Completed Students
2024
Dr. Dong Zhao
- Thesis: Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Novel Aurora Kinase Inhibitors for Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy
- Supervisor: Drs. Jinqiang Hou and Christine Gottardo
Dr. Vira Grynko vgrynko@lakeheadu.ca
- Thesis: Hyperpolarized Xe and non-proton Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medical Applications
- Supervisor: Dr. Mitchell Albert
2023
Dr. Wenjie Liu wliu28@lakeheadu.ca
- Thesis: Development of Molecular Imaging Agents
- Supervisors: Dr. Jinqiang Hou and Dr. Justin Jiang
Dr. Clifford Agyei cagyei@lakeheadu.ca
- Thesis: Applications of Thiazoles as Transition Metal Ligands
- Supervisors: Dr. Craig MacKinnon and Dr. Mike Campbell
Dr. Shrikanta Sutradhar ssutradh@lakeheadu.ca
- Thesis: Valorization of Kraft lignin via alkaline and acid-mediated aerobic oxidation processes
- Supervisor: Dr. Pedram Fatehi
2022
Dr. Joshua Trevisanutto jotrevis@lakeheadu.ca
- Thesis: Development of a Gas Cell and its Application
- Supervisor: Dr. Gautam Das
Dr. Jessica Allingham jallingh@lakeheadu.ca
- Thesis: Design, Synthesis and Characterization of PET-diagnostic Agents for Neurological Disorders
- Supervisors: Dr. Mike Campbell and Dr. Wely Floriano
Dr. Oleksandr Grynko ogrynko@lakeheadu.ca
- Thesis: Amorphous Lead Oxide (a-PbO) for direct conversion x-ray imaging detectors
- Supervisor: Dr. Alla Reznik
2021
Dr. Kevin Lefrancois-Gagnon kgagnon@lakeheadu.ca
- Thesis: Substituent Descriptors from the Topology of the Electron Density
- Supervisor: Dr. Rob Mawhinney
Dr. Nasim Ghavidel Darestani nghavide@lakeheadu.ca
- Thesis: Sulfo-functionaliation of Lignin and its Impact on the Stabilization of Colloidal Systems
- Supervisor: Dr. Pedram Fatehi
Dr. Yurii Shepelytskyi yshepely@lakeheadu.ca
- Thesis: Medical applications of fluorine-19 and hyperpolarized xenon129 magnetic resonance imaging
- Supervisor: Dr. Mitchell Albert
2019
Dr. Renjie Liu rliu2@lakeheadu.ca
- Thesis: Surface Confined Polymerization on Semi-Conducting Surfaces
- Co-supervisors: Drs. Mark Gallagher and Alla Reznik
Dr. Steve Maley smaley@lakeheadu.ca
- Thesis: Catastrophe theory, symmetry breaking and the pseudo Jahn-Teller effect
- Supervisor: Dr. Robert Mawhinney
2018
Dr. Md. Nur Hossain mhossai4@lakeheadu.ca
- Thesis: Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide on nanostructured catalysts
- Supervisor: Dr. Aicheng Chen (formerly with Chemistry)
Dr. Oleksandr Bubon obubon@lakeheadu.ca
- Thesis: Amorphous selenium (a-Se) avalanche photodetector for applications in positron emission tomography (PET)
- Supervisor: Dr. Alla Reznik (Physics)
2017
Dr. Oleksii Semeniuk osemeniu@lakeheadu.ca
- Thesis: Lead Oxide (PbO) for direct conversion detectors
- Supervisor: Dr. Alla Reznik (Physics)
Dr. Jonas Valiunas jvaliuna@lakeheadu.ca
- Thesis: Fiber Laser System for the Detection of Trace Gas
- Supervisor: Dr. Gautam Das (Physics)
Dr. Suresh Kumar Kondaskonda@lakeheadu.ca
- Thesis: Design and Electrochemical Studies of Pd-based Nanostructures for Hydrogen Technologies
- Supervisor: Dr. Aicheng Chen (formerly with Chemistry)
Dr. Mona Amiri mamiri@lakeheadu.ca
- Thesis: Fabrication, Characterization and Electrochemical Studies of Nickel and Nickel-based Materials
- Supervisor: Dr. Aicheng Chen (formerly with Chemistry)
Dr. Sai Swaroop Reddy Dalli sdalli@lakeheadu.ca
- Thesis: Utilization of Wood Based Hemicellulose Pre-hydrolysate for The Production of High Value Added Platform Chemicals
- Supervisor: Dr. Sudip Rakshit (Chemical Engineering)
2016
Dr. Xin Chang xchang1@lakeheadu.ca- Thesis: Synthesis and Electrochemical Studies of Titanium Dioxide-based Nanostructured Catalysts for Environmental Applications
- Supervisor: Dr. Aicheng Chen (formerly with Chemistry)
Dr. Jesse Walker jmwalker@lakeheadu.ca
- Thesis: Ruthenium Half-sandwich Zwitterions: Coordination Behaviour of New Hemilabile (Phosphino) Benzimidazole Anions
- Supervisor: Dr. Gregory Spivak (formerly with Chemistry)
Dr. Anastasii Mishchenko amishche@lakeheadu.ca
- Thesis: Amorphous Selenium (a-Se) and Its Compounds: Photo-Induced Metastability and Application in a Novel Gamma Camera
- Supervisor: Dr. Alla Reznik (Physics)
2014
Dr. Sapanbir Thind ssthind@lakeheadu.ca
Dr. Rositsa Gergova rgergova@lakeheadu.ca- Thesis: Synthesis and Modification of TiO2 and WO3-based Nanostructured Materials for Environmental Applications
- Supervisor: Dr. Aicheng Chen (formerly with Chemistry)
- Thesis: Growth and Characterization of Group Ill-Nitrides by Migration Enhanced Afterglow Epitaxy
- Co-supervisors: Dr. Alla Reznik, Dr. Dimiter Alexandrov
Dr. Peter Binsted pbinsted@lakeheadu.ca
- Thesis: Gallium Nitride, Indium Nitride and Heterostructure Development Using MEAglow Growth System
- Supervisor: Dr. Dimiter Alexandrov