Research interests

Find a professor who does research in an area you're interested in by using the table below. It organizes the faculty according to their research themes and focus areas. 

• Research Themes
• Focus Areas

• Analytical and Environmental Chemistry
• Chemical Biology
• Chemistry Education
• Materials Chemistry
• Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
• Synthesis and Catalysis

	Name and links	Specific area of study
	Alexandre Brolo Research Group	Surface spectroscopy, Raman, photovoltaics, bioanalytical, cancer research, single-molecule detection
	Heather Buckley Research Group	Green chemistry, molecular sensors for water contaminants, safer prevention of fouling
	Kyle Duncan	Bioanalytical chemistry, ambient ionization, mass spectrometry, metabolomics, custom instrumentation
	Katherine Elvira Research Group	Microfluidics, artificial cells, droplets, drug discovery, patient analytics, healthcare, simulation
	Ryland Giebelhaus Research Group	Analytical chemistry, metabolomics, multidimensional chromatography, mass spectrometry, chemometrics, and data science.
	Chris Gill Research Group	Environmental and analytical chemistry, mass spectrometry
	Fraser Hof Research Group	Medicinal chemistry, molecular recognition, synthesis, epigenetic therapies and chemical biology
	Dennis Hore Research Group	Nonlinear optics, vibrational spectroscopy of surfaces, community drug checking
	Erik Krogh Research Group	Environmental organic chemistry, photochemistry, water quality
	Peter Loock Research Group	Spectroscopic instrument design, fiber optics, chemical sensors, cavity-enhanced optics, micro-optical resonators
	Scott McIndoe Research Group	Catalyst discovery and mechanisms, organometallic chemistry and mass spectrometry

	Name and links	Specific area of study
	Cornelia Bohne Research Group	Supramolecular dynamics, kinetics, host-guest, gels, photophysics, photochromism, asphaltene, soft materials
	Kyle Duncan	Bioanalytical chemistry, ambient ionization, mass spectrometry, metabolomics, custom instrumentation
	Katherine Elvira Research Group	Microfluidics, artificial cells, droplets, drug discovery, patient analytics, healthcare, simulation
	Fraser Hof Research Group	Medicinal chemistry, molecular recognition, synthesis, epigenetic therapies and chemical biology
	Jeremy Wulff Research Group	Organic synthesis, chemical biology, materials science

	Name and links	Specific area of study
	Heather Buckley Research Group	Green chemistry, molecular sensors for water contaminants, safer prevention of fouling
	Katherine Elvira Research Group	Microfluidics, artificial cells, droplets, drug discovery, patient analytics, healthcare, simulation
	Violeta Iosub	General, organic and bio-organic chemistry
	Tasha Jarisz	General, analytical, environmental chemistry, spectroscopy
	Erik Krogh Research Group	Environmental organic chemistry, photochemistry, water quality
	David Leitch Research Group	Organic synthesis, catalysis, high-throughput experimentation, process chemistry, mechanism
	Scott McIndoe Research Group	Catalyst discovery and mechanisms, organometallic chemistry and mass spectrometry

	Name and links	Specific area of study
	Cornelia Bohne Research Group	Supramolecular dynamics, kinetics, host-guest, gels, photophysics, photochromism, asphaltene, soft materials
	Alexandre Brolo Research Group	Surface spectroscopy, Raman, photovoltaics, bioanalytical, cancer research, single-molecule detection
	Heather Buckley Research Group	Green chemistry, molecular sensors for water contaminants, safer prevention of fouling
	Saurabh Chitnis Research Group	Inorganic chemistry, polymers, materials, synthesis, catalysis; crystallography
	Katherine Elvira Research Group	Microfluidics, artificial cells, droplets, drug discovery, patient analytics, healthcare, simulation
	Dennis Hore Research Group	Nonlinear optics, vibrational spectroscopy of surfaces, community drug checking
	Matthew Moffitt	Self-assembly, polymer materials, nanoparticles, quantum dots, drug delivery, and microfluidics
	Irina Paci Research Group	Self-assembly on solid surfaces, Monte Carlo and multi-scale methods, materials in external fields
	Makhsud Saidaminov Research Group	Functional materials, solid-state chemistry, self-assembly, clean energy, perovskites, optoelectronics, solar cells, light emission, photon sensing
	Jeremy Wulff Research Group	Organic synthesis, chemical biology, materials science

