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Activity

Published in the last 3 years Teaches graduate courses Has research grants

Role

Professors18 Adjunct, part-time and visiting3 Emeritus7 Research and leadership roles1

Faculty

Engineering16 Health Sciences1 Science1

Department

Engineering Physics Medicine190 Pediatrics57 Surgery54 Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences38

Research area

Semiconductor materials and devices6 Photonic and Optical Devices4 Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices4 Photonic Crystals and Applications3 Muon and positron interactions and applications

Activity

Published in the last 3 years Teaches graduate courses Has research grants

Role

Professors18 Adjunct, part-time and visiting

Computing and Software

35

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact34

Electrical and Computer Engineering33

Mathematics and Statistics31

Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences24

Physics & Astronomy24

Pathology & Molecular Medicine23

Rehabilitation Science22

Mechanical Engineering21

2

Nanowire Synthesis and Applications2

Nuclear reactor physics and engineering2

Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques2

Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism2

Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties2

Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence2

Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research2

3

Research and leadership roles1

Faculty

Engineering16 Health Sciences1 Science1

Department

Engineering Physics Medicine190 Pediatrics57 Surgery54 Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences38 Computing and Software35 Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact34 Electrical and Computer Engineering33 Mathematics and Statistics31 Oncology28 Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences24 Physics & Astronomy24 Pathology & Molecular Medicine23 Biology23 Rehabilitation Science22 Mechanical Engineering21

Research area

Semiconductor materials and devices6 Photonic and Optical Devices4 Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices4 Photonic Crystals and Applications3 Muon and positron interactions and applications2 Nanowire Synthesis and Applications2 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering2 Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques2 Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism2 Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties2 Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence2 Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research2

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Nabil Bassim

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Semiconductor materials and devicesGraphene research and applicationsAdvanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications

405 publications

(83 in 5 years)

h-index 37

Latest paper 2027

Teaches graduate courses

17 grants

Leyla Soleymani

Professor, Engineering Physics

Faculty of Engineering

Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesBiosensors and Analytical DetectionSARS-CoV-2 detection and testing

180 publications(81 in 5 years)h-index 41Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 42 grants Canada Research Chair

Andrew Knights

Professor, Engineering Physics

Faculty of Engineering

Photonic and Optical DevicesSilicon Nanostructures and PhotoluminescenceSemiconductor materials and devices

422 publications(57 in 5 years)h-index 33Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 35 grants

Jonathan Bradley

Associate Professor, Engineering Physics

Faculty of Engineering

Photonic and Optical DevicesAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices

249 publications(56 in 5 years)h-index 33Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 15 grants

Qiyin Fang

Professor, Engineering Physics

Faculty of Engineering

Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy TechniquesAdvanced Fluorescence Microscopy TechniquesSpectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research

219 publications(50 in 5 years)h-index 30Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 25 grants

Peter Mascher

Professor, Engineering Physics

Faculty of Engineering

Semiconductor materials and devicesSilicon Nanostructures and PhotoluminescenceMuon and positron interactions and applications

380 publications(47 in 5 years)h-index 26Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 36 grants

Chang Qing Xu

Professor, Engineering Physics

Faculty of Engineering

285 publications(34 in 5 years)h-index 29Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 29 grants

Ray Robert Lapierre

Professor, Engineering Physics

Faculty of Engineering

Nanowire Synthesis and ApplicationsSemiconductor Quantum Structures and DevicesAdvancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design

227 publications(27 in 5 years)h-index 34Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 30 grants

David Novog

Professor, Engineering Physics

Faculty of Engineering

Nuclear reactor physics and engineeringNuclear Engineering Thermal-HydraulicsNuclear Materials and Properties

160 publications(25 in 5 years)h-index 12Latest paper 2027 Teaches graduate courses 18 grants

Kalaichelvi Saravanamuttu

Professor, Chemistry & Chemical Biology

Faculty of Science

Photonic and Optical DevicesNonlinear Photonic SystemsPhotonic Crystals and Applications

74 publications(19 in 5 years)h-index 17Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 19 grants

Ryan Lewis

Associate Professor, Engineering Physics

Faculty of Engineering

Semiconductor Quantum Structures and DevicesNanowire Synthesis and ApplicationsQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties

83 publications(15 in 5 years)h-index 20Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 3 grants

Adrian Howard Kitai

Professor, Engineering Physics

Faculty of Engineering

Luminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsSemiconductor materials and devicesZnO doping and properties

141 publications(12 in 5 years)h-index 20Latest paper 2025 Teaches graduate courses 32 grants

Adriaan Buijs

Professor, Engineering Physics

Faculty of Engineering

Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle InteractionsHigh-Energy Particle Collisions Research

411 publications(9 in 5 years)h-index 50Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 6 grants

Rafael Kleiman

Professor, Engineering Physics

Faculty of Engineering

Semiconductor materials and devicesIntegrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure AnalysisPhysics of Superconductivity and Magnetism

123 publications(8 in 5 years)h-index 32Latest paper 2025 Teaches graduate courses 25 grants

Joseph Hayward

Associate Professor, Medical Imaging

Faculty of Health Sciences

Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy TechniquesSpectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical ResearchPhotodynamic Therapy Research Studies

187 publications(1 in 5 years)h-index 22Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 2 grants

John Stewart Preston

Professor, Engineering Physics

Faculty of Engineering

Physics of Superconductivity and MagnetismLaser Material Processing TechniquesSemiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices

166 publications(1 in 5 years)h-index 30Latest paper 2022 39 grants

Gitanjali Kolhatkar

Assistant Professor, Engineering Physics

Faculty of Engineering

0 publications Teaches graduate courses 3 grants

Niko Hildebrandt

Professor, Engineering Physics

Faculty of Engineering

0 publications Teaches graduate courses 2 grants