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David J. H. Emslie Professor Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology McMaster University 1280 Main Street West Hamilton, ON, L8S 4M1 Canada Office: ABB 450  (ABB = Arthur N. Bourns Science Building; Click here for campus map) . Phone: (905) 525-9140 x 23307 Fax: (905) 522-2509 Email: emslied@mcmaster.ca Lab: ABB 466-1 and 464R

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Brief Biography David Emslie was born in 1975 in Edinburgh, Scotland and lived there until the age of 17. In 1996 he received his B.Sc. (1st class Honours) degree in Chemistry from the University of Bristol (England), at which point he undertook a Ph.D. with Prof. Neil G. Connelly, also at the University of Bristol. The title of this Ph.D. thesis was "The Redox Chemistry of Rhodium(I) Pyrazolylborate and Related complexes". From February 2000 to June 2003, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow with Prof. Warren E. Piers at the University of Calgary (Alberta, Canada). His research was focused on non-cyclopentadienyl scandium and yttrium organometallic chemistry (2000-2002) and borabenzene chemistry (2002-2003). In July 2003, he joined the Department of Chemistry at McMaster University as an Assistant Professor, and he was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure in 2009, and then Professor in 2018. For 2016-2018 he was Associate Chair, Graduate Studies in the Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology. For 2015-2016 he was Acting Associate Chair, Graduate Studies in the Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology.

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Invited Talks - Seminar Series - 2019, April - UBC, Manganese–Carbon and –Silicon Linkages: From Thin Film Deposition to Fundamental Reactivity Studies. - 2019, Feb - U. Edinburgh, Manganese–Carbon and –Silicon Linkages: From Thin Film Deposition to Fundamental Reactivity Studies. - 2019, Feb - U. Oxford, Manganese–Carbon and –Silicon Linkages: From Thin Film Deposition to Fundamental Reactivity Studies. - 2018, July - U. Toronto, Manganese Alkyl, Silyl and Silylene Complexes: Synthesis, Reactivity and Thin Film Deposition. - 2018, Feb - U. Calgary, Synthesis and Reactivity of Manganese Alkyl, Silyl, Silylene and Silene Complexes.... - 2018, Feb - U. Alberta, Synthesis and Reactivity of Manganese Alkyl, Silyl, Silylene and Silene Complexes: from Thin Film Deposition to Catalysis. - 2018, Feb - U Lethbridge, Synthesis and Reactivity of Manganese Alkyl, Silyl, Silylene and Silene Complexes.... - 2016, Dec - U. Montreal, Organomanganese Complexes and Reactivity: From Manganese Metal ALD to Fundamental Reactivity Studies. - 2016, Feb - U. Laval, Borane- and Alane-Appended Late TM Complexes: Metal–Lewis Acid Interactions and Organometallic Reactivity. - 2015, Jan - Carleton U, Organometallic Reactivity and Precursor Design for Thermal Metal ALD. - 2014, Mar - U Windsor, Borane- and Alane-Appended Late Transition Metal Complexes. - 2013, Oct - Wayne State U, Detroit, Highly Reactive Organometallic Precursors and Co-Reactants for Metal ALD. - 2013, Aug - U Lethbridge, Highly Rigid Pincer Ligands in Electropositive Metal Chemistry..... - 2013, June - Simon Fraser U, Highly Rigid Pincer Ligands in Electropositive Metal Chemistry.... - 2013, April - U Missouri at Columbia, Uncommonly Rigid Pincer Ligands in Electropositive Metal Chemistry.... - 2013, Mar - Queen’s U, Highly Rigid Pincer Ligands in Actinide and Alkali Metal Chemistry. - 2012, Oct - U. Ottawa, Uncommonly