Current members
The group in July 2024 on campus on a cloudy day. From L to R: Daniel Benjamin Rangel Rodriguez, Darshi Bandara, Ozra Mohammadi, Amy Stevens, Wenlong Li, and Jaydeep Kumar.
Amy Stevens
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Assistant Professor in ChemistryMore information about me. More information about my research interests.
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Stephen Awuku
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PhD studentSeptember 2024 - presentHis research is based on understanding the photophysics of solutions of novel conjugated systems. |
Priyadarshani Bandara
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PhD studentSeptember 2020 - presentHer research is based on ultrafast spectroscopy studies of singlet-fission processes in substituted azulene anlogues. |
Jaydeep Kumar
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PhD studentSeptember 2023 - presentHis research is based on creating nanodevices and new materials based on DNA-origami structures. |
Wenlong Li
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MSc studentJanuary 2024 - presentHis research is based on ultrafast spectroscopy studies of the photophysics of perylene-like molecules. |
Ozra Mohammadi
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PhD studentSeptember 2020 - presentHer research focuses on designing and utilizing DNA origami scaffolds to create favourable molecular interactions. |
Sandra LeBlanc
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Undergraduate student research (CHEM 483)September 2024 - PresentHonours thesis: Measuring dark triplet states of molecules using transient absorption.
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Thomas Truong
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Undergraduate student research (CHEM 483)September 2024 - PresentHonours thesis: Studying the photophysics of novel polyaromatic hydrocarbons.
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Group photos/videos
Socially-distanced selfie-taking in the group office! From L to R: Darshi, Stephen, Amy, Ozra.
Another selfie, including the 2021 summer students, outside the Chemistry Department. From L to R: Wilson, Stephen, John, Darshi, Amy, Tanish, Ozra.
Celebrating the reopening of Tim Hortons on campus! From L to R: Ozra, Amy, Stephen, Darshi.
A virtual tour around the USask Department of Chemistry and the Stevens lab!
The first newly-minted Master of Science of the group!! From L to R: Ron Steer, Stephen, and Amy.
Celebrating Stephen's successful MSc thesis defense with the best cake (and hats) I've ever seen! From L to R: Ozra, Darshi, Stephen.
The (unmasked) group in May 2022! From L to R: Amy, Sandra, Darshi, Ozra, Stephen, and half of Tanish.
The trip to Calgary for CCCE2022.
Ozra, Darshi, and I driving across Saskatchewan and Alberta.
We arrived in Calgary!
Darshi, me, and Ozra hanging out at a mall after lunch!
More lunch; this time at an Iranian restaurant!
Our first (but definitely not last) group lunch at Filosophi. To name group members only, to the left of the table are Tanish, Stephen, Johan, and Ozra; and to the right are Sandra, Amy, and Darshi. Everyone else you know who you are!!
The group in September 2022, enjoying the beautiful Autumn weather. From L to R: Tanish Patel, Ozra Mohammadi, Amy Stevens, Darshi Bandara, Sandra LeBlanc, and Johan Brausin.
Darshi and Amy are all smiles at the CFUW award evening!
The group in April 2023 hanging out at the Thorvaldson Building sign. From L to R: Darshi Bandara, Tanish Patel, Wenlong Li, Amy Stevens, Junyi (Zoe) Wang, and Ozra Mohammadi.
The group in May 2023 celebrating Tanish's acceptance into Medical School! From L to R: Ozra Mohammadi, Amy Stevens, Tanish Patel, Hibah Zia, Sandra LeBlanc, and Darshi Bandara.
A trip to Vancouver for the CSC 2023 conference AND a (short) trip to the Canadian Light Source.
I'm looking very serious (and a bit yellow) while giving my talk.
Here Tanish, I, Ozra, and Darshi all crowd around Tanish's poster.
Darshi, Tanish, and I went out for a sushi/bento box lunch with Tanish's friend. It was really excellent!
At the end of the month, we visited the CLS to try out some SAXS measurements.
From L to R: Darshi, me, Hibah, Ozra, Angie, Sandra, Wenlong, and Jaydeep.
The group in December 2023 enjoying our beautiful fluorescent dye Christmas tree. From L to R: Darshi Bandara, Jaydeep Kumar, Amy Stevens, Wenlong Li, Junyi (Zoe) Wang, and Ozra Mohammadi.
The group in April 2024 eating out together. From L to R: Junyi (Zoe) Wang, Wenlong Li, Darshi Bandara, Jaydeep Kumar, Ozra Mohammadi (with her husband), Amy Stevens, and Sandra LeBlanc.
Ozra Mohammadi, Amy Stevens, and Jaydeep Kumar at the SAXS beamline at the CLS in May 2024.
Darshi Bandara, Amy Stevens, Ozra Mohammadi, Jaydeep Kumar, and Wenlong Li at the CSC conference in Winnipeg.
The group in July 2024 on campus on a cloudy day. From L to R: Daniel Benjamin Rangel Rodriguez, Darshi Bandara, Ozra Mohammadi, Amy Stevens, Wenlong Li, and Jaydeep Kumar.