THE NICHOLS LAB
NICHOLS GROUP NEWS ARCHIVE
Nichols Lab Awarded Two Peter Wall Research Awards!
December 9th, 2024
Our group has received two Peter Wall Legacy Awards to pursue collaborative work related to BC's clean energy future.
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In one project, we'll be collaborating with Prof. Alex Uhl (UBCO) and Prof. Eric Lees (UBC); in another, we'll be working with Profs. Kiana Amini and Qingshi Tu (both from UBC).
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More information is available here.
Published in Organometallics!
August 26th, 2024
Our paper titled “Electronic Tunability of Ruthenium Formyl and Hydroxymethyl Intermediates Relevant to Sustainable CO-to-Methanol Conversion” appears in Organometallics! We report detailed spectroscopic and isotope labeling studies and observe unexpected trends as a function of ligand electronics.
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Read more here.
Published in ACS Central Science!
June 3rd, 2024
Our paper titled “Porphyrin Aggregation under Homogeneous Conditions Inhibits Electrocatalysis: A Case Study on CO2 Reduction” appears in ACS Central Science! We discuss the role of porphyrin substitutions, axial ligands, and additives in dictating solution aggregation.
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Read more here.
Ying and Stephanie Defend CHEM 449 Honors Theses
May 3rd, 2024
Ying and Stephanie defended their CHEM 449 honors theses, covering different aspects of metalloporphyrin SCS modifications. We're so proud of your original work and accomplishments!
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Kaeden wins the BC Graduate Scholarship!
March 15th, 2024
Kaeden is recognized for his research excellence with a BC Graduate Scholarship.
Congratulations Kaeden!
Jared wins the CSC AURIC Prize!
January 8th, 2024
Jared Litman wins the Canadian Society of Chemistry Inorganic Division AURIC Prize for excellence in Undergraduate Research.
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Jared will present his work at the CSC annual meeting in Winnipeg this summer.
Congratulations Jared!
Congratulations to Jasper on her M.Sc. Defense!
November 1st, 2023
Jasper gave an excellent defense presentation and became the first graduate of the Nichols Group with her thesis titled "Exploring Electric Fields Around Molecular Based CO2 Reduction Catalysts via The Vibrational Stark Effect".
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We wish you all the best in your future pursuits!
Congratulations Leo, Jared,
Stephanie, and Ying!
September 23rd, 2023
We had a fantastic time sharing our work at the UBC Chemistry Graduate Research Symposium.
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Congratulations to Leo for winning one of the three "Best Overall Poster" awards!
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Congratulations also to our fantastic undergrads Jared, Stephanie, and Ying for their "Honorable Mention" awards!
Welcome Davis!
September 5th, 2023
Davis Kurdyla joins our group as a PhD student.
Welcome Davis, we're excited to do exciting science with you!
Leo is awarded an NSERC PGS-D!
August 25th, 2023
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Leo has been awarded a PGS-D doctoral scholarship from NSERC for his work on molecularly-modified electrodes.
Congratulations Leo!!
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Published in JACS!
Jul 27th, 2023
Our paper titled “Linear Free Energy Relationships and Transition State Analysis of CO2 Reduction Catalysts Bearing Second Coordination Spheres with Tunable Acidity” appears in JACS!
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Read more here.
Congratulations Jiayao and Jared
on your CSC Presentations!
June 12th, 2023
Jiayao was awarded a prize for her talk in the Wettability and Adhesion symposium.
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Jared won an Undergraduate Poster Prize from the CSC Inorganic Division.
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Congratulations to both!
Jared wins two awards for his
CHEM 449 Honors Thesis!
May 10, 2023
Jared won the Michael Fryzuk Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Chemistry Research as well as the Julia A. Rutherford Memorial Scholarship from the American Chemical Society.
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Awesome work Jared!!!
Congratulations Rida, Kaitlin, and Leo!
May 5, 2023
We finished off the semester with three succesful comprehensive exams.
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Congratulations to Rida, Kaitlin, and Leo for achieving PhD candidacy!
Welcome Undergraduate Researchers!
