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The Departments of Chemistry and Physics jointly provide facilities for students seeking the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees
in this area. Applications for admission will be considered from students holding an Honours degree or its equivalent
in Chemistry and Physics jointly or in either one of these areas.
Adam Hitchcock, an Associate member of the department from Chemistry, the chemical physics of molecules, ranging from simple diatomic molecules in the gas phase to complex polymer solids. His laboratory work utilizes inelastic electron scattering techniques to study molecular orbital structure, and to characterize the adsorption of larger molecules on surfaces. He is a frequent user of international synchrotron radiation facilities, and is currently interested in microscopic imaging of polymer blends using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy to provide image contrast. Hitchcock is on the executive which is overseeing the building of the Canadian Light Source, Canada's first synchrotron light source.
Research in chemical physics of particular interest to those registering in the Physics department includes: crystal chemistry of oxide and mineral compounds (Barbier); application of photonics to probing complex chemical systems (Brennan); determination and systematics of inorganic crystal structures (Brown); applications of neutron spectroscopy to problems in condensed matter (Collins, Gaulin); surface reactions and thin film characterization (Dawson); theoretical reaction dynamics (Dumont); studies of transition metal and rare earth compounds by magnetic resonance and neutron scattering (Greedan); laser-based organic chemical systems (Leigh); and, structure and magnetism in layered ultrathin films (Venus).