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 Nexus for Quantum Technologies (NEXQT) Institute.

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

  • ​​November 2024 - Looking for a straightforward surface modification that renders Ln-NPs less toxic? Check out our most recent publication in the Journal of Materials Chemistry B by Hana and our collaborators from the NRC and the Mennigen Lab! Congrats, Hana et al!
  • 17 October 2024 - Group Outing at Ottawa Greenbelt: A beautiful autumn day in the woods! And some more photos here.
  • November 2024 - Looking for a straightforward surface modification that renders Ln-NPs less toxic? Check out our most recent publication in the Journal of Materials Chemistry B by Hana and our collaborators from the NRC and the Mennigen Lab! Congrats, Hana et al!
  • ​October 2024 - Welcome to the group's new postdoc, Dr. Mohammadreza Khodabakhsh, who joined our project with NRC on novel NIR-emitting nanothermometers!
  • 19.09.2024 - Congratulations, Nan, for the successful defense of your PhD thesis! Well done!  - -  We also introduced the "German Doctor Hat" to the group! :-)
  • September 2024 - Happy new academic year! The lab welcomes our new students Raquel and Wunnam. All the best for your graduate and Honour's studies!
  • September 2024 - Happy new academic year! The lab welcomes our new students Raquel and Wunnam. All the best for your graduate and Honour's studies!
  • August 2024 - Congratulations to Hudson A. Bicalho and team from the Howarth Lab (Concordia University) for their paper on lanthanide-based MOFs. Thanks for including us in this study, now online at Chemistry A European Journal!
  • 21 June 2024 - Jeremy Doucette, étudiant diplômé, parle à Radio Canada de notre projet avec les Dr Nicolas Bordenave, Maria DeRosa et Riadh Hammami. Entendre parler des nanoparticules dopées au lanthanide (ainsi que des biscuits et des chocolats !) pour des applications biomédicales: "La recherche : La modification de surface des nanomatériaux aux lanthanides" (http://tiny.cc/lanthanides) 
  • April 2024 - What happens if we make Ln-NPs very small and dope them with a single Er3+ ion? Can the Murugesu-Lab observe single-molecular-magnet-like behavior? They can! Collaborative work with Drs. M. Murugesu, J. Moilanen, and X. Li just published in Nature Communications! Congrats to the team!  
  • April 2024 - At UPCON 2024, we learn about all the amazing properties and application potential of UCNPs. How about their synthesis? Read more in Christian's, Nan's and Helliomar's chapter just published in the Handbook of the Physics and Chemistry of the Rare Earth.
  • April 2024 - The group attends UPCON 2024 in Montreal! So much recent progress in UCNPs! Plus a total eclipse - Amazing meeting!
  • ​April 2024 - Abbie's and Nan's Mini-Review on lanthanide-based NIR nanothermometers has been accepted for publication in Nanoscale! Congrats!
  • March 2024 - The lab has reason to celebrate: Eva has been recognized with the uOttawa Early Career Researcher Award! Very grateful for this recognition, particularly to all supporters, mentors, collaborators, colleagues, friends, and - very important! - current and past group members making our research possible. Cheers to them!
  • March 2024 - Abbie's first paper is now published in ACS Materials Letters, telling the story of her Master's thesis. Read more here about the forgotten lanthanide Praseodymium and its thermal sensing capabilities. Congrats, Abbie and Nan!
  • February 2024 - Welcome to visiting research student Régis Peeters who joins us from Belgium!
  • Happy New Year! For the lab, 2024 started well: Christian's and Emilie's paper on UCNP-based inks in collaboration with Optech has been accepted and is now online. Congrats to the authors!
  • WE ARE HIRING - Please click here for more information about open graduate positions!
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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.
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