Who we are

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

Lanthanide, cookie and chocolate lovers: Don't miss to check out Upconversion Photoluminescence and Materials Design Concepts for those with a Sweet Tooth!

News

  • 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!
  • 4 May 2021 - Welcome to Laura Kelly, RISE Summer Exchange Student
  • 1 May 2021 - Sinedu Dejene is starting her PhD studies at the Hemmerlab in collaboration with the Lessard Research Group. Best wishes for your studies, Sinedu!
  • 30 April 2021 - Congratulations to Jessica, Julia, Justin and Natalie for having successfully finished their Honour's projects! Well done and best wishes for your future endeavours. 
  • 08 April 2021 - Nikita's paper on hyperspectral imaging and optical trapping in collaboration with nanoBIG (Madrid, Spain) is now online at Advanced Optical Materials. Congrats, everyone!
  • January 2021 - Happy New Year! The HemmerLab welcomes Julia Bernard, Justin Crawford-Corriveau, and Natalie Millan to do their Honour's project with us!
  • ​​​​​​​​More news and highlights...

Announcements

UPCOMING CONFERENCES & EVENTS

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, don't miss the chance!

Picture
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.