Rigid Pincer Ligands in Electropositive Metal Chemistry.... - 2012, Feb - McMaster University, Borane-Appended Late Transition Metal Complexes and Ultra-Rigid Pincer Ligand f-Element Complexes. - 2010, Dec - Dalhousie University, Non-Cyclopentadienyl Actinide Organometallic and Redox Chemistry. - 2009, Sept - University of Alberta, Non-Cyclopentadienyl Ligands in Actinide Organometallic and Redox Chemistry. - 2009, Feb - Ryerson University, Non-Cyclopentadienyl Thorium and Uranium Organometallic and Redox Chemistry. - 2006, Feb - University of Western Ontario, Synthesis and Complexation of Rigid Borane-Containing Ligands. Invited Talks - Industry - 2014, Feb - Materials Chemistry SRS Annual Webinar Presentation to Intel Corporation, Thermal ALD and pulsed CVD of metal films: current reactivities and new organometallic reaction chemistry development. - 2012, April - GreenCentre Canada (Kingston, ON Canada), New Strategies for Late Transition Metal ALD / Pulsed-CVD. Invited Talks - Conferences - 2017, July - 'ALD & ALE 2017 Tutorial' at ALD-2017 in Denver, Colorado, ALD Precursors, Precursor Design, Chemistry and Mechanisms. - 2017, June - ‘Transition Metal Alkyl Chemistry’ symposium at the CSC in Toronto, Manganese Alkyl and Hydride Complexes: Synthesis, Structures and Reactivity. - 2016, June - ‘Ligand Design In Metal Chemistry’ symposium at the CSC in Halifax, Group 13 Lewis Acid Appended Analogues of DPPF Ligands: Synthesis and Transition Metal Chemistry. - 2015, Dec - ‘Metal Coordination Sphere Design for Challenging Bond Transformations’ symposium at Pacifichem in Honolulu, Hawaii, Ambiphilic ligand design for the development of cooperative reactivity. - 2015, Dec - ‘Frontiers of Organo-f-element Chemistry’ symposium at Pacifichem in Honolulu, Hawaii, Synthesis and reactivity of rigid pincer ligand uranium alkyl complexes. - 2015, May - ‘Surface Chemistry for Thin Film Deposition’ symposium at the CSC in Ottawa, Chemistry for Elemental Manganese Thin Film Deposition: Precursor Design, Solution Reactivity Studies, and CVD. - 2013, May - ‘Group 13 Elements in Novel Materials and Catalysis’ symposium at the CSC in Québec City, Synthesis and Reactivity of Group 13 Lewis Acid Appended Transition Metal Complexes. - 2012, Oct - ‘ALD Applications’ symposium at the ECS Prime conference in Hawaii, New Reactivities for TM ALD / Pulsed-CVD. - 2012, May- ‘Ligand Design’ symposium at the CSC in Calgary, Ultra-rigid Pincer Ligands in Electropositive Metal Chemistry. - 2012, May - ‘Main Group’ symposium at the CSC in Calgary, Borane-Appended Late Transition Metal Complexes. - 2012, May - ‘Warren Piers 50th Birthday’ symposium in the general session of the CSC in Calgary, Late TM Vinylborane Complexes. - 2011, June - ‘Actinide Theory and Chemistry’ symposium at the RERC in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Rigid NON-Donor Ligands in Actinide Organometallic and Redox Chemistry. - 2010, Dec - ‘Organoboron, Organosilicon and Organophosphorus as Optoelectronic and Energy-related Materials’ symposium at Pacifichem in Hawaii, Borane-Functionalized Late Transition Metal Complexes. - 2008, June - ‘Organometallic f-Element Chemistry’ symposium at the RERC in Alabama, Non-Cp Actinide Organometallic and Redox Chem. - 2007, May - ‘Ligand Design in TM Chemistry’ symposium at the CSC in Manitoba, Borane-Appended Late Transition Metal Complexes. - 2006, May - ‘Ligand Design in TM Chemistry’ symposium at the CSC in Halifax, Synthesis and Complexation of Borane-Containing Ligands. Contributed Talks - Conferences - 2018, May - ‘Ligand