Research at UVic Chemistry
At UVic, we understand that exciting challenges in chemistry require new approaches that cross traditional subdisciplines. These approaches facilitate the research excellence demonstrated by our award‑winning faculty, and is what helps keep UVic ranked among Canada’s top tier research-intensive universities.
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Faculty research interests
Use this section to either find a supervisor or learn more about our faculty's research interests, which are categorized by Research Themes and Focus Areas.
Research Themes
| Name | Area of Study |
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Surface spectroscopy, Raman, photovoltaics, bioanalytical, cancer research, single-molecule detection |
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Green chemistry, molecular sensors for water contaminants, safer prevention of fouling |
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| Kyle Duncan (adjunct) | Bioanalytical chemistry, ambient ionization, mass spectrometry, metabolomics, custom instrumentation |
| Katherine Elvira | Microfluidics, artificial cells, droplets and emulsions, drug discovery, drug delivery, nanoplastics |
| Ryland Giebelhaus | Analytical chemistry, metabolomics, multidimensional chromatography, mass spectrometry, chemometrics, and data science. |
| Chris Gill (adjunct) | Environmental and analytical chemistry, mass spectrometry |
| Fraser Hof | Medicinal chemistry, molecular recognition, synthesis, epigenetic therapies and chemical biology |
| Dennis Hore | Nonlinear optics, vibrational spectroscopy of surfaces, community drug checking |
| Erik Krogh (adjunct) | Environmental organic chemistry, photochemistry, water quality |
| Peter Loock | Spectroscopic instrument design, fiber optics, chemical sensors, cavity-enhanced optics, micro-optical resonators |
| Scott McIndoe | Catalyst discovery and mechanisms, organometallic chemistry and mass spectrometry |
| Name | Area of Study |
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Supramolecular dynamics, kinetics, host-guest, gels, photophysics, photochromism, asphaltene, soft materials |
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| Kyle Duncan (adjunct) | Bioanalytical chemistry, ambient ionization, mass spectrometry, metabolomics, custom instrumentation |
| Katherine Elvira | Microfluidics, artificial cells, droplets and emulsions, drug discovery, drug delivery, nanoplastics |
| Fraser Hof | Medicinal chemistry, molecular recognition, synthesis, epigenetic therapies and chemical biology |
| Jeremy Wulff | Organic synthesis, chemical biology, materials science |
| Name | Area of Study |
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Green chemistry, molecular sensors for water contaminants, safer prevention of fouling |
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| Katherine Elvira | Microfluidics, artificial cells, droplets and emulsions, drug discovery, drug delivery, nanoplastics |
| Violeta Iosub | General, organic and bio-organic chemistry |
| Tasha Jarisz | General, analytical, environmental chemistry, spectroscopy |
| Erik Krogh (adjunct) | Environmental organic chemistry, photochemistry, water quality |
| David Leitch | Organic synthesis, catalysis, high-throughput experimentation, process chemistry, mechanism |
| Scott McIndoe | Catalyst discovery and mechanisms, organometallic chemistry and mass spectrometry |
| Name | Area of Study |
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Supramolecular dynamics, kinetics, host-guest, gels, photophysics, photochromism, asphaltene, soft materials |
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| Alexandre Brolo | Surface spectroscopy, Raman, photovoltaics, bioanalytical, cancer research, single-molecule detection |
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Green chemistry, molecular sensors for water contaminants, safer prevention of fouling |
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Inorganic chemistry, polymers, materials, synthesis, catalysis; crystallography |
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| Katherine Elvira | Microfluidics, artificial cells, droplets and emulsions, drug discovery, drug delivery, nanoplastics |
| Dennis Hore | Nonlinear optics, vibrational spectroscopy of surfaces, community drug checking |
| Matthew Moffitt | Self-assembly, polymer materials, nanoparticles, quantum dots, drug delivery, and microfluidics |
| Irina Paci | Self-assembly on solid surfaces, Monte Carlo and multi-scale methods, materials in external fields |
