Group
Piers St-Onge
Currently: Ph.D. Candidate (2020-)
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Previously: B.Sc. from University of Toronto, 2020
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​​E-mail: pston102@uottawa.ca
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Research: Catalytic activation of alcohols
Aref Vaezghaemi
Currently: Ph.D. Candidate (2021-)
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Previously: M.Sc. from K.N. Toosi University, 2019
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​E-mail: avaez028@uottawa.ca
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Research: C-O bond activation
Piyas Saha
Currently: Ph.D. Candidate (2022-)
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Previously: M.Sc. from Osmania University, India, 2019
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​E-mail: psaha040@uottawa.ca
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Research: Strong bond deprotonation and functionalization
Shajia Khan
Currently: Ph.D. Candidate (2022-)
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Previously: B.Sc. from University of Ottawa, 2022
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​E-mail: skhan275@uottawa.ca
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Research: Cross-coupling of esters
Francisco José Aguilar Troyano
Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow (2023-)
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Previously: Ph.D from University of Wuppertal, 2022
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​E-mail: faguila2@uottawa.ca
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Research: Stoichiometric and catalytic C-H metalation
Kostiantyn Prystupa
Currently: Ph.D Candidate (2023-)
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Previously: B.Sc. from Kyiv University, 2023
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​E-mail: kprys010@uottawa.ca
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Research: Synthesis of strained carbocycles
Isuru Dissanayake Mudiyanselage
Currently: Postdoctoral fellow (2023-)
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Previously: Ph.D from University of Adelaide, 2023
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​E-mail: idissana@uottawa.ca
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Research: Taming hazardous reactions in continuous flow
Hana Nugraha
Currently: M.Sc. Candidate (2024-)
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Previously: B.Sc from University of Ottawa, 2024
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​E-mail: hnugr048@uottawa.ca
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Research: Hydroalkylation
Gabriella Petizian
Currently: M.Sc. Candidate (2025-)
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Previously: B.Sc. from University of Toronto, 2025
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​E-mail: gpeti073@uottawa.ca
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Research: Cross coupling of esters
Han Yao
Currently: M.Sc. Candidate (2025-)
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Previously: B.Sc. from University of Toronto, 2025
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​E-mail: hyao068@uottawa.ca
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Research: Alkylations
Soumitra Ghosh
Currently: Ph.D. Candidate (2025-)
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Previously: M.Sc. from IIT Madras, India, 2025
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​E-mail: sghos021@uottawa.ca
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Research: Strong bond deprotonation and functionalization
Medet Segizbayev
Currently: Post Doctoral Fellow (2025-)
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Previously: PDF from HDAX Therapeutics in collaboration with UofT, 2025; Ph.D from Brock University, 2024
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​E-mail: msegizba@uottawa.ca
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Research: Curtis Rearrangement in continuous flow
Mario Martinez
Currently: Visiting Researcher, Universidad de Buenos Aires
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Previously: PDF from ICIQ, Spain; Ph.D from UBA, Argentina
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​E-mail: mmartine2@uottawa.ca
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Research: Chemoselective hydrogenation
Victor Lee
Currently: B.Sc. Candidate; Research intern
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​E-mail: vlee100@uottawa.ca
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Research: Direct cross-coupling of ketones
Liam Labbé
Currently: B.Sc. Candidate; Research intern
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​E-mail: llabb005@uottawa.ca
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Research: Direct cross-coupling of hemiacetals
Christelle Asfour
Currently: B.Sc. Candidate, CHM3127 Student​
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​E-mail: casfo058@uottawa.ca
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Research: C-O bond activation