Founded in 1984, the GCM is a unique research center devoted to the study of the physics and technology of the surfaces, interfaces and thin films of advanced materials. It boasts Canada’s largest pool of leading edge equipment for the fabrication, modification and characterization of a wide range of materials and complex systems. Every year, about 370 academic and industrial users benefit from GCM facilities.

The mission of the GCM facilities is threefold :

• Develop knowledge in science and technology
• Train highly qualified personnel (students and research professionals)
• Contribute to Quebec’s economic development, by making its expertise and instruments available to academia, government and industry

The GCM facilities are open to academic, industrial and government users. They are accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for trained users. There are three categories of services offered :

• Analytical services
• Thin film deposition
• Prototyping of micro/nanosystems

The GCM comprises 27 professors from the University of Montreal’s Physics and Chemistry Departments, as well as from the Ecole Polytechnique’s Engineering Physics Department. They supervise approximately 165 students, postdoctoral fellows and research associates who carry out research in one of the three main thrusts of the GCM :

• Microelectronics and nanoelectronics
• Photonics and optoelectronics
• Functional coatings and surface engineering

Scientific directors

Sjoerd Roorda Director	Ludvik Martinu Associate director
Department of Physics Université de Montréal C.P. 6128, succ. « centre-ville » Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 3J7 Tél : (514) 343-2076 Fax : (514) 343-6215 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	Department of Engineering Physics École Polytechnique C.P. 6079 succ. « centre-ville » Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 3A7 Tél : (514) 340-4711 #4099 Fax : (514) 340-3218 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it