Theme 1: Green Materials and Processes for Printed Electronic Devices
Naixin Zhao, PhD student, University of Waterloo
Synthesis and characterization of green-solvent
soluble hemiisoindigo polymers
Starting Date: Jan 2022
Supervisor: Yuning Li
n4zhao@uwaterloo.ca
Jenner H.L. Ngai, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Waterloo
Development of polymer-based temperature
and chemical sensors
Starting Date: Jan 2022
Supervisor: Yuning Li
jenner.ngai@uwaterloo.ca
Songbo Cui, MASc Student, University of Waterloo
Scale-up synthesis of DHP polymers for GreEN
temperature sensors
Starting Date: June 2023
Supervisor: Yuning Li
songbo.cui@uwaterloo.ca
Yvonne Zhong, MASc Student, University of Waterloo
Scale-up synthesis of DHP polymers for GreEN
temperature sensors
Starting Date: June 2023
Supervisor: Yuning Li
y63zhong@uwaterloo.ca
Kathryn Wolfe, PhD Student, University of Calgary
Organic Conjugated Molecules for
Printed Electronics
Starting Date: September 2021
Supervisor: Gregory C. Welch
kathryn.wolfe2@ucalgary.ca
Irene Park, PhD Student, University of Calgary
NH Functionalized Perylene Diimides for Green Solvent
Processed, Air-Stable, N-Type OFETs
Starting Date: September 2021
Supervisor: Gregory C. Welch
eunkyung.park@ucalgary.ca
Michael Grant, Msc Student, University of Calgary
Printed conjugated organics
for food sensors
Starting Date: September 2022
Supervisor: Gregory C. Welch
michael.grant1@ucalgary.ca
Adam Cassar, PhD Student, University of Calgary
N-type organic
conducting films
Starting Date: September 2022
Supervisor: Gregory C. Welch
adam.cassar@ucalgary.ca
Anderson Hoff, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Calgary
Printed organic
electronic devices
Starting Date: January 2023
Supervisor: Gregory C. Welch
anderson.hoff@ucalgary.ca
Mokhamed Ranne, PhD student, McMaster University
Carbon nanotube
based sensors
Starting date: September 2020
Supervisor: Alex Adronov
rannem@mcmaster.ca
Daniel Hrabowyj, MSc student, McMaster University
New Polymers for Selective
Dispersion of m-SWNTs
Starting date: September 2022
Supervisor: Alex Adronov
hrabowyd@mcmaster.ca
Jasleen Kaur, MSc student, Simon Fraser University
Performance and Mechanisms in Zwitterionic
Transistor Materials
Starting Date: January 2019
Supervisor: Loren Kaake
jasleen_kaur_4@sfu.ca
Simranjeet Kaur, MSc student, Simon Fraser University
Synthesis of Zwitterionic Compounds for
Printed Electronics Applications
Starting Date: May 2019
Supervisor: Loren Kaake
simranjeet_kaur@sfu.ca
Harsimrat Kaur, MSc student, Simon Fraser University
Ion pairing and high carrier densities in zwitterion
gated field effect transistors
Starting Date: May 2022
Supervisor: Loren Kaake
harsimrat_kaur@sfu.ca
Sepideh Saghafifar, MSc student, Simon Fraser University
Conducting polymers for capacitive deionization and
mineral separation
Starting Date: September 2022
Supervisor: Loren Kaake
sepideh_saghafifar@sfu.ca
Catherine Beaumont, PhD student, Université Laval
Synthesis of PEDOT-like Polymers as
Transparent Conductors
Starting Date: May 2018
Supervisor: Mario Leclerc; Network co-Supervisor: Konrad Walus
catherine.beaumont.3@ulaval.ca
Mael Idir, PhD student, Université Laval
Synthesis of Conducting Polymers for
Thermoelectric Applications
Starting Date: March 2020
Supervisor: Mario Leclerc
mael.idir.1@ulaval.ca
Mona Hamidzad Sangachin, PhD student, Université Laval
Synthesis of Conjugated Polymers Using
DHAP in Continuous Flow
Starting Date: January 2020
Supervisor: Mario Leclerc
mona.hamidzad-sangachin.1@ulaval.ca
