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Organometallic Optoelectronic and Photonic Materials
About Eli
Eli Zysman-Colman, PhD
Assistant Professor of Chemistry

PhD (McGill University)
BSc (McGill University)
Eli Zysman-Colman was born in April of 1975 in Montreal, Quebec. He received his BSc in physics from McGill University in 1998.  He switched to the chemistry department at McGill where he completed his doctorate under the supervision of David N. Harpp. There he studied the physical properties and isomeric relationships of polychalcogens: Notably dialkoxy disulfides, thionosulfites and polysulfides. After obtaining his PhD  in 2004, Eli started as a FQRNT postdoctoral fellow at the Organisch-chemisches Institut at the Universität Zürich in Zürich, Switzerland with Jay S. Siegel. The primary focus of his work there was the total synthesis of a molecular trefoil knot. Eli then moved to Princeton University in 2006 to work with Stefan Bernhard in the chemistry department as a PCCM fellow. While at Princeton, Eli worked on improving the design of light emitting electrochemical cells (LEECs) through ligand modification about iridium complexes. Eli began as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Université de Sherbrooke in July, 2007. His research program focuses the rational design of: (i) luminophores for energy-efficient visual displays and flat panel lighting based on phosphorescent organic light emitting diode (OLED) and light-emitting electrochemical cell (LEEC) architectures; (ii) dye molecules for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs); and (iii) photocatalysts for organic reactions. Outside the Lab, Eli enjoys cooking, hiking, swimming, playing cards and photography.
Professional Experience

July 2007 - present. Assistant Professor, Université de Sherbrooke
Research in inorganic and organic photonic materials and supramolecular chemistry

May 2006 - May 2007. Princeton Center for Complex Materials Postdoctoral Fellow, Princeton
Inorganic and materials chemistry with Stefan Bernhard. Synthesized novel homoleptic and heteroleptic iridium complexes as luminophores for visual display applications

February 2004 - March 2006. FQRNT Postdoctoral Fellow, Organic Chemistry Institute, University of Zurich
Organic and supramolecular chemistry with Jay S Siegel. Accomplished the total synthesis of a D3-symmetric knotted structure possessing the trefoil knot topology. Contributed to the synthesis and photophysical study of a family of (poly)aryl(poly)pyridines


Education

January 1999 - December 2003. PhD, McGill University
Organic chemistry with David N. Harpp. Synthesized and investigated the unusual physical properties of a highly chalcogenated class of compounds, the dialkoxy disulfides (ROSSOR) and their constitutionally isomeric thionosulfites (ROS(S)OR)

September 1994 - June 1998. BSc, McGill University
Obtained my BSc in physics, graduating with great distinction.


Honours and Awards

Scientific Reports Editorial Advisory Board (2011-2013) [link]
PCCM (Princeton Center for Complex Materials) fellowship (2006-2007)
FQRNT (fonds québécois de la recherche, la nature et les technologies) fellowship (2004-2006)
Graduated with doctorate on the Dean's Honours list (top 10% of PhDs) (2004)
FCAR (fonds pour la formation des chercheurs et l'aide à la recherche) doctoral scholarship (2001-2003)
FCAR (fonds pour la formation des chercheurs et l'aide à la recherche) masters scholarship (2001-2003)


Invited Seminars and Conferences

96th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Quebec City, QC, Canada, May 26-30, 2013
Boston College, Boston MA, March 19, 2013
Chemical Computing Group (CCG), Montreal QC, November 29, 2012
McGill University, Montreal QC, October 23, 2012
University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC, October 4, 2012
Simon Fraser University, Vancouver BC, October 3, 2012
University of Victoria, Victoria BC, October 1, 2012
Boston University, Boston MA, September 10, 2012
Northwestern University, Evanston IL, June 25, 2012
95th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Calgary, AB, Canada, May 26-30, 2012
Symposium on Solar Energy Conversion, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, May 25, 2012
McMaster University, Hamilton ON, April 12, 2012
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA, October 20, 2011
Xerox Research Centre of Canada, Toronto ON, September 9, 2011
St-Jean Photochimie, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, September 2, 2011
Instituto de Ciencia Molecular of the University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain, July 11, 2011
University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany, July 8, 2011
University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, July 1, 2011
94th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Montreal QC, Canada, June 8, 2011
Queens University, Kingston ON, Canada, May 6, 2011
York University, Toronto ON, Canada, April 21, 2011
University of Windsor, Windsor ON, Canada, March 25, 2011
University of Guelph, Guelph ON, Canada, March 24, 2011
University of Western Ontario, London ON, Canada, March 23, 2011
Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo ON, Canada, March 22, 2011
Séminaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke QC, Canada, March 15, 2011
Université de Québec à Montréal, Québec QC, Canada, February 25, 2011
Université Laval, Québec QC, Canada, February 23, 2011
3rd French-Canadian Workshop in Supramolecular Chemistry - Université de Montréal, Montréal QC, Canada, June 23, 2010
Université de Montréal, Montréal QC, Canada, February 18, 2010
Juniata College, Huntington, PA, USA, February 15, 2007
CUNY – Brooklyn, New York NY, USA, December 8, 2006
Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke QC, Canada, April 4, 2006
McGill University, Montreal QC, Canada, January 17, 2003
Caltech, Pasadena CA, USA, November 26, 2002
University of Guelph, Guelph ON, Canada, April 4, 2002


