Summer 2024 Undergraduate Research Projects
Supervisor
Project Title
Russ Algar
- Luminescent nanoparticles for medical diagnostics based on smartphones
- Novel fluorescent materials for bioanalysis and imaging
Bertram, Allan
- Separating and quantifying organic and inorganic ice nucleating particles from retreating glaciers.
- Measuring physicochemical properties of organic particles from forest fires
Bizzotto, Dan
- Measuring battery state of health using impedance spectroscopy
Borduas-Dedekind, Nadine
- Bioaerosols: Investigating the mechanism of ice nucleation of Pseudomonas syringae
- Biogeochemistry: the atmospheric fate of selenium
- Indoor air chemistry: investigating the mechanism of oxidation of smells like fragrances
- Photochemistry of wildfire smoke: investigating the oxidants formed in biomass burning organic aerosols
Brumer, Harry
- Enzyme structure-function characterization of carbohydrate metabolism by the human gut microbiota
Cooke, Ilsa
- Building tools for laboratory simulations of interstellar ices
- Tracing the chemistry of aromatic molecules in Taurus molecular cloud
- Machine learning adsorption energies for interstellar surface chemistry
Gates, Derek
- Synthesis of functional phosphorus molecules and polymers
Hariri, Amani
- Aptamer-Based Fiber Sensor for Simultaneous Detection of Multiple Neuromodulators in Complex Matrices
- Advancing DNA-based delivery systems for Precision Cancer Treatment: A single molecule study.
Hein, Jason
- From End Points to All Points; Unravelling Reaction Mechanisms with Online Monitoring
- Intelligent Hardware and Software for Autonomous Chemistry Research
- Self-Driving Laboratories in Organic Chemistry
MacLachlan, Mark
- Investigation of Luminescent Supramolecular Complexes
Mehrkhodavandi, Parisa
- Developing catalysts for the formation of biodegradable polymers
- Developing methodologies for valorizing bio-based materials
Momose, Taka
- Spectroscopy and dynamics of cold molecules
Nichols, Eva
- Enabling Photoelectrochemical CO2 Reduction through Second Coordination Sphere Tuning
- Electron Exchange Coupling in Molecular Complexes and Ramifications on Electrocatalysis
Perrin, David
- New heterocycles for DNA recognition
- New PET imaging agents to image cancer New approaches to antiviral anti-HIV agents
- Synthesis of peptide natural products targeted for cancer therapy
- New organotrifluroborates for use in coupling, sensing and biology
Schafer, Laurel
- Research in either Organometallic, Organic or Polymer Chemistry – your choice! (Join a team that makes new catalysts for synthesizing amines that can be incorporated into functional, smart amine containing materials)
Straus, Suzana
- Developing and characterizing antimicrobial peptides for systemic applications
Thachuk, Mark
- Studies in Theoretical Chemistry