Post-doctoral fellow
![Dr. Ana M. Sanchez.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/ana_thumb.jpg)
Dr. Ana M. Sanchez
Sep.'96-June'97
Publications
On the mechanism of the acid/base-catalyzed thermal cis-trans isomerization of methyl orange, J. Org. Chem., 1999, 64, 1604-9.
Graduate students
![Nan Chen.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/nan_thumb.jpg)
Nan Chen, MSc'00
Recipient of the Dean of Science Award for his Master thesis
Publications
Kinetic studies on the thermal cis-transisomerization of 1,3-diphenyltriazene in aqueous solution. Effects of acids and bases, J. Org. Chem., 2000, 65, 5739-44.
Substituent effects on the thermal cis-to-transisomerization of 1,3-diphenyltriazenes in aqueous solutions, J. Org. Chem., 2002, 67, 2271-7.
![Jinlong Fu.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/jinlong_thumb.jpg)
Jinlong Fu, M.Sc.'08
Kinetic studies on the thermal cis-to-transisomerization of 1-phenyltriazenes derived from cyclic amines, J. Org. Chem., 2009, 74, 1770-3. / Erratum
A computational study of the thermal cis-to-trans isomerization of N-(phenylazo)-substituted nitrogen heterocycles (PDF), Trends Org. Chem., 2012, 16, 1-8.
![Herlina Lim.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/herlina_thumb.jpg)
Herlina Lim,M.Sc.'06
Structure-reactivity correlation study on the restricted rotation of cis-1,3-diphenyltriazenes, Trends Org. Chem., 2006, 11, 17-28.
Spectrophotometric determination and liner free energy relationship analysis of acidity constants for 1,3-diphenyltriazenes, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2010, 55, 4917-21.
![Angela M. Swartz.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/angela_thumb.jpg)
Angela M. Swartz,M.Sc.'04
Nominated for the Dean of Science Award for her Master thesis
On the alcohol and water-catalyzed tautomerization of vitamins K1 and K2-derived quinone methide intermediates, J. Org. Chem., 2004, 69, 3198-201.
On the photoreactivity of vitamin K compounds, Int. J. Chem. Kinet., 2008, 40, 389-44.
![Wenle Tao.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/wenle_thumb.jpg)
Wenle Tao,M.Sc.'99
Recipient of the Dean of Science Award for her Master thesis
Thermodynamic study of p-sulfonated calixarene complexes in aqueous solution, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2, 1998, 9, 1957-60.
Inhibition of quinone-imine dye deamination by complexation with p-sulfonated calixarenes, J. Org. Chem., 2001, 66, 2158-60.
Kinetic studies of the proton-catalysed hydrolytic decomposition of quinone-imine dyes, Dyes Pigm., 2002, 53, 137-42.
![Tingting (Judy) Xu.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/judy_thumb.jpg)
Tingting (Judy) Xu, M.Sc.'09
Inhibition of acid-induced decomposition of diphenyltriazenes by complexation with cyclodextrins, Int. J. Chem. Kinet., 2010, 42, 567-74.
![Huaibin Zhang.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/huaibin_thumb.jpg)
Huaibin Zhang, M.Sc.'04
Nominated for the Dean of Science Award for his Master thesis
Multiple-substituent effects on the isomerization of unsymmetrical cis-1,3-diphenyltriazenes, J. Phys. Org. Chem., 2005, 18, 498-503.
Spectrophotometric determination and liner free energy relationship analysis of acidity constants for 1,3-diphenyltriazenes, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2010, 55, 4917-21.
Undergraduate students
![Kazim A. Agha.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/kazim_thumb.jpg)
Kazim A. Agha, RISE Scholar
May-Aug.'96
Publications
Application of diffuse reflectance laser flash photolysis to the study of aromatic probes in ß-cyclodextrin solid complexes, J. Photochem. Photobiol., A: Chem., 1997, 109, 293-8.
