Group Members
CURRENT MEMBERS
Graduate Students:
Jenna Merk - MSc student
Jenna obtained her BSc from the University of Regina in Winter 2022, then chose to stick around for an MSc. Jenna was a member of the University of Regina Cougars Women's Hockey team serving as captain in her final season. As a graduate student-athlete, Jenna was awarded the Canada West Student-Athlete Community Service Award and the University of Regina President's Award. Her research is focused on the synthesis of luminescent molecular liquids and other PAH-based soft materials.
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Undergraduate Students:
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Jordyn Gunderson
Jordyn joins the lab as a summer NSERC USRA student for 2024. Jordyn's research is focused on the bottom-up synthesis of larger extended PAH systems. Jordyn is back for another NSERC USRA in Summer 2025.
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Riley Waugh
Riley joins the lab as a University of Regina Undergraduate Research Award (UGRA) winner for the summer 2025. Riley's research is focused on the synthesis of truxene-based materials.
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Oluwatobiloba (Tobi) Majekodunmi
Tobi joins the lab as a summer NSERC USRA student for 2025. Tobi's research is focused on the synthesis of flexible luminescent macrocyclic molecules. Tobi got her start in the lab as a participant of the Open Research Lab (ORL) experience.
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Lina Reschke
Lina joins the lab as a summer NSERC USRA student for 2025. Lina's research is focused on the synthesis of twisted fluorescent molecules and polymers. Lina got her start in the lab as a participant of the Open Research Lab (ORL) experience.
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FORMER MEMBERS:​
Valeriia Kovbasa
Valeriia joins the lab for a MITACS Globalink Research Internship over 12 weeks from July-September 2024. Her research is focused on the synthesis of small cyclophanes.
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Dmytro Semenets
Dmytro joins the lab for a MITACS Globalink Research Internship over 12 weeks from July-September 2024. His research is focused on developing computational organic chemistry capabilities for out research lab.
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Lars Pitka
Lars is an undergraduate science student at the University of Regina. He's interested in learning about organic synthesis and is volunteering/learning the ropes in the lab over summer 2024.
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