Ella is from Hammonds Plains, NS and is going into her final of an honours degree focused in sustainable chemistry. In her second summer in the GHT lab, Ella will be continue working towards the design of carbon-derived nanomaterials for the treatment of common pharmaceutical effluents. Ella was the recipient of a Cunningham Memorial Fellowship for her research this summer. In her spare she enjoys reading, running, and hiking in her free time. 

Scarlett is entering her senior year as an Honour's research student in the GHT lab from Hammonds Plains, NS. In her first research adventure, Scarlett will be supported by a Cunningham Memorial Fellowship to design metal organic framework materials to faciliatate  photocatalytic transformations of nitroarenes with extension towards pollutant remediation for agricultural feedstocks. In her spare time, she likes to read and travel.

Makayla comes to us from Corner Brook, Newfoundland for her first summer of research as a 4th year BScH student. Makayla will expand on previous work in our group looking at antioxidant dye/metal oxide composites for both reactive oxygen species generation and photocatalytic transformations. Outside of the lab, As her photo suggests, Makayla hobbies often involve anything to do with the outdoors!

Coming all the way from Port Hawkesbury, NS, Zoe joined the GHT lab in Summer 2026 as a 4th year BSc Advanced Major Chemistry student. Zoe will continue to examine the generation of Au nanoparticle composites using various carbohydrate reducing agents to try. Her main goal will be the advancement NP design towards milder methods with applications for medial waste treatment. When not in the lab, Zoe can be found at the StFX Box Office, or reading a good book or hiking a local trail.

Sarah joins the GHT group as a 3rd year BScH student  from Bedford, NS for her first year of summer research. As a Mitacs Accelerate Intern, Sarah will help to advance our work with the Bertin lab on the design of materials for clean fuel applications. In tandem, Sarah will also look at developing catalysts for visible light dehalogenations. When she is not studying photochemistry, Sarah can be found at a local beachreading or traveling.

Also from Bedford, NS, Mya, a 3rd year BSc Chemistry student, will begin her first summer of research looking at new applications of strontium oxide nanocomposites for sustainable organic transformations. In her spare time, Mya enjoys running and spending time with friends. 

Jesse a 4th year joint Chemistry/Engineering Major joining us from Pictou County, Nova Scotia. Jesse has always had a keen interest in all things STEM, particularly in renewable, such as hydrogen, and nuclear energy sources. He will work closely between the Departments of Chemistry and Engineering to expand the photocatalytic clean hydrogen project. Co-supervised by Dr. E. Bertin (Chemistry) and Dr. B. MacDonald-MacAulay (Engineering), Jesse be continuing his efforts on the design and optimization of a scalable prototype for clean hydrogen evolution.  In his spare time, Jesse enjoy video games, reading, building (especially Lego) and anything that challenges my problem solving skills. 

Adalia is entering her final year of as an chemistry honours student at StFX. Co-supervised with Dr. Alex Foo, Adalia will be continuing with the work of previous honours student, Victor Martínez-Macías looking at the synthesis of gold nanocluster-bioconjugates for novel allergen immunotherapy treatments.