Academic History
NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Caltech (2016)
Green Talents Visiting Scholar, Institute for Silicon Chemistry, Technical University of Munich (2014)
Ph.D., Inorganic/Materials Chemistry, University of Alberta (2014)
B.Sc. (High Honours), Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, (2009)
Selected Academic Awards and Scholarships
2017 Top 150 Canadian Women in STEM - listed by hEr_VOLUTION.
2015 Top 10, Future of Sustainability Award – World Wide Academic Competition.
2015 Canadian Council of University Chemistry Chairs’ (CCUCC) Doctoral Award.
2014 – 16 NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship.
2014 Canadian Society for Chemistry National Award for Outstanding Graduate Work in Inorganic Chemistry.
2013 - 14 "Top 25" Global Young Scientists in Sustainable Research, sponsored by the German Federal Ministry.
2013 Profiling Alberta’s Graduate Students’ Award.
2012 - 14 Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Graduate Award.
2012 Dorothy J. Killam Memorial Graduate Award.
2011 - 14 NSERC Canadian Doctoral Scholarship (CGS-D3).
2011 - 14 Alberta Innovates Technology Futures Graduate Award.
2011 - 14 President's Doctoral Prize of Distinction.
2010 - 11 Queen Elizabeth (II) Doctoral Award.
2010 - 11 Provost Doctoral Award.
2007 Patricia Currie Award (Top Female Undergraduate in Chemistry).
2006 Thorvaldson Award (Top Undergraduate in Chemistry).
Selected Invited Presentations
9. Oxidative Addition of Nucleophiles to Silicon Surfaces
100th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Toronto, Canada (2017)
8. Introduction to Solar Fuels
Solar Energy: Materials, Device Physics, and Grid Integration Workshop, Halifax, Canada (2017)
7. Structured Semiconductors: Physical, Chemical, and Photoelectrochemical Properties.
Department of Physics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada (2017)
6. Si Surface Chemistry: So Many Ways to Make the Connection but is it Worth it?
2nd Annual ATUMS Meeting, Burghausen, Germany (2016)
5. New Developments in Silicon Surface Chemistry.
Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Canada (2016)
4. Will Photoelectrochemistry Systems See the Light?
Workshop on Sustainable Approaches to Materials Research, Halifax, Canada (2016)
3. Silicon Nanocrystals: The Rebel Child of Quantum Dot Family.
98th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Ottawa, Canada (2015)
2. Low-Temperature Synthesis of Silicon Based Nanomaterials and Their Applications.
97th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Vancouver, Canada (2014)
1. Understanding the Photoluminescence Properties of Silicon Nanocrystals.
2nd Nanomaterials Conference, Cancun, Mexico (2013)
Selected Research Grants
Canadian Foundation for Innovation John Evans Leaders Fund (2017)
Nova Scotia Research and Innovation Trust (2017)
NSERC Discovery Grant (2017)
NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Caltech (2016)
Green Talents Visiting Scholar, Institute for Silicon Chemistry, Technical University of Munich (2014)
Ph.D., Inorganic/Materials Chemistry, University of Alberta (2014)
B.Sc. (High Honours), Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, (2009)
Selected Academic Awards and Scholarships
2017 Top 150 Canadian Women in STEM - listed by hEr_VOLUTION.
2015 Top 10, Future of Sustainability Award – World Wide Academic Competition.
2015 Canadian Council of University Chemistry Chairs’ (CCUCC) Doctoral Award.
2014 – 16 NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship.
2014 Canadian Society for Chemistry National Award for Outstanding Graduate Work in Inorganic Chemistry.
2013 - 14 "Top 25" Global Young Scientists in Sustainable Research, sponsored by the German Federal Ministry.
2013 Profiling Alberta’s Graduate Students’ Award.
2012 - 14 Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Graduate Award.
2012 Dorothy J. Killam Memorial Graduate Award.
2011 - 14 NSERC Canadian Doctoral Scholarship (CGS-D3).
2011 - 14 Alberta Innovates Technology Futures Graduate Award.
2011 - 14 President's Doctoral Prize of Distinction.
2010 - 11 Queen Elizabeth (II) Doctoral Award.
2010 - 11 Provost Doctoral Award.
2007 Patricia Currie Award (Top Female Undergraduate in Chemistry).
2006 Thorvaldson Award (Top Undergraduate in Chemistry).
Selected Invited Presentations
9. Oxidative Addition of Nucleophiles to Silicon Surfaces
100th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Toronto, Canada (2017)
8. Introduction to Solar Fuels
Solar Energy: Materials, Device Physics, and Grid Integration Workshop, Halifax, Canada (2017)
7. Structured Semiconductors: Physical, Chemical, and Photoelectrochemical Properties.
Department of Physics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada (2017)
6. Si Surface Chemistry: So Many Ways to Make the Connection but is it Worth it?
2nd Annual ATUMS Meeting, Burghausen, Germany (2016)
5. New Developments in Silicon Surface Chemistry.
Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Canada (2016)
4. Will Photoelectrochemistry Systems See the Light?
Workshop on Sustainable Approaches to Materials Research, Halifax, Canada (2016)
3. Silicon Nanocrystals: The Rebel Child of Quantum Dot Family.
98th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Ottawa, Canada (2015)
2. Low-Temperature Synthesis of Silicon Based Nanomaterials and Their Applications.
97th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Vancouver, Canada (2014)
1. Understanding the Photoluminescence Properties of Silicon Nanocrystals.
2nd Nanomaterials Conference, Cancun, Mexico (2013)
Selected Research Grants
Canadian Foundation for Innovation John Evans Leaders Fund (2017)
Nova Scotia Research and Innovation Trust (2017)
NSERC Discovery Grant (2017)
