Dr. Lyudmila Goncharova joined Western University as an Assistant Professor of Physics in 2007, and became an Associate Professor in 2014, her work has been continually funded through NSERC DG, Engage and Alliance Grants. Since 2012, Dr. Goncharova is a director of the Western Tandetron Accelerator Facility, a unique facility for the analysis and modification of advanced materials with ion-beams and nuclear techniques. Dr. Goncharova is acknowledged as an international leader in high-resolution ion depth profiling and ion beam modification. The focus of her research has been in exploring and optimizing semiconductor materials and nanostructures for enhanced electronics, optoelectronics, and more recently in the broader area of materials and the role they play in influencing new technology and impacting society.