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!

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News

• 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.​
• 15 October 2021 - Congrats to Nan and Jessica for having their paper on microwave-assisted synthesis of NaMnF3 accepted for publication in ChemComm! Also great to see this work as our first collaboration with my colleague Prof. Nicolas Bordenave.
• 7 October 2021 - Happy to welcome our newest lab member: PhD candidate Hana Mirmajidi!
• 7 September 2021 - The HemmerLab is excited to start the fall term welcoming our new group members Anne-Pascale Murebwayire and Abigale Puccini. We wish you all the best for your Honour's and Master's projects!
• August 2021 - HemmerLab Group Picnic before the start of the Fall term: Wonderful to finally be able to see everyone in person!
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Announcements

UPCOMING CONFERENCES & EVENTS

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 and the application form see http://www.risecanada.ca and click here.

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