MSc student

September 2019 - January 2022

Co-supervised by Prof. Ron Steer.

His research comprised the use of ultrafast optical spectroscopy techniques to probe the dynamics of azulenes in solutions and thin films.

Thesis: The Spectroscopy and the Photophysics of 1,2-benzazulene, a Derivative of Azulene.

Currently: Back in the group after working in an analysis labs for a mining company in Saskatchewan.

Undergraduate student research assistant

May 2024 - August 2024

Funded through the 2024 Globalink Research Internship Program (MITACS).

Research: DNA origami for sensing applications.

Currently: Finishing his degree and planning his next steps.

Undergraduate student research assistant

June 2023 - August 2023

Funded through the 2023 Globalink Research Internship Program (MITACS).

Research: DNA origami nanotechnology.

Currently: Doing some research to finish her nanotechnology degree.

Undergraduate student research assistant

May 2023 - August 2023

Funded by an NSERC USRA.

Research: Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) studies on cyanine dyes.

Currently: Continuing in her degree program at USask.

Undergraduate student research (CHEM 380)

January 2023 - April 2021

Honours thesis: The photophysics of cyanine aggregates

Undergraduate student research (CHEM 482)

September 2023 - December 2023

Honours thesis: Azulene analogues

Currently: Pursuing an MSc in the Stevens Group.

Undergraduate student research (CHEM 380)

January 2023 - April 2021

Honours thesis: Creating DNA-tethered gold nanoparticle dimers

Undergraduate student research (CHEM 483)

September 2023 - May 2024

Honours thesis: Nanoparticle dimers with DNA origami

Currently: Starting an MSc in Nanyang University of Technology (NUT) in Singapore.

Undergraduate student research assistant

July 2022 - September 2022

Funded through the 2022 Globalink Research Internship Program (MITACS).

Research: DNA origami in theory and in the lab.

Currently: Finishing up his degree in Columbia and continuing to do some DFT calculations for us!

Undergraduate student research assistant

May 2022 - August 2022

Funded by an Alan C. Nixon Summer Research Award.

Research: Ultrafast spectroscopy of thin films of azulene and cyanine dye.s.

Undergraduate student research assistant

May 2023 - August 2023

Funded by an NSERC USRA.

Research: Partial refurbishment of a transient absorption setup.

Undergraduate student research (CHEM 483)

September 2024 - Present

Honours thesis: Measuring dark triplet states of molecules using transient absorption.

Currently: Continuing her chem/math studies at USask.

Undergraduate student research assistant

May 2021 - August 2021

Funded by an NSERC USRA.

Research: Energy-transfer studies of cyanine molecules.

Currently: Attending med school at USask.

Undergraduate student research assistant

May 2021 - August 2021

Funded by a John and Mary Spinks Summer Research Award.

May 2022 - August 2022

Funded by an NSERC USRA.

Research: Enhancing surface plasmon effects in metal nanoparticles with DNA tethers.

(in collaboration with Belinda Heyne, University of Calgary)

Research technician

September 2022 - June 2023

Currently: Working to become a doctor through USask's Medical School program.

Undergraduate student research assistant

May 2021 - August 2021

Funded by a Centre for Quantum Topology and Its Applications (quanTA) USRA.

Research: DNA nanotechnology: from origami to new materials.

Currently: Starting pharmacy courses.

Undergraduate student research (CHEM 483)

September 2020 - April 2021

Honours thesis: DNA origami: building and folding DNA structures.

Currently: Forging her path into forensic science via the Calgary police service.

Undergraduate student research (CHEM 483)

September 2020 - April 2021

Honours thesis: Spectroscopic analysis of an a new singlet-fission candidate, benzoazulene.

Currently: Getting ready to graduate from USask.

Undergraduate student research assistant

May 2020 - August 2020

Research: Controlling molecular interactions with designer DNA structures.

Currently: Working hard in med school.

Undergraduate student research assistant

May 2020 - August 2020

Funded by The Centre for Quantum Topology and Its Applications (quanTA).

Research: Optical spectroscopic techniques and their applications to topological materials.

Currently: Continuing her studies at USask.

Undergraduate student research assistant

May 2020 - August 2020

Summer research: DNA nanotechnology - design principles and laboratory assembly procedures.

Undergraduate student research (CHEM 483)

September 2021 - April 2022

Honours thesis: DNA-folded structures for light-harvesting applications.

Currently: Continuing her education with an engineering degree.