2011-2015
NSERC PGS D Awarded to Amy Tapley
September 2015
Amy Tapley has been award the NSERC PGS D for 2015 to 2017. Congratulations Amy on this great achievement!
New Publication in Journal of the American Chemical Society
August 2015
Mahdi, Kalen, and Ryan have published a new paper in the Journal of the American Chemical Society titled "Highly Efficient Dual-Color Electrochemiluminescence from BODIPY-Capped PbS Nanocrystals" (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b07633) Congratulations to them on this great achievement!
New Publication in Journal of Physical Chemistry C
August 2015
In a joint effort with Dr. T.-K. Sham a paper was published in Journal of Physical Chemistry C titled "Assessing the Band Structure of CuInS2 Nanocrystals and Their Bonding with the Capping Ligand" (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b05940)
Graduate Award for Daniel Vaccarello
August 2015
Daniel Vaccarello has been awarded the Dr. Joseph Soltys Graduate Award. The Joseph Soltys Graduate Award was established by Mrs. Judith Soltys and others, in memory of Dr. Joe Soltys (BSc '63, PhD '69),through Foundation Western. Congratulations Daniel!
Ontario Graduate Scholarship Winners in the Ding Lab
May 2015
Daniel Vaccarello, Jeffrey Henderson, Amy Tapley, and Michelle Li have again had their hard work and dedication rewarded. They have all received the Ontario Graduate Scholarship for 2015-16. Congratulations to all of them on their latest accomplishment.
NSERC USRA Winner Joins the Lab
May 2015
Jeffrey Henderson has obtained NSERC's undergraduate student research award for the summer months. He is staying with Dr. Ding's lab and continuing his research on SECM. Congratulations Jeff!
Undergraduates Win at SOUSCC
March 2015
On March 21st at the University of Toronto-Mississauga was the 43rd Southwestern Ontario Undergraduate Student Chemistry Conference. All the undergraduate students gave a talk on their work from this year. In the analytical division two Ding group members won a prize. Seowoo Kim won 2nd place for her talk on CZTS solar cells and Jeffrey Hendersen won 3rd place for his talk on SECM and simulations.
Dr. Ding wins Faculty Scholar Award
March 2015
On March 17th it was announced that Dr. Ding along with Dr. Sean Shieh won the Faculty Scholar award. This award is nominated by the dean and then goes through a selection committee. This award recognizes a complete Western scholar who has recently achieved prominence in teaching and research as well as an international presence in their discipline and are considered all-round scholars. Congratulations Dr. Ding!
See the full article here.
Paul de Mayo Award given to Dr. Mahdi Hesari
February 2015
Dr. Mahdi Hesari has had the distinction of being awarded the Paul de Mayo scholarship. This award honours the top graduate student for the year and consists of a medal and funds for travel for the winner to present their work at Western.
Congratulations to Kyle Jeffs
August 2014
Kyle Jeff's hard work and dedication paid off on August 21st 2014 when he successfully defended his Master's thesis. Congratulations Kyle!
Congratulations to Dr. Mahdi Hesari
August 2014
Dr. Mahdi Hesari's hard work and determination paid off when he successfully defended his thesis on August 18, 2014. Congratulations! Mahdi will be joining the Ding group for his post doctorate work.
ACS Nano Paper
August 2014
In a joint effort between Dr. Ding's and Dr. Workentin's groups, Mahdi Hesari has published his paper "Highly Efficient Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence of Au38 Nanoclusters" in ACS Nano. Congratulations Mahdi!
Bertinoro Bound
August 2014
Kalen Swanick has received an award for her to travel to the ECL Meeting in Bertinoro, Italy in September 2014. Congratulations Kalen!
Two More Accomplishments for Dr. Ding
July 2014
Dr. Ding has two more accomplishments to add to his already long list. He has not only been promoted to the rank of Professor, but also was awarded the Distinguished Research Professorship for 2014-15 by the Faculty of Science. As a Distinguished Research Professor, Dr. Ding will capitalize on the successful development of ionic liquids for spent nuclear fuel applications for use in fuel cell applications and develop new partnerships using this technology.
Two OGS Awards
May 2014
Amy Tapley's and Daniel Vaccarello's hard work has paid off. They have both earned the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) for 2014-2015. Congratulations to both of them on this latest accomplishment.
First Place at SOUSCC
March 2014
On Saturday, March 29th 2014, the undergraduate thesis students headed to The University of Windsor to participate in the Southern Ontario Undergraduate Student Chemistry Conference (SOUSCC). There, Joesph Turnbull won first place in the Analytical Chemistry division for his talk. Congratulations Joesph!
Ding Research Group Welcomes Four New Members
September 2013
Dr. Ding warmly welcomes Masters candidates Daniel Stitt from Brock University and Saghar (Sara) Khoshmashrab from The University of Toronto, postdoctoral fellow Dr. Lorenzo Perini from University of Padova, and visiting scholar Dr. Wang from CAU to his group. All will be joining the solar cell projects. Congratulations to all!
Congratulations to Dr. Thomas Stockmann
August 2013
Dr. Thomas Stockmann's hard work and determination paid off when he successfully defended his thesis on August 20, 2013. Congratulations!
Congratulations to Dr. Kalen Swanick
August 2013
Dr. Kalen Swankick's hard work and determination paid off when she successfully defended her thesis on August 16, 2013. Congratulations!
Ding Research Group Welcomes Two New Members
May 2013
Dr. Ding and his group warmly welcome Ph. D candidate Michelle Li, hailing from University of Saskatchewan who will join the SECM team and Master's candidate Matthew Turnbull, a Western graduate who will join the solar cell project. Congratulations to Michelle and Matt, we look forward to working with you!
Awards and Honours from Electrochemical Society of Canada Conference
October 2012
On October 27th 2012, Daniel Vaccarello, Thomas Stockmann, and Dr. Ding attended ESC conference at Laurentian University in Sudbury Ontario. At this conference Thomas Stockmann was the only student lecturer and Daniel Vaccarello received a 2nd place poster prize.
Dr. Ding recieves NSERC grant to aid in Solar Cell Research
April 2012
Full details can be seen here (page 10) in an article by Mitch Zimmer in the April 19th 2012 issue of Western news on page 10.
Dalton Mcguinty, Ontario's Premier, Visits the Ding Lab!
September 2011
The full artcle, on page 2 of the September 2011 issue of Western News, reveals that Samsung C&T will be opening a plant in London Ontario.
