Lab Tours

Western University has many facilities for physics, astrophysics, and interdisciplinary research. Browse the videos and links below for an introduction to some of our labs and the work they do.


Surface Science Western

SSW is a consulting and research laboratory specializing in the analysis and characterization of surfaces and materials.


Robarts Research Institute

Robarts is a medical research facility in London, Ontario. Over 600 students and researchers investigate some of the most debilitating diseases of our time, from heart disease and stroke to diabetes, Alzheimer’s and many forms of cancer.

Krembil Centre for Stem Cell Bio

Imaging Fabrication Lab

In Vitro Molecular Imaging Facility

2nd Floor Imaging Centre

Image Guided Surgery Lab

Molecular Pathology

A. M. Cuddy Wing

London Regional Genomics


Interface Science Western

ISW is the home of the Tandetron Accelerator Facility, a part of the Canadian Charged Particle Accelerator Consortium (CCPAC). This is a National Facility supported in part by an NSERC Major Research Support grant.

ISW allows users to undertake a broad range of materials research projects using ion beam analysis and ion implantation.  Ion implantation is the process by which impurities are introduced into semiconductors to create microelectronic devices, and so is one of the key techniques that makes fast computers and smartphones possible.  ISW has extensive materials characterization and processing capabilities available to users.

To read more about the Tandetron Accelerator Laboratory: