Group
Aref Vaezghaemi
Currently: Ph.D. Candidate (2021-)
Previously: M.Sc. from K.N. Toosi University, 2019
E-mail: avaez028@uottawa.ca
Research: C-O bond activation
Piyas Saha
Currently: Ph.D. Candidate (2022-)
Previously: M.Sc. from Osmania University, India, 2019
E-mail: psaha040@uottawa.ca
Research: Strong bond deprotonation and functionalization
Shajia Khan
Currently: Ph.D. Candidate (2022-)
Previously: B.Sc. from University of Ottawa, 2022
E-mail: skhan275@uottawa.ca
Research: Cross-coupling of esters
Kostiantyn Prystupa
Currently: Ph.D Candidate (2023-)
Previously: B.Sc. from Kyiv University, 2023
E-mail: kprys010@uottawa.ca
Research: Synthesis of strained carbocycles
Gabriella Petizian
Currently: M.Sc. Candidate (2025-)
Previously: B.Sc. from University of Toronto, 2025
E-mail: gpeti073@uottawa.ca
Research: Cross coupling of esters
Han Yao
Currently: M.Sc. Candidate (2025-)
Previously: B.Sc. from University of Toronto, 2025
E-mail: hyao068@uottawa.ca
Research: Alkylations
Soumitra Ghosh
Currently: Ph.D. Candidate (2025-)
Previously: M.Sc. from IIT Madras, India, 2025
E-mail: sghos021@uottawa.ca
Research: Strong bond deprotonation and functionalization
Medet Segizbayev
Currently: Post Doctoral Fellow (2025-)
Previously: PDF from HDAX Therapeutics in collaboration with UofT, 2025; Ph.D from Brock University, 2024
E-mail: msegizba@uottawa.ca
Research: Curtius Rearrangement in continuous flow
Mario Martinez
Currently: Visiting Researcher, Universidad de Buenos Aires
Previously: PDF from ICIQ, Spain; Ph.D from UBA, Argentina
E-mail: mmartine2@uottawa.ca
Research: Chemoselective hydrogenation
Victor Lee
Currently: M.Sc Candidate (2026 - )
Previously: B.Sc. from University of Ottawa, 2026
E-mail: vlee100@uottawa.ca
Research: Direct cross-coupling of ketones
Thang Ly
Currently: Ph.D. Candidate (2026 - )
Previously: B.Sc. from Ho Chi Minh University of Technology, 2025
E-mail: mly007@uottawa.ca
Research: Schmidt reaction in flow conditions
Emmanuel Audet
Currently: B.Sc Candidate, Summer Research Intern
E-mail: eaude014@uottawa.ca
Research: Cross coupling of ketones
Noah Rees
Currently: B.Sc Candidate, NSERC USRA Student
E-mail: nrees021@uottawa.ca
Research: Sugar - Cholesterol Synthesis