Who we are

We are a young and enthusiastic team working hard on the development of tomorrow's multifunctional nanomaterials.
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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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News

• April 2018 - Our first paper is online! Read more about Optical Anisotropy and Polymorph‐Dependent Photoluminescence in [Ln2] Complexes...
• April 2018 - Nikita Panov was awarded an Ontario Graduate Scholarship 2018-2019. Congratulations, Nikita!
• March 2018 - Dr. Ute Resch-Genger (Federal Institute for Materials Research & Testing, Berlin, Germany) and Dr. Hemmer were awarded the uOttawa Visiting Research Program - the group is looking forward to host Dr. Resch-Genger in Fall 2018!
• 1 November 2017 - The group is welcoming our new postdoc Riccardo Marin!
• September 2017 - The group is growing. Welcome to graduate students Ilias, Nan and Nikita!
• ​​More news and highlights...

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Announcements

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, don't miss the chance!

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 see http://www.risecanada.ca and click here.

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UPCOMING CONFERENCES & EVENTS

CALL FOR PAPERS: ​Symposium S6: Materials for Spectral Energy Conversion, Materials Challenges in Alternative and Renewable Energy (MCARE) 2018
Click here for information about the symposium and MCARE 2018.