	Name and links	Specific area of study
	Thomas Baker Research Group	Quantum information, quantum computing, entanglement renormalization, quantum algorithms, quantum error-correction
	Cornelia Bohne Research Group	Supramolecular dynamics, kinetics, host-guest, gels, photophysics, photochromism, asphaltene, soft materials
	Alexandre Brolo Research Group	Surface spectroscopy, Raman, photovoltaics, bioanalytical, cancer research, single-molecule detection
	Saurabh Chitnis Research Group	Inorganic chemistry, polymers, materials, synthesis, catalysis; crystallography
	Dennis Hore Research Group	Nonlinear optics, vibrational spectroscopy of surfaces, community drug checking
	Erik Krogh Research Group	Environmental organic chemistry, photochemistry, water quality
	Peter Loock Research Group	Spectroscopic instrument design, fiber optics, chemical sensors, cavity-enhanced optics, micro-optical resonators
	Irina Paci Research Group	Self-assembly on solid surfaces, Monte Carlo and multi-scale methods, materials in external fields
	Heather Wiebe	Computational chemistry, molecular dynamics methods, chemistry and physics under extreme conditions

	Name and links	Specific area of study
	Dave Berg Research Group	F-elements, organometallic and coordination chemistry, synthesis, medical and catalytic applications
	Heather Buckley Research Group	Green chemistry, molecular sensors for water contaminants, safer prevention of fouling
	Saurabh Chitnis Research Group	Inorganic chemistry, polymers, materials, synthesis, catalysis; crystallography
	Fraser Hof Research Group	Medicinal chemistry, molecular recognition, synthesis, epigenetic therapies and chemical biology
	Nelson Lam Research Group	Organic synthesis, selective catalysis, radicals, photoredox, total synthesis
	David Leitch Research Group	Organic synthesis, catalysis, high-throughput experimentation, process chemistry, mechanism
	Scott McIndoe Research Group	Catalyst discovery and mechanisms, organometallic chemistry and mass spectrometry
	Irina Paci Research Group	Self-assembly on solid surfaces, Monte Carlo and multi-scale methods, materials in external fields
	Jeremy Wulff Research Group	Organic synthesis, chemical biology, materials science

• Advanced Instrumentation
• Bioactive Molecules and Natural Products
• Chemical Physics
• Chemical Sensors and Biosensors
• Drug Discovery / Medicinal Chemistry
• Energy Conversion and Storage
• Food Chemistry
• Green and Sustainable Chemistry
• Micro/Nanoparticles and Nanotechnology
• Organometallic Chemistry
• Polymer Chemistry
• Quantum and Photonic Materials
• Quantum Computing and Algorithms
• Reaction Mechanisms, Kinetics, Dynamics
• Surface Science
• Synthetic Methods

	Name and links	Specific area of study
	Alexandre Brolo Research group	Surface spectroscopy, Raman, photovoltaics, bioanalytical, cancer research, single-molecule detection
	Kyle Duncan	Bioanalytical chemistry, ambient ionization, mass spectrometry, metabolomics, custom instrumentation
	Ryland Giebelhaus Research Group	Analytical chemistry, metabolomics, multidimensional chromatography, mass spectrometry, chemometrics, and data science
	Chris Gill Research Group	Environmental and analytical chemistry, mass spectrometry
	Katherine Elvira Research group	Microfluidics, artificial cells, droplets, drug discovery, patient analytics, healthcare, simulation
	Erik Krogh Research Group	Environmental organic chemistry, photochemistry, water quality
	Peter Loock Research Group	Spectroscopic instrument design, fiber optics, chemical sensors, cavity-enhanced optics, micro-optical resonators
	Dennis Hore Research Group	Nonlinear optics, vibrational spectroscopy of surfaces, community drug checking

	Name and links	Specific area of study
	Heather Buckley Research group	Green chemistry, molecular sensors for water contaminants, safer prevention of fouling
	Kyle Duncan	Bioanalytical chemistry, ambient ionization, mass spectrometry, metabolomics, custom instrumentation
	Ryland Giebelhaus Research Group	Analytical chemistry, metabolomics, multidimensional chromatography, mass spectrometry, chemometrics, and data science
	Chris Gill Research Group	Environmental and analytical chemistry, mass spectrometry
	Fraser Hof Research group	Medicinal chemistry, molecular recognition, synthesis, epigenetic therapies and chemical biology
	Nelson Lam Research Group	Organic synthesis, selective catalysis, radicals, photoredox, total synthesis
	David Leitch Research Group	Organic synthesis, catalysis, high-throughput experimentation, process chemistry, mechanism
	Jeremy Wulff Research Group	Organic synthesis, chemical biology, materials science

	Name and links	Specific area of study
	Alexandre Brolo Research Group	Surface spectroscopy, Raman, photovoltaics, bioanalytical, cancer research, single-molecule detection
	Dennis Hore Research Group	Nonlinear optics, vibrational spectroscopy of surfaces, community drug checking
	Peter Loock Research Group	Spectroscopic instrument design, fiber optics, chemical sensors, cavity-enhanced optics, micro-optical resonators
	Irina Paci Research Group	Self-assembly on solid surfaces, Monte Carlo and multi-scale methods, materials in external fields
	Heather Wiebe	Computational chemistry, molecular dynamics methods, chemistry and physics under extreme conditions

