Graduate Students
Amelia
Kacperkiewicz
Utkarsh
Mall
Keighlynn Veilleux
Esteban
Garcia Torres
Ph.D. Student, 2022- Ph.D. Student, 2022- Ph.D. Candidate, 2023- Ph.D. Candidate, 2023-
NSERC CGS-D Scholar NSERC CGS-D Scholar UMGF Scholar
Kolby Wiebe Lance Lecocq-Gareau
M.Sc. Student, 2025- M.Sc. Student, 2026-
NSERC CGS-M Scholar
Undergraduate Students
Danny Nguyen Nichola Chen
UM VP-RI USRA Summer Student High School Volunteer (and SHArK North! alum!)
Ph.D. Student, 2022- Ph.D. Student, 2022- Ph.D. Candidate, 2023- Ph.D. Candidate, 2023-
NSERC CGS-D Scholar NSERC CGS-D Scholar UMGF Scholar
Kolby Wiebe Lance Lecocq-Gareau
M.Sc. Student, 2025- M.Sc. Student, 2026-
NSERC CGS-M Scholar
Undergraduate Students
Danny Nguyen Nichola Chen
UM VP-RI USRA Summer Student High School Volunteer (and SHArK North! alum!)
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ALUMNI
PhD GRADUATES
7. Dr. Baldeep K. Sidhu, PhD 2020-2026 (NSERC CGS-D Scholar)
6. Dr. Robert J. Ortiz, PhD 2020-2025 (NSERC CGS-D Scholar) - presently, NSERC PDF, University of Basel (Wenger Group)
5. Dr. Dion B. Nemez, PhD 2017-2025 (NSERC PGS-D3 Scholar) - presently, Scientist, Superior Finishes Inc.
4. Dr. Issiah B. Lozada, PhD 2017-2022 (Rodewald Scholar) - presently PDF, Inorganic Spectroscopy Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion (w/ Prof. Serena DeBeer)
3. Dr. Jason D. Braun, PhD 2015-2020 (Manitoba Graduate Scholarship Holder), PDF, Harvard University (Mason Group) -
presently Technical Director, Superior Finishes Inc.
2. Dr. Pavan Mandapati, PhD 2014-2020 - presently, Research Scientist - London Pharmaceuticals and Research Corporation
1. Dr. Rajarshi Mondal, PhD 2014-2019 - presently Azrieli Foundation International PDF, Hebrew University (Nairoukh Group)
MSc GRADUATES
3. Amy L. Knodel, MSc 2022-2024 - presently Scientific Writer, Prairie Scientific | Research Grant Facilitator, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Manitoba
2. Patrick K. Giesbrecht, MSc 2015-2017, NSERC CGS-M - PhD, Dalhousie 2024 - presently PDF, Fritz Haber Institute (Navarro)
1. Peter Trokajlo, MSc 2015-2017, NSERC CGS-M Recipient - presently, family doctor (Winnipeg)
PDF ALUMNI
2. Dr. Paul A. Gray, PDF 2018-2019 - presently Scientist, Solid-State Pharma
1. Dr. Onkar Singh Kang, PDF/Research Associate 2015-2016 - presently Materials Scientist, New Flyer Industries
UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI
Dewin Arachchige, 2024-2025 CHEM4710 Project Student - presently graduate student w/ Dr. Abishek Iyer, UManitoba Chemistry)
Kolby Wiebe, 2024-2025 CHEM4710 Project Student (joint w/ Prof. J. Walsh); NSERC USRA undergraduate summer researcher (2025) - presently, MSc candidate UManitoba Chemistry
Ahsen Haroon, 2024 Faculty of Science USRA - presently undergraduate student (UManitoba Chemistry)
Volodymyr "Vova" Samoilov, 2023 Research Intern - presently undergraduate student (UManitoba Chemistry)
Waiyin Ng, 2023 NSERC USRA - presently undergraduate student (UManitoba Price Faculty of Engineering)
Andrew Laluk, 2022 Research Intern - presently, Graduate Student, Crudden Group, Department of Chemistry, Queen's
Guneet Uppal, 2020-2022 NSERC USRA, 2021 UM 'Emerging Leader' - presently, Medical Student, Rady College of Medicine
Noah Martens, 2020 UMSU Undergraduate Research Award, 2021 FoS Undergraduate Research Award
Amelia Kacperkiewicz, 2020/21 UMSU Undergraduate Research Award
Urim Iyasere, 2020 Faculty of Science
Amy Knodel, 2020-2021 CHEM4710 Project Student
Patricia Navarro, 2020-2021 CHEM4710 Project Student