Design in Metal Coordination Chemistry and Catalysis’ symposium at the CSC in Edmonton, Rigid NON-Donor Pincer Ligands for the Synthesis of Olefin Polymerization and Hydroamination Catalysts. - 2015, June - ‘Precursor’ symposium at the 15th AVS Conference on ALD in Portland, Oregon, Organometallic Precursor Design for Manganese Metal ALD. - 2014, June - ‘Organometallics, Coordination Chemistry and Polymers’ symposium at the RERC in Squaw Valley, California, Organouranium and potassium complexes of sterically encumbered and highly rigid NON-donor pincer ligands. - 2014, June - ‘ALD Fundamentals: Precursors & Chemistry’ symposium at the 14th AVS Conference on ALD in Kyoto, Japan, Organometallic Approaches to Reactivity Development and Precursor Design in Metal ALD. - 2014, June - ‘Emerging Advances in the Activation of Small Molecules by Metal Complexes (In Honour of Peter Legzdins)’ symposium at the CSC in Vancouver, Rigid Pincer Ligands in Electropositive Metal Chemistry.... - 2012, Aug - ICOFE in Udine, Italy, Ultra-Rigid Pincer Ligands for the Synthesis of Actinide Chloro and Alkyl Cpds. - 2012, Aug - ICOMC in Lisbon, Portugal, Ultra-Rigid Pincer Ligands in Actinide Organometallic Chemistry. - 2012, May - 'ALD' symposium at the CSC in Calgary, New Strategies for Late Transition Metal ALD / Pulsed-CVD. - 2011, May - CSC in Montreal, Late Transition Metal Borane Complexes: Synthesis and Metal-Ligand Bonding. - 2010, May - CSC in Toronto, Late Transition Metal Vinylborane Complexes. - 2010, May - CSC in Toronto, New Strategies for Late Transition Metal ALD / Pulsed-CVD. - 2008, May - CSC in Edmonton, Non-Cyclopentadienyl Actinide Organometallic and Redox Chemistry. Contributed Posters - Conferences - 2017, June - RERC in Ames, Iowa, Cationic Uranium Alkyl Complexes of a Rigid NON-Donor Pincer Ligand.... - 2010, Dec - ‘Organo f-Elements Symposium’ at the Pacifichem conference in Hawaii, Non-Cp Actinide Organometallic and Redox Chemistry. - 2008, July - ICOMC in Rennes, France, Non-Carbocyclic Ligands in Actinide Organometallic and Redox Chemistry. - 2005, May - CSC in Saskatoon, Synthesis and Reactivity of a Lewis Acid / Lewis Base Hybrid Ligand. Conference Talks by Students and PDFs in the Emslie Group - 2018, Nov - A. Vasanthakumar - IDW in Waterloo, Synthesis of Cationic and Neutral Dialkyl Yttrium Complexes of Rigid Cyclometallation-Resistant NON- and NNN-Donor Ligands. [Winner of Award for 2nd Best Talk] - 2018, Nov - J. S. Price - IDW in Waterloo, Bis(silyl) Hydride Complexes of Manganese. - 2018, July - J. S. Price - ICOMC in Florence, Italy, Bis(silyl)- and Silylene- Hydride Complexes of Manganese. - 2016, Nov - J. S. Price - IDW at McMaster U, Bis(phosphine) Adducts of Manganese Hydride Complexes. - 2016, June - J. S. Price - CSC in Halifax, Bis(phosphine) Adducts of Manganese Hydride Complexes. - 2015, Nov - J. S. Price - IDW at RMC in Kingston, Bis(phosphine) Adducts of Dialkyl Manganese(II) Complexes and Manganese(I/III) Hydrides. [Winner of Award for Best Talk] - 2014, Nov - B. E. Cowie - IDW in Montreal,  Platinum Complexes of an Alane-Appended Analogue of dppf. [Winner of Award for Best Talk] - 2014, Nov - E. W. Y. Wong - IDW in Montreal, Cyclometallation and Coupling of a Rigid 4,5‑Bis(imino)acridanide Ligand Promoted by Yttrium. - 2014, June - B. E. Cowie - ‘Emerging Advances in the Activation of Small Molecules by Metal Complexes (In Honour of Peter Legzdins)’ symposium at the CSC in Vancouver,  Platinum Complexes of a New Ferrocene-Based Phosphine-Phosphine-Alane Ligand, FcPPAl.... - 2013, Nov - B. E. Cowie - IDW at York University, Transition Metal Complexes of a Ferrocene-Based Bisphosphine-Borane Ligand. - 2013, Nov - N. R. Andreychuk - CSC in Québec City, Unusual Alkyl Exchange Reactivity at a Uranium(IV) Bis(Alkyl) Platform.... - 2013, May - B. E. Cowie - CSC in Québec City, Transition Metal Complexes of a New Borane-Ambiphilic Ligand. - 2013, May - N. R. Andreychuk - AIDW in Moncton, Uranium(IV) Alkyl Complexes Supported by a Rigid NON-Donor Ligand....  - 2013, May - B. E. Cowie - AIDW in Moncton, Transition Metal Complexes of a Borane-Appended Bisphosphine Ligand. - 2012, May - M. Mehta (undergraduate student) - CSC in Calgary, Vinyl Boranes with Late Transition Metals. - 2011, Sept - B. E. Cowie - IMEBoron in Niagara, Coordination of ArNC to Rh-Fe Complexes of an Ambiphilic Borane-Containing Ligand. - 2011, May - B. E. Cowie - CSC in Montreal, Unique Coordination of Aryl Isonitriles with Rhodium-Iron Complexes of an Ambiphilic Ligand. - 2010, Nov - K. B. Kolpin - IDW in Windsor, Late Transition Metal Complexes of η3-Coordinated vinylboranes. - 2010, May - B. E. Cowie - CSC in Toronto, A Diversity of M-L Interactions in Halide and Halide-Free Ambiphilic Ligand Rh Complexes. - 2009, Nov - B. E. Cowie - IDW in Guelph, A Diversity of M-L Interactions in Halide and Halide-Free Ambiphilic Ligand Rh Complexes. - 2007, May - C. Cruz - CSC in Manitoba, Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity of Novel Non-Cyclopentadienyl Organothorium(IV) Cations. - 2006, May - C. Cruz - CSC in Halifax, Remarkably Stable, Base-Free Thorium(IV) Dialkyl Complexes by Alkane Elimination.... Conference Posters by Students and PDFs in the Emslie Group - 2018, Nov - M. Al Hareri, IDW in Waterloo,Surface-Based Molecular Reactions for Nano-Scale Deposition of Elements. - 2018, Oct - M. Al Hareri, Innovation 360 NanoTEC for Smart Communities Conference in Toronto, Surface-Based Molecular Reactions for Nano-Scale Deposition of Elements. [3rd Place in the NanoCanada 2018 Best Poster Award competition] - 2017, June - N. R. Andreychuk, RERC in Ames, Iowa, Reactivity of a Uranium(IV) Dialkyl Complex Supported by a Rigid NON-Donor Ligand. - 2016, Nov - M. Al Hareri, IDW at McMaster,Syntheses and Studies of Ln(III) Crown Ether Complexes.... (undergrad research from Brock). - 2014, Nov - J. S. Price, IDW in Montreal, Bis(phosphine) Adducts of Dialkyl Manganese(II) Complexes. - 2014, Nov - N. R. Andreychuk, IDW in Montreal, Thorium(IV) Alkyl and Allyl Complexes of a Rigid NON-Donor Ligand. - 2014, Aug - E. W. Y. Wong, ACS in San Francisco, Organoyttrium Complexes Bearing a New Highly Rigid Monoanionic Pincer Ligand. - 2014, June - N. R. Andreychuk, RERC in Squaw Valley, Thorium(IV) Alkyl and Allyl Complexes of a Rigid NON-Donor Ligand. - 2014, June - J. S. Price, CSC in Vancouver, Structural Intricacies of Bis-Hydrocarbyl Mn(II) Phosphine Adducts. [Poster Award Winner] - 2014, June - E. W. Y. Wong, CSC in Vancouver, Organoyttrium Complexes Bearing a New Extremely Rigid Monoanionic Pincer Ligand. - 2012, Nov - N. R. Andreychuk, IDW at U Ottawa, Rigid Bis(Amido) Uranium(IV) Dialkyl Complexes: Unusual Mixed Alkyl Formation. - 2012, Nov - B. E. Cowie, IDW at U Ottawa, Reactivity of a New Borane-Containing Ambiphilic Ligand with Various Metal Precursors. - 2012, Sept - N. R. Andreychuk, ICOMC in Lisbon, Portugal, Rigid Uranium(IV) Bis(Amido) Alkyl Complexes: Mixed Alkyl Formation.... - 2012, Sept - K. Motolko, ICOMC in Lisbon, Portugal, New Rigid Dianionic Ligands for Actinide and Rare Earth Metal Chemistry. - 2012, Aug - N. R. Andreychuk, ICOFE in