| Makhsud Saidaminov | Functional materials, solid-state chemistry, self-assembly, clean energy, perovskites, optoelectronics, solar cells, light emission, photon sensing |
| Jeremy Wulff | Organic synthesis, chemical biology, materials science |
| Name | Area of Study |
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Quantum information, quantum computing, entanglement renormalization, quantum algorithms, quantum error-correction |
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Supramolecular dynamics, kinetics, host-guest, gels, photophysics, photochromism, asphaltene, soft materials |
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| Alexandre Brolo | Surface spectroscopy, Raman, photovoltaics, bioanalytical, cancer research, single-molecule detection |
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Inorganic chemistry, polymers, materials, synthesis, catalysis; crystallography |
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| Dennis Hore | Nonlinear optics, vibrational spectroscopy of surfaces, community drug checking |
| Erik Krogh (adjunct) | Environmental organic chemistry, photochemistry, water quality |
| Peter Loock | Spectroscopic instrument design, fiber optics, chemical sensors, cavity-enhanced optics, micro-optical resonators |
| Irina Paci | Self-assembly on solid surfaces, Monte Carlo and multi-scale methods, materials in external fields |
| Heather Wiebe (adjunct) | Computational chemistry, molecular dynamics methods, chemistry and physics under extreme conditions |
| Name | Area of Study |
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F-elements, organometallic and coordination chemistry, synthesis, medical and catalytic applications |
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| Heather Buckley | Green chemistry, molecular sensors for water contaminants, safer prevention of fouling |
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Inorganic chemistry, polymers, materials, synthesis, catalysis; crystallography |
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| Fraser Hof | Medicinal chemistry, molecular recognition, synthesis, epigenetic therapies and chemical biology |
| Nelson Lam | Organic synthesis, selective catalysis, radicals, photoredox, total synthesis |
| David Leitch | Organic synthesis, catalysis, high-throughput experimentation, process chemistry, mechanism |
| Scott McIndoe | Catalyst discovery and mechanisms, organometallic chemistry and mass spectrometry |
| Irina Paci | Self-assembly on solid surfaces, Monte Carlo and multi-scale methods, materials in external fields |
| Jeremy Wulff | Organic synthesis, chemical biology, materials science |
Focus Areas
| Name | Area of Study |
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Surface spectroscopy, Raman, photovoltaics, bioanalytical, cancer research, single-molecule detection |
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| Kyle Duncan (adjunct) | Bioanalytical chemistry, ambient ionization, mass spectrometry, metabolomics, custom instrumentation |
| Katherine Elvira | Microfluidics, artificial cells, droplets and emulsions, drug discovery, drug delivery, nanoplastics |
| Ryland Giebelhaus | Analytical chemistry, metabolomics, multidimensional chromatography, mass spectrometry, chemometrics, and data science. |
| Chris Gill (adjunct) | Environmental and analytical chemistry, mass spectrometry |
| Dennis Hore | Nonlinear optics, vibrational spectroscopy of surfaces, community drug checking |
| Erik Krogh (adjunct) | Environmental organic chemistry, photochemistry, water quality |
| Peter Loock | Spectroscopic instrument design, fiber optics, chemical sensors, cavity-enhanced optics, micro-optical resonators |
| Name | Area of Study |
|---|---|
| Heather Buckley | Green chemistry, molecular sensors for water contaminants, safer prevention of fouling |
| Kyle Duncan (adjunct) | Bioanalytical chemistry, ambient ionization, mass spectrometry, metabolomics, custom instrumentation |
| Ryland Giebelhaus | Analytical chemistry, metabolomics, multidimensional chromatography, mass spectrometry, chemometrics, and data science. |
| Chris Gill (adjunct) | Environmental and analytical chemistry, mass spectrometry |
| Medicinal chemistry, molecular recognition, synthesis, epigenetic therapies and chemical biology | |
| Nelson Lam | Organic synthesis, selective catalysis, radicals, photoredox, total synthesis |
| David Leitch | Organic synthesis, catalysis, high-throughput experimentation, process chemistry, mechanism |
| Jeremy Wulff | Organic synthesis, chemical biology, materials science |
| Name | Area of Study |
|---|---|