Jesse Schmidt, 2018/2019 Faculty of Science Undergraduate Summer Research Award, 2018-2019 BSc Honours Research Project - presently Medical Student, University of Manitoba Rady College of Medicine
Oscar Sze, Faculty of Science USRA Summer Student, Summer 2017
Michael Adeyemi, Faculty of Science USRA Summer Student, Summer 2017
Gabrielle Wilson, NSERC USRA Summer Student, Summer 2017 - presently medical student, Rady College of Medicine
Bin Huang-Ivy, Faculty of Science USRA Summer Student, Summer 2016, BSc Honours Project (4710) Student 2016-2017 - presently Lab Instructor, Henan Medical College (China)
Talon Murray, NSERC USRA Summer Student, Summer 2015 and 2016
Issiah Byen Lozada, Honours (4710) Project Student, 2015/2016, Undergraduate Researcher, 2013-2016
Ilan Rubinchik, Faculty of Science USRA Summer Student, Summer 2015 (joint w/ McKenna Group)
Kevin Szkop, Honours (4710) Project Student 2014-2015, Summer 2015 - PhD (U of T); presently Analyst, Shift Health
Peter Trokajlo, Honours (4710) Project Student 2014-2015 - presently graduate student, U of M
Veronica Lau, USRA Summer Student 2014 (joint w/ McKenna Group) - presently Research Manitoba Scholar, Graduate Student, Medical Genetics (U. Manitoba)
Julie Semenchuk, NSERC USRA Summer 2014 - presently ICE exchange student, w/ Kelly (U. Saskatchewan)
David Smith, Honours (4710) Project Student 2013-2014, Summer 2014 - presently w/ Tax Centre Canada
Natasha Byrne, Undergraduate Researcher, 2013-2014
Feiya Li, Undergraduate Researcher, 2013
Visiting Students
Emmanuel Martinez, 2025 MITACS Globalink Intern - Universidad de Guadalajara
Mahtasim Bhuiyan, 2025 visiting researcher - University of Toronto Engineering
Moinak Deb, 2024 Research Intern - UBC Chemical Engineering
Pranav Rao, 2023 Mitacs Globalink Intern - presently, BSc candidate (Indian Institute of Science - IISC)
Yuliia Boiko, 2021 MITACS Globalink Intern - presently, MSc student in Chemistry (Ukraine)
Olha Stotska, 2019 MITACS Globalink Intern - presently, MSc student in Chemistry and Nanomaterials, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Ukraine)
Diego Ivan Aguilar Vazquez, 2019 MITACS Globalink Intern - presently, final year undergraduate, Mexico
Ravina Moirangthem, 2018 MITACS Globalink Intern - presently, Graduate Student, Chemistry (Rokita Group, Johns Hopkins)
Thorben Haubold, PROMOS exchange student (MSc) Feb-Aug 2017, Universität Bremen
Jan Makow, PROMOS exchange student (BSc) Jul-Oct 2017, Universität Bremen
Gabriel Martins da Silva Almeida Duarte, Science Without Borders Exchange Student, 2016 - presently undergraduate student, Instituto de Química da Universidad Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Ygor Dantas Furtado, Science Without Borders Exchange Student, Summer 2014 - presently Estagiário da Qualidade na Companhia de Agua e Esgoto do Ceara - CAGECE (Brasil)
ALUMNI
PhD GRADUATES
7. Dr. Baldeep K. Sidhu, PhD 2020-2026 (NSERC CGS-D Scholar)
6. Dr. Robert J. Ortiz, PhD 2020-2025 (NSERC CGS-D Scholar) - presently, NSERC PDF, University of Basel (Wenger Group)
5. Dr. Dion B. Nemez, PhD 2017-2025 (NSERC PGS-D3 Scholar) - presently, Scientist, Superior Finishes Inc.
4. Dr. Issiah B. Lozada, PhD 2017-2022 (Rodewald Scholar) - presently PDF, Inorganic Spectroscopy Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion (w/ Prof. Serena DeBeer)
3. Dr. Jason D. Braun, PhD 2015-2020 (Manitoba Graduate Scholarship Holder), PDF, Harvard University (Mason Group) -
presently Technical Director, Superior Finishes Inc.