Diffuse reflectance laser-flash photolytic study of aromatic ketones within calixarene solid matrices, Supramol. Chem., 1998, 10, 91-5.
![Jonathan P. Balfe.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/jonathan_thumb.jpg)
Jonathan P. Balfe, Honours student
Sep.'97-Apr.'98
Influence of solvent polarity on the photoreactivity of 2-4-ring aromatic ortho-quinones, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2, 1999, 7, 1439-41.
![Eleanor Brockman.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/eleanor_thumb.jpg)
Eleanor Brockman, Exchange student (Newcastle Univ., UK)
Sep.'01-Apr.'02
Substituent and solvent effects on the N(2)N(3) hindered rotation of cis-1,3-diphenyltriazenes, J. Phys. Org. Chem., 2004, 17, 1057-60.
![Navjot Chahal.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/navjot_thumb.jpg)
Navjot Chahal, RISE Scholar - NSERC USRA
May-Aug.'00
Substituent effects on the thermal cis-to-transisomerization of 1,3-diphenyltriazenes in aqueous solutions, J. Org. Chem., 2002, 67, 2271-7.
![Ho Yin Chan.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/chan.png)
Ho Yin Chan, Honours student
May-Aug.'18
Project: Mechanistic studies on photoswitchable acylhydrazones.
![Yatson Chu.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/sunny_thumb.jpg)
Yatson Chu, RISE Scholar
May-Aug.'98
Effect of host substitution on photochemical properties of pyrene/ß-cyclodextrin solid complexes, Supramol. Chem., 2006, 18, 615-9.
![Lisa M. Croll.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/lisa_thumb.jpg)
Lisa M. Croll, Honours student
Sep.'98-Apr.'99
Kinetic studies of the proton-catalysed hydrolytic decomposition of quinone-imine dyes, Dyes Pigm., 2002, 53, 137-42.
![Christine DeVisser.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/christine_thumb.jpg)
Christine DeVisser, Honours student
Sep.'97-Apr.'98
Triplet state dynamics within cyclodextrin solid complexes, Arkivoc, 2003, 4, 48-58.
![Edward Harder.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/edward_thumb.jpg)
Edward Harder, RISE Scholar
May-Aug.'97
Influence of solvent polarity on the photoreactivity of 2-4-ring aromatic ortho-quinones, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2, 1999, 7, 1439-41.
![Marianne Heppleston.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/marianne_thumb.jpg)
Marianne Heppleston, NSERC USRA - Coop student
May-Aug.'05
On the photoreactivity of vitamin K compounds, Int. J. Chem. Kinet., 2008, 40, 389-44.
![Carolyn Kimball.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/carolyn_0.png)
Carolyn Kimball, Honours student
Sep-Dec.'16 May-Aug.'17
Project: Computational studies of phenyltriazenes/H-bonding solvent clusters.
![Donna Kuntz.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/donna_thumb.jpg)
Donna Kuntz, Honours student
Sep.'00-Apr.'01
On the alcohol and water-catalyzed tautomerization of vitamins K1 and K2-derived quinone methide intermediates, J. Org. Chem., 2004, 69, 3198-201.
![Kelvin Lau.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/kelvin_thumb.jpg)
Kelvin Lau, NSERC USRA - Coop student
May-Aug.'06
Kinetic studies on the thermal cis-to-transisomerization of 1-phenyltriazenes derived from cyclic amines, J. Org. Chem., 2009, 74, 1770-3. / Erratum
![Ivan Lee.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/ivan_thumb.jpg)
Ivan Lee, RISE Scholar - NSERC USRA
May-Aug.'01
Substituent effects on the thermal cis-to-transisomerization of 1,3-diphenyltriazenes in aqueous solutions, J. Org. Chem., 2002, 67, 2271-7.
![Matthew McGinty Exchange student (Newcastle Univ., UK) Sep.'01-Apr.'02](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/matthew_thumb.jpg)
Matthew McGinty, Exchange student (Newcastle Univ., UK)
Sep.'01-Apr.'02
Effect of host substitution on photochemical properties of pyrene/ß-cyclodextrin solid complexes, Supramol. Chem., 2006, 18, 615-9.
