Nanotechnology Research – Laboratories

CIFAR selects research areas that tackle fundamental questions challenging our understanding of the natural world and of human society. Its Nanoelectronics program focuses both on fundamental science of how materials behave at the nanometer scale, and engineering issues such as creating new nanomaterials used for both research and applications.

CANMET-MTL has nanotechnology projects in the areas of hydrogen storage and noxious gas sensors.

The National Institute for Nanotechnology is an integrated, multi-disciplinary institution involving researchers in physics, chemistry, engineering, biology, informatics, pharmacy and medicine. Established in 2001, it is operated as a partnership between the National Research Council and the University of Alberta, and is jointly funded by the Government of Canada, the Government of Alberta and the university.

The Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST) is a scientific research organization with activities concentrated in seven research fields: accidents, chemical substances and biological agents, musculoskeletal disorders, noise and vibration, protective equipment, occupational rehabilitation, safety of industrial tools, machines and processes. Plans for an integrated nanotechnology research program are underway.

RQMP brings together Quebec's three principal research centers in the field of physics and technology of materials: the Centre de recherche sur les propriétés électroniques des matériaux avancés (CERPEMA) of Université de Sherbrooke, the Center for the Physics of Materials (CPM) of McGill University and the Thin Film Physics and Technology Research Center (GCM) located on the campus of Université de Montréal.

An applications- and science-driven research centre of Simon Fraser University, focussing on accelerating the Design, Development, Demonstration and Delivery of advanced materials and nanoscale devices.

The mission of the Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences (SIMS) is to provide leadership in collaboration with the Canadian and international scientific communities in the development of a knowledge base in molecular sciences and to ensure that it has positive impact on Canada by being pro-active in its dissemination to our partners.

SSW is a consulting and research laboratory at The University of Western Ontario, handling all aspects of material surface properties.