Professor, Associate Chair - Undergraduate
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Education
B. Eng. Physics, 1987 (Ecole Polytech. Montreal)
Ph.D. Materials Eng., 1992 (Ecole Polytech. Montreal)
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Positions held
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NSERC Post-doctoral Fellow, Cambridge Univ.
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Senior Research Associate, Cambridge Univ.
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Darwin College Research Fellow​
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Research Scientist, Natural Resources Canada
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Associate Professor, McMaster University
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Canada Research Chair in Microscopy of Nanoscale Materials
Expertise
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Microscopy of nanostructured materials
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Transmission electron microscopy
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Electron energy-loss spectroscopy
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Structure-properties in nanoscale materials
“I show my students that they can compete with researchers from some of the best universities in the world,” he says. “Going to international conferences is a way for them to measure how they stand up. They can see that they are just as good.”
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Dr. Botton uses advanced microscopy techniques to examine materials at the atomic scale and to develop more energy-efficient products including batteries, fuel cells and lighting applications. “We want to create battery materials that use renewable energies and are better for the environment.”
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Dr. Botton has earned several accomplishments that have helped his team compete on the world stage and generate new collaborations between researchers. He holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Electron Microscopy of Nanoscale Materials; he was the recipient of the 2017 Faculty of Engineering Research Achievement Award at McMaster and he was selected as the 2017 recipient of Canadian Materials Science Conference Metal Physics Award.
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Dr. Botton also attributes diversity to his group’s success.
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“I have a close-knit group of men and women from all over the world. They bring together different experiences and educational backgrounds that help make our research world-class.”
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Gianluigi Botton has earned several accomplishments that have helped his team compete on the world stage and generate new collaborations between researchers. He holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Electron Microscopy of Nanoscale Materials; he was the recipient of the 2017 Faculty of Engineering Research Achievement Award at McMaster and he was selected as the 2017 recipient of Canadian Materials Science Conference Metal Physics Award.