Provides an advanced research environment conducive to research excellence and innovation for developing new products ideas, innovative manufacturing systems paradigms, processes and tools.
Provides advanced testing services to regional and international clients using the latest in research equipment. Allows hands-on access to technologies that directly impact Northern Ontario’s economic future.
Materials characterization services and research including metal production, pulp bleaching, fuel cell development, environmental analysis, aqueous silicon chemistry and silicates and computational chemistry and the development of green technologies.
Optical characterization of micro and nano-scale systems, in particular silicon-based devices, for applications in telecommuncations, bio-sensing, sustainable and renewable energy.
Research on wind-related civil and environmental engineering issues and response of civil structures, local wind environment, wind energy, snow drifting and accumulation, air quality