Who we are

We are a young and enthusiastic team working hard on the development of tomorrow's multifunctional nanomaterials.
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We are also a member of uOttawa's Centre for Advanced Materials Research and Centre for Research in Photonics. Find out more about CAMaR and CRPuO by clicking on the logo.

What we do

We combine materials chemistry with physical and biomedical aspects to design and study novel lanthanide-based nanophosphors as multifunctional nanocarriers for near-infrared based bioimaging and energy conversion technologies.
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Lanthanide, cookie and chocolate lovers: Don't miss to check out Upconversion Photoluminescence and Materials Design Concepts for those with a Sweet Tooth!

News

  • 12 May 2022 - Our paper on Phytoglycogen Encapsulation of Lanthanide-Based Nanoparticles as an Optical Imaging Platform with Therapeutic Potential is finally online at Small. Congrats to everyone involved!
  • 31 March 2022 - The HemmerLab receives funding by NFRF to unveil microbiota interplay with the gut-brain axis using opto-magnetic nanoprobes in collaboration with Dr. Nicolas Bordenave, Dr. Maria DeRosa, Dr. Riadh Hammami, Dr. Adam Shuhendler, and Dr. Eve Tsai. We are very grateful to NFRF and the referees for this opportunity!
  • 17 February 2022 - Congrats to Emille for the publication of her Trends Article on Hyperspectral Imaging. Fresh out the press at Anal Bioanal Chem.
  • 11 February 2022 - We are celebrating the International Day of Girls and Women in Science with croissants and a new group picture. Cheers to all female scientists!
  • 07 February 2022 - The HemmerLab welcomes visiting researchers Chris Conrad (Mitacs Globalink Graduate Student from Germany) and Dr. Deepika Jamwal (Shastri Postdoctoral Fellow from India)!
  • 06 January 2022 - Excited to see the results of collaborative work on upconversion quantum yield published in Nanoscale.
  • 05 January 2022 - Happy New Year! And congrats to Riccardo Marin et al. for our first 2022 publication in collaboration with Prof. Muralee Murugesu: Luminescence thermometry using sprayed films of metal complexes.​​
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The RISE program supports summer student exchanges among many universities across Canada. The RISE Group is a collection of scientists at nineteen institutions in Canada, whose research emphasizes the study of chemical or biochemical reaction mechanisms. See attached information and application form.
For more information and the application form see http://www.risecanada.ca and click here.