Student theses

Recent theses published by our graduates

Recently completed PhD theses:

• Michael Beh - Study and Development of Synthetic Methodology Towards Pyrrolic Frameworks
• Simeng Cao - Si Alloy Negative Electrode Materials for Li-ion Batteries
• Jillian Clark - Investigating the Design of Bisphosphine Ligands for use in Nickel-catalyzed C(sp2)-N Cross-Coupling
• Stephen Driscoll - Exploration of Multivariate Chemical Data in Noisy Environments: New Algorithms and Simulation Methods
• Xibo Feng - A Novel Theoretical Approach to Model Electronic Excitations in Molecular Crystals
• Sarah Greening - Synthesis of 2-aryl Pyrroles, Prodigiosene F-BODIPYs and B-ring Modified Prodigiosenes
• Christopher Lavoie - Advances in Nickel-Catalyzed C-N Cross-Coupling Enabled by Tailored Ancillary Ligand Design
• Luc LeBlanc - Development and Applications of Composite and Low-Cost Approaches in Molecular Crystal Structure Prediction
• Fabien Lindeperg - Investigation of P-H, O-H, and Si-H Oxidative Addition Involving Group 9 Metal PSiP Complexes
• Aaron Liu - Synthesis and Characterization of Co-free Ni-rich Single Crystalline Positive Electrode Materials for Li-ion Batteries
• Lin Ma - Development of Novel Electrode/Electrolyte Systems for a Li-ion Cell with Higher Energy Density and Longer Lifetime
• Casper Macaulay - N-Phosphinoamidinate Nickel Complexes
• Katherine Marczenko - Synthesis, Bonding, and Reactivity of Group 15 Amides
• Ryan McGuire - Challenging Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Couplings Enabled by Ligand Design
• Luke Murphy - Synthesis and Catalytic Application of PSiP- and P,N-Ligated Complexes of First-Row Metals
• Alexander Paterson - Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Glass Ceramics: The Transparent Ferroelectric Nanocomposite LaBGeO5
• Joseph Tassone - Expanding the Scope of Nickel-Catalyzed C(sp2)–N/O Cross-Coupling Reactions Using Tailored Ancillary Ligands
• Lauren Thompson - Extended Lifetime and Increased Energy Density Studies for Li-ion Cells
• Zilai Yan - Evaluating Degradation Mechanisms in Next-generation Electrode Chemistries
• Leyi Zhao - Catalytic Graphitization by Light Metals
• Lituo Zheng - Optimizing and Designing Positive Electrode Materials for Sodium Ion Batteries

Recently completed MSc theses:

• Mmasinachi Atansi - Development and Optimization of Methodology Towards Pyrrolic Frameworks
• Adam Beckett - A Preparative Route Investigation of N-Heterocyclic Phosphine Catalysts and their Application Towards the Synthesis of Colchinoid Analogues
• Ziyi Chen - X-ray Spectroscopy Studies of Ligand-protected and Zeolite-confined Silver Nanoclusters
• David Do - X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Studies of Metal and Metal-Oxide Nanocatalysts
• Cannon Giglio - Evaluation of Empirical Strategies to Treat Correlated and Heteroscedastic Noise in Multivariate Chemical Measurements
• Philip Jakubec - Electrokinetic Removal of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate from Proteins for Mass Spectrometry Analysis
• Marcus Kindervater - Redox Active and Lewis Acidic Pincer Complexes of Bismuth
• MinJoon Kim - A Look into the Reactivity and Functionality of Pyrroles and Dipyrrins
• Maxine Kirshenbaum - Benchmark and Earth-Abundant Electrocatalysts for Acidic Water Oxidation
• Jacob McNeill - Chemical Analysis of Fine Particulate Matter Measured Worldwide through Global Air Sampling Network
• Katherine Parsons - Unravelling the Mechanisms of Exciton Transport in Natural Light Harvesting Systems
• Alana Rangaswamy - Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Thymidine Derivatives as Inhibitors of a Thymidylyltransferase Enzyme, Cps2L
• Milad Rezazadeh - Structural Studies, Elastic and Photoelastic Properties of Lead Phosphate, Barium Phosphate and Lead Barium Phosphate Glasses
• Robert Riley - Exploring the Catalytic Radical Reactivity of Diazaphospholenes
• Benjamin Scott - Mechanochemically alloyed Si-TM (TM=Fe, Cr) and Quantitative Composition Determination by Mössbauer Spectroscopy
• Tina Taskovic - Compositional and Fundamental Characterization of Li-ion Cell Electrolytes
• Joseph Weatherby - Thermal Contributions to Relative Free Energies of Allotropes and Polymorphs From Density-Functional Theory
• Congxiao Wei - Binder Effects on Si-Alloy Electrode Performance
• Robert Scott Young - Unconventional Additives for Improving the Solid Electrolyte Interphase in Li-ion Batteries
• Haonan Yu - Surprising Improvements in Lithium Ion and Sodium Ion Battery Cycle Life