Graduate and
Undergraduate Students
Bry Crabbe
Bry is from
Woodstock, New Brunswick and made the decision at the beginning of his second
year at StFX to go into Chemistry. Bry began research in our lab in Fall 2015
investigating the photocatalytic applications of nanoparticle-functionalized
graphene and niobium oxides. He is currently examining the ability of gold
nanoparticles to facilitate a range of carbon cross coupling reactions using
light as the main reaction initiator. He graduated from StFX May 2016 with
an advanced major in chemistry, and is continuing to work in our lab towards
his MSc.
Oliver Kuehm
Oliver
is currently a 4th year BSc Honors student in our group. His project is
focused on the use of nanoparticle/perovskite composites to photocatalytic
induce C-C homocoupling reactions. He has a large interest in all forms of
chemistry, most specifically in the areas of biochemistry and synthetic
chemistry.
Qianwen Xu
Qianwen
has been working in our group since summer 2017 towards to completion of her
BSc Honours degree and will be co-supervised with Dr. Brian MacLean.
Originally from China, Qianwen has been at StFX for the past year on an
exchange program and will spearhead a new project between the Hallett-Tapley
and MacLean research groups investigating the photochemical applications of
dye/semiconductor composites in a variety of organic transformations. She
will work closely with Xin Wang, Dr. MacLean’s honour student, in this
endeavour.
Katie Doran
Katie
will be joining our group in Summer 2018 as our third RISE Scholar. Katie is a second year honours
chemical biology student at McMaster University, in Hamilton, ON. and is very
excited to learn more about the research behind materials used in alternative
energy.
Andrew Duffy
Andrew
will be joining our group in Summer 2018 towards completion of his BSc Honours
project. His work will be in collaboration with our visiting James Chair,
Dr. Netto-Ferreira, and will examine the photocatalytic manipulation of lignin
using nanoparticle functionalized perovskites and other semiconductor materials.
Andrew is a currently a third year chemistry student at StFX.
Research
Associates and Visiting Professors
Chris Yourth
Chris
recently joined our group in November 2017 as a 6-month research
assistant. Chris will work closely
with our industrial partner, Genair8 Technologies, for prototype analysis and
development in our current joint project examining the design of novel,
alternative energy photovolatics.
Chris is a recent graduate of StFX (BSc Adv. Major ’16) and is looking
forward to gaining valuable experience in the research environment.
Dr. José Carlos Netto Ferreira
Dr. Netto Ferreira is currently a research scientist at INMETRO
Brazil and is Professor Emeritus at
Federal Rural University of Rio de Janerio. Dr. Ferreira has authored more than
100 papers and has supervised countless graduate and undergraduate students
over the course of his carrier. He
will be visiting StFX on as a 12 week Visiting James Research Chair.
Former Group
Members
- Melissa Chassé - RISE Scholar 2017. BSc Chem.Bio., McMaster University (currently in 3rd year of study)
- Taylor Hope - BSc Honours May 2017. Currently: MSc Candidate, UQAM (Dr. M. Frenette)
- Emily Piggott - BSc Honours May 2016. Currently: MEng in Sustainable Energy, Carleton University
- Jue Gong - BSc Honours May 2016. Currently: MSc Memorial, University of Newfoundland, Dr. Fran Kerton.
- Patrick Aquino - Co-op Summer Student 2016. Currently: BEng, University of Waterloo
- Pierre-Michel Jalbert - RISE Scholar 2016. BSc Chem., UQAM (Graduated May, 2017)