| Alexandre Brolo | Surface spectroscopy, Raman, photovoltaics, bioanalytical, cancer research, single-molecule detection |
| Dennis Hore | Nonlinear optics, vibrational spectroscopy of surfaces, community drug checking |
| Peter Loock | Spectroscopic instrument design, fiber optics, chemical sensors, cavity-enhanced optics, micro-optical resonators |
| Irina Paci | Self-assembly on solid surfaces, Monte Carlo and multi-scale methods, materials in external fields |
| Heather Wiebe (adjunct) | Computational chemistry, molecular dynamics methods, chemistry and physics under extreme conditions |
| Name | Area of Study |
|---|---|
| Alexandre Brolo | Surface spectroscopy, Raman, photovoltaics, bioanalytical, cancer research, single-molecule detection |
| Heather Buckley | Green chemistry, molecular sensors for water contaminants, safer prevention of fouling |
| Kyle Duncan (adjunct) | Bioanalytical chemistry, ambient ionization, mass spectrometry, metabolomics, custom instrumentation |
| Chris Gill (adjunct) | Environmental and analytical chemistry, mass spectrometry |
| Fraser Hof | Medicinal chemistry, molecular recognition, synthesis, epigenetic therapies and chemical biology |
| Erik Krogh (adjunct) | Environmental organic chemistry, photochemistry, water quality |
| Peter Loock | Spectroscopic instrument design, fiber optics, chemical sensors, cavity-enhanced optics, micro-optical resonators |
| Irina Paci | Self-assembly on solid surfaces, Monte Carlo and multi-scale methods, materials in external fields |
| Name | Area of Study |
|---|---|
| Katherine Elvira | Microfluidics, artificial cells, droplets and emulsions, drug discovery, drug delivery, nanoplastics |
| Chris Gill (adjunct) | Environmental and analytical chemistry, mass spectrometry |
| Fraser Hof | Medicinal chemistry, molecular recognition, synthesis, epigenetic therapies and chemical biology |
| Irina Paci | Self-assembly on solid surfaces, Monte Carlo and multi-scale methods, materials in external fields |
| Heather Wiebe (adjunct) | Computational chemistry, molecular dynamics methods, chemistry and physics under extreme conditions |
| Jeremy Wulff | Organic synthesis, chemical biology, materials science |
| Name | Area of Study |
|---|---|
| Heather Buckley | Green chemistry, molecular sensors for water contaminants, safer prevention of fouling |
| Irina Paci | Self-assembly on solid surfaces, Monte Carlo and multi-scale methods, materials in external fields |
| Makhsud Saidaminov | Functional materials, solid-state chemistry, self-assembly, clean energy, perovskites, optoelectronics, solar cells, light emission, photon sensing |
| Name | Area of Study |
|---|---|
| Saurabh Chitnis | Inorganic chemistry, polymers, materials, synthesis, catalysis; crystallography |
| Katherine Elvira | Microfluidics, artificial cells, droplets and emulsions, drug discovery, drug delivery, nanoplastics |
| Ryland Giebelhaus | Analytical chemistry, metabolomics, multidimensional chromatography, mass spectrometry, chemometrics, and data science. |
| Name | Area of Study |
|---|---|
| Heather Buckley | Green chemistry, molecular sensors for water contaminants, safer prevention of fouling |
| Saurabh Chitnis | Inorganic chemistry, polymers, materials, synthesis, catalysis; crystallography |
| Chris Gill (adjunct) | Environmental and analytical chemistry, mass spectrometry |
| Environmental organic chemistry, photochemistry, water quality | |
| Nelson Lam | Organic synthesis, selective catalysis, radicals, photoredox, total synthesis |
| David Leitch | Organic synthesis, catalysis, high-throughput experimentation, process chemistry, mechanism |
| Scott McIndoe | Catalyst discovery and mechanisms, organometallic chemistry and mass spectrometry |
| Irina Paci | Self-assembly on solid surfaces, Monte Carlo and multi-scale methods, materials in external fields |
| Makhsud Saidaminov | Functional materials, solid-state chemistry, self-assembly, clean energy, perovskites, optoelectronics, solar cells, light emission, photon sensing |
| Name | Area of Study |
|---|---|
| Supramolecular dynamics, kinetics, host-guest, gels, photophysics, photochromism, asphaltene, soft materials | |
| Alexandre Brolo | Surface spectroscopy, Raman, photovoltaics, bioanalytical, cancer research, single-molecule detection |
| Heather Buckley | Green chemistry, molecular sensors for water contaminants, safer prevention of fouling |
| Katherine Elvira | Microfluidics, artificial cells, droplets and emulsions, drug discovery, drug delivery, nanoplastics |
| Erik Krogh (adjunct) | Environmental organic chemistry, photochemistry, water quality |
| Matthew Moffitt | Self-assembly, polymer materials, nanoparticles, quantum dots, drug delivery, and microfluidics |