Thomas Lemieux, PhD student, Université Laval
Synthesis of water-soluble conjugated polymers
for applications in transparent electrodes
Starting Date: May 2022
Supervisor: Mario Leclerc
thomas.lemieux.1@ulaval.ca
Tristan Marcoux-St-Pierre, PhD student, Université Laval
Conception and synthesis of transparent conjugated
polymers based on azulene
Starting Date: May 2022
Supervisor: Mario Leclerc
tristan.marcoux-st-pierre.1@ulaval.ca
Valérie Lefebvre, PhD student, Université de Montréal
Surface Reactions to Prepare Graphene and
Nanotube Inks
Starting Date: September 2018
Supervisor: Richard Martel; Network co-supervisor: Jean-François Morin
valerie.lefebvre.8@umontreal.ca
Émile Godbout, MSc student, Université de Montréal
Black Phosphorus
Starting Date: September 2020
Supervisor: Richard Martel
emile.godbout@umontreal.ca
Simon Sprocq, PhD student, Université de Montréal
The chemistry of graphene and
SWCNT chalcogenides
Starting Date: September 2020
Supervisor: Richard Martel
simon.sprocq@polymtl.ca
David Bourbonnais-Sureault, MSc student, Université de Montréal
The chemistry and properties of
the graphene chalcogenes
Starting Date: January 2021
Supervisor: Richard Martel
david.bourbonnais-sureault@umontreal.ca
Vladimir Pimonov, Postdoctoral Fellow, Université de Montréal
Functionalization of carbon nanotubes
for pH sensing
Starting Date: January 2022
Supervisor: Richard Martel
vladimir.pimonov@umontreal.ca
Liguo Chen, MSc student, Université de Montréal
The chemistry of graphene
and SWCNT chalcogenides
Starting Date: May 2022
Supervisor: Richard Martel
liguo.chen@umontreal.ca
Guillaume Chamelot, PhD student, Université Laval
Graphene Dispersion using Water-Soluble
Graphene Nanoribbons
Starting Date: September 2019
Supervisor: Jean-François Morin
guillaume.chamelot.1@ulaval.ca
Pierre Mathey, PhD student, Université Laval
Synthesis of Conducting Graphene Nanoribbons
for Graphene Dispersion
Starting Date: January 2020
Supervisor: Jean-François Morin
pierre.mathey.1@ulaval.ca
Simon Plaize, PhD student, Université Laval
New synthetic methodologies
for graphene nanoribbons
Starting Date: January 2020
Supervisor: Jean-François Morin
simon.plaize.1@ulaval.ca
Blake St. Onge, PhD student, University of Windsor
Development of Degradable Conjugated Polymers for
High Performance Electronics
Starting Date: September 2018
Supervisor: Simon Rondeau-Gagné; Network co-supervisor: Yuning Li
stongep@uwindsor.ca
Gage T. Mason, PhD student, University of Windsor
Synthesis and Characterization of New Water-Soluble
Dendronized Conjugated Polymers
Starting Date: September 2018
Supervisor: Simon Rondeau-Gagné; Network co-supervisor: Jean-François Morin
mason114@uwindsor.ca
Madison Mooney, PhD student, University of Windsor
Design of Water-Soluble and Bio-Inspired Conjugated
Polymers Towards Green Electronics
Supervisor: Simon Rondeau-Gagné
Starting Date: September 2019
moone114@uwindsor.ca
Minh Tran, PhD student, McGill University
Printed Graphene Ion Sensitive Field Effect
Transistors on Flexible Substrates
Starting Date: October 2019
Supervisor: Thomas Szkopek
ngoc.anh.tran@mail.mcgill.ca
Bahar Molavi, PhD student, McGill University
Pb-Ion Sensitive Graphene Field Effect Transistors
and Metal-free Bi-layer Graphene pH Sensors
Starting Date: January 2021
Supervisor: Thomas Szkopek
bahar.molavi@mail.mcgill.ca
Anthony Ubah, PhD student, McGill University
Free-Standing Graphene Oxide Paper as
an Electronic Substrate
Starting Date: january 2021
Supervisor: Thomas Szkopek
anthony.ubah@mail.mcgill.ca
