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Group Members



Current Group Members

Loïc Donato

PhD (MSc, Université Clermont-Ferrand – 2011)


Design of Luminescent Multinuclear Iridium Complexes

Loïc is a froggy from the far eastern part of France and wanted to be a chemist from as far as he can remember. Moreover, he wanted to become an organic chemist. He spent three years at Université Clermont-Ferrand, in the center of France (even French people don’t know exactly where it is), where he obtained his M.Sc. and discovered a real interest for research. That’s why, after a year of research in his hometown of Strasbourg, he decided to do a PhD. Thus, as he always worked on photosensitive products, Loïc will go on and work on luminescent iridium complexes. Nevertheless, his actual passion is music and in particular playing drums, guitar, bass and a little bit of piano. He also likes to play sports such as rugby and basketball.



Sloane Evariste

PhD (MSc, Université de Paris 7 – 2011)


Design of Iridium Dyes for DSSCs

Born in Guadeloupe (French West Indies), Sloane decided to leave the island after her high school diploma to study at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the Université de Strasbourg, France. She then decided to do her Bachelor’s degree in life sciences at Paris 7, specializing in chemistry. She then obtained her Master’s degree in Medicinal Chemistry. Her passion for research was born while conducting different laboratory interships. Fascinated by traveling, she always wanted to live abroad, and Sherbrooke has seemed to be the best place to combine PhD and discovery. She enjoys reading, going to the cinema and the gym to unwind.



Dr. Kamrul Hasan

PDF (PhD, Memorial University with Christopher Kozak – 2012)


Design of Luminescent Iridium Complexes

Kamrul was born in a small town named Kishoregonj, located at the middle part of Bangladesh. He completed his B.Sc (Hons) and M.Sc in Chemistry from the Jahangirnagar University. He conducted his masters research with Prof. Syed Safiullah on Environmental Chemistry specifically in the development of filter materials for the removal arsenic from ground water. After his masters, he worked at the Bangladesh Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) as a research fellow for one year. Then, he joined as a Chemistry Lecturer at the Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET) of Bangladesh. After enjoying around three years of undergraduate teaching, he decided to undertake his Ph.D. studies and started his Ph.D. in 2007 at the Centre for Green Chemistry & Catalysis at Memorial University, Newfoundland under the supervision of Prof. Chris Kozak. During his Ph.D., he designed iron catalysts supported by amine-bis(phenol) ligands for the epoxidation of olefins and for C-C cross-coupling. Kamrul is currently working on iridium based luminescent materials. Aside from chemistry, he likes to spend his time watching cricket, playing badminton, reading novels and travelling with his family.



Sébastien Ladouceur - FQRNT doctoral scholar

PhD (BSc, Université de Sherbrooke – 2007)


Design of iridium-based luminophores for LEEC applications


Sébastien arrived in Sherbrooke from the city of Laval, Québec and finished up his bachelor’s degree in chemistry at UdeS. During his BSc, he completed stages in the fields of sugar chemistry and analytical chemistry. Currently, Sébastien has veered into the world of luminescent materials for his PhD where he is pursuing research in new phosphorescent iridium complexes for application in visual displays and solar cells. With his spare time, Sébastien loves to hike, read eat sushi and listen to Québecois music.


Dr. Martina Sandroni

PDF (PhD, Université de Nantes with Fabrice Odobel – 2012)


Martina was born in Torino, Italy. She attended the University of Torino where she obtained her degree in chemistry, and developed an increasing interest in the light-molecule interactions, which resulted into two internships related to the synthesis of organic dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells and the synthesis of iridium and ruthenium complexes for electrode functionalization. After her MSc degree, she decided to go to France to start a PhD at the University of Nantes in Dr. Odobel’s group. Her PhD thesis focussed on the synthesis and characterization of heteroleptic copper(I) complexes for solar energy conversion. Currently, Martina works on the study of the properties affecting the efficiency of photocatalysts based on transition metal complexes. In her spare time she likes travelling, dancing flamenco and listening to concerts.



Clarisse Tourbillon

PhD (MSc, Université de Strasbourg – 2011)



Development of Luminescent Supramolecular Assemblies


Clarisse was born in Fort-de-France in Martinique (France). When she obtained her school diploma, she decided to do preparatory classes where she took a fancy to chemistry. She decided to leave her island to do her Master's degree at the Université de Strasbourg, France. Once obtained, she wanted to continue with a PhD. So, when she had the opportunity to do her PhD at Université de Sherbrooke, she didn't hesitate. Besides chemistry, Clarisse likes ballroom dancing (salsa, zouk, waltz, rock, bachata, chacha ...), to play sports and to bake cakes.



 
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