Robert H. Grubbs, 2005 Nobel Prize winner, was the 12th MacLean Lecturer in our department. The group had a chance to meet him and chat about their work...

Victoria Marando, an undergraduate in Chemical Biology, has joined the group as a summer researcher. Welcome Victoria.

Vlad Kardelis and Sabrina Hodgson (nee Van Gyzen) have been awarded Ontario Graduate Scholarships. Congratulations to Vlad and Sabrina!

Darryl Fong is one of only two departmental recipients of an NSERC Doctoral scholarship, one of the most prestigious awards for graduate students in Canada. Congratulations Darryl!

Congratulations to Leonora and Kelvin on delivering fantastic talks at the 4G9 Thesis Presentation night. These presentations represented a lot of hard work and long hours in the lab, but all that effort paid off!

Also, Congratulations to Kevin, a joint thesis student with the Moran-Mirabal group, who also did a fantastic job with his presentation!

Stu McNelles has passed his comprehensive examination, and is now a Ph.D. Candidate. Congratulations Stu!! Well done!

Shuai was selected to receive an impact award, recognizing his contribution to the JACS paper “Selective and reversible non-covalent functionalization of SWNTs by a pH-responsive TTFV-fluorene copolymer”. Congratulations Shuai!

Sabrina and Darryl have received departmental travel awards! Sabrina will head to the Gordon Research Conference on Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering in Girona, Spain, and Darryl will head to the CSC meeting in Ottawa. Congratulations!

Shuai Liang received news that he is the recipient of the Chinese Government Award For Outstanding Self-Financed Student Abroad. Congratulations Shuai!

Vlad Kardelis is officially in the Ph.D. program, having passed his transfer examination. Congratulations Vlad!

Ryan Chadwick, currently a post-doc in the group, was selected to be one of the four student/postdoc speakers of the inaugural Emerging Materials Chemistry Investigator Symposium at the upcoming CSC conference in Ottawa 2015. Congratulations Ryan!

Ryan Chadwick officially became Dr. Ryan Chadwick at the fall Convocation Ceremony today. Congratulations Ryan on achieving this milestone!

Shuai Liang’s manuscript entitled “Selective and reversible non-covalent functionalization of SWNTs by a pH-responsive TTFV-fluorene copolymer” was accepted in JACS! Congratulations Shuai!

Ryan and Vlad have had their paper, “Synthesis of Conjugated Polymers Containing DIBAC-Derived Triazole Monomers” accepted in Macromolecules. In this paper they describe the preparation of a new class of conjugated polymers containing cyclooctyne-derived triazole structures. Congratulations to Ryan and Vlad.

Victoria Mackey defended her M.Sc., entitled “The Synthesis of Dendrimer-Based Infection Imaging Probes”. Congratulations Victoria!

(Victoria drinking from the special chalice at the Phoenix after the defense)

Jim Mayo defended his Ph.D., entitled “Preparation and Properties of Reversible Polymers and Self-Assembly of Carbon Nanotubes”. Congratulations Dr. Mayo!

I would like to thank those graduate students who nominated me for this award. Although I did not receive one of the two awards that were given, just being nominated is an honour. I am humbled to be among the other fantastic nominees, and am thankful to the students for taking the time and effort to complete the nomination. I am also extremely fortunate to be working with a team of wonderfully talented students. I appreciate this nomination very much!

Patigul Imin defended her Ph.D., entitled “Supramolecular Functionalization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Conjugated Polymers. Congratulations Dr. Imin!!

Alex was officially promoted to the rank of Professor.

Sabrina won 2nd place for her oral presentation at the CSC meeting in Quebec. Her presentation was entitled "Poly(ethylene oxide) Hydrogels for Cell Encapsulation".  Sabrina was the winner of an Ed Hileman Travel Award, which funded her trip to the conference. Congratulations to Sabrina!

A number of the Adronov Group members attended the CSC meeting. Nicole, Ryan, Sabrina, Victoria, Stuart, and Lukas all presented oral and poster presentations. They also enjoyed an evening of fun and excitement in a jail cell (as part of the Polymer Mixer).

Vlad Kardelis, formerly a 4GO9 student in the Adronov Group, has now joined the group as our newest MSc student. Welcome Vlad!

Darryl Fong and Mackenzie Richardson have joined the group as summer students. Welcome Darryl and Mackenzie!

Nicole Rice’s full paper, entitled “Supramolecular Interactions of High Molecular Weight Poly(2,7-carbazole)s with Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes” was accepted in Macromolecules. This paper describes a series of results involving the preparation of a new polycarbazole polymer and it’s use to functionalize and solubilize carbon nanotubes. This polymer exhibits one of the strongest interactions with nanotubes that we’ve seen. Congratulations to Nicole!

Greg Bahun’s latest collaborative paper with Prof. Jean Duhamel (U of Waterloo), entitled “Studying Pyrene-Labelled Macromolecules with the Model Free Analysis” was accepted in the Journal of Physical Chemistry.

The long-awaited collaborative paper between Lukas Sadowski and Ferdinand Gonzaga (Brook Group) was accepted for publication in the Journal of Polymer Science A: Polymer Chemistry. The paper is entitled “Highly efficient divergent synthesis of dendrimers via metal-free “click” chemistry.”

The Brooman Bursary is awarded to top MSc level students in our department. This year, Sabrina VanGyzen was nominated and received this prestigious award. Congratulations Sabrina!

Ryan Chadwick was recognized by the department with an Impact Award, which is given to graduate students who have published high-impact papers in the past year. Ryan’s paper entitled “Polymer Grafting to Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Effect of Chain Length on Solubility, Graft Density and Mechanical Properties of Macroscopic Structures” was published in the journal Small.

Welcome to Chris Colaneri and Vlad Kardelis, as they start their 4GO9 thesis projects in the group. Chris will work on dendrimer synthesis for targeted diagnostic imaging, while Vlad will work on new polymers for carbon nanotube functionalization.

Two new graduate students have begun studies in the Adronov Group. Shuai Liang did his MSc thesis at Memorial University prior to coming to McMaster. Stuart McNelles completed his BSc at UOIT prior to arriving at McMaster. Welcome to Shuai and Stuart!

Ryan’s paper, entitled “Polymer Grafting to Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Effect of Chain Length on Solubility, Graft Density and Mechanical Properties of Macroscopic Structures” was accepted in Small. Congratulations Ryan!

Spencer Knight successfully defended his Master’s thesis, entitled “

The Synthesis of Dendrimer-based Radioimaging Agents”. Congratulations to Spencer! We wish Spencer all the best in Teacher’s College, and his future career as a teacher.

Kirill Skupov completed his postdoctoral studies in the Adronov Group.

Xin Pang, who has been a postdoctoral fellow in the Adronov Group for nearly 3 years, has accepted a position at CANMET, the national materials research laboratory in Hamilton, ON. Congratulations to Xin! We wish her all the best in her career at CANMET.

Congratulations to Patigul and Mokhtar for having their paper, entitled “Supramolecular Functionalization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWNTs) with a Photoisomerizable Conjugated Polymer”, accepted in Macromolecules.

Sophie Liogier, a visiting student from France, joined the group and will be working on the synthesis of new conjugated polymers. Welcome Sophie!

Lukas, Victoria, and Mokhtar attended the CSC meeting in Calgary, AB, and presented their research projects. They also found some time to enjoy the mountains around Banff and Lake Louise.