Conferences

2013
96th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Quebec City, QC, Canada (May 26-30, 2013), Mixed Ru-Ir Complex Salts: Structure and Luminescence Behaviour.. M. Sandroni, E. Zysman-Colman*
96th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Quebec City, QC, Canada (May 26-30, 2013), Highly Absorptive Iridium(III) Complexes Bearing Ancillary Bis(arylimino)acenaphthenes (Ar-BIANs): Their Potential as Dyes in Dye-Sensitized Solar-Cells (DSSCs).. K. Hasan, E. Zysman-Colman*
96th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Quebec City, QC, Canada (May 26-30, 2013), Synthesis and Analysis of Luminescent Iridium(III) Complexes bearing a Bis(triazole) Ancillary Ligand.. L. Donato,P. Abel, E. Zysman-Colman*

2012
17th International Symposium on Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence (ISBC), Guelph, ON, Canada (May 28-June 2, 2012), Electrogenerated chemiluminescence of iridium(III) complexes. K.N. Swanick, S. Ladouceur, E. Zysman-Colman,* Z. Ding*
SCSS 2012, Calgary, AB, Canada (May 31, 2011), Synthesis and Analysis of Luminescent Dinuclear Iridium Complexes.. L. Donato, E. Zysman-Colman*
95th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Calgary, AB, Canada (May 26-30, 2012), Synthesis and Analysis of Luminescent Dinuclear Iridium Complexes.. L. Donato, E. Zysman-Colman*

2011
4e Colloque annuel du CQMF – Québec City, QC, Canada (November 3, 2011), Hybrid Charged Heterometallic Pt Ir Complexes. A. Soliman, P.D. Harvey*, E. Zysman-Colman*
4e Colloque annuel du CQMF – Québec City, QC, Canada (November 3, 2011), The Determination of the Role and Properties of 1,2,3-triazoles as Pyridine Mimics. Incorporation into Phophorescent Iridium(III) Complexes. S. Ladouceur, D. Fortin, E. Zysman-Colman*
4e Colloque annuel du CQMF – Québec City, QC, Canada (November 3, 2011), Streamlined design of materials with improved properties. E. Levert,F. Porzio, E. Zysman-Colman*, A. Soldera*
13th International Conference on Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals, Niagara Falls ON, Canada, (Sept. 1, 2011), Streamlined design of materials with improved properties. E. Levert, F. Porzio, E. Zysman-Colman*, A. Soldera*
SCSS 2011, Montreal QC, Canada, (June 10, 2011), Progress Towards Bis(hemicage)s Bearing a [3.3.3](1,3,5)cyclophane Scaffold. G. St.-Pierre, S. Ladouceur, D. Fortin, E. Zysman-Colman*
SCSS 2011, Montreal QC, Canada, (June 10, 2011), The determination of the role and properties of 1,2,3-triazoles as pyridine mimics. Incorporation into phosphorescent Iridium (III) complexes. S. Ladouceur, D. Fortin, E. Zysman-Colman*
SCSS 2011, Montreal QC, Canada, (June 10, 2011), Discovering new Pt, Ir organometallic complexes and their applications in OLEDs. A. Soliman, P.D. Harvey*, E. Zysman-Colman*
94th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Montreal QC, Canada, (June 8, 2011), Towards a Visible Light Mediated Synthesis of Helicenes. A.C. Hernandez-Perez, S.K. Collins*, S. Ladouceur, E. Zysman-Colman
94th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Montreal QC, Canada, (June 8, 2011), The determination of the role and properties of 1,2,3-triazoles as pyridine mimics. Incorporation into phosphorescent Iridium (III) complexes. S. Ladouceur, D. Fortin, E. Zysman-Colman*
94th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Montreal QC, Canada, (June 8, 2011), Discovering new Pt, Ir organometallic complexes and their applications in OLEDs. A. Soliman, P.D. Harvey*, E. Zysman-Colman*
94th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Montreal QC, Canada, (June 8, 2011), Streamlined design of materials with improved properties. E. Levert, F. Porzio, L. Lamouline, E. Zysman-Colman*, A. Soldera*
79ième Congrès ACFAS, Sherbrooke QC, Canada, (May 10, 2011), Vers la conception rationalisée de matériaux aux propriétés améliorées. E. Levert, L. Lamouline, M.-A. Beaudoin, E. Zysman-Colman*, A. Soldera*
219th Electrochemical Society Meeting – Montreal QC, Canada, (May 1, 2011), Novel Light Emitting Electrochemical Cells based on Iridium (III) ionic Complexes. S. Bayatpour, S. Ladouceur, E. Zysman-Colman*, F. Cicoira, C. Santato*

