Shrabani was born in India where she completed her 5 years Int. BS-MS degree from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata. Her masters’ thesis was focused on synthesis of luminescent Pt-Ru-Pt assembly for hydrogen evolution through water splitting. She is currently working with the Gilroy group at the Western University on Molecular and Macromolecular Materials from Phosphadiazonium Cations . Being a first timer in Canada, Shrabani is excited for the opportunities and exposure in her graduate life. Outside of chemistry, she enjoys cooking, hiking, travelling, and spending time with story books, friends, and family.

Suhjung was born in South Korea, and moved to New Brunswick, Canada in 2010. She received her BSc Honours in chemistry at Mount Allison University under the supervision of Dr. Glen Briand on synthesizing indium amidophenolates complexes. Currently working with the Gilroy group, her project involves synthesizing main group metal complexes with formazanate ligands. In her free time, Suhjung enjoys going to the beach, reading, watching TV, and spending time with her friends and family.

Andrew Kinsman

Andrew was born and raised in London, Ontario, and earned his Honours Chemistry degree from Wilfrid Laurier University in 2024. During that time, as part of the Maly group, he concentrated on synthesizing emissive chiral heteroacenes through nucleophilic aromatic substitution for applications in materials chemistry. Now at the Gilroy group, he is working on the synthesis of alkyne substituted boron difluoride hydrazones. When not making molecules, Andrew enjoys playing board games, hiking, cheering for the Leafs and visiting Newfoundland.

Arvin Mehdian

Arvin grew up in Burlington, Ontario, and is currently completing his fourth year in the Honours Specialization Biochemistry and Chemistry program. As a 4491E student, he will investigate whether the properties of BF2 Formazanate dyes can be altered through functionalization at Boron. Outside of his academic pursuits, Arvin enjoys playing soccer, spending time with friends, and travelling.

Marco Quintanilla-Riviere

Marco grew up in London, ON, and completed his honours specialization in chemistry at Western University, where he conducted research on gas adsorption in MOFs. After graduating, he moved to Toronto to pursue an MSc in organic synthesis with Dr. Robert Batey, focusing on the development of the Alumino-Mannich reaction. Following his MSc, he returned to London, ON, to undertake a PhD with the Ragogna and Gilroy groups as a member of the Carbon to Metal Coating Institute. His doctoral research involves synthesizing novel polymers for use as surface coatings. In his leisure time, Marco enjoys hiking, gardening, pasta, and solitude.

Shrabani Khan

Adam Robertson

Adam Robertson was born in Calgary AB and is heading into his fifth year of undergraduate studies at Western, majoring in Chemistry with a minor in Geology. He is a joint student between Dr. Gilroy and Dr. Gateman focusing on deposition of polymers onto iron and the corrosion rate of polymer coated iron samples to determine if they are a viable alternative to copper. In his free time he enjoys both playing and coaching hockey, hiking and spending time with friends and family.

Jack was born and raised in London, ON, completing his Honours Specialization in Chemistry at Western University. His undergraduate research focused on the development of nanoclusters capable of click chemistry, as a member of the Workentin group. Now joint between the Gilroy and Workentin groups, he works on integrating nanoclusters into polymers using click chemistry. Jack is an avid hockey enjoyer/player and pickleball athlete.

Jacob Bunting grew up in Mississauga, Ontario. While working on an honours specialization in Integrated Science with Chemistry at Western University, he worked as an undergraduate researcher with Prof. Gateman on characterizing metallic atmospheric corrosion using contact angle measurements. Currently, he is working with Prof. Gateman and Prof. Gilroy on developing alternative IUDs. His favourite lab experience has been developing his skills on the SEM/EDX at Surface Science Western. Jacob enjoys longboarding, paddleboarding, windsurfing, watching movies and fitness in his spare time.

Suhjung Chun

Jacob Bunting

Jack Bowman