Udine, Italy, Rigid Uranium(IV) Bis(Amido) Alkyl Complexes.... [Winner of the Dalton Poster Prize] - 2012, Aug - K. Motolko, ICOFE in Udine, Italy, New Rigid Dianionic Ligands for Actinide and Rare Earth Metal Chemistry. - 2011, Sept - K. B. Kolpin, IMEBoron in Niagara, η3BCC-Coordination in Late Transition Metal Vinylborane Complexes. - 2011, Sept - B. E. Cowie, IMEBoron in Niagara, Coordination of Aryl Isonitriles to Rh-Fe Complexes of an Ambiphilic Ligand. - 2011, May - N. R. Andreychuk, CSC in Montreal, Structural Variations in Rigid Pincer Ligands for Highly Electropositive Metals. - 2010, Dec - K. B. Kolpin, Pacifichem conference in Hawaii, Synthesis and reactivity of late transition metal vinylborane complexes. - 2010, Nov - B. E. Cowie, IDW in Windsor, Reactivity of Ambiphilic Ligand Rh-Fe Complexes with Isocyanides, [Poster Award Winner] - 2010, May - K. B. Kolpin, CSC in Toronto, Late Transition Metal Complexes of η3-Coordainted Vinylboranes. - 2009, Nov - K. B. Kolpin, IDW in Guelph, Late Transition Metal Complexes of η3-Coordinated Vinylboranes. - 2006, May - S. R. Oakley, CSC in Halifax, Late Transition Metal Complexes with a Rigid Phosphine-Thioxanthene-Borane based Ligand. - 2005, Nov - C. Cruz, IDW at U. Western Ontario, Remarkably Stable, Base-Free Thorium(IV) Dialkyl Complexes by Alkane Elimination.... ACS = American Chemical Society Conference ALD = Atomic Layer Deposition AVS = American Vacuum Society CSC = Canadian Society of Chemistry Conference ICOFE = International Confernece on the f-Elements ICOMC = International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry IDW = Inorganic Discussion Weekend RERC = Rare Earth Research Conference * Some presentation titles in the above list are abbreviated.

Funding Operating Funding 2015-2020 - NSERC Discovery Grant 2010-2015 - NSERC Discovery Grant 2007-2010 - NSERC Discovery Grant 2004-2007 - NSERC Discovery Grant 2018-2024 - ORF-RE Grant (Emslie with 10 co-applicants and 6 partner companies) 2013-2016 - NSERC Strategic Grant with NOVA Chemicals 2012-2015 - Funding from Atomic Energy Canada Ltd. (AECL) 2016-2019 - Funding from Intel Corporation (administered by SRC) 2015-2018 - Funding from Intel Corporation (administered by SRC) 2011-2014 - Funding from Intel Corporation (administered by SRC) 2007-2010 - Funding from Intel Corporation 2006 - Funding from Intel Corporation 2007-2012 - Early Researcher Award (ERA) 2007-2009 - Emerging Materials Knowledge grant 2003 - McMaster University Start-Up Fund Equipment Funding 2017 NSERC RTI - EPR Spectrometer - G. Goward and D. Emslie 2017 NSERC RTI - TGA-DSC/MS - A. Adronov, D. Emslie and others 2012 NSERC RTI - Microfocus Mo Source for X-ray Diffraction of Small and Unstable Crystals - G. Schrobilgen, D. Emslie and 2 others 2008 NSERC RTI - FTIR-NIR Spectrometer - A. Adronov, D. Emslie and 4 others 2006 NSERC RTI - Molybdenum X-Ray Diffractometer - G. Schrobilgen, D. Emslie and 6 others 2005 NSERC RTI - CHNSO Combustion Elemental Analyzer - D. Emslie and 1 other 2004 NSERC RTI - Inert Atmosphere Electrochemistry Setup with Low Temperature and High Scan Rate Capabilities - D. Emslie 2005-2010 - Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) 2005-2010 - Ontario Innovation Trust (OIT) 2005-2010 - CFI Infrastructure Operating Funds