| Makhsud Saidaminov | Functional materials, solid-state chemistry, self-assembly, clean energy, perovskites, optoelectronics, solar cells, light emission, photon sensing |
| Name | Area of Study |
|---|---|
| Heather Buckley | Green chemistry, molecular sensors for water contaminants, safer prevention of fouling |
| Saurabh Chitnis | Inorganic chemistry, polymers, materials, synthesis, catalysis; crystallography |
| David Leitch | Organic synthesis, catalysis, high-throughput experimentation, process chemistry, mechanism |
| Scott McIndoe | Catalyst discovery and mechanisms, organometallic chemistry and mass spectrometry |
| Name | Area of Study |
|---|---|
| Heather Buckley | Green chemistry, molecular sensors for water contaminants, safer prevention of fouling |
| Saurabh Chitnis | Inorganic chemistry, polymers, materials, synthesis, catalysis; crystallography |
| Katherine Elvira | Microfluidics, artificial cells, droplets and emulsions, drug discovery, drug delivery, nanoplastics |
| Matthew Moffitt | Self-assembly, polymer materials, nanoparticles, quantum dots, drug delivery, and microfluidics |
| Jeremy Wulff | Organic synthesis, chemical biology, materials science |
| Name | Area of Study |
|---|---|
| Alexandre Brolo | Surface spectroscopy, Raman, photovoltaics, bioanalytical, cancer research, single-molecule detection |
| Peter Loock | Spectroscopic instrument design, fiber optics, chemical sensors, cavity-enhanced optics, micro-optical resonators |
| Makhsud Saidaminov | Functional materials, solid-state chemistry, self-assembly, clean energy, perovskites, optoelectronics, solar cells, light emission, photon sensing |
| Name | Area of Study |
|---|---|
| Thomas Baker | Quantum information, quantum computing, entanglement renormalization, quantum algorithms, quantum error-correction |
| Name | Area of Study |
|---|---|
| Cornelia Bohne | Supramolecular dynamics, kinetics, host-guest, gels, photophysics, photochromism, asphaltene, soft materials |
| Heather Buckley | Green chemistry, molecular sensors for water contaminants, safer prevention of fouling |
| Saurabh Chitnis | Inorganic chemistry, polymers, materials, synthesis, catalysis; crystallography |
| Fraser Hof | Medicinal chemistry, molecular recognition, synthesis, epigenetic therapies and chemical biology |
| Environmental organic chemistry, photochemistry, water quality | |
| Nelson Lam | Organic synthesis, selective catalysis, radicals, photoredox, total synthesis |
| David Leitch | Organic synthesis, catalysis, high-throughput experimentation, process chemistry, mechanism |
| Peter Loock | Spectroscopic instrument design, fiber optics, chemical sensors, cavity-enhanced optics, micro-optical resonators |
| Scott McIndoe | Catalyst discovery and mechanisms, organometallic chemistry and mass spectrometry |
| Jeremy Wulff | Organic synthesis, chemical biology, materials science |
| Name | Area of Study |
|---|---|
| Alexandre Brolo | Surface spectroscopy, Raman, photovoltaics, bioanalytical, cancer research, single-molecule detection |
| Heather Buckley | Green chemistry, molecular sensors for water contaminants, safer prevention of fouling |
| Saurabh Chitnis | Inorganic chemistry, polymers, materials, synthesis, catalysis; crystallography |
| Kyle Duncan (adjunct) | Bioanalytical chemistry, ambient ionization, mass spectrometry, metabolomics, custom instrumentation |
| Katherine Elvira | Microfluidics, artificial cells, droplets and emulsions, drug discovery, drug delivery, nanoplastics |
| Dennis Hore | Nonlinear optics, vibrational spectroscopy of surfaces, community drug checking |
| Matthew Moffitt | Self-assembly, polymer materials, nanoparticles, quantum dots, drug delivery, and microfluidics |
| Makhsud Saidaminov | Functional materials, solid-state chemistry, self-assembly, clean energy, perovskites, optoelectronics, solar cells, light emission, photon sensing |
| Jeremy Wulff | Organic synthesis, chemical biology, materials science |
| Name | Area of Study |
|---|---|
| Heather Buckley | Green chemistry, molecular sensors for water contaminants, safer prevention of fouling |
| Saurabh Chitnis | Inorganic chemistry, polymers, materials, synthesis, catalysis; crystallography |
| Nelson Lam | Organic synthesis, selective catalysis, radicals, photoredox, total synthesis |
| David Leitch | Organic synthesis, catalysis, high-throughput experimentation, process chemistry, mechanism |
| Scott McIndoe | Catalyst discovery and mechanisms, organometallic chemistry and mass spectrometry |
| Jeremy Wulff | Organic synthesis, chemical biology, materials science |