The Green Chemistry and Catalysis Group provide opportunities for valuable research experience to a large number of undergraduate students each summer (NSERC USRAs 16 weeks and SWASP 8 weeks). We often hire students directly after their 1st year studies at MUN (if they have obtained ‘A’ grades in Chem 1050/51). Also, there are usually part-time positions available in the Fall and Winter Semesters (through MUCEP). All of the students to the best of our knowledge have gone on to graduate studies, professional schools or are working in fields where they directly apply the skills that they have learnt.
Dr. Kerton and Dr. Kozak normally hire two new graduate students each per year. Graduate students have either gone onto further graduate studies (i.e. MSc to PhD) or postdoctoral fellowships.
Recent Undergraduates in the Green Chemistry and Catalysis Group:
1. to 20. Pre-2009
21. Stephanie Granville, Honours Project (490A/B) 2008/9 (Kozak Group): ‘Synthesis and Reactivity of Iron Amine-bis(phenolate) complexes’; progressed to Chemistry graduate studies (PhD candidate Stephan group, U.Toronto, after MSc, Baker group, U.Ottawa).
22. Chad Petten, NSERC USRA 2009 (Kerton Group): ‘Coordination compounds of Cobalt for activation of carbon dioxide’; progressed to School of Medicine, MUN (2010-2014). Co-author on 2 publications from 2009 position (Dalton Trans., Catalysis Commun.).
23. Lisa Saunders, SWASP 2009 and Summer Student (Kerton Group): ‘Coordination Chemistry of Mixed-Donor Ligands and Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis’; completed undergraduate degree (Spring 2012). Co-author on 1 publication from this summer (EJIC).
24. Jillian Walsh, SWASP 2009 and Summer Student (Kerton Group): ‘Coordination Chemistry of Mixed-Donor Ligands and Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis’; presently, completing undergraduate degree. Co-author on 1 publication from this summer (EJIC).
25. Nicole Brown, Summer Student 2009 (Kozak Group): Synthesis and Reactivity of Iron Amine-bis(phenolate) complexes’; presently, completing undergraduate degree. Co-author on a paper in Green Chemistry 2011.
26. Elliott Chard, SWASP 2009 (Kozak Group): ‘Synthesis and Reactivity of Iron Amine-bis(phenolate) complexes’; progressed to graduate studies in Chemistry (MUN, Kozak group).
27. Amanda Zimmerman, ICE and NSERC USRA 2009 (Kozak Group): ‘Synthesis and Reactivity of Lithium Amine-bis(phenolate) complexes’; progressed to M.Sc. program in Chemistry (U. Washington). Co-author on a manuscript in preparation from her project.
28. Chad Petten, Honours Project (490A/B) 2009/10 (Kerton Group): ‘Metal Halogenation Catalyzed Reactions’; progressed to School of Medicine, MUN (2010-2014). Co-author on a manuscript in preparation from his 490 project.
29. Amy Reckling, Honours Project (490A/B) 2009/10 (Kozak Group): ‘Synthesis and Reactivity of Lithium Amine-bis(phenolate) complexes’; progressed to graduate studies in Chemistry (Fogg group, U.Ottawa). Co-author on a manuscript in preparation from her 490 project.
30. Elliott Chard, Honours Project (490A/B) 2009/10 (Kozak Group): ‘Synthesis and Reactivity of Manganese Amine-bis(phenolate) complexes’; progressed to graduate studies in Chemistry (Kozak group, MUN). Co-author on 1 paper from his 490 project.
31. Michelle Pratt, MUCEP Fall 2009 and Winter 2010 (Kerton Group): ‘Renewable Chemical Feedstocks’; completed undergraduate degree (Spring 2012).
32. Jessica Besaw, NSERC USRA 2010 (Kerton Group): ‘Renewable Chemical feedstocks’; presently, completing undergraduate degree. Co-author on a manuscript Green Chem. 2012.
33. Marcus Drover, SWASP 2010 and Summer Student, MUCEP Fall 2010 and Winter 2011 (Kerton Group): ‘Coordination Chemistry of Mixed-Donor Ligands and Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis’; completed undergraduate degree (Spring 2012). Co-author on a manuscript in preparation from this summer.
34. Lisa Saunders, NSERC USRA 2010 (Kozak Group): ‘Synthesis and Reactivity of Cobalt Amine-bis(phenolate) complexes’; completed undergraduate degree (Spring 2012). Co-author on 1 paper published (Catalysis Commun.) and 1 in preparation from this summer.
35. Michelle Pratt, SWASP 2010 and MUCEP Fall 2010 (Kozak Group): Synthesis and Reactivity of Cobalt Amine-bis(phenolate) complexes’; completed undergraduate degree (Spring 2012). Co-author on a manuscript in preparation.
36. Christina Price, Honours Project (490A/B) with RDC Ocean Industries undergraduate award 2010/11 (Kerton Group): ‘Green Transformations of Bio-feedstocks’; progressed to School of Medicine, MUN
37. Nick Randell, MUCEP Fall 2010 (Kozak Group): Synthesis and Reactivity of Iron Amine-bis(phenolate) complexes’; completed undergraduate degree and Honours project with Dr. Laurie Thompson. Planning on pursuing graduate studies at U.Sask with Dr. Tim Kelly.