Executive Positions, External Committees, and Conference Organization 2016-2018 - Associate Chair for Graduate Studies in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology 2016-2018 - Faculty of Science Graduate Curriculum, Policy, Admissions and Study Committee (GCPASC) 2014-2018 - Secretary for the Inorganic Division of the CSC 2017 - Member of the Hiring Committee for a Teaching Track faculty position in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology 2017 - Member of the Selection Committee for the Associate Dean, Graduate Studies, in the Faculty of Science 2017 - Member of the Chair Selection Committee for the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology 2017 - Member of the selection committee for the Canadian Institute of Chemistry's Rio Tinto Alcan Award 2017 - Member of the selection committee for the McMaster Faculty of Science's Science Research Fellows Competition 2015-2016 - Co-organizer of the 2016 Inorganic Discussion Weekend (IDW) at McMaster University 2015-2016 - Acting Associate Chair for Graduate Studies in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology 2015 - Member of the selection committee for the Canadian Institute of Chemistry's Clara Benson Award 2015 - Co-organizer of the "Frontiers of organo-f-element chemistry" symposium at Pacifichem in 2015 2014-2015 - Member of the Board of Directors for the Academic Science Fund at McMaster University 2013 & 2014- Member of the McMaster Internal Selection Committee for NSERC RTI Grants 2013 - Member of the committee to review applications for the CSC Award for Undergraduate Research in Inorganic Chemistry (AURIC) 2012 - Member of the committee to review applications for the CSC Award for Graduate Work in Inorganic Chemistry (AGWIC) 2011 - Member of the Organizing Committee for the IMEBoron Conference in Niagara, Ontario, Sept 2011. 2009-2012 - Member of the NSERC RTI (Research Tools and Instruments) Grant Evaluation Committee for 3 years 2008-2009 - Program Chair for the Division of Inorganic Chemistry at the 2009 Canadian Society of Chemistry (CSC) Conference 2008-2009 - Division of Inorganic Chemistry Mixer Chair at the 2009 Canadian Society of Chemistry (CSC) Conference at McMaster University 2003 - Member of the Organizing Committee for the Inorganic Discussion Weekend (IDW) at McMaster University in November 2003

Other Information Undergraduate Teaching (McMaster, Department of Chemistry) - See Teaching Scores CHEM 1A03 - Introductory Chemistry I - Fall Term in 2018, 2017 and 2016. CHEM 4II3 (previously CHEM 4R03) - Organometallic Chemistry - Winter Term in 2018, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2010, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004. CHEM 4IB3 - Bio-Inorganic Chemistry - Winter Term in 2017, 2015 and 2013. CHEM 3LA3 - Lab Course: Strategies for Chemical Discovery - Fall Term in 2015 and 2014. CHEM 3Q03 (now CHEM 3II3) - Introduction to Transition Metal Chemistry - Fall Term in 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2004. CHEM 2LB3 - Lab Course: Tools for Chemical Discovery II - Winter Term in 2010 and 2009. CHEM 2LA3 - Lab Course: Tools for Chemical Discovery I - Fall Term in 2013 and 2012. CHEM 4G09 (Senior Thesis) - Student Supervisor in 03-04, 05-06, 07-08 (x3; one from Bristol), 08-09, 09-10, 10-11, 11-12, 12-13 (x2), 13-14, 14-15, 15-16 (x3; one from Bristol), 16-17 (x2; both from Bristol), 17-18 (x2), 18-19. CHEM 3RP3 (Research Practicum) - Student Supervisor in Winter 2017 and Fall 2018. External PhD/MSc Examiner: 2019 - Ph.D. defence - Douglas Dawson Beattie- Schaefer/Love Groups – UBC, Chemistry 2018 - Ph.D. defence - David Armstrong- Fekhl Group – U Toronto (Mississauga), Chemistry 2016 - Ph.D. defence - Viridiana Pérez Torres - Fontaine Group – U Laval, Chemistry 2015 - Ph.D. defence - Matthew McCready - Puddephatt Group – Western U, Chemistry 2015 - Ph.D. defence - Jason Coyle - Barry Group – Carleton U, Chemistry 2014 - Ph.D. defence - Fatme Dahcheh - Stephan Group – U Toronto, Chemistry 2014 - M.Sc. defence - Nicolas McLeod - Nikonov Group – Brock U, Chemistry 2014 - Ph.D. defence - Rakesh Ragagopalan - Sterenberg Group – U Regina, Chemistry 2014 - Ph.D. defence - Amir Afshar - Cadien Group – U Alberta, Mater. Eng. 2013 - Ph.D. defence - Breanne Kamenz - Hayes Group – U Lethbridge, Chemistry 2013 - Ph.D. defence - Cassandra Hayes - Leznoff Group – SFU, Chemistry 2013 - Ph.D. defence - Elisabeth Fatila - Preuss Group – Guelph, Chemistry 2010 - Ph.D. defence - Yuen-ying Carpenter - Burford Group – Dalhousie U, Chemistry 2009 - Ph.D. defence - Rahul Samant - Cowie Group – U Alberta, Chemistry 2009 - Ph.D. defence - Reagan Davidson - Burford Group – Dalhousie U, Chemistry 2009 - M.Sc. defence - Xiangdong Du - Metallinos Group – Brock U, Chemistry 2007 - Ph.D. defence - Hua Han - Johnson Group, U Windsor, Chemistry PhD/MSc Examiner in the Department of Chemistry at McMaster (not inc. Emslie group students): 2018 - Ph.D. defence - John DeBackere - Schrobilgen group 2018 - Ph.D. defence - Sophie Kervazo - Ayers group (joint with Vallet group in Lille) 2018 - M.Sc. defence - Katherine Marczenko - Schrobilgen group 2018 - Ph.D. defence - Ian Duffy - Leigh Group 2017 - M.Sc. defence - Omar Sharif - Kruse Group 2017 - Ph.D. defence - James Goettel - Schrobilgen Group 2017 - Ph.D. defence - Abdulreyza Yazdani - Valliant Group 2016 - Ph.D. defence - Maria Ivanova - Schrobilgen Group 2014 - Ph.D. defence - Kunal Keskar - McNulty Group 2013 - Ph.D. defence - Svetlana Kostina - Leigh Group 2011 - Ph.D. defence - Phil Elder - Vargas Baca Group 2011 - Ph.D. defence - Adroha Bhattacharya - Leigh Group 2010 - Ph.D. defence - Michael Hughes - Schrobilgen Group 2010 - Ph.D. defence - Greg Smith - Schrobilgen Group 2010 - M.Sc. defence - Teri Gullon - Valliant Group 2009 - Ph.D. defence - Farah Lollmahomed - Leigh Group 2008 - Ph.D. defence - Andrew Green - Valliant Group 2005 - M.Sc. defence - Richard Lee - Terlouw Group 2005 - Ph.D. defence - Bernard Pointner - Schrobilgen Group Conference Judge Judge of talks and posters - 2018 - Inorganic Discussion Weekend (IDW) in Waterloo, Ontario. Poster judge - 2017 - Canadian Society of Chemistry Conference (CSC) in Toronto. Judge of talks and posters - 2016 - Inorganic Discussion Weekend (IDW) at McMaster University, Ontario. Poster judge - 2016 - Canadian Society of Chemistry Conference (CSC) in Halifax, NS. Judge of talks and posters - 2015 - Inorganic Discussion Weekend (IDW) at RMC in Kingston, Ontario. Poster judge - 2014 - Canadian Society of Chemistry Conference (CSC) in Vancouver, BC. Poster judge - 2013 - Canadian Society of Chemistry Conference (CSC) in Quebec City, Quebec. Poster judge - 2012 - Canadian Society of Chemistry Conference (CSC) in Calgary, Alberta. Poster judge - 2011 - IMEBoron Conference in Niagara, Ontario. Poster judge - 2011 - Canadian Society of Chemistry Conference (CSC) in Montreal, Quebec. Judge of talks - 2010 - Inorganic Discussion Weekend (IDW) at Windsor University, Ontario. Judge of talks - 2008 - Inorganic Discussion Weekend (IDW) at Brock University, Ontario. Poster judge - 2008 - Canadian Society of Chemistry Conference (CSC) in Edmonton, Alberta. Poster judge - 2006 - Canadian Society of Chemistry Conference (CSC) in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Poster judge - 2005 - Inorganic Discussion Weekend (IDW) at Queens University, Ontario.

updated April 2019