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Congratulations to Dr. Mehdi Mosayebi on a Successful PhD Defense!
Congratulations to Dr. Mehdi Mosayebi on the successful defense of his PhD! His research focused on developing 3D EBSD techniques using FIB tomography to investigate martensitic steels, advancing our understanding of complex microstructures in high-performance materials. Well done, Dr. Mosayebi!

Mehdi Mosayebi Recognized for Outstanding Presentations at the Materials Science Symposium
Congratulations to Mehdi Mosayebi for receiving a Students’ Choice Award and placing third in the faculty-judged Best Presentation category at the Fall 2024 McMaster Materials Science Graduate Seminar. His engaging and well-delivered talk earned recognition from both peers and faculty. Great work, Mehdi!

Dr. Nabil Bassim and Bavley Guerguis Visit Belgium and France for Research Collaborations
Dr. Nabil Bassim and Bavley Guerguis recently traveled to various labs across Luxembourg, Belgium, and France for a number of international research collaborations. Their visit facilitated discussions with partners on advanced microscopy and materials characterization techniques, reinforcing the group's global engagement in cutting-edge scientific research. Exciting opportunities ahead!

Mehdi Mosayebi and Bita Pourbahari Present at the 2024 European Microscopy Congress
Congratulations to Mehdi Mosayebi and Bita Pourbahari for presenting their research at the 2024 European Microscopy Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark. Their contributions highlighted the group’s advancements in microscopy and materials characterization on an international stage. Great job representing the team!

Bassim Research Group at the 2024 Microscopy Society of Canada
Group members Mehdi Mosayebi, Bita Pourbahari, Alyssa Williams, Joachim de Fourestier, and Caleb Whittier presented their latest research at the 2024 Microscopy Society of Canada conference in Ottawa, Ontario. Great job, team!
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Dr. Nabil Bassim

Biography

Nabil Bassim is a Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at McMaster University and the Scientific Director of the Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy (CCEM -

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  1. 1997 - 2002

    Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Materials Science

    University of Florida

  2. 1993-1997

    Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Mechanical Engineering

    University of South Florida

Selected Publications

Spontaneous Relaxation of Heteroepitaxial of Thin Films by van der Waals‐Like Bonding on Te‐Terminated Sapphire Substrates

Stephen M. Jovanovic, Hesham M. El‐Sherif, Nabil D. Bassim, John S. Preston
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Multi-Angle Plasma Focused Ion Beam (FIB) Curtaining Artifact Correction Using a Fourier-Based Linear Optimization Model

CW Schankula, CK Anand, ND Bassim
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Electron beam damage of epoxy resin films studied by scanning transmission X-ray spectromicroscopy

Weiwei Zhang, Lis Melo, Adam P Hitchcock, Nabil Bassim
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Green template-free synthesis and characterization of mesoporous alumina as a high value-added product in aluminum black dross recycling strategy

Mostafa Mahinroosta, Ali Allahverdi, Peng Dong, Nabil Bassim
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Meet our team

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Image Processing
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2D Materials
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Focused Ion Beam Microscopy
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Biomaterials
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Metallic Micro Structures

Caleb Whittier

Ph.D. in Microscopy of Ion-Implanted Materials: Applying Advanced Electron Microscopy to Assessing Plasmonic Behavior Modified via Focused Ion Beam

Alyssa Williams

Ph.D. in Microscopy of Biological Materials: Imaging biological and biomaterial interactions using focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy

Joachim de Fourestier

Ph.D. in Correlative Microscopy techniques in Materials Science and Applications Developer at Fibics Incorporated

Morvarid Ghorbani

Ph.D. in Microscopy of Coupled Ferroelectric-Plasmonic Materials, Applying Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques to Characterize Ferroelectric Polarization and Plasmonic Behavior
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