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Dr. Nabil Bassim

Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Scientific Director, Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy (CCEM)
Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Associate Member
Department of Engineering Physics

Expertise:  
Structure-Processing-Property Relationships, Electron Microscopy, Focused Ion Beam Microscopy, Nanomaterials, 2-D materials, Image Processing, Beam-Sample interactions, Structural Materials (Concrete, Metallurgical Alloys), Nanofabrication
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Email:
Office:
ABB C311
Phone:
+1 905.525.9140 x 24102

Publications

Biography

Nabil Bassim is an Associate Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at McMaster University. His research focused on the development of novel electron microscopy techniques and ion microscopy and lithography techniques, including understanding the role of damage and doping in the manufacturing of novel nanostructured materials. He also served the Acting Scientific Director of the Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy (CCEM – ccem.mcmaster.ca), a CFI-funded Major Science Initiatives National User Facility that is home to the most advanced, cutting edge analytical characterization tools in Canada. Besides studying ion-sample interactions, beam scanning strategies and machine learning-based optimization strategies for machine and depositing materials for microscale additive processes, he also applies these techniques to a diverse set of materials, ranging from structural materials such as cement/concrete and steel to nanomaterials and 2-dimensional materials. He is the author of 2 major review articles on the FIB and is the co-founder and co-organizer of the FIB-SEM User Meeting (www.fibsem.net), which is the largest FIB conference in the North America (12 years). He also serves as the Faculty lead for McMaster Engineering’s Aerospace and Defense Initiative.

Education

B.S. Mechanical Engineering – University of South Florida, M.Sc, Ph.D, University of Florida, P.Eng

Achievements

Related Courses

Code Title Instructor Outline Info
ENG PHYS 724 / MATLS 724 Graduate Materials Characterization by Electron/Ion Microscopy  
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CHEM ENG 724 Graduate Materials Characterization by Electron/Ion Microscopy [FALL 2022]  
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CHEM ENG 724 Graduate Materials Characterization by Electron/Ion Microscopy [FALL 2022]  
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