January 9, 2023
Anoop, Inderpreet, Dirk, and Stephanie join our group this semester as undergraduate researchers.
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Welcome to you all!
Congrats Kaeden & Jiayao!
October 19th, 2022
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Congratulations to Kaeden for winning top poster at the UBC Graduate Research Symposium and to Jiayao for succesfully passing her comprehensive exam.
Kaeden wins 2022 British Columbia
Graduate Fellowship!
November 22nd, 2022
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Congratulations to Kaeden for being selected as a recipient of 2022 BC Graduate Fellowship.
Nice work!
Young Electrochemist Symposium
August 5, 2022
The group shared our work at the ECS Young Electrochemist Symposium at UBC.
Congratulations to Kaitlin, Rida & Ujas, and Kaeden for winning 1st place, 2nd place, and Audience Choice at the poster competition!
Eva named a CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar
June 7, 2022
Eva is grateful and honored to be named a CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar in Bio-Inspired Solar Energy.
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Read the press release here
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Published in JACS!
June 24, 2022
We report that bicarbonate acts as a proton donor in non-aqueous CO2 reduction and that it can be templated by installing a urea in the second coordination sphere.
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Learn more here.
Published in JPPC
May 4, 2022
In collaboration with the Delley and Mayer groups, we report that electrolyte cation size affect interfacial acidity and electric fields as a function of applied potential at SAM-functionalized electrodes.
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Learn more here.
WELCOME SUMMER RESEARCHERS!
May 2, 2022
GROUP FAREWELL PARTY
April 14, 2022
We had a BBQ to say farewell Sasha, who is off to pursue her M.Sc. PSL Université in Paris.
We had a lot of fun and Baashi sure enjoyed endless belly rubs from the group!
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Joint Summer BBQ
August 5, 2022
We celebrated the nice weather and everyone’s hard work this summer with a joint BBQ party.
Welcome summer research students
WELCOME JASPER AND DAYNA
January 10, 2022
Jasper Pankratz joins the group as a Ph.D. student and Dayna Louie joins us for a Chem 445 project. Welcome to you both!
GROUP WELCOME PARTY
September 30, 2021
We went bowling to welcome our newest group members and had a lot of fun.
A warm welcome to Liza, Kaitlin, Leo, and Dominik!
GRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
September 25, 2021
Congratulations to Rida, Jiayao, Kaeden, and Sasha on successfully completing the 2021 UBC Chemistry Graduate Research Symposium. Your posters all looked great and you all did well in the poster presentations!
GROUP SOCIAL EVENT
August 20, 2021
We had a group picnic at Spanish Banks Beach to spend some time together outside the lab and celebrate the end of summer. We all enjoyed delicious food, the beautiful sea view, and fun conversations. Thanks to everyone for their hard work this summer!
HIGH SCHOOL OUTREACH WITH STEM FELLOWSHIP
May 13, 2021
We are excited to have held the group’s first outreach activity virtually via Zoom. We introduced students in grades 10-12 to Artificial Photosynthesis and electrocatalysis through a short lecture, lab tour, two lab demonstrations, and
a Q&A session. Thanks to Sasha, Kaeden, Rida, and Jiayao for running the show!
WELCOME RIDA, JIAYAO, AND MAX!
May 1, 2021
Graduate students Rida and Jiayao have finally joined us in person, and UBC undergraduate student Max was awarded a USRA to perform research in the lab this summer. Welcome to all!
CHEMISTRY IS UP AND RUNNING
February 8, 2021
We are excited to have run the first reaction in the new lab space.
Way to go, Sasha!
SCIALOG NEGATIVE EMISSIONS SCIENCE PROPOSAL FUNDED
January 25, 2021
Our collaborative proposal titled "Using Electrochemistry to Improve Selectivity of Plasma-Assisted CO2 Reduction" was awarded funding by RCSA/Sloan Foundation. We look forward to working with the Coridan and Bowman Groups on this effort!
You can read more here.
THE FLOORING IS IN!
January 18, 2021
It won't stay this clean for long--we're unpacking quickly!
