Present Group Members:

Mike Cooke (Ph. D Student)
B. Sc., 1998, M.Sc., 2000 @ St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia, Canada
Current Research Design of potential molecular wires based on coordination polymers of transition metals and novel polydentate/macrocyclic amidine ligands Inorganic synthesis, coordination chemistry, physical inorganic chemistry, "organic synthesis"
Isabelle Theobald (M. Sc. student)
B. Sc., U. de M. (2005)
Current Research Ru(II) complexes for light-harvesting. 'Chemistry-on-the-complex' approach to  self-assembled polynuclear complexes
Marie-Pierre Santoni (Ph. D. student)
Received M. Sc. from Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris (2006)
Current Research X-ray crystallography for small molecule structure determination Synthesis of novel binuclear Ru(II) complexes that emit in the near IR.
Pierre Ménard-Tremblay (M. Sc. student)
B. Sc., U. de M. (2005)
Current Research: Metal-containing liquid crystals of Fe, Cu, Co and Ru
Daniel Chartrand (M. Sc. student)
B. Sc., U. de M. (2006)
Current Research Metal-directed self-assembly of polynuclear complexes of Rh and Ru
François Laverdière (M. Sc. student)
B. Sc.,  U. de M. (2005) (par terre)
Current Research New Rh(III) complexes of triazine-based ligands. Mixed Ru-Pt complexes for photoreduction of water
Viviane Friese (M. Sc. student)
B. Sc.,  U. de M. (2005) (currently doing research in Germany on joint project)
Current Research The synthesis and characterization of Rh(III) complexes of new terpyridine-based ligands X-Ray crystallography of carbene ligands and complexes.
Elaine Medlycott (Ph. D. student)
Received M. Chem. from the University of Wales Swansea, in 2002.  Ph.D., U. de Montréal (2006). Current Position @ Universität Basel, Switzerland
Current Research X-ray crystallography for small molecule structure determination 'Chemistry-on-the-complex' approach to novel Ru(II) complexes that emit in the near IR.

Past Research Group Photos

2002

Antaya, Hélène (Summer Undergrad.  2006)
B. Sc., U. de M., 2008.
Past Research Design and synthesis of mixed Pd, Pt, & Ru complexes
Chester Jin (Summer Undergrad.  2006)
B. Sc., U. de M.
Past Research Design and synthesis of metallofoldamers
Sui Yu (Undergrad.  Student)
B. Sc., University of Waterloo, 2002.  M. Sc., University of Alberta
Joanne Yu (Masters Student)
B. Sc., University of Calgary, Calgary Alberta, Canada, 2000. M. Sc., University of Waterloo, 2002. Ph. D., University of Toronto
Past Research Design and synthesis of molecular squares and cubes utilizing ligands with mixed soft-hard donors with Pd., Pt., & Ru. X-ray crystallography for small molecule structure determination Study of Hydrogen-bonded chiral infinite extended arrays for selective chiral guest inclusion
Y. (Eric) Fang (Masters Student)
B. Sc., Fudan University in China. M. Sc., University of Waterloo, 2002. Ph. D., University of Toronto
Past research Development of novel terpy-based room-temperature-luminescent ruthenium complexes Synthesis of metallodendrimers for light-harvesting arrays Organic-synthetic methodology development of polypyridyl ligands for metallodendrimers Self-assembly study of palladium complex and pyridine-based ligands programmed with hydrogen-bonding profiles
Andrew Baer (Post-Doc)
Received B.Sc. (Honours, Subject of Specialization Chemistry at Queen's University (ON, Canada) in 1995. Completed Ph. D. Dissertation on "Novel a- and b-Cyclodextrin Rotaxanes Containing Conjugated and Asymmetric Threads" with Donal H. Macartney at Queen's University (ON, Canada) in September 2000.
Past Research The synthesis of a series of novel platinum metalloreceptors. The characterization of these macrocycles dynamic behaviour in solution by 1H NMR spectroscopy. The investigation of the binding behaviour these macrocycles with neutral organic compounds as well as neutral transition metal complexes.
Matthew Polson (Post-Doc)
B.Sc. (Hon) at University of Otago in New Zealand Ph. D. in the synthesis & spectroelectrochemistry of Ruthenium & Osmium polypyridyl complexes with Allan Blackman & Keith Gordon @ University of Otago, New Zealand
Past Research The development of metallodendrimers for use as light harvesting devices The incorporation of terpyridine moietys into the dendritic structure aids syntheses by removing chirality issues when compared to bipyridine structures The elongation of the lifetime of complexes containing terpyridine ligands for storage/sensing at terpy complex The application of recently developed organic chemistry to the "building block" approach to coordination chemistry Use of spectroelectrochemical, luminescent and vibrational spectroscopies in the investigation of photophysical properties of metallodendrimers

C. Tong (Undergraduate RA and 4th year research project, May. 1998- Aug. 2000) Stepwise and self-assembly of metalloreceptors Currently:  Post-doc in Edinburg, Scotland

B. Koivisto (Undergraduate RA and 4th year research project, Sept. 1999 - Aug. 2000) Metallomacrocycles Currently: Post-doc in Edinburg, Scotland

J. Lotoski (NSERC URA, Undergraduate RA, Sept. 1999 - Aug. 2000) Dipyrimidyl ligands for metal complexation Currently: IBM, USA

T. Kramer (4th year research project, Jan. 2000 - May 2000) New ruthenium complexes of imine and amine ligands Currently: Grad. Student in Germany

G. Davidson (Undergraduate RA and 4th year research project, May 1998 - Aug. 1999) Synthesis of bimetallic complexes for substrate recognition Currently: Postdoc @ Cambridge University, U. K.

A. Côté (NSERC URA, 4th year research project, Sept. 1998 - Aug. 1999) Chiral metalloreceptors for enantioselective separations Currently: Research Director@ UCLA, USA

O. Johansson (4th year research project, Sept. 1998 - May 1999) Novel trinucleating ligands for metal complexation Currently: Research Director @ Uppsala University, Sweden

Past Group Members' Photo Album

Waterloo meets Montreal Photo Album