Student theses

Recent theses published by our graduates

Recently completed PhD theses:

• Adrienne Allison - Evaluation of Carbon Characteristics’ Influence on the Performance of Electrochemical Capacitor Systems Combining Double-Layer and Pseudocapacitive Electrode Materials
• 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
• Liandrah Gapare - Attempts Toward An Improved Synthesis of Aza-Dipyrrins
• Sarah Greening - Synthesis of 2-aryl Pyrroles, Prodigiosene F-BODIPYs and B-ring Modified Prodigiosenes
• Helia Hollenhorst - Group 8 and 9 Bis(phosphino)silyl Pincer Complexes: Applications in Bond Activation and Catalysis
• Blake Huchenski - Small Molecule Activation Facilitated by Main Group Elements
• Aaron Liu - Synthesis and Characterization of Co-free Ni-rich Single Crystalline Positive Electrode Materials for Li-ion Batteries
• Yijia Liu - Si-Fe-O-based Anodes for Lithium-ion Batteries
• Casper Macaulay - N-Phosphinoamidinate Nickel Complexes
• Katherine Marczenko - Synthesis, Bonding, and Reactivity of Group 15 Amides
• Robert Alex Mayo - Development of the Variable-Cell Powder Difference (VC-PWDF) Method and Applications in the Comparison and Determination of Crystal Structures
• Ryan McGuire - Challenging Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Couplings Enabled by Ligand Design
• Jessica Nickerson - Maximizing Proteome Recovery and Digestion Efficiency for High-Throughput Bottom-up Mass Spectrometry
• Subin Rajendran - Characterization of Peptide Fractions from Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) By-product Fermentate: Evaluation of Composition, Stability, Selectivity and Recovery During Fractionation Using Electro-Ultrafiltration
• 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
• Erin Welsh - Synthesis of Diazaphospholenes for Improved Catalysis
• Zilai Yan - Evaluating Degradation Mechanisms in Next-generation Electrode Chemistries

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
• Isabel Curtis - Mesoporous Silicon Nanoparticles for Solar-Driven Hydrogen Generation from Water
• 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
• Toren Hynes - Mesomeric Tuning At Bi Centres & The Reuse Of A Waste Product From Cage Synthesis
• 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
• Nicole Martinek - A Systematic Investigation into Bisphosphine Ligands for Nickel-Catalyzed C(sp2)–N Cross-Coupling
• 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
• Sydney Shepard - Synthesis of (Phosphino)silyl-Ligated Nickel Complexes for the Catalytic Hydroboration of Alkenes
• Connor Simon - Exploring Ligand-Enabled Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Sulfur-Based Nucleophiles
• 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
• Robert Scott Young - Unconventional Additives for Improving the Solid Electrolyte Interphase in Li-ion Batteries
• Naizhen Yu - The Photocatalytic and Antibacterial Activity of Copper-doped Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles