Members of the DHF Research Group

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Edmond Lam - Ph.D. Student Education Ph.D. Candidate, University of Toronto (2001 - Present) B.Sc. (Hons) Chemistry, University of British Columbia (1996-2001) Research Interests Designing highly functionalized multidentate phosphine ligands Coordination chemistry Catalysis for C-C bond formation

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Joanne Yu - Ph.D. Student Education Ph.D. Candidate, University of Toronto (2002 - present) M.Sc. Chemistry, University of Waterloo (2000 - 2002) B.Sc. Chemistry, University of Calgary (1995 - 2000) Research Interests X-ray Crystallography Platinum indolylphosphine complexes with unusual geometries Anion receptors

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Trisha Ang - M.Sc. Student Education B.Sc. Biological Chemistry, University of Toronto (2001-2005) Research Interests Organic synthesis Coordination chemistry

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Dr. Scott Browning - Senior Lecturer Education Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Toronto (1992) M.Sc. Chemistry, University of Toronto (1987) B.Sc. (Hons) Chemistry, University of Toronto (1983) Research Interests Chemical education, particularly scientific literacy and technology-based learning and instruction in post-secondary science education The design, synthesis and subsequent coordination chemistry of organophorous compounds (phosphanes) Novel structures and bonding, particularly in clusters, coordination complexes and organometallic compounds of the transition elements.

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Mengxin Zhao - Research Assistant Education M.Sc. Chemistry, Nankai University B.Sc. Chemistry, Nankai University Research Interests Synthesis of organophosphorus compounds Spectroscopic characterization using advanced instruments such as NMR, MS, IR, GC, HPLC, etc.