THE NICHOLS LAB
NICHOLS GROUP NEWS
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.
Learn more here.
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.
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!
Joint Nichols/Walji Summer BBQ
August 5, 2022
We celebrated the nice weather and everyone’s hard work this summer with a joint BBQ party between the Nichols and Walji groups.
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!
Published in JPPC
May 4, 2022
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!
