This project is to understand the chemical modifications induced by laser irradiation leading to the formation of periodic nanostructures on the surface of metals. Such a study is very significant since it will allow to tune metallic surface properties to control for instance wettability, i.e. whether surfaces are hydrophillic (attract water) or hydrophobic (repel water). […]

The objective of this international collaboration between P.M. Mayer and J. Giorgi at the University of Ottawa and Maxi Burgos Paci at the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba is to understand the fate of reactive organic carbon in the atmosphere. Reactive Organic Carbon (ROC) includes a wide diversity of chemicals that react with atmospheric gases, free […]

This project aims to innovate a Made-in-Canada methodology for producing non-isocyanate polyurethane (NIPU) to replace traditional polyurethane (PU) rigid foam which is produced through a hazardous process from toxic materials such as isocyanates and phosgene.1 We aim to partner with Polychem Consulting Solutions Ltd, a privately held Canadian company based in Vancouver, BC and a […]

In the last 30 years, the theory of optimal transportation has emerged as a fertile field of inquiry, and a diverse tool for exploring applications within and beyond mathematics, in such diverse fields as economics, meteorology, geometry and engineering. More recently, it has empowers today’s machine learning research and become one of the most emerging […]

Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (ERC) is a process by which carbon dioxide (CO2) is converted into valuable chemical products via chemical reactions driven by electricity. The goal of this project is to fabricate and test catalytic metal electrodes to increase the efficiency of ERC reactors converting carbon dioxide from industrial exhaust gas streams into […]

mRNA is an essential biomolecule that is ‘translated’ into protein which is another type of biolmolecule that is essential to life. All mRNA has what is called a cap. The cap portion of the mRNA is necessary for initiating the translation process. To make the capped mRNA for therapeutic applications, such as mRNA vaccines, the […]

Les hydrures métalliques sont un moyen sûr et efficace pour stocker l’hydrogène. Ce projet porte sur une nouvelle classe d’hydrures, les alliages à haute entropie. Deux alliages seront étudiés : TiZrCrMnNi et TiZrVFeNi. Dans un premier temps des calculs théoriques seront effectués afin de prédire la structure cristalline et la capacité de stockage d’hydrogène de […]

In this research, we investigate what neutron stars are made of: matter as we know it, such as neutrons and protons, or a plasma of matter’s most fundamental particles, quarks and gluons? We study the possibility that these two phases of matter are present in the center of neutron stars and try to predict the […]

Silver nanowires are 2-dimensional nanostructures of silver with diameter of less than 100 nm and length to diameter ratio of over 1000 times. They are excellent for inducing electrical conductivity into non-conductive material when dispersed at small quantities in those media. This is due to the intrinsic conductivity of silver (highest among elements) and elongated […]

This project aims to develop advanced power sources that can convert indoor light into electricity to operate electronic sensors for the Internet of things. The proposed new technology is termed “indoor photovoltaics”. The aim is to create flexible, lightweight, semi-transparent devices of different colours at a minimal cost. Using new chemistry principles, photoactive material design, […]

This project plans to investigate the synthesis and reactivity of new iron-based compounds for the conversion of carbon dioxide to methanol. These compounds aim to use cheaper, more earth abundant materials and exhibit greater efficiency than current literature examples. During this research project, all compounds will be fully identified with a range of analytical techniques […]

This project will develop new abundant-element systems for catalytically relevant chemistry. It will establish phosphorus/boron containing alternatives of a key class of compounds called allenes. The development of abundant-element chemistry, capable of the powerful synthetic transformations, traditionally enabled by precious metals, is key to reducing environmental damage and meeting the global economy requirements. This placement […]