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