Current Members

Dr. Michael Wolf
Principal Investigator
Michael Wolf completed a Combined Honours Degree in Biochemistry and Chemistry at Dalhousie University, followed by a PhD in Inorganic Chemistry at MIT where he worked under the supervision of Mark Wrighton. He then completed a one and a half year stint as a NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Texas-Austin working with Marye Anne Fox. He has been on the faculty at the University of British Columbia since 1995, and is now full professor and Head of the Department. Prof. Wolf is a materials chemist, whose major contributions are to the fields of conjugated polymers and materials, the photochemistry and photophysics of conjugated materials and coordination complexes, and the synthesis and applications of modified nanomaterials. Prof. Wolf won a CNC/IUPAC Travel Prize in 1999, a UBC Killam Research Prize in 2003, the CSC Award for Pure and Applied Inorganic Chemistry in 2004, was elected a Fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada in 2015, and won the Rio Tinto Alcan Award in 2016.

Tobias Overney-Ragan
MSc Student
Tobias Overney-Ragan was born in Montréal, Canada. He received his BSc in Biochemistry from Concordia University. Tobias’ research interests include photochemical organometallic complexes and their excited-state lifetime extensions. Outside of the lab, he enjoys reading and the outdoors

Lanting Jiang
PhD Student
Lanting Jiang was born in Suzhou, China. She received her BSc degree in Chemistry from University of Alberta. Lanting’s research focuses on flexible Lewis pairs and studying their resulting photophysical properties. When not in lab, she enjoys fashion shows and designer videos on YouTube, watching real-crime documentaries on Netflix, and reading historical novels.

Stanley Ka-Ming Tong
PhD Student
Stanley Tong is from Hong Kong. He received his BSc in Chemistry from the City University of Hong Kong. Stanley’s research focuses on studying the photophysical properties of transition metal complexes and stimuli-responsive materials. When not in the lab, he enjoys cycling, watching movies and learning Japanese.

Urmi Mody
PhD Student
Urmi Mody was born in Mumbai, India. She received her BSc in Chemistry and Biochemistry from the University of British Columbia. Urmi’s research focuses on developing new flexible lewis pairs and studying their resulting photophysical properties. When not in lab, she loves to sketch and develop a collection of artwork. You can also find Urmi experimenting with different smoothie combinations when she wants some ‘chromic’ inspiration!

Jessica Toigo
PhD Student
Jessica Toigo is from Sao Jose do Cedro, Brazil, and completed her MSc in Chemistry at the Federal University of Santa Catarina. Jessica's research looks at developing new metal complexes for DSSC application. Outside the lab, she loves hiking, listening to music, watching sports games, and sitcoms.

Jasmine Zeng
PhD Student
Jasmine (Yimin) Zeng is from Sichuan, China. She received her BSc in Chemistry from the University of Toronto. Jasmine's research focuses on crosslinking polymers using UV light and dyes that generate singlet oxygen. Outside of the lab, she enjoys the outdoors and good food.

Nicole Removski
Undergraduate Student
Nicole Removski grew up close to UBC in Richmond, Canada. Currently, she’s an undergrad completing her fourth and final year in Honours Chemistry. Her project is focused on creating a bridged anthracene molecule with terminal ferrocenes as well as modulating its photophysical properties electrochemically. Outside of the lab, Nicole likes to explore the city, whip up a mean breakfast and bike.
PAST MEMBERS

Dr. Taylor Wright
PhD
Dr. Heewon Bahng
Postdoctoral Fellow


Dr. Duane Hean
PhD

Olga Yunyaeva
MSc

Dr. Jennifer Yuan
PhD

Dr. Zhen Xu
PhD, Post Doctoral Fellow

Dr. Nicole Arsenault
PhD

Audrey Warner
Research Associate

TREVOR CROSS
MSc

DR. CHRIS BROWN
PhD
PDF at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Johnson Group)

DR. CATHERIN ERTL
Postdoctoral Fellow

EMILE DELUCA
MSc
Technical Adviser at DASCENZO Intellectual Property Law, P.C. (Portland, OR)

DR. JANET OCHOLA
PhD
Lecturer at Douglas College

DR. ELISE CARON
PhD

DR. PAVAN KUMAR VANAMA
Postdoctoral Fellow

DR. JEFF THERRIEN
PhD
College Professor at Okanagan College

DR. YANG CAO
PhD
P.D.F. at University of British Columbia (Berlinguette Group)

DR. PETER CHRISTENSEN
PhD
P.D.F. at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

DR. RENEE MAN
PhD, 2009-2015
PDF at Nagoya University

DR. LYNDSEY EARL
PhD, 2008-2014
PDF at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

DR. GLEN BREMNER
PhD, 2006-2013
Electrochemistry Team Lead SWITCH Materials Inc. (Burnaby BC)

DR. GOMATHI ANANDHANATARAJAN
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2010-2013
Asst. Professor, Mahindra Ecole Centrale (Hyderabad)

DR. STEPHANIE MOORE
PhD, 2006-2012
PDF at University of Calgary

DR. ANGELA KUCHISON
PhD, 2005-2011
Instructor at University of Manitoba

DR. MATTHEW ROBERTS
PhD, 2005-2011
Research Scientist at SWITCH Materials Inc. (Burnaby BC)

DR. TIMOTHY KELLY
PhD, 2005-2009
Professor and CRC Chair in Photovoltaics at University of Saskatchewan

DR. TAMARA FREEMAN
PhD, 2004-2009
Associate Professor at University of British Columbia (Okanagan)

DR. AGOSTINO PIETRANGELO
PhD., 2003-2008
Asst. Professor, Rutgers University (Newark)

DR. BRYAN SIH
PhD, 2002-2007
Sialco Materials Ltd.

DR. CAROLYN MOORLAG
PhD, 2001-2006
Research Scientist and Project Leader, Xerox Research Center of Canada

DR. TIMOTHY GORJANC
PDF, 2005
Team Lead, Sensor Development at XSensor Technology Corporation (Calgary, AB)

DR. TRACEY STOTT
PhD, 2000-2005
Lawyer, Norton Rose Fulbright (Toronto, ON)

DR. EMILY CHUNG
PhD, 1999-2004
Science and Technology Journalist, CBCNews.ca (Toronto, ON)

LISA THORNE
MSc, 2002-2004
Lawyer, Patent and Trademark Agent, Smart Á Biggar (Vancouver, BC)

Dr. Yiling Dai
PhD

Dr. Joe Clarkson
Postdoctoral Fellow