2010
PACIFICHEM – Honolulu HI, USA, (December 18, 2010), Bis(hemicages) as new motifs for chemosensors and molecular logic gates. E. Zysman-Colman*
PACIFICHEM – Honolulu HI, USA, (December 16, 2010), Highly phosphorescent homoleptic and heteroleptic iridium complexes based on aryltriazole cyclometallating ligands. E. Zysman-Colman*
Physical Organic Mini-Symposium 2010 – Guelph, ON, Canada (November 13, 2010), Organic synthesis and physicochemical characterization of ferroelectric liquid crystals designed for nonlinear optical applications . L. Lamouline, F. Porzio, E. Levert, S. Ladouceur, E. Zysman-Colman* and A. Soldera*
Physical Organic Mini-Symposium 2010 – Guelph, ON, Canada (November 13, 2010), Synthesis of Functionalized Iridium(III) Complexes for the Design of New Efficient Materials. S. Ladouceur, D. Fortin, L. Sun, A. Galan, G. Maliaras, E. Zysman-Colman*
Physical Organic Mini-Symposium 2010 – Guelph, ON, Canada (November 13, 2010), Streamlined Design of Materials With Improved Properties . E. Levert, F. Porzio, M.-A. Beaudoin, E. Zysman-Colman* and A. Soldera*
Physical Organic Mini-Symposium 2010 – Guelph, ON, Canada (November 13, 2010), Hemicages and bis(hemicages) as luminescent chemosensors. G. St-Pierre, S. Ladouceur, D. Fortin, E. Zysman- Colman*
Physical Organic Mini-Symposium 2010 – Guelph, ON, Canada (November 13, 2010), Discovering new Pt, Ir organometallic complexes and their applications in OLEDs. A. Soliman, P.D. Harvey*, E. Zysman-Colman*
3e Colloque annuel du CQMF – Orford, QC, Canada (October 7, 2010), La photochimie des complexes de coordination d'iridium(III). E. Zysman-Colman*
3e Colloque annuel du CQMF – Orford, QC, Canada (October 7, 2010), Synthèse organique et caractérisation physisco-chimique de cristaux liquides ferroélectriques conçus pour l’optique non-linéaire. L. Lamouline, F. Porzio, E. Levert, S. Ladouceur, E. Zysman-Colman* and A. Soldera*
3e Colloque annuel du CQMF – Orford, QC, Canada (October 7, 2010), Synthesis of Functionalized Iridium(III) Complexes for the Design of New Efficient Materials. S. Ladouceur, D. Fortin, L. Sun, A. Galan, G. Maliaras, E. Zysman-Colman*
3e Colloque annuel du CQMF – Orford, QC, Canada (October 7, 2010), Vers la conception rationalisée de matériaux aux propriétés améliorées. E. Levert, F. Porzio, M.-A. Beaudoin, E. Zysman-Colman* and A. Soldera*
3e Colloque annuel du CQMF – Orford, QC, Canada (October 7, 2010), Hemicages and bis(hemicages) as luminescent chemosensors. G. St-Pierre, S. Ladouceur, D. Fortin, E. Zysman- Colman*
3e Colloque annuel du CQMF – Orford, QC, Canada (October 7, 2010), Discovering new Pt, Ir organometallic complexes and their applications in OLEDs. A. Soliman, P.D. Harvey*, E. Zysman-Colman*
NYSTAR conference – Cornell, NY, USA (June 28, 2010), Improving the performance of Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells with ionic liquids. L. Sun, A. Galan, S. Ladouceur, E. Zysman-Colman, F. Wise, G. Malliaras*
93rd CSC – Toronto, ON, Canada (June 2, 2010), Design of New Mesogenic Cores for Nonlinear Optical Applications. L. Lamouline, F. Perreault, F. Porzio, E. Zysman-Colman*, A. Soldera*
93rd CSC – Toronto, ON, Canada (June 1, 2010), Bis(Hemicages) as New Motifs for Chemosensors and Molecular Logic Gates. G. St-Pierre, D. Fortin, E. Zysman-Colman*
93rd CSC – Toronto, ON, Canada (May 31, 2010), A New Family of Phosphorescent Heteroleptic Iridium Complexes Based on Aryltriazole Cyclometallating Ligands. S Ladouceur, F. Mathieu, D. Fortin, E. Zysman-Colman*