	Name and links	Specific area of study
	Alexandre Brolo Research Group	Surface spectroscopy, Raman, photovoltaics, bioanalytical, cancer research, single-molecule detection
	Heather Buckley Research Group	Green chemistry, molecular sensors for water contaminants, safer prevention of fouling
	Kyle Duncan	Bioanalytical chemistry, ambient ionization, mass spectrometry, metabolomics, custom instrumentation
	Chris Gill Research Group	Environmental and analytical chemistry, mass spectrometry
	Fraser Hof Research Group	Medicinal chemistry, molecular recognition, synthesis, epigenetic therapies and chemical biology
	Erik Krogh Research Group	Environmental organic chemistry, photochemistry, water quality
	Peter Loock Research Group	Spectroscopic instrument design, fiber optics, chemical sensors, cavity-enhanced optics, micro-optical resonators
	Irina Paci Research Group	Self-assembly on solid surfaces, Monte Carlo and multi-scale methods, materials in external fields

	Name and links	Specific area of study
	Katherine Elvira Research Group	Microfluidics, artificial cells, droplets, drug discovery, patient analytics, healthcare, simulation
	Chris Gill Research Group	Environmental and analytical chemistry, mass spectrometry
	Fraser Hof Research Group	Medicinal chemistry, molecular recognition, synthesis, epigenetic therapies and chemical biology
	Irina Paci Research Group	Self-assembly on solid surfaces, Monte Carlo and multi-scale methods, materials in external fields
	Heather Wiebe	Computational chemistry, molecular dynamics methods, chemistry and physics under extreme conditions
	Jeremy Wulff Research Group	Organic synthesis, chemical biology, materials science

	Name and links	Specific area of study
	Heather Buckley Research Group	Green chemistry, molecular sensors for water contaminants, safer prevention of fouling
	Irina Paci Research Group	Self-assembly on solid surfaces, Monte Carlo and multi-scale methods, materials in external fields;
	Makhsud Saidaminov Research Group	Functional materials, solid-state chemistry, self-assembly, clean energy, perovskites, optoelectronics, solar cells, light emission, photon sensing

	Name and links	Specific area of study
	Saurabh Chitnis Research Group	Inorganic chemistry, polymers, materials, synthesis, catalysis; crystallography
	Katherine Elvira Research Group	Microfluidics, artificial cells, droplets, drug discovery, patient analytics, healthcare, simulation
	Ryland Giebelhaus Research Group	Microfluidics, artificial cells, droplets, drug discovery, patient analytics, healthcare, simulation

	Name and links	Specific area of study
	Heather Buckley Research Group	Green chemistry, molecular sensors for water contaminants, safer prevention of fouling
	Saurabh Chitnis Research Group	Inorganic chemistry, polymers, materials, synthesis, catalysis; crystallography
	Chris Gill Research Group	Environmental and analytical chemistry, mass spectrometry
	Erik Krogh Research Group	Environmental organic chemistry, photochemistry, water quality
	Nelson Lam Research Group	Organic synthesis, selective catalysis, radicals, photoredox, total synthesis
	David Leitch Research Group	Organic synthesis, catalysis, high-throughput experimentation, process chemistry, mechanism
	Scott McIndoe Research Group	Catalyst discovery and mechanisms, organometallic chemistry and mass spectrometry
	Irina Paci Research Group	Self-assembly on solid surfaces, Monte Carlo and multi-scale methods, materials in external fields
	Makhsud Saidaminov Research Group	Functional materials, solid-state chemistry, self-assembly, clean energy, perovskites, optoelectronics, solar cells, light emission, photon sensing

	Name and links	Specific area of study
	Cornelia Bohne Research Group	Supramolecular dynamics, kinetics, host-guest, gels, photophysics, photochromism, asphaltene, soft materials
	Alexandre Brolo Research Group	Surface spectroscopy, Raman, photovoltaics, bioanalytical, cancer research, single-molecule detection
	Heather Buckley Research Group	Green chemistry, molecular sensors for water contaminants, safer prevention of fouling
	Katherine Elvira Research Group	Microfluidics, artificial cells, droplets, drug discovery, patient analytics, healthcare, simulation
	Erik Krogh Research Group	Environmental organic chemistry, photochemistry, water quality
	Matthew Moffitt	Self-assembly, polymer materials, nanoparticles, quantum dots, drug delivery, and microfluidics
	Makhsud Saidaminov Research Group	Functional materials, solid-state chemistry, self-assembly, clean energy, perovskites, optoelectronics, solar cells, light emission, photon sensing

