X-Ray Facility, Manager: Jim Britten
- Email Address: xman@xraysg.chemistry.mcmaster.ca
- X-ray Analyst: Wen He Gong
- Email Address: gongw@mcmail.mcmaster.ca
- Materials Preparation Specialist: Jim Garrett
- Email Address: garrettj@mcmail.mcmaster.ca
- Materials Preparation Specialist: Bruce Collier
- Email Address: collierb@mcmail.mcmaster.ca
- Research Specialist: Antoni Dabkowski
- Email Address: dabko@mcmail.mcmaster.ca
- Research Specialist: Hanna Dabkowska
- Email Address: dabko@mcmail.mcmaster.ca
- Research Analyst: Frank Gibbs
- Email Address: gibbshf@mcmail.mcmaster.ca
- Supervisor: Valdis Cers
- Email Address: cersval@mcmail.mcmaster.ca
- Electronics Specialist: Roger Periard
- Email Address: periard@mcmail.mcmaster.ca
- Electronics Specialist: George Zibens
- Email Address: zibensg@mcmail.mcmaster.ca
Liquid Helium Facility
- Technician: Gord Hewitson
- Email Address:
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Last updated Aug 29, 1995
Mail Comments to periard@mcmaster.ca