Lab members

Summer 2018 Research group: Alex Guzman (amidation) and Sara Rockow (hydrogenation)

About Prof. Luc Boisvert:

B.Sc., Sherbrooke University, 1999

Ph.D., Sherbrooke University, 2006

Previous group members:

• • Summer research:

    • 2018: Alex Guzman (amidation), Sara Rockow (hydrogenation)

      • 2017: Chris Roach (amidation), Jenna Mobley (hydrogenation), James DeJesus (hydrogenation)

      • 2016: On sabbatical

      • 2015: Courtney Carley (amidation), Lisa Colombo (hydrogenation), Becky Hanscam (hydrogenation)

      • 2014: Hayley Caddes (hydrogenation), Jack Elder (amidation), Liz Meucci (hydrogenation), Shelby Willis (hydrogenation)

      • 2013: Cameron Chrisman (amidation), Jack Elder (hydrogenation), Shelby Willis (hydrogenation)

  • Senior thesis (Chem 490):

    • • 2017-18:

        • • Jenna Mobley (hydrogenation): "Synthesis of Iron Precursors for the Development of Iron-Based Hydrogenation Catalysts"

      • 2016-17:

        • • Janna Berman (amidation): "Synthesis of Bifunctional Thiourea Organocatalysts for Direct Amide Formation"

          • Madison Bertis (hydrogenation): "Synthesis of Iron-Based Precursors for the Catalysis of Hydrogenation Reactions"

    • 2015-16:

• • • • • Courtney Carley (amidation): "Developing Catalysts for Improving Direct Amide Formation"

        • Becky Hanscam (hydrogenation): "Synthesis of Pyridone Ligands and Iron Precursors for the Development of Iron-based Hydrogenation Catalysts"

• • • 2014-15:

• • • • • Jack Elder (amidation): "Thiourea-Based Organocatalysts: Synthesis and Application to the Transformation of Carboxylic Acids to Amides"

        • Liz Meucci (hydrogenation): "Synthesis of Bipyridine-Derived Ligands and Iron Precursors for the Development of Iron-Based Hydrogenation Catalysts"

• • • 2012-13:

• • • • • Elizabeth Young (hydrogenation): "Explorations in the synthesis of iron-based hydrogenation catalysts based on dihydroxybipyridine"

• • Independent research (Chem 390):

    • • Spring 2018: Sara Rockow (hydrogenation)

      • Spring 2017: Jenna Mobley (hydrogenation)

      • Fall 2015: Cameron Chrisman (amidation)

      • Spring 2015: Cameron Chrisman (amidation), Shelby Willis (hydrogenation)

      • Spring 2014: Hayley Caddes (hydrogenation), Jack Elder (amidation), Liz Meucci (hydrogenation), Shelby Willis (hydrogenation)

      • Fall 2013: Liz Meucci (hydrogenation)

      • Spring 2013: Shelby Willis (hydrogenation)

With Liz, Jack, Cameron, Hayley, and Shelby (2014).

NMR artwork by Becky, Courtney, and Lisa (2015).

With Courtney, Lisa, and Becky (2015).

Chris, Jenna and James (2017).