My Excellent Group My (excellent) group studies both synthetic inorganic chemistry and physical chemistry related to thin film deposition. Our main focus is on precursor design and mechanistics studies, but this leads us into many interesting avenues, including device fabrication, process design, tool building and testing, thermolysis and experimental methods design. This group has to be smart, focused and adaptable. Inquiries can be made to Sean or directly to one of the group members by email or phone. Summer 2012: here is everybody making their best possible photo face. Note the painted liquid nitrogen dewar, known as "N2D2".

Ph. D. Candidates Peter "Jorge" Gordon (OGS Scholar) is working on CVD using various compounds designed by Jason. He has several publications with our group. Jason "the Rat" Coyle is working on metal depositions by ALD, as well as novel deposition chemistry around our copper compounds with GreenCentre Canada . He has several publications and a patent application with our group Peter "PPal" Pallister (OGS Scholar) is using ss-NMR and XRF to study monolayer and multilayer depositions on high surface area substrates. He has a couple publications with our group. Agnes "Beetz" Kurek (OGS Scholar) is trying to work out a new phosphorous-based ligand system, ideally to be employed with silver and gold chemistry. She has a couple of publications with our group. Dave "Jeggs" Mandia (MOSAIC project) is working on fibre-optic filament interfaces on the MOSAIC project, which has already yielded a publication with our group. Master's Candidates Adam "Caligula" Wells (MOSAIC project) is working on thermolysis of group 11 compounds to help design processes for deposition on an optical fibre. Undergraduates Matthew "the Beav" Griffiths (COOP, MOSAIC project) is working on metal nanoparticle and thin film deposition on fibre optic filaments with Dave Mandia. He has a publication with our group. Sydney "Butterz" Buttera (NSERC USRA) is working with PPal on chemisorption of precursor monolayers on high surface silica. Andrew "TBD" Ingold (CHEM 4908) is working with Peter Gordon on the chemical vapour deposition of gold.

Past Members Graduates (Ph.D.) Yamile Wasslen - is working for Canadian Consumer Specialty Products Association in Ottawa. Graduates (Master's) Julie "Stripes" Delahunt - is working for the "suspected contraband" unit for Canadian Border Services in Ottawa. Todd Whitehorne - is in graduate studies at The University of Montreal in Montreal. Amanda Kenney - is working for the Ottawa-Carleton School Board in Ottawa. Allison "AB" Brazeau - is a post-doctoral fellow in the Wang group at Queen's University at Kingston. Undergraduates, Technicians, and Groupies Alex Devonish - is working for Stericycle in Port Coquitlam, BC. Taylor "tbip" Pigeon - is working at the Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa. Chris Mamen - is a process engineer at Plasco in Ottawa. Paul Johnson - is in graduate studies at McMaster University in Hamilton. Ahsan Mahmood - is in dental school at the University of Toronto in Toronto. Matt Ward - is a post-doctoral fellow at Cornell University in Ithaca. Cassandra Johnson - is presently in Whitehorse, YT, according to Facebook. Cassie Berquist - is presently in Sydney, Australia, according to Facebook. Graydon Snider - is a post-doctoral fellow for Randall Martin at Dalhousie University in Halifax. Maureen MacKeague - is in graduate studies at Stanford University in California. Owen Clarkin - is in graduate studies at NRC-SIMS in Ottawa Erin Johnson - is an assistant professor at University of California, Merced in Merced, CA Chris Rowley - will be an assistant professor at Memorial University in St. John's, Newfoundland.