PEOPLE

Research team

Members

• Kavindya Thilakarathne (MSc, 2025/9-)
• Hira Rashid (PhD, 2025/5-) (Cosupervision with Prof Xia Li)
• Dr. Subrata Dolui (PhD, 2025/3-)
• Charline Busnoult (PhD, 2025/1-)
• Tristan Calayan (PhD, 2023/9-)
• Sofi Nieves Casillas Popova (PhD candidate, 2021/9-)
• Anna Thinphang-nga (MSc/Fast-track PhD, 2022/9-) (Co-supervision with Prof Li)
  

Former students

• Brandon Andrade-Gagnon (PhD, 2021/9-2025/8)
• Kadambari Kadambari (PhD, 2021/1-2025/6, Jubilant Radiopharma)
• Nishadi Lokuge (MSc, 2023/1-2025/6)
• Karuna Malik (MSc, 2022/1-2025/2, Jubilant Radiopharma)Rebecca Maksoud (CQMF Summer Research UG, 2024/5-2024/8) (cosupervision with Prof Li at CME)
• Chloe Olszewski (UG Research Assistant, 2024/4-2024/8)
• Erik Hristev (SCOL 319 UG, 2023/9-) (Co-supervision with Prof Cuccia)
• Erika Marceau (CHEM 419 Undergraduate, 2023/9-2023/12)
• Twinkal Patel (Fast-track PhD, 2019/1-2023/8, PureCycle Technologies, North Carolina, USA)
• Yuanfeng Wang (MSc, 2020/9-2023/8, Solution MS Technology)
• Bakr Noor (MSc, 2019/9-2023/4, Tilray in Leamington, ON)
• Anna Thinphang-nga (CHEM 419 Undergraduate, 2022/5-2022/8, PhD/Concordia university, Montreal)
• Dr. Natun Dasgupta (MITACS PDF, 2022/3-2022/7, Scientist/Carlisle, Toronto)
• Charlotte Lynne Berry (MITACS Intern, 2022/6 -2022/9)
• Kamaljeet Kaur Bawa (Fast-track PhD, 2016/1-2021/7, Scientist/FPInnovations, Pointe-Claire)
• Dr. Pothana Gandhi Nellepalli (PDF, 2020/1-2022/1, PDF/Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
• Arman Moini Jazani (MSc/fast-track PhD, 2015/9-2021/7, PDF/Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania)
• Xiaolei Hu (MSc, 2018/9-2021/6; PhD/Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania)
• Khalida Hamid (CHEM 450 Undergraduate Honours Thesis, 2020/9-2021/5)
• Yuhang Huang (MSc, University of Victoria, academic advisor, 2018/9-2020/8)
• Priyesh Patal (CQMF summer fellowship student, 2020/5-2020/8)
• Ge Zhang (MSc, 2017/9-2020/8)
• Chaitra Shetty (MSc, co-supervised with Prof. Wilds, 2017/9-2020/6; R&D technician at Biodextris)
• Newsha Arizi (MSc, 2017/9-2020/5; Research Associate/Precision Nanosystems Inc)
• Kaynaie Huang (MSc, 2018/9-2020/5; PhD/McGill University) 
• Yuanfeng Wang (CHEM419, 2020/1-2020/4)
• Azalea Uva (Research assistant, 2020/1-2020/4; PhD/Univ of Toronto)
• Philippe Legros (PhD candidate at Laval [Academic advisor/CREATE POND], 2019/10) 
• Sung Hwa Hong (Msc, 2015/9-2018/3; PhD/Univ of Toronto)
• Keaton Maruya-Li (CHEM419 project Undergradate Researcher) 
• Fabiola Faria (A visiting master student. Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná ? Toledo/UTFPR-TD, 2017/9-2018/3)
• Jude Victoria (Summer FQRNT fellowship/Marianopolice College, 2017/5-2017/8)
• Tam Nguyen (CHEM419, 2017/1-2017/4)
• Twinkal Patel (CHEM419, 2017/1-2017/4; RA at Concordia University)
• Dr. Sungmin Jung (PDF, 2016/5-2017/4; PDF/University of Toronto) 
• Prof. Nailing Liu (Visiting Prof, 2016/4-2017/3; Prof/Xian Univeristy of Technology) 
  
• Sung Hwa Hong (M.Sc., 2015/9-2018/4) 
  
• So Young An (M.Sc., 2015/5-2016/11; PhD/University of Toronto) 
  
• Prof. Wangchuan Xiao (Visiting Prof, 2015/11-2016/9; Sanming University (China)) 
  
• Dong Keun Lee (visiting PhD student from Korea University, 2015/11-2016/2) 
  
• Eden Almakias (CHEM419, 2015/9-2016/4) 
  
• Jun-Ray Macairan (CHEM419, 2015/9-2016/4; MSc at Concordia University) 
  
• Jiang Tian (Peter) Liu (CHEM419, 2015/9-2016/4; MSc/Concordia) 
  
• Depanita Biswas (Independent, 2014/9-2016/8) 
  
• Puzhen Li (M.Sc., 2013/9-2015/8; Advanced Polymer Materials, Doval, QC) 
  
• Sung Hwa Hong (CHEM 419, 2014/9-2015/4; MSc/Concordia University) 
  
• So Young An (Independent, 2012-2015; MSc/Concordia University) 
  
• Na Re Ko (Ph.D., 2011-2015; PDF/Kyunghee University) 
  
• Yifen Wen (M.Sc., 2012-2015; Advanced Polymer Materials) 
  
• Dr. Tongbing Sun (PDF, 2014-2015; Research Associate/China University) 
  
• Dhamodaran Arunbabu (PDF, 2015; Assistant Professor/Madanapalle Institute of Technology and Science) 
  
• Alexander Cunningham (M.Sc., 2014; PhD candiate/University of Montreal) 
  
• Jaric Ratte (NSERC USRA, 2014) 
  
• Nathan Yee (NSERC USRA, 2013 & CHEM450 thesis, 2014) 
  
• Samuel Aleksanian (M.Sc., 2013; Bio-Rad) 
  
• Behnoush Khorsand (M.Sc., 2011-2013; PhD candidate/University of Iowa) 
  
• Dr. Nicky Chan (PDF, 2012-2013/Sr. Scientist, Saint Gobain-USA) 
  
• Kaiwan Rahimian-Bajgiran (NSERC USRA, 2012) 
  
• Dr. Qian Zhang (PDF, 2011-2012; Professor/Xian University of Technology) 
  
• Andrew Nelson-Mendez (CHEM 419, 2011) 
  
• Shelby Wams (FRSQ Award, 2011)