![Yi (Amy) Pan.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/amy_tnm.jpg)
Yi (Amy) Pan, Summer student
May-Aug.'15
Project: H-bonding effects on triazenes rotational barriers.
![Ognjen Panic.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/oggi_thumb.jpg)
Ognjen Panic, Coop student
Jan.-Apr.'04
Effect of host substitution on photochemical properties of pyrene/ß-cyclodextrin solid complexes, Supramol. Chem., 2006, 18, 615-9.
![Valerie Patton.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/valerie_thumb.jpg)
Valerie Patton, NSERC USRA
May-Aug.'07
On the photoreactivity of vitamin K compounds, Int. J. Chem. Kinet., 2008, 40, 389-44.
![Kevin Smith.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/kevin_thumb.jpg)
Kevin Smith, Honours student
Sep.'97-Apr.'98
π-Complexes as 'modulators' of bromine atom reactivity in solution, J. Org. Chem., 2000, 65, 1892-4.
![Sonali Srivastava.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/sonali_thumb.jpg)
Sonali Srivastava, RISE Scholar - NSERC USRA
May-Aug.'02
Substituent and solvent effects on the N(2)N(3) hindered rotation of cis-1,3-diphenyltriazenes, J. Phys. Org. Chem., 2004, 17, 1057-60.
![Angela Swartz.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/angelaug_thumb.jpg)
Angela Swartz, Honours student
May-Aug.'01
Triplet state dynamics within cyclodextrin solid complexes, Arkivoc, 2003, 4, 48-58.
![Ryan Tabone.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/ryan_thumb.jpg)
Ryan Tabone
NSERC USRA - Coop student
May-Aug.'05
Honours student-Summer RA
Sep.'06-Aug.'07
Thermal cis-to-trans isomerization of triazene dyes in doped polymer films, Dyes Pigm., 2011, 88, 180-6.
![Audrey Tan.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/audrey_thumb.jpg)
Audrey Tan
Summer student May-Aug.'00
Honours student, May-Aug.'01
Summer RA, May-Aug.'02
Kinetic studies of the proton-catalysed hydrolytic decomposition of quinone-imine dyes, Dyes Pigm., 2002, 53, 137-42.
Hydroxide-catalysed decomposition of benzoquinone-imine dyes, Dyes Pigm., 2004, 61, 63-67.
![Atefeh Vaez-Zadeh Asadi.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/addie_thumb.jpg)
Atefeh Vaez-Zadeh Asadi, NSERC USRA
May-Aug.'06
Inhibition of acid-induced decomposition of diphenyltriazenes by complexation with cyclodextrins, Int. J. Chem. Kinet., 2010, 42, 567-74.
![Brett VanVeller.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/brett_thumb.jpg)
Brett VanVeller, RISE Scholar - NSERC USRA
May-Aug.'04
Absolute rate constants for 5-deazariboflavin triplet excited state in one-electron transfer processes, J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem., 2011, 225, 113-6.
![Chad Verberne.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/chad_thumb.jpg)
Chad Verberne, Honours student
Sep.'03-Apr.'04
Absolute rate constants for 5-deazariboflavin triplet excited state in one-electron transfer processes, J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem., 2011, 225, 113-6.
![Susanna Wong.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/susanna_thumb.jpg)
Susanna Wong, NSERC USRA - Coop student
Jan.-Apr.'03
Hydroxide-catalysed decomposition of benzoquinone-imine dyes, Dyes Pigm., 2004, 61, 63-67.
![Cristiana Zaharia.](/barra-group/sites/default/files/uploads/images/cristiana_thumb.jpg)
Cristiana Zaharia, RISE Scholar - NSERC USRA
May-Aug.'99
Triplet state dynamics within cyclodextrin solid complexes, Arkivoc, 2003, 4, 48-58.