Material Characterization (MatChar) Core Facility

Material Characterization (MatChar) Core Facility

MatChar is a centre that builds on a collaborative research, education and training base at the University of Ottawa's Centre for Research and Innovation in Catalysis (CCRI), the Centre for Research in Photonic (CRP) and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute.

Welcome to MatChar!

MatChar aims to bring together different sets of research skills leading to collective learning and innovation, thus addressing the challenge of creating new materials, with a focus on applications that can address environmental concerns and those that can provide new strategies for health sciences.

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Our vision

Our vision of MatChar is to bring together different sets of competencies for research leading to collective learning and innovation, addressing the challenge of creating new materials, characterizing them and using them, on applications that can address environmental concerns, such as green chemistry and those that can provide new strategies for health sciences. 

Become a member
CAMaR training & workshop in 2019

Contact us

MatChar - General Inquiry

Dr. Neeraj K Joshi
Lead Technician, Research
Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences
Material Characterization (MatChar) Core Facility
Office Location: DRO 132
Office Phone: 613-562-5800, ext 6046
njoshi@uottawa.ca

Contact for opportunities

Prof. Juan (Tito) Scaiano, OC, FRSC

Canada Research Chair in Applied Photochemistry
Director Material Characterization (MatChar) Core Facility
Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences
Room: DRO 302
Office: 613-562-5800, ext 5896
E-mail: jscaiano@uottawa.ca