The nine 2017 RISE Scholars are listed below,
along with their home universities and the institutions at which their
awards were held.
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Melissa
Chassé McMaster University Light-Induced Alcohol Oxidation via
Gold Nanoparticle-Doped Niobium Oxide Perovskites with Dr. Geniece Hallett-Tapley, St. Frances Xavier University |
Menandro Cruz University of Toronto Photoinduced
Doping of Activated Glass Wool with Metal Nanoparticles for
Organic Transformations with
Dr. Tito Scaiano, University of Ottawa |
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Scott
Foster University of Ottawa The Effects of Halogen Substituents
and Heteroatoms on the Kinetics of Catalyst Transfer
Polycondensation of 3-Alkylchalcogenophenes with Dr. Dwight Seferos, University of Toronto |
Frances Gu University of British Columbia Investigating
the Enhancement of S2 Emission of Zinc
Tetraphenylporphyrin with Silver Nanoparticles with
Dr. Matt Paige, University of Saskatchewan |
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Ama Lawson University of Prince Edward Island Synthesis,
Characterization and Dye Quantification of the Surface of
Silica Nanoparticles with
Dr. Linda Johnson, National Research Council of Canada |
Jacob McNeil University of Prince Edward Island Pushing the Boundaries of
Iridium-Based and Metal-Free Photoredox Catalysis with Dr. Mathieu Frenette,
Université du Québec à Montréal |
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Ruben
Mirzoyan University of Toronto A New Approach to Probing Weak
Molecular Interactions: Investigating Halogen Bonding using
Magnetic Circular Dichroism (MCD) with Dr. Pierre Kennepohl,
University of British Columbia |
Jessica Mo McMaster University The
Investigation of Non-Aqueous Solvents as a Potential Medium
for Host-Guest Inclusion using Fluorescence Spectroscopy with
Dr. Brian Wagner, University of Prince Edward Island |
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Amir
Yeganeh McMaster University Distance
Dependent Enhancement of Cyclodextrin-Gold Nanoparticle Drug
Delivery System with
Dr. Belinda Heyne, University of Calgary |
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