Greg Bahun’s latest collaborative paper with Prof. Jean Duhamel (U of Waterloo), entitled “Studying Pyrene-Labelled Macromolecules with the Model Free Analysis” was accepted in the Journal of Physical Chemistry.

The long-awaited collaborative paper between Lukas Sadowski and Ferdinand Gonzaga (Brook Group) was accepted for publication in the Journal of Polymer Science A: Polymer Chemistry. The paper is entitled “Highly efficient divergent synthesis of dendrimers via metal-free “click” chemistry.”

The Brooman Bursary is awarded to top MSc level students in our department. This year, Sabrina VanGyzen was nominated and received this prestigious award. Congratulations Sabrina!

Ryan Chadwick was recognized by the department with an Impact Award, which is given to graduate students who have published high-impact papers in the past year. Ryan’s paper entitled “Polymer Grafting to Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Effect of Chain Length on Solubility, Graft Density and Mechanical Properties of Macroscopic Structures” was published in the journal Small.

Welcome to Chris Colaneri and Vlad Kardelis, as they start their 4GO9 thesis projects in the group. Chris will work on dendrimer synthesis for targeted diagnostic imaging, while Vlad will work on new polymers for carbon nanotube functionalization.

Two new graduate students have begun studies in the Adronov Group. Shuai Liang did his MSc thesis at Memorial University prior to coming to McMaster. Stuart McNelles completed his BSc at UOIT prior to arriving at McMaster. Welcome to Shuai and Stuart!

Ryan’s paper, entitled “Polymer Grafting to Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Effect of Chain Length on Solubility, Graft Density and Mechanical Properties of Macroscopic Structures” was accepted in Small. Congratulations Ryan!

Spencer Knight successfully defended his Master’s thesis, entitled “

The Synthesis of Dendrimer-based Radioimaging Agents”. Congratulations to Spencer! We wish Spencer all the best in Teacher’s College, and his future career as a teacher.

Kirill Skupov completed his postdoctoral studies in the Adronov Group.

Xin Pang, who has been a postdoctoral fellow in the Adronov Group for nearly 3 years, has accepted a position at CANMET, the national materials research laboratory in Hamilton, ON. Congratulations to Xin! We wish her all the best in her career at CANMET.

Congratulations to Patigul and Mokhtar for having their paper, entitled “Supramolecular Functionalization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWNTs) with a Photoisomerizable Conjugated Polymer”, accepted in Macromolecules.

Sophie Liogier, a visiting student from France, joined the group and will be working on the synthesis of new conjugated polymers. Welcome Sophie!

Lukas, Victoria, and Mokhtar attended the CSC meeting in Calgary, AB, and presented their research projects. They also found some time to enjoy the mountains around Banff and Lake Louise.

Ryan Chadwick was awarded an OGS fellowship for 2012/2013. Congratulations to Ryan!

Mack Richardson and Sara Stonehouse, both first-year undergraduate students at McMaster, have joined the group as summer students. Welcome Mack and Sara!

Lukas Sadowski successfully passed his comprehensive exam. He celebrated with the traditional champagne in the lab, along with a trip to the rock-climbing gym (which he sorely missed during the month-long exam process). Congratulations Lukas!