Past Events

We are proceeding with the oral examination (defence) of MSc. CHEM James Robinson on Wednesday August 6, 2025 @ 1:00 pm EST IN-PERSON, MACN 101 (Main Link Room). MSc Thesis Title: Nonenzymatic RNA copying using activated 3'-amino-2',3'-dideoxyribonucleotides in the presence of coacervates.

We are proceeding with the oral examination (defence) of MSc. CHEM Brendan Laframboise on Wednesday July 30, 2025 @ 1:30 pm EST IN-PERSON, MACN 101 (Main Link Room). MSc Thesis Title: Computational Design of Bimetallic Surfaces for Sustainable Electrocatalysis: Insights from Density Functional Theory.  

MSc Thesis Title: Computational Investigation of Doped β-Ni(OH)2 as a Catalyst for Ammonia Oxidation.

PhD Thesis Title: Electrochemical sensing of pharmaceutical compounds in biological matrices based on Molecular Imprinted Polymers.

Professor Olena Zenkina from Ontario Tech University will be giving a seminar on July 14th entitled “Terpyridine-based Hybrid Metal-Organic Electrochromic Materials”. Please join us in attending if you are available. 

PhD Thesis Title: Nanomaterial-based electrochemical immunosensors for the detection cardiovascular disease biomarkers.

PhD Thesis Title: Hydrodeoxygenation of Xylitol Pentaacetate to Value-Added Products by a Tandem Catalyst System. The Examination Committee is as follows:  Chair: Dr. Adrian Schwan  Advisor: Dr. Marcel Schlaf  Advisory Member: Dr. Jennifer Murphy [advisory member]  Grad Faculty Member: Dr. France Isabelle Auzanneau [Non-Advisory] External Examiner: Dr. Philip Jessop [Queen's University]

MSc Thesis Title: A Survey of Metal, Cyanometallate, and Polyamine Building Blocks in the Synthesis of Amine-Containing Cyanometallate Coordination Polymer Sorbents for Direct Air Capture of CO2.   The Examination Committee is as follows: Chair: TBD Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Murphy Advisory Member: Dr. Leanne Chen Grad Faculty Member (Non-Advisory): Dr. France-Isabelle Auzanneau

PhD Thesis Title: In Situ Spectroscopy Coupled with Photoelectrocatalysis for Advanced Material Research.   The Examination Committee is as follows: Chair: Dr. Jennifer Murphy  Advisor: Dr. Aicheng Chen  Advisory Member: Dr. Kam Tong Leung [U of Waterloo member]  Grad Faculty Member (Non-Advisory): Dr. Leanne Chen  External Examiner: Dr. Nianqiang Wu [University of Massachusetts Amherst]

GWC2 Faculty, Graduate Students, Postdoctoral Fellows and Staff please come out and join us for some or all of the following events on Friday, May 2nd, 2025, Guelph Campus Rozanski Hall & Bullring Drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Tickets for a complimentary drink are available after Monday, April 28th from Tracy Burns (SSC 2517) at Guelph or from Madeleine Blauel (C2-260C) at Waterloo