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.

Lola O'Regan

Lola O’Regan grew up in Calgary, AB, before moving to Ontario to pursue a Specialization in Chemistry at Western University. In her free time she enjoys dancing, arts and crafts, and going for long walks or hikes outside.

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

Diego was born in El Salvador and grew up in London, Ontario after moving there in 2009. He earned his BSc specializing in Chemistry at Western University in 2025. During his studies, he completed a 16-month internship at BASF as a polyurethane chemist and carried out his thesis on the effect of halides on copper corrosion in nitric acid as a member of the Noël group. In the Gilroy group, his research focuses on boron difluoride formazanate dyes for bioimaging applications. Outside of the lab, Diego enjoys gaming, movies, music, travelling 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.

Suhjung Chun

Diego Ayala-Membreno

Garima Garg grew up in Delhi, India, and holds a PhD in Process Engineering and Environment from the National Polytechnic Institute (INP) in Toulouse, France. In 2022, she moved to Canada to work as an Industrial Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Windsor in collaboration with Cascades, where she focused on designing and developing biopolymers as additives for recycled paper. She is currently a postdoctoral researcher with the Ragogna and Gilroy groups as a part of the Carbon to Metal Coating Institute. Her research centers on the synthesis of anti-corrosion coatings. Outside of work, Garima enjoys playing badminton, spending time with friends and family, and playing video games.

Dr. Garima Garg

Jack Bowman