2. Dr. Pavan Mandapati, PhD 2014-2020 - presently, Research Scientist - London Pharmaceuticals and Research Corporation
1. Dr. Rajarshi Mondal, PhD 2014-2019 - presently Azrieli Foundation International PDF, Hebrew University (Nairoukh Group)
MSc GRADUATES
3. Amy L. Knodel, MSc 2022-2024 - presently Scientific Writer, Prairie Scientific | Research Grant Facilitator, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Manitoba
2. Patrick K. Giesbrecht, MSc 2015-2017, NSERC CGS-M - PhD, Dalhousie 2024 - presently PDF, Fritz Haber Institute (Navarro)
1. Peter Trokajlo, MSc 2015-2017, NSERC CGS-M Recipient - presently, family doctor (Winnipeg)
PDF ALUMNI
2. Dr. Paul A. Gray, PDF 2018-2019 - presently Scientist, Solid-State Pharma
1. Dr. Onkar Singh Kang, PDF/Research Associate 2015-2016 - presently Materials Scientist, New Flyer Industries
UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI
Dewin Arachchige, 2024-2025 CHEM4710 Project Student - presently graduate student w/ Dr. Abishek Iyer, UManitoba Chemistry)
Kolby Wiebe, 2024-2025 CHEM4710 Project Student (joint w/ Prof. J. Walsh); NSERC USRA undergraduate summer researcher (2025) - presently, MSc candidate UManitoba Chemistry
Ahsen Haroon, 2024 Faculty of Science USRA - presently undergraduate student (UManitoba Chemistry)
Volodymyr "Vova" Samoilov, 2023 Research Intern - presently undergraduate student (UManitoba Chemistry)
Waiyin Ng, 2023 NSERC USRA - presently undergraduate student (UManitoba Price Faculty of Engineering)
Andrew Laluk, 2022 Research Intern - presently, Graduate Student, Crudden Group, Department of Chemistry, Queen's
Guneet Uppal, 2020-2022 NSERC USRA, 2021 UM 'Emerging Leader' - presently, Medical Student, Rady College of Medicine
Noah Martens, 2020 UMSU Undergraduate Research Award, 2021 FoS Undergraduate Research Award
Amelia Kacperkiewicz, 2020/21 UMSU Undergraduate Research Award
Urim Iyasere, 2020 Faculty of Science
Amy Knodel, 2020-2021 CHEM4710 Project Student
Patricia Navarro, 2020-2021 CHEM4710 Project Student
Jesse Schmidt, 2018/2019 Faculty of Science Undergraduate Summer Research Award, 2018-2019 BSc Honours Research Project - presently Medical Student, University of Manitoba Rady College of Medicine
Oscar Sze, Faculty of Science USRA Summer Student, Summer 2017
Michael Adeyemi, Faculty of Science USRA Summer Student, Summer 2017
Gabrielle Wilson, NSERC USRA Summer Student, Summer 2017 - presently medical student, Rady College of Medicine
Bin Huang-Ivy, Faculty of Science USRA Summer Student, Summer 2016, BSc Honours Project (4710) Student 2016-2017 - presently Lab Instructor, Henan Medical College (China)
Talon Murray, NSERC USRA Summer Student, Summer 2015 and 2016
Issiah Byen Lozada, Honours (4710) Project Student, 2015/2016, Undergraduate Researcher, 2013-2016
Ilan Rubinchik, Faculty of Science USRA Summer Student, Summer 2015 (joint w/ McKenna Group)
Kevin Szkop, Honours (4710) Project Student 2014-2015, Summer 2015 - PhD (U of T); presently Analyst, Shift Health
Peter Trokajlo, Honours (4710) Project Student 2014-2015 - presently graduate student, U of M
Veronica Lau, USRA Summer Student 2014 (joint w/ McKenna Group) - presently Research Manitoba Scholar, Graduate Student, Medical Genetics (U. Manitoba)
Julie Semenchuk, NSERC USRA Summer 2014 - presently ICE exchange student, w/ Kelly (U. Saskatchewan)
David Smith, Honours (4710) Project Student 2013-2014, Summer 2014 - presently w/ Tax Centre Canada
Natasha Byrne, Undergraduate Researcher, 2013-2014
Feiya Li, Undergraduate Researcher, 2013
Visiting Students
Emmanuel Martinez, 2025 MITACS Globalink Intern - Universidad de Guadalajara
Mahtasim Bhuiyan, 2025 visiting researcher - University of Toronto Engineering
Moinak Deb, 2024 Research Intern - UBC Chemical Engineering
Pranav Rao, 2023 Mitacs Globalink Intern - presently, BSc candidate (Indian Institute of Science - IISC)
Yuliia Boiko, 2021 MITACS Globalink Intern - presently, MSc student in Chemistry (Ukraine)
Olha Stotska, 2019 MITACS Globalink Intern - presently, MSc student in Chemistry and Nanomaterials, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Ukraine)
Diego Ivan Aguilar Vazquez, 2019 MITACS Globalink Intern - presently, final year undergraduate, Mexico
Ravina Moirangthem, 2018 MITACS Globalink Intern - presently, Graduate Student, Chemistry (Rokita Group, Johns Hopkins)
Thorben Haubold, PROMOS exchange student (MSc) Feb-Aug 2017, Universität Bremen
Jan Makow, PROMOS exchange student (BSc) Jul-Oct 2017, Universität Bremen
Gabriel Martins da Silva Almeida Duarte, Science Without Borders Exchange Student, 2016 - presently undergraduate student, Instituto de Química da Universidad Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Ygor Dantas Furtado, Science Without Borders Exchange Student, Summer 2014 - presently Estagiário da Qualidade na Companhia de Agua e Esgoto do Ceara - CAGECE (Brasil)