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.
Undergraduate Students:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
