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Research team

Marek B. Majewski
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Marek B. Majewski completed his B.Sc. in 2007 at the University of Saskatchewan (Prof. H.-B. Kraatz) and his Ph.D. with Prof. M. O. Wolf at the University of British Columbia (2013). As a postdoctoral research fellow at the Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center and Northwestern University he worked with Profs. M. R. Wasielewski, J. T. Hupp, and O. K. Farha on photoinitiated charge separation and transport to drive molecular solar fuels catalysts.

Lab members

Joseph Ricardo-Noordberg
PhD 2019 – present

My research involves the decoration of semiconductor surfaces for solar energy conversion in the form of photocatalysis. In particular, my focus is on the electrodeposition of cuprous oxide on zinc oxide nanowires. By tuning the deposition conditions of the deposition, it is possible to select the morphology of the deposited copper oxide. The different morphologies may present different photocatalytic properties by either having different catalytic activities or different selectivities based on the surface of the material.

Victoria Lapointe
PhD 2021 – present

Rehmat Brar
MSc 2021 – present

My research work involves decorating the surface of perovskite nanocrystals for utilization in solar fuels generation.

Joseph Daniel Chiong
MSc 2022 – Present
(with Dr. Nhat Truong Nguyen in Chemical and Materials Engineering)

Cristina Pomilio
MSc 2023 – Present
(with Dr. Marc-Antoni Goulet in Chemical and Materials Engineering)

Jahnai Francis
(Don and Bonnie Poole Undergraduate Intern) May 2023 – Present

Amanda Savard
CHEM 419 September 2023 – Present

Paola Koçiu
CHEM 419 September 2023 – Present

Solar Energy Conversion Group (November 2023)

Alumni

Zujhar Singh (PhD) – 2018 - 2023
Currently: Postdoctoral Researcher - Université de Montréal
Francisco Yarur Villanueva (MSc) – 2018 - 2020
Currently: PhD - University of Toronto
William Leal (MSc) – 2019 - 2021
Currently: Laboratory Technician - PACC Adult Education Centre
Jacob Hui (MSc) – 2021 - 2022
Linyi Wei (MSc) – 2021 - 2023
Currently: PhD - University of Alberta