Theme 2: Printing Processes and Device Fabrication
Anindya Lal Roy, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of British Columbia
Green Network Inks Using Combinatorial Printing with
Microfluidic Lab-on-a-printer Technology
Starting Date: June 2023
Supervisor: Konrad Walus
roy13@ece.ubc.ca
Rahaf Hussein, PhD student, University of Windsor
Paper-Shellac Composites for
Robust Flexible Electronics
Starting Date: January 2020
Supervisor: Tricia B. Carmichael
husse11e@uwindsor.ca
Lauren Renaud, PhD student, University of Windsor
Sensor fabrication using
debossed contact printing
Supervisor: Tricia B. Carmichael
Starting Date: September 2023
renau11x@uwindsor.ca
Joel Ezequiel Hernandez Balades, PhD student, University of British Columbia
Printed microsystems using
functionalized inks
Starting Date: January 2019
Supervisor: Edmond Cretu
ezequiel@ece.ubc.ca
Mahtab Taheri, PhD Student, McMaster University
Smart sensors for
food packaging
Starting Date: May 2020
Supervisor: Jamal Deen
taherm8@mcmaster.ca
Mohammad Nami, PhD student, McMaster University
Nanomaterials for Smart
Packaging Sensors
Starting Date: May 2022
Supervisor: Jamal Deen
namim@mcmaster.ca
Ryan Ambrose, PhD student, University of Dalhousie
Interface Engineering in Printed Electronic
Materials and Devices
Starting Date: January 2019
Supervisor: Ian Hill; Network co-supervisor: Gregory Welch
ryan.ambrose@dal.ca
Sameneh Aynehband, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Dalhousie
Printable Organic
Radiation Detectors
Starting Date: September 2022
Supervisor: Ian Hill
sm221571@dal.ca
Elena Rezaei, PhD student, École de Technologie Supérieure
Graphene-based printed sensors
for food packaging
Starting Date: January 2020
Supervisor: Ricardo Izquierdo
rezaei.elena@courrier.uqam.ca
Shirin Mahinnezhad, PhD student, École de Technologie Supérieure
Screen-Printed Chemiresistive
pH Sensors
Starting Date: June 2020
Supervisor: Ricardo Izquierdo
shirin.mahinnezhad.1@ens.etsmtl.ca
Samantha Brixi, PhD, University of Ottawa
Integration of PDI based molecules into
organic thin film transistors
Starting Date: January 2019
Supervisor: Benoît Lessard
sbrix074@uottawa.ca
Kaitlin Wagner, MASc, University of Ottawa
Inkjet Printing Ultrapure SWNT
Starting Date: January 2019
Supervisor: Benoît Lessard
Network co-supervisor: Prof. Alex Adronov/Dr. Patrick L. Malenfant
kwagn043@uottawa.ca
Dieudonné Niyonkuru, PhD student, Polytechnique Montréal
Fundamental aspects of the electrical conductivity of eumelanin:
validity of the multi-excitation entropy model
Starting Date: October 2019
Supervisor: Clara Santato
dieudonne.niyonkuru@polymtl.ca
Anthony Camus, PhD student, Polytechnique Montréal
Growth of solution-processed
melanin films
Starting Date: October 2019
Supervisor: Clara Santato
anthony.camus@polymtl.ca
Ramin Karimi Azari, PhD student, Polytechnique Montréal
Biodegradable neuromorphic
transistors
Starting Date: January 2020
Supervisor: Clara Santato
ramin.karimi@polymtl.ca
Shahid Khaleel, PhD student, Polytechnique Montréal
Nanoscale electrical response of
biosourced materials for electronics
Starting Date: May 2022
Supervisor: Clara Santato
Camille Bour, MSc student, Polytechnique Montréal
Ink formulations and interface studies
in printable biosourced electronics
Starting Date: August 2022
Supervisor: Clara Santato
camille.bour@polymtl.ca
Alexandre Carrière, PhD Student, Polytechnique Montréal
Photoconductivity and Photovoltaic
effects in biosourced materials
Starting Date: May 2023
Supervisor: Clara Santato
alexandre.carriere@polymtl.ca