	Name and links	Specific area of study
	Heather Buckley Research Group	Green chemistry, molecular sensors for water contaminants, safer prevention of fouling
	Saurabh Chitnis Research Group	Inorganic chemistry, polymers, materials, synthesis, catalysis; crystallography
	David Leitch Research Group	Organic synthesis, catalysis, high-throughput experimentation, process chemistry, mechanism
	Scott McIndoe Research Group	Catalyst discovery and mechanisms, organometallic chemistry and mass spectrometry

	Name and links	Specific area of study
	Heather Buckley Research Group	Green chemistry, molecular sensors for water contaminants, safer prevention of fouling
	Saurabh Chitnis Research Group	Inorganic chemistry, polymers, materials, synthesis, catalysis; crystallography
	Katherine Elvira Research Group	Microfluidics, artificial cells, droplets, drug discovery, patient analytics, healthcare, simulation
	Matthew Moffitt	Self-assembly, polymer materials, nanoparticles, quantum dots, drug delivery, and microfluidics
	Jeremy Wulff Research Group	Organic synthesis, chemical biology, materials science

	Name and links	Specific area of study
	Alexandre Brolo Research Group	Surface spectroscopy, Raman, photovoltaics, bioanalytical, cancer research, single-molecule detection
	Peter Loock Research Group	Spectroscopic instrument design, fiber optics, chemical sensors, cavity-enhanced optics, micro-optical resonators
	Makhsud Saidaminov Research Group	Functional materials, solid-state chemistry, self-assembly, clean energy, perovskites, optoelectronics, solar cells, light emission, photon sensing

	Name and links	Specific area of study
	Thomas Baker Research Group	Quantum information, quantum computing, entanglement renormalization, quantum algorithms, quantum error-correction

	Name and links	Specific area of study
	Cornelia Bohne Research Group	Supramolecular dynamics, kinetics, host-guest, gels, photophysics, photochromism, asphaltene, soft materials
	Heather Buckley Research Group	Green chemistry, molecular sensors for water contaminants, safer prevention of fouling
	Saurabh Chitnis Research Group	Inorganic chemistry, polymers, materials, synthesis, catalysis; crystallography
	Fraser Hof Research Group	Medicinal chemistry, molecular recognition, synthesis, epigenetic therapies and chemical biology
	Erik Krogh Research Group	Environmental organic chemistry, photochemistry, water quality
	Nelson Lam Research Group	Organic synthesis, selective catalysis, radicals, photoredox, total synthesis
	David Leitch Research Group	Organic synthesis, catalysis, high-throughput experimentation, process chemistry, mechanism
	Peter Loock Research Group	Spectroscopic instrument design, fiber optics, chemical sensors, cavity-enhanced optics, micro-optical resonators
	Scott McIndoe Research Group	Catalyst discovery and mechanisms, organometallic chemistry and mass spectrometry
	Jeremy Wulff Research Group	Organic synthesis, chemical biology, materials science

	Name and links	Specific area of study
	Alexandre Brolo Research Group	Surface spectroscopy, Raman, photovoltaics, bioanalytical, cancer research, single-molecule detection
	Heather Buckley Research Group	Green chemistry, molecular sensors for water contaminants, safer prevention of fouling
	Saurabh Chitnis Research Group	Inorganic chemistry, polymers, materials, synthesis, catalysis; crystallography
	Kyle Duncan	Bioanalytical chemistry, ambient ionization, mass spectrometry, metabolomics, custom instrumentation
	Katherine Elvira Research Group	Microfluidics, artificial cells, droplets, drug discovery, patient analytics, healthcare, simulation
	Dennis Hore Research Group	Nonlinear optics, vibrational spectroscopy of surfaces, community drug checking
	Matthew Moffitt	Self-assembly, polymer materials, nanoparticles, quantum dots, drug delivery, and microfluidics
	Makhsud Saidaminov Research Group	Functional materials, solid-state chemistry, self-assembly, clean energy, perovskites, optoelectronics, solar cells, light emission, photon sensing
	Jeremy Wulff Research Group	Organic synthesis, chemical biology, materials science

	Name and links	Specific area of study
	Heather Buckley Research Group	Green chemistry, molecular sensors for water contaminants, safer prevention of fouling
	Saurabh Chitnis Research Group	Inorganic chemistry, polymers, materials, synthesis, catalysis; crystallography
	Nelson Lam Research Group	Organic synthesis, selective catalysis, radicals, photoredox, total synthesis
	David Leitch Research Group	Organic synthesis, catalysis, high-throughput experimentation, process chemistry, mechanism
	Scott McIndoe Research Group	Catalyst discovery and mechanisms, organometallic chemistry and mass spectrometry
	Jeremy Wulff Research Group	Organic synthesis, chemical biology, materials science