2009
2e Colloque annuel du CQMF – Montréal, QC, Canada (October 22, 2009), Design of new mesogenic cores for nonlinear optical applications. L. Lamouline, S.H. Drouin, E. Zysman- Colman* and A. Soldera*
2e Colloque annuel du CQMF – Montréal, QC, Canada (October 22, 2009), Le rôle de la substitution sur les ligands de nature 5,5’-diaryl-2,2’-bipyridine (bpy*) et leurs applications pour la fabrication d’OLEDs via des complexes de type [Ir(ppy)2(bpy*)]PF6. S. Ladouceur, D. Fortin, E. Zysman-Colman*
14ème congrès francophones sur les cristaux liquides – Paris, France (September 8, 2009), Le rôle de la substitution sur les ligands de nature 5,5’-diaryl-2,2’-bipyridine (bpy*) et leurs applications pour la fabrication d’OLEDs via des complexes de type [Ir(ppy)2(bpy*)]PF6. A. Soldera*, B. Champagne, E. Zysman-Colman*
92nd CSC – Hamilton, ON, Canada (May 31, 2009), A Strategy for Improved Quantum Yields in Heteroleptic Iridum Complexes Destined as Luminophores in Light-emitting Electrochemical Cells (LEECs). Sébastien Ladouceur, Daniel Fortin, E. Zysman-Colman*

2008
91st CSC – Edmonton, AB, Canada (May 25, 2008), Improved Turn-on Times of Light-emitting Electrochemical Cells. E. Zysman-Colman, J. Slinker, J. Parker, G.G. Malliaras, S. Bernhard*
91st CSC - Edmonton, AB, Canada (May 26, 2008), Towards the Synthesis of a Molecular Trefoil Knot. E. Zysman-Colman, K. Arias, J. Loren, J.S. Siegel*

2007
Spring ACS – Chicago, IL, USA (February 28, 2007), Improved Turn-on Times of Light-emitting Electrochemical Cells. E. Zysman-Colman, J. Slinker, J. Parker, G.G. Malliaras, S. Bernhard*
Spring ACS – Chicago, IL, USA (February 27, 2007), Towards the Synthesis of a Molecular Trefoil Knot. E. Zysman-Colman, K. Arias, J. Loren, J.S. Siegel*

2005
ISNA 11 - St. John’s, NL, Canada (August 14-August 18, 2005), Towards the Synthesis of a Molecular Trefoil Knot. E. Zysman-Colman, K. Arias, J. Loren, J.S. Siegel*

2002
POMS 30 - Windsor, ON, Canada (Nov 1-3, 2002), What Happens When You Heat An Alkoxy Disulfide: Understanding The Thermodynamic Properties And Thermal Decomposition Pathway. E. Zysman-Colman, D.N. Harpp*
ISOCS XX - Flagstaff, AZ, USA (July 14-July 19, 2002), Facile Synthesis of Aromatic Tri- & Tetrasulfides: A Mechanistic Overview of Their Decomposition with Phosphines. E. Zysman-Colman, D.N. Harpp*
ISOCS XX - Flagstaff, Arizona, AZ, USA (July 14-July 19, 2002), The Physical Properties Of Dialkoxydisulfides: Barrier to Rotation and Thermal Decomposition Pathway. E. Zysman-Colman, D.N. Harpp*
85th CSC - Vancouver, BC, Canada (May 31-June 6, 2002), Facile Synthesis of Aromatic Tri- & Tetrasulfides: A Mechanistic Overview of Their Decomposition with Phosphines. E. Zysman-Colman, D.N. Harpp*

2001
POMS 29 - Toronto, ON, Canada (Nov 2-4, 2001), Understanding Geometric and Energetic Constrainsts Around the S-S linkage – Dialkoxydisulfides and their branch-bonded thionosulfite isomers. E. Zysman-Colman, N. Nevins, J.P. Snyder, D.N. Harpp*
84th CSC - Montreal, QC, Canada (May 26-30, 2001), Dialkoxydisulfides and Their Branch-Bonded Thionosulfite Isomers: How Well Does Theory Handle the Comparison? E. Zysman-Colman, N. Nevins, J.P. Snyder, D.N. Harpp*
 
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