Phone:   (416) 427 4912 (cell)

Email:   gilbert.walker@utoronto.ca
Web site: http://www.chem.utoronto.ca/~gwalker/
 

R E S E A R C H

The goal of Walker’s research program is to identify and exploit self-assembly processes of polymers that will enable the fabrication of nanostructured materials with useful electromagnetic, mechanical and physiological properties. The work is strongly interdisciplinary and we collaborate with researchers from most branches of science and engineering.

Nanophotonics: Chemical Microscopy: Walker is developing a new form of extremely high resolution infrared microscopy. This technique will give the ability to identify chemical components of heterogeneous surfaces at <20nm resolution under ambient conditions. Nanophotonics for Information Storage: Walker aims to develop apertures for heat assisted magnetic recording, in collaboration with photonics engineers.
Electrical Properties of Nanostructured Polymeric Materials: This work in conducting polymers aims to address the need to engineer materials that will make electrical connections between metal electrodes and molecules in molecular electronics.