Faculty

Quantum computing, quantum chemistry, quantum information, quantum algorithms, strongly correlated quantum matter, condensed matter theory, density functional theory, entanglement renormalization methods, quantum error-correction

F-elements, organometallic and coordination chemistry, synthesis, medical and catalytic applications

Supramolecular dynamics, kinetics, host-guest, gels, photophysics, photochromism, asphaltene, soft materials

Surface spectroscopy, Raman, photovoltaics, bioanalytical, cancer research, single-molecule detection

Green chemistry, molecular sensors for water contaminants, safer prevention of fouling

Chemistry of phosphorus, arsenic, antimony and bismuth, new synthetic and spectroscopic studies

Kyle joined the Faculty at the Vancouver Island University in the fall of 2020. Prior, he completed a PhD at the University of Victoria based in the Applied Environmental Research labs at VIU. He then spent four and a half years in Sweden as a postdoctoral fellow and senior researcher at Uppsala University before making the move back to the west coast of BC. Kyle’s research interests primarily revolve around bioanalytical mass spectrometry, including metabolomics and lipidomics. More specifically, he uses novel approaches to spatially map small molecules in tissue and investigate metabolite and lipid changes in biological samples that are indicative of health and disease. Kyle currently teaches first year chemistry (CHEM 142) and is excited to be involved in upper-level analytical chemistry courses at VIU. Kyle is currently looking for UVic grad students.

Microfluidics, artificial cells, droplets, drug discovery, patient analytics, healthcare, simulation

Environmental and analytical chemistry, mass spectrometry

Microfluidic and surface electro-chemistry, fuel cell catalysis, impedance spectroscopy

Coordination chemistry, redox-active ligands, stable radicals, functional dyes

Medicinal chemistry, molecular recognition, synthesis, epigenetic therapies and chemical biology

Biophysical chemistry, spectroscopy, instrument design and modelling

General, organic and bio-organic chemistry

Environmental organic chemistry, photochemistry, water quality

Organic synthesis, catalysis, high-throughput experimentation, process chemistry, mechanism

Spectroscopic instrument design, fiber optics, chemical sensors, cavity-enhanced optics, micro-optical resonators

Main group chemistry, molecular, polymer, materials synthesis and functional materials

Catalyst discovery and mechanisms, organometallic chemistry and mass spectrometry

Self-assembly, polymer materials, nanoparticles, quantum dots, drug delivery, and microfluidics

Self-assembly on solid surfaces, Monte Carlo and multi-scale methods, materials in external fields

Homogeneous catalysis in main group chemistry, mechanistic organometallic and coordination chemistry

Functional materials, solid-state chemistry, self-assembly, clean energy, perovskites, optoelectronics, solar cells, light emission, photon sensing

Organic photochemical reactions, compounds of pharmaceutical interest

Heather joined the faculty of chemistry at Vancouver Island University in the fall of 2020. Prior to that she was a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Edinburgh, studying quantum phase changes in hydrogen under extreme high pressure. Heather’s area of expertise lies in computational chemistry and modelling, with a focus on the response of complex systems to applied pressure. She is particularly interested in studying the effect of pressure on biological systems such as proteins and lipid membranes, and how these systems have adapted to high pressure in deep-sea organisms. Heather currently teaches first year chemistry (CHEM 141/142) and Physical Chemistry (CHEM 241).

Organic synthesis, chemical biology, materials science