2024
Our most recent adventures
Summer 2024 -
Front (L-R): Y. Panagodage, J. Fougere, V. Martinez, A. MacPhee, S. MacDonald
Back (L-R): L. Gatto, GHT, L.Baylis, B. Lawrie, S. Palmer.
Mid Summer Group Lunch!
Yearly BBQ - tons of great food and music!
Yearly BBQ - tons of great food and music!
End of Summer Lunch at Grub Love Food Truck/Coldstream! Great way to end an amazing, fun and productive summer research season.
Anna and Syd and some spectroscopy fun!
Summer 2024 has been tons of fun so far! Sydney and Sasha decided to organize our fumehood chemicals while waiting for their reactions. Safety first!!
GHT was pretty proud of them for taking PPE seriously!
Leah represented our group well at CSC 2024 in Winnipeg, MB. She did a great job discussing her MSc work.
GHT had a great time catching up with some friends at ChemCon 2024 (N. Faraone - Acadia, S. Impellizzeri - TMU; M. Lukeman - Acadia; M. Bierenstiel - CBU)
GHT had a great time catching up with some friends at ChemCon 2024 (N. Faraone - Acadia and S. Impellizzeri (TMU)
Victor at ChemCon 2024.
Leah presenting at ChemCon 2024.
Lauren presents her work at ChemCon2024.
Summer 2024 has begun!! StFX Chemists at ChemCon 2024 (hosted by CBU)
Aaron successfully defended his MSc thesis - April 2024
Erwan, Gerry and I were awarded RNS funds to support upgraded infrastructure to continue to advance our studies into sustainable materials.
Jill defended her BScH thesis - March 2022!
Kogie defended his BScH thesis - March 2024
2023
Meg successfully defended her thesis!! April 2023
Meg at Student Research Day 2023
Yashodha at Student Research Day 2023
Chem Banquet 2023 - first in person event for the department since 2019!!
Convocation May 2023
GHT getting the President's Research Award at Convocation 2023
So blessed to been reconignzed for the work in our group - but the work is only as good as my supporting cast!
It was a gorgeous May day for Convocation 2023! A rare photo with my husband :-)
StFX Chemists at ChemCon 2023, hostest by Dalhousie University
Fun times to start our summer research season!
Research Group 2023
(T-B): V. Martinez, J. Fougere, GHT, Y. Panagodage, A. Mason, K. Esteban, J. Schmitt, M. Ethier, L. Gatto.
The group keeps growing!!
End of Summer Fun!
End of Summer Fun!
Julia defended her MSc thesis!!
2022
Our return to normal
Summer 2022 - the group grew a little bit!
Front (L-R): D. MacLean, L. Baylis, M. Ethier
Back (L-R): J. Fougere, Y. Panagodage, J. Schmitt, N. Clarke.
Celelbrating the end of Summer 2022
Fun in the lab, Summer 2022!
Paytan and Mac successfully defended their honours theses, March 2022
Darian successfully defended her honours theses, March 2022
Convocation May 2022 (I got out of isolation just in time!!)
Convocation May 2022 (I got out of isolation just in time!!)
Convocation May 2022 (I got out of isolation just in time!!)
2020-2021
The Summers of COVID-19
Summer 2021 - virtual edition
L-R: J. Silvero, D. MacLean, C. Elliott, M. LeVernois, P. Robinson
Summer 2021 - in person
but still distanced!
L-R: D. MacLean, M. Ethier, S. Bertolo, M. LeVernois
Getting used to the "new normal" Summer 2020
Paytan and Mac hard at work (2020)
Dar during COVID times 2020
We still managed to do some cool chemistry in Summer 2020!!!
Dree's MSc defence (in the virtual world Aug 2020), Dr. R. Isnor (VP Research, Grad. Studies StFX), Dr. S. Razul (StFX), Dr. B. Wagner (UPEI) and Dr. B. MacLean (StFX)
Dar, Meg and Mac were excited to find the extra large glassware, May 2021
StFX ChemCon 2021 participants (hosted virtually by MtA)
2018-2019
A few snapshots of years past
Summer 2018
Front: A. Duffy, S. Bickerton
Back: K. Doran, B. Crabbe
Summer 2018
L-R: B. Crabbe, K. Doran, A. Duffy, S. Bickeron, Dr. J.C. Netto-Ferreira
Summer 2018
L-R: S. LeBlanc, D. Shea, S. Bickeron, B. Crabbe, K. Doran, A. Duffy
Summer 2019
Top-Bottom: T. MacLennan, D. Shea, Dr. J. Silvero, N. Kenney, E. Girineza
Oli and Qianwen at Student Research Day, March 2018
Chem Banquet, March 2018
Bry presenting at CSC 2018 in Edmonton, AB
StFX Chemistry at ChemCon 2018 at SMU in Halifax
Bry presenting at ChemCon 2018
Duffy presenting at ChemCon 2018
Bry's MSc Defence August 2018 (with Dr. B. MacLean - cosupervisor)
Bry's MSc Defence Examining committee
L-R: Dr. M. Aquino and Dr. G. Marangoni (StFX) and Dr. M. Lukeman (Acadia)
Dree presenting at CSC 2019 in Quebec City.
2015-2017
A few snapshots of years past
Summer 2015
L-R: J. Gong, E. Piggott, T. Hope
Summer 2016
L-R: T. Hope, B. Crabbe, P. Aquino, P.M. Jalbert
Summer 2017
L-R: M. Chassé, Q. Xu, O. Kuehm, B. Crabbe
Emily presenting at Student Research Day 2016
Taylor at CSC 2016 in Halifax, NS
Bry at CSC 2016 in Halifax, NS
Tay graduates (2016). Off to UQAM!!
Bry and Oliver at CSC 2017 in Toronto, ON
Mel presenting at the RISE symposium (hosted at StFX)
CFI JELF announcment 2017
Dean of Science Dr. P. Hauf, MP for Central Nova, S. Fraser, Dr. Razul (Chemistry, StFX)
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CFI JELF announcement 2017 - showing the lab to Minster of Science, the Rt. Hon. K. Duncan