38. Landon Hiscock, Volunteer Summer 2011 (Kerton Group): presently, completing undergraduate degree. Co-author on a manuscript submitted.
39. Jennifer Murphy, SWASP 2011 (Kerton Group): presently, completing undergraduate degree. Co-author on a manuscript in press (RSC Adv. 2012).
40. Jennifer Smith, SWASP 2011 (Kozak Group): presently, completing undergraduate degree
41. Marcus Drover, NSERC 2011 (Kerton Group): plans to pursue grad studies out west. Co-author on a manuscript in press (RSC Adv. 2012).
42. Stephanie Barbon, NSERC & ICE 2011 (Kerton Group): presently, completing undergraduate degree (UWO). Co-author on a manuscript in preparation.
43. Michelle Pratt, NSERC 2011 (Kozak Group): see below
44. Lisa Saunders, NSERC 2011 (Kozak Group): see below
45. Linda Dodot, DAAD RISE 2011 (Kerton Group): ‘Green transformations of bio-feedstocks’; presently, completing undergraduate degree. Co-author on 1 manuscript submitted.
46. Christian Hoffmann, DAAD RISE 2011 (Kerton Group): ‘Ring-opening polymerization using Li phenolate complexes as initiators’; presently, completing undergraduate degree. Co-author on 1 manuscript in press (Dalton Trans 2012).
47. Michelle Pratt, Honours Project (490A/B) 2011/12 (Kozak Group): completed undergraduate degree, planning on attending medical school
48. Lisa Saunders, Honours Project (490A/B) 2011/12 (Kozak Group): completed undergraduate degree, planning on pursuing graduate studies @Queens
49. Marcus Drover, Honours Project (490A/B) 2011/12 (Kerton Group): “Structural, Catalytic and Spectroscopic Studies of Lithium and Bismuth Coordination Compounds” completed undergraduate degree, planning on pursuing graduate studies (somewhere in Western Canada). Co-author on a manuscript in preparation from honours research.
50. Jennifer Murphy, Faculty of Science SURA 2012, (Kerton Group, co-supervised by Louise Dawe)
51. April Woods, Faculty of Science SURA 2012, (Kozak Group, co-supervised by Christina Bottaro)
Note: Where a student has completed several projects or work terms, they are listed multiple times in this list but only publications resulting from that particular project are listed. For example, Chad Petten is listed three times, as he has worked for 2 summers and for his honours project in the group. He will ultimately be a co-author on 4 papers and therefore, in most cases only 1 publication is mentioned each time his name is listed.
Recent Graduate Students in the Green Chemistry and Catalysis Group:
1. Rajoshree Roychowdhury, B.Sc. and M.Sc. Pune, India, M.Sc. 2007 (Kozak group), ‘Synthesis and Reactivity of Iron Amine-bis(phenolate) Complexes’; progressed to Ph.D. Candidate at Univ. of Windsor (Macdonald Group). Co-author on 1 publication.
2. Nduka Ikpo, B.Sc. Nigeria and M.Sc. (1yr) Aberdeen, M.Sc. 2008 (Kerton group), ‘High-Throughput Methods and Lanthanide Chemistry’; progressed to Ph.D Candidate at Memorial Univ. (Kerton Group). Co-author on 1 publication.
3. Uttam Das, B.Sc. and M.Phil. Bangladesh, M.Sc. 2010 (Kerton/Kozak collaboration), ‘Synthesis and Reactivity of Cobalt Amine-bis(phenolate) Complexes’; progressed to Ph.D. Candidate at Univ. of Ottawa (Baker Group). Co-author on 2 publications.
4. Xin Qian, B.Sc. China, M.Sc. 2010 (Kozak group), ‘Synthesis and Reactivity of Iron Amine-bis(phenolate) Complexes’; progressed to Ph.D. Candidate at Ecole Polytechnique,Paris, France. Co-author on 2 publications.
5. Hassan A. Kalviri, B.Sc./M.Sc. Iran, Ph.D. 2011 (Kerton group), ‘Dehydration Reactions of Benzylic Alcohols and Preparation of Palladium Nanocrystals in Imidazolium and Phosphonium Ionic Liquids’; progressed to Postdoctoral Researcher, Baker group, Univ. of Ottawa. Co-author on 3 publications (and 1 in prep).
6. Zhenzhong Hu, B.Sc./M.Sc. China, Ph.D. 2011 (Kerton group), ‘Copper Coordination Chemistry with Pyridyl-Imine Ligands and their Application in Aerobic Oxidation Reactions’; progressed to entrepeneur, China, Co-author on 3 publications (all full papers).
7. Kamrul Hasan, B.Sc./M.Phil. Bangladesh, Ph.D. 2011 (Kozak group), ‘Iron Catalysts for the Epoxidation of Olefins and C-C Cross-coupling’; progressed to Postdoctoral Researcher, Zysman-Colman Group, Univ. de Sherbrooke